36th Annual Steppin' Out ®
Venue: Downtown Blacksburg, Blacksburg
Organizations: Blacksburg Community Band, Crossties, Downtown Blacksburg Inc., Erin & The Wildfire, Hill and Veil, Kat Mills, PanJammers, The Broadcast, The Java Brothers, The Seismix
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Drink Specials, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
Description:
The 36th Annual Steppin' Out® festival will be held in Downtown Blacksburg on Friday, August 5, 2016 (10 am - 11 pm) and Saturday, August 6, 2016 (10 am - 10 pm).

Steppin' Out® features over 250 artists and crafts people from around the United States selling unique handcrafted items – jewelry, pottery, textiles, metal work, basketry, stained & fused glass, yard art, fine art, furniture, toys, artisan foods and so much more!

Downtown Blacksburg merchants also hold their much-awaited final clearance sidewalk sales during Steppin' Out. And those festival foods you love are provided by downtown restaurants.

Three stages of live performance make Steppin' Out one of this region's premiere arts events.

Main Stage
• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM - The Blacksburg Community Band
• 12:50-1:50 PM - Panjammers
• 2:10-3:10 PM - Shiloh Hill
• 3:30-4:30 PM - Stacked Like Pancakes
• 4:50-5:50 PM - The Golden Guns
• 6:10-7:10 PM - The Seismix
• 7:30-8:30 PM - Erin & The Wildfire
• 8:50-9:50 PM - The Broadcast

Acoustic Stage
• 12-1 PM Maya - Renfro
• 1:20-2:20 PM - Kat Mills
• 2:40-3:40 PM - Sharayah Spears
• 4-5 PM - Troy & Paula Haag
• 5:20-6:20 PM - The Java Brothers
• 6:40-7:40 PM - Crossties

Community Stage
• 10:15-11:15 - Dance Tech
• 11:30-12:30 PM - Little Leapers
• 12:45-1:45 PM - Blue Ridge Mountain Cloggers & Back Porch Studio Cloggers
• 2-2:30 PM - Beasley Martial Arts
• 2:45-3:15 PM - New River Tang Soo Do
• 3:30-4 PM - Hill & Veil
• 4:15-4:45 PM - New River Irish Dance at Holli's Academy of Dance
• 5-6 PM - Blacksburg Square Dance

For the complete entertainment schedule, visit: http://www.blacksburgsteppinout.com/event_schedule.shtml

For the first time Steppin' Out will also include a beer garden. The beer garden will be located near the Main Stage and will be open from 4-10 pm on Friday and 2-10 pm on Saturday.

Admission is free! Town of Blacksburg metered parking is all free and Blacksburg Transit provides free shuttles to get you there without the hassles.

Bring your friends! Bring your family! But please don't bring your pets. Steppin' Out gets crowded so leave your dog in the Canine Corral on the Henderson Lawn on College Avenue.

Additionally, as part of the festival, the annual Draper Mile race will be held on Friday, August 5th. For more information, visit: http://blacksburgstriders.com/drapermile.html

Steppin' Out is a rain or shine event.

Volunteers are also needed to assist with the event. If you're interested, visit: http://www.blacksburgsteppinout.com/volunteer.aspx

For more information, visit: http://www.blacksburgsteppinout.com