Wednesday, April 21

Carnival Begins 6:00pm – 10:00pm


Roanoke County Central Middle School
Pay one price ($20), ride all night - Free Parking
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Live Music 6:30 – 10:00pm
Stage #1 at the Carnival - Blue Moonshine Band – ‘Forward thinking’ Blue Grass
Food vendors; Bring your own seating

Thursday, April 22

Carnival – 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Roanoke County Central Middle School
Pay one price ($20), ride all night – Free Parking
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Live Music 6:30 – 10:00pm


Stage #2 at the Carnival Fuzzy Logic  - Rock n’ roll, Country,
Food vendors; Bring your own seating; Gate opens at 6pm

Friday, April 23

Carnival – 6:00 – 11:00pm
Roanoke County Central Middle School
Parking $1 per car
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Free shuttle available Friday from SunTrust Bank, Vinton Farmer’s market and Vinton Municipal Building to Carnival.

Live Music 6:30 – 9:30p.m
Stage #1 at the Carnival , Rich and Andy

Live Music 7:00-10:30pm


Stage #2 at Vinton Farmer’s Market The Worx  - Original & Contemporary, with Adult Beverage Garden (must show ID)
Food vendors; Bring your own seating; Gate open 6:00 – 11:00pm

Saturday, April 24
5K Dogwood Run, 8:30am
Start line beside Vinton Baptist Church 

Carnival, 11:00am – 11:00pm
Roanoke County Central Middle School
Parking $1 after 5:30PM (no parking available prior to 5:30 pm due to parade line-up)
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Free shuttle available Saturday from SunTrust Bank, Vinton Farmer’s market and Vinton Municipal Building to Carnival.

Craft Show, 9:00am – 4:00pm - Vinton Baptist Church (rear) 
Business Showcase, 9:00am – 4:00pm - Lee Ave.
Roanoke Valley Region AACA Auto Show, 10am – 2pm - Thrasher Methodist Church (rear) 

Bike Rally – All makes- All models, 9am – 2pm
Wood’s Service Center and Motorcycles & More on Washington Ave. - Biker Burnout Contest; Loudest Pipes Contest; Door Prizes; Live Music from Total Package; Raffle for $250 worth of gas from Stop In Food Stores; Bike Wash; Vendors; Free Entry Fee for motorcycles; contact Tommy Wood at 580-4675.

FREE - COX Kid’s Zone
NEW LOCATION - Vinton War Memorial Grounds, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Inflatables, Rock Wall, Slide, Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course, Face Painting, Mill Mountain Zoo animals, Ziggy the Clown and Stilt Walker, Juggler David Bear Stuart and Magician Mark Fuller. Also from 10:00am-12:00pm – Demonstration and Participation in World Tai Chi Qigong Day.

Three Entertainment Stages:
Stage # 2 at the Vinton Farmer’s Market

Stage # 3 in the Vinton Baptist Church Parking Lot
 

Stage # 4 at Woods Service Center
9:00 -2:00  pm                   Total Package – Live Music

Food Vendors, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Vinton Baptist Church (rear), at the Carnival and Farmer’s Market and on the parade route 

Crowning of the Dogwood Queen
Vinton War Memorial Front Porch – 12:00 noon
Parade - 55th Annual, 2:30pm step off
Grand Marshal – Blue Ridge Parkway 75^th Anniversary
Honorary Grand Marshal Unit- United Way

Live Music 7:00-10:30pm
Stage #2 at Vinton Farmer’s Market -

The Tams  - Soul, R & B and Beach music with Adult Beverage Garden (must show ID)
Food vendors; Bring your own seating; Gate open 6-11pm

Sunday, April 25
Carnival, 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Roanoke County Central Middle School
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Live Music 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Stage # 1 at the Carnival
Rich and Andy – Variety and Oldies