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Mary Draper Ingles Festival returns this weekend
Mountain Media, LLCJuly 21, 2026
The Mary Draper Ingles Festival returns July 24-26 in Radford, celebrating America's 250th anniversary with writers, historians, and musicians exploring Virginia's early frontier history.
RADFORD – Celebrate America’s 250th founding at the Mary Draper Ingles Festival July 24-26 in Radford and at nearby sites this weekend. Visitors will hear outstanding writers, historians and musicians who bring Virginia’s early frontier to life. At the center of the festival is the story of Ingles’ capture and escape during the French and […]