Home Craft Days Festival

The first celebration of mountain culture in the region was realized with the establishment of Home Craft Days in 1972. Since that time, the festival has served as an integral part of Mountain Empire Community College’s longstanding commitment to promoting and preserving the rich musical and cultural heritage of Southwest Virginia.

For more than 40 years, MECC’s Home Craft Days has featured musicians and artisans from throughout Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky. Demonstrations of weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more are offered, along with musical performances throughout the three-day event.

The 2024 Home Craft Days celebration will be held October on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College. The event kicks off with a free Friday night concert. Saturday and Sunday will feature performances every hour on our two stages- Legends and Legacy. Enjoy the food, fun, and friendship of Southwest Virginia and come home to the Home Craft Days festival.

Music Schedule:

Legends Stage
10:30: Todd Meade, Katie and Maddie Pearcy
11:00: Angelyna DeBord – Mountain Tales
11:30: Oscar Harris
12:00: Crooked Road Ramblers
12:30: Empty Bottle String Band -Square Dance
1:00: Whitetop Mountain Band with the Center Stage Cloggers
1:45: The Lovely Mountaineers
2:15: Town Branch Bluegrass
3:00: King’s Messengers
3:45: Blueridge Girls with the Center Stage Cloggers
4:30: Dan Carty Basement Bluegrass Band
5:15: Sigean
6:00: End of Program

Legacy Stage
10:45: Mountain Melody School of Music
11:15: Jim Lloyd
11:45: Richard Phillips and Friends
12:15: Roxanne McDaniel
12:45: Anne and Amy Lough
1:15: Adalynn Ramey
1:45: Hillbilly Hippies
2:15: Rose and Vine
2:45: Brandon Maggard
3:15: Childress Sisters
4:00: The Academics
4:30: End of Program