Star City Strong Fest

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Oct 5, 2024  9am - 6pm

Location

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Details

What is it?

Star City StrongFest is a free wellness festival and strength expo in downtown Roanoke's Elmwood Park. It serves as a community connection event and fundraiser for the Partnership for Community Wellness.

What can I do?

Participate in healing arts like yoga, visit health & wellness vendors, experience sports demos, test your strength with challenges and win prizes with the StrongKids Scavenger Hunt! Enjoy some yummy food from on-site vendors while watching free amateur and professional Strongman competitions on the stage featuring some of the strongest athletes from around the world.

What is Strongman?

Strongman is a weightlifting sport that focuses on power, endurance and maximum strength. Unlike the name implies, the sport is open and accessible to any human; there are training and competitive experiences for all ages, experience levels, backgrounds and abilities. In fact, one of the judges at StrongFest also runs America's Strongest Athlete with Disabilities!

Competitors are divided into weight classes and compete in amateur and professional circuits. Much like other sports, Strongman has a supportive community. They do things like flip tires, lift atlas stones, press axles, deadlift cars ... it's a lot of fun to do and watch. StrongFest is honored to have the continued support of Bobby Thompson, American Log Press Record Holder and 2022 World's Strongest Man.