Backcountry hiring event
9am-12pm, 51 A W Main St, Radford. A second hiring event is scheduled Oct 15, 10am-2pm.

16 Squares Walking Tour
12-1:30pm, meet at the Alexander Black House, 204 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg. Every-other-Thursday walking tour of the original 16 squares of town. Limited to 15 people; RSVP to [email protected].

"Beyond the Frame" Gallery Tour
12-1pm, Moss Arts Center galleries, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg. Free monthly noontime curator tour of the Fall 2026 exhibition with Director of Visual Arts Brian Holcombe.

Christiansburg Farmers Market
3-7pm, Huckleberry Park, 300 Huckleberry Pk Dr NW. Weekly Thursdays through Oct 29: produce, baked goods, and crafts.

Sinkland Farms 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival (weeknight)
4-8pm, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg. Weeknight edition with a hayride to the patch, corn maze, Kids Zone, terrace bar, and food trucks. Runs Thu-Sun weekly through Nov 1.

Autumnal Evening of Songs and Stories
6pm, Blacksburg Museum, 204 Draper Rd SW. Ash and local musicians play spooky-season ballads and songs of haunting, death, mourning, and creatures of the night. (folk)

Carilion vs. LewisGale Annual Charity Softball Game
6:30pm, Carilion Clinic Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark, 1008 Texas St, Salem. Free admission, raffles, and live music; donations benefit the American Heart Association.

Town-Gown meeting: "Entrepreneurship in action"
6:30-7:30pm, Creativity and Innovation District Multipurpose Library, 185 Kent St, Blacksburg. Free. This month's town-gown conversation spotlights The Local, the downtown retail incubator opening October 14, and VT's Entrepreneur Resource Center.

Town Council Candidate Forum
Blacksburg Municipal Building. Council candidates Joel L. Goodhart and Leslie C. Harwood participate ahead of the November special and general elections to fill council seats. League of Women Voters of Montgomery County

Barry Caldwell at The Farmhouse
6-9pm, The Farmhouse, 285 Ridinger St, Christiansburg. No cover; patio seating is first come, first served. Part of the weekly "On The Patio" Thursday series. (folk/rock)

Teatro La Plaza: "Hamlet" (Night 2)
7:30pm, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Moss Arts Center. Second and final night: eight actors with Down syndrome reimagine Hamlet in Spanish with English supertitles; 95 minutes, no intermission. $30 general, $10 students and youth 18 and under.

Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson
7:30-9:30pm, Squires Recital Salon, Virginia Tech. A meditative evening of German art song in the intimate Recital Salon. (classical)

The Visitors at The Milk Parlor
9pm, The Milk Parlor, 211 Draper Rd NW, Blacksburg. Punk rock from Blacksburg's DIY scene, fast and loud. (rock)

School's Out Horse Camp Day
9am-1pm, Precious Valley Farms. $65 for a day of riding lessons, horse care, and games.

Five Minutes in the Forest: Tulip-poplar Milling
12:15pm, online via Virginia Cooperative Extension. Bill Worrell gives a quick virtual tour of a tulip-poplar sawmill, streamed on the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program's YouTube channel.

Cookies and Crafting
2pm, Christiansburg Library, 125 Sheltman St, Christiansburg. An afternoon craft session at the library.

MCPR Boo Bash
3-6pm, 390 Cinnabar Rd, Christiansburg. Free Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Halloween event: face painting, cookie decorating, and games.

SECOND Friday NRV Tree Rescuers Workday
3-5pm, Wong Park (new location this month). Volunteer workday: help rescue mature trees from invasive vines. Bring hand tools and gloves; extras available to borrow. Canceled in high winds, rain, or temps 38 or below.

Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival (Friday session)
4-8pm, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg. Evening hours with hayrides, 5-acre corn maze, Kidz Zone, farm animals, food trucks, and beer and wine on the Terrace. $15 gate, $13 online; $14 seniors, military, and first responders; kids 3 and under free.

Empanada Nirvana food truck at Sweet Donkey Coffee
4-9pm, Sweet Donkey Coffee. The food truck is also at a girls construction event Saturday (venue unclear) and at Sinkland Farms Sunday 10:30am-5pm.

Pumpkin Splash
5:30-8pm, Christiansburg Aquatic Center. The 6th annual floating pumpkin patch: $15, ages 3 and up (2 and under free without a pumpkin), preregistration required. The facility closes at 5pm for the event.

VT Women's Volleyball vs. North Carolina
6pm, Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Tech. The Hokies' first home match since August 29, against a 9-3 UNC squad riding a 5-match win streak.

Silent Book Club
6pm, 125 Sheltman St, Christiansburg. Bring whatever you're reading and enjoy an hour of companionable silence.

Community dialogue: surveillance, Flock cameras, and data centers
6-8pm, Blacksburg Library Community Room, 200 Miller St SW. A community conversation on surveillance tech and data centers; flyer in the Facebook post.

Spoonfed at The Milk Parlor
9pm, The Milk Parlor, 211 Draper Rd NW, Blacksburg. Guitar-driven indie rock from Washington, DC, touring on debut EP Cheap Admission. (rock)

Radford Highlanders Festival
Saturday, 9am, Radford University main campus. Free. Highland games, sheepherding demos, live Celtic music, the noon massed-band and clan march, and Highland cattle, drawing around 10,000 attendees.

Newbern Fall Festival
Saturday, 8am, 5125 Wilderness Road, Dublin. Hosted by the Newbern Volunteer Fire Department.

LewisGale Salem Half Marathon + Virginia's Blue Ridge 8K + Kids Fun Run
Saturday, 8am, Salem. Half marathon, 8K, and kids fun run through Salem.

Star City Ranch Horse Buckle Series Show #3
Saturday, 10am, 2961 Harborwood Rd, Salem.

Hokie BugFest 2026
Saturday, 10am-3pm, Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech, 290 College Ave. Free, all ages: live arthropods from the Hokie BugZoo, 30+ exhibitors, hands-on STEM activities, 4-H Insect Collection Contest, and a Bug Carnival. Early quiet-hour opening 9-10am for those with special needs.

Autumn Falls: Family Paint Saturday
Saturday, 10:30am, Paint 'n Fun Ceramics. Family painting session.

Virginia Trail Running Festival
Saturday morning, New River Trail State Park. Trail races along the New River during peak fall color.

Fall festival at Huckleberry Park
Saturday, 12-4pm, hosted by the Disability Resource Center of the New River Valley. Free admission and free food, plus kids' crafts, face painting, a caricature artist, local vendors, and raffles.

Tony Huddleston Trout Rodeo
Saturday, check-in from 12pm, Izaak Walton Park, Christiansburg. A family-friendly day of fishing at Izaak Walton Pond: check-in and same-day registration noon-2pm, fishing 2-4pm, kids 4-15, keep up to 4 fish. Pre-register by Friday at 5pm at the Christiansburg Rec Center or (540) 382-2349.

Punkin' Chunkin' at Sinkland Farms
Saturday and Sunday, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg. The trebuchet-and-catapult pumpkin launching competition, moved to this weekend, Oct 10-11.

Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival (weekend)
Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg. Full weekend schedule adds live music 1-4pm and vendors to the patch, maze, and Kids Zone. $20 gate, $18 online.

Blacksburg Master Chorale: "Songs of Love and War"
Saturday, 7pm, Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. A program of love transcending hardship, with music by Pulitzer winner Paul Moravec plus Bernstein, Copland, Moses Hogan, Rosephanye Powell and more; guest soloists include Danielle Talamantes, Kerry Wilkerson, Brian Thorsett, and Jason Crafton. Tickets $20, $15 seniors, $10 students. (classical)

Metal Night at The Milk Parlor
Saturday, 8pm, The Milk Parlor, 211 Draper Rd NW, Blacksburg. Four bands: Lost Fragments, Saintuary, Revolt, and Roanoke's Split Earth. $10 entry. (rock)

Blacksburg Vintage Market
Sunday, 10am-5pm, Market Square Park, downtown Blacksburg. The 2nd-Sunday vintage market: vinyl records, clothing, jewelry, books, housewares, oddities, antiques, upcycled crafts. Free to attend.

Playful Kids Yoga (ages 5-12)
Sunday, 4:30-5:30pm, In Balance Yoga, 1512 N Main St, Blacksburg. $21 single class, $80 five-class pack.

Chris Thile at the Moss Arts Center
Sunday, 7:30pm, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg. Grammy-winning mandolinist (Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek), MacArthur "genius" fellow, and former host of Live from Here performs a program of Bach alongside his signature blend of classical, folk, and improvisation, drawn from his acclaimed Bach recordings including the new second volume. (folk/bluegrass + classical) Virginia Tech News

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