Autumn Leaves Festival™ Schedule

The Autumn Leaves Festival™ hosts several activities and the best Old-Time / Bluegrass Bandstand throughout the 3-day weekend! 

To make sure you don’t miss anything, view the schedules below.

To make sure you don’t miss anything, view the schedules below.

Attractions & Activities

KidFest

Bouncy houses, games and prizes, face painting, magicians, jugglers, princesses, balloon artists and more! Children must be supervised by a guardian at all times. No pets allowed.

The KidFest is located on E Independence and is open during festival hours.

Sponsored by Chick-fil-A Mount Airy, Surry Communications, Build a Barnyard Friend

Touch a Truck

On E Independence Blvd in the festival footprint, you will find vehicles and trucks that are cool to look at and fun to learn about! Bring the kids down the street to see and explore their favorite police cars, firetrucks, tractor trailers, and maybe even a dump truck! *Vehicles that cannot be touched will be marked.*

Photo Contest

WIN $100! Participate in the Best Autumn Leaves Festival Photo Contest. Take a photo at the 2022 festival, post it to LiveShare. The photo with the most LIKES(Votes) will win someone $100 cash.
Contest ends Oct 16, at 6pm.

CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST

Sponsored by T-Mobile and Bear Creek Gifts

Old-Time / Bluegrass Bandstand Schedule

Friday, October 11th, 2024

11:30AM – Opening Ceremonies
11:50AM – Sugarloaf Mountain Band (Bluegrass)
12:35PM – Crossriver (Bluegrass/Gospel)
1:20PM – Over The Hill Bluegrass Band (Bluegrass)
2:05PM – Jack Holt & High Country Grass (Bluegrass)
2:50PM – Shelton Brothers (Bluegrass/Gospel)
3:35PM – Robert Tilley & The Hard Times Band (Bluegrass)
4:20PM – Snow Creek Old Time Band (Oldtime)
5:05PM – 2 Young 2 Old (Bluegrass)
5:50PM – Hubert Lawson & The Bluegrass Country Boys (Bluegrass)
6:35PM – Surry Line (Oldtime)
7:20PM – Indian Grove Ramblers (Oldtime)
8:05PM – Trish Fore & The Wildcats (Oldtime)

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

9:15AM – Possum Hollow Old-Time String Band (Oldtime)
10:00AM – Bill & Maggie Anderson (Americana)
10:40AM – Mountain Road Bluegrass (Bluegrass)
11:20AM – Bluegrass & Beyond (Bluegrass)
12:00PM – Paula Dellenbach & Fox River (Bluegrass)
12:45PM – Fishers Peak Timber Rattlers (Oldtime)
1:30PM – The Biscuit Eaters (Bluegrass)
2:15PM – The Nunn Brothers (Bluegrass)
3:00PM – Mountain Blessings (Bluegrass)
3:45PM – Larry Sigmon – The Unique Sound Of The Mtns & The Virginia Girls (Oldtime)
4:30PM – Harrison Ridge (Bluegrass)
5:15PM – Slate Mountain Ramblers (Oldtime)
6:00PM – The Country Boys (Bluegrass)
6:45PM – Steve Marshall & Highroad (Bluegrass)
7:30PM – The Surry County Broadcasters (Oldtime)
8:15PM – Travis Frye & Blue Mountain (Bluegrass)

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

1:00PM – Pen-N-Carol (Americana)
2:00PM -The Brothers Young (Bluegrass)
3:00PM – Southern Gentlemen (Bluegrass)
4:00PM – Davis Bradley (Americana)

Local Bandstand Schedule

Friday, October 11th, 2024

12:00PM – Tina B Smith (Religious/Country)
1:05PM – Mountain Gospel Singers (Gospel)
2:10PM – Lady Sajg (Old School R&B)
3:15PM – Gatlin Hiatt (Country/Rock)
4:50PM – First Presbyterian Church (Choral)
6:00PM – First Presbyterian Church (Choral) 
6:30PM – Thunder Rose (Rock & Roll)

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

9:30AM – Gypsy Laurel (Folk/Rock)
11:05AM – Tina B Smith (Religious/Country)
12:10AM – VOCE (Broadway)
12:55PM – Gatlin Hiatt (Country/Rock)
2:00PM – Lady Sajg (Old School R&B)
3:05PM – Jack Marion (Country)
4:10PM – That 90’s Duo (Variety)
5:15PM – Christian Cail (Rock & Roll)
6:20PM – Thunder Rose (Rock & Roll)

 

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

12:00PM – Tonantzin (Mexican Folk)
1:35PM – Tina B Smith (Religious/Country)
3:00PM – Mountain Gospel Singers (Gospel)