Fiddle & Fork Festival, presented by the Blue Ridge Music Center and The Bluffs Restaurant June 12-14, 2026 will be a weekend-long celebration of 250 years of Blue Ridge music and foodways. This inaugural year of the festival will include:
- An immersive dinner at The Bluffs featuring locally-sourced ingredients and recipes, with programming centered at the intersection of food and music
- Musical performances and foodways presentations at the Blue Ridge Music Center, culminating in a concert featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers
- Demonstrations at The Bluffs showcasing traditional domestic crafts and methods of food preparation and preservation
- Performances and interviews with the Blue Ridge Music Center’s Midday Mountain Music groups, honoring 20 years of daily, free music presentations and the contributions of these significant local musicians
