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Home Craft Days

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3441 Mountain Empire Rd, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
(276) 523-2400
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For more than 40 years, Home Craft Days has featured musicians and artisans from throughout Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky. Musical performances are held throughout the three-day event, along with demonstrations of weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more. Friday night features a free opening concert, with music continuing on Saturday and Sunday on the festival grounds.

Mountain Empire Community College is also the site of the Mountain Music School, held for a week each summer where dozens of folks learn to play banjo, fiddle, guitar, and other instruments.

The 2026 Home Craft Days celebration will be held October 16 – 18, 2026. 

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