GO Outside Festival
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Fri, Oct 18, 2024 - Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Location
Elmwood Park Amphitheater
505 Williamson Rd SE
Details
An annual three-day celebration of everything outdoors in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.
What is Anthem GO Fest?
The GO Outside Festival is a collaboration between Roanoke Outside Foundation and Roanoke Parks and Recreation.
This isn’t your ordinary sit-in-your-seat kind of festival – you’re encouraged to get involved.
Wander through downtown Roanoke, in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, for three days to try your hand at endless outdoor activities. Here, you can test drive a bike, demo a stand-up paddleboard, learn to fly cast, join a race, and sample craft beer all in one afternoon. Explore the world of outdoor sports when you watch films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival or take in a pro-athlete show. Discover a community of enthusiasts for virtually any outdoor passion and find yourself at home in the Roanoke region’s outdoors.
GO Fest is smoke-free, pet-friendly, and as green as we can be. We even adhere to BYOP (Bring Your Own Pint) as a way to reduce our dependency on single-use plastics. Bring your own 16oz reusable pint for beverage use, or pick up one of our Signature Sampler Cans at the festival.
Parking & Transportation
On Friday night, the Elmwood Garage will be VERY busy with both GO Fest and Railyard Dawgs parking. If you want to avoid that, head to the Church Ave or Campbell Ave garages.
If you park in a PARK Roanoke garage, it's FREE after 5pm on Friday and all weekend. There are multiple parking garages in downtown— not just the Elmwood Garage on Williamson.
The Valley Metro busses are FREE on Saturday, which is an awesome opportunity to try public transit if you haven't yet in Roanoke! (Details in the link, thanks to RIDE Solutions)
Want to bike in? If you hop on the Roanoke River Greenway, then you can ride in on Jefferson Street on the pop-up bike lanes sponsored by LMC Safety. When you arrive, park your bike for free at the Bike Valet hosted by PedalSafe ROA.
