Sponsored by Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Sponsored by Dry River Ranger District, George Washington National Forest. Talks by naturalists, hikes led by college professors. Demonstrations include basket weaving, wool spinning, and blacksmithing. First weekend in May in Strasburg.
Lodge is near Syria in Madison County.
Sponsored by Elk Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department. Sponsored by Rugby Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Third Saturday in June. The conference is held at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, for a week in late June or early July. Features folk, Cajun, bluegrass, and other music under the stars on Friday evenings in June, July, and part of August.