ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) – Thousands of people will be heading to the town of Rocky Mount this weekend for the town’s largest festival: Rocky Mount Fest. Going into its third year, the fest is a day full of great food, featuring live music from bluegrass to rock to soul and more.
“What makes the event really special is that we have so many people come out to this event, because it’s a music festival that has some really well-known names. Our headliner is Town Mountain, but it’s free admission. So we have a lot of local folks come out and we have a lot of people traveling to Rocky Mount, and this might be their first introduction to Rocky Mount,” Daniel Pinard, the town’s Cultural and Economic Development Director, said.
Music has a long history in the town, it’s one of the gateways to The Crooked Road, a 330-mile driving trail that shows how integral music is in Appalachia…