State Street Farmer’s Market provides a venue for local farmers to share their bounty with the community. You’ll find locally-grown fruits and vegetables; homemade jams, jellies and baked goods; organic meat and handmade arts and crafts by local artisans. During the third weekend in September, the annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion brings the celebration of country music back to the street of its birth. The nationally recognized event commands an audience of over 40,000 for the three-day festival, and features top-tier performers, as well as provides a showcase for up and coming regional talent. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion was named “Best Destination
Event of The Year” by the Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (VACVB). Celebrating Bristol’s musical heritage for a full decade, the Rhythm & Roots Reunion has only become more refined and popular as it ages. Nearly 600 volunteers and countless musicians, on stages or gathered on corners, help welcome the music hungry crowds who arrive from throughout the country and around the globe to revel in country music’s past as a portal to its future.
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