Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources

Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources

  • Oct 13th: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Oct 14th: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Oct 15th: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources is your opportunity to try out kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards from several different vendors. Always a GO Fest favorite! Be sure to bring a towel. We'll have boats...

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Earth Ball

Play a game. Pick a category. Catch the Earth Ball as you shout out answers about our environment. You never know what category you are going to get when you spin the wheel!

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Storytime and field trip with Clean Valley Council

  • Oct 13th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Oct 13th: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Oct 14th: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Oct 14th: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Oct 14th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Come learn more about litter and how you can keep it off our streets and out of our Roanoke River! Take a short mini-field trip with us to find the closest storm drain.

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Little Planets

Little Planets

Come check us out! We'll have whimsical,  nature-inspired, eco-friendly, multi-sensory, and open-ended outdoor pop-up young children's play areas and baby care spaces.

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SUP Inflation Races

SUP Inflation Races

The Wild Way will have stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) on display next to the Demo Pool. Come join us for some SUP inflation race! The fastest to inflate a paddleboard will win a prize!

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2023 GO’LYMPICS

2023 GO’LYMPICS

Join Virginia Outside, Roanoke Mountain Adventures, and Wilderness Adventure for a fun and activity packed challenge at GOFest! Pick up a GO'LYMPICS checklist form from our booths at the festival, complete any 6 of the 10 activities, and return your...

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Bike Rodeo

  • Oct 14th: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Oct 15th: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

A bike rodeo is a skills and knowledge clinic for young bike riders, typically age 4-12. During this time the traffic garden that is available throughout GO Fest will have a volunteer on-hand to demonstrate skills and answer questions.

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Climbing Wall

Climbing Wall

Thanks to our partnership with The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, you can come try out your climbing skills on the GO Fest climbing wall.  Race you to the top!

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Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying

Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying

  • Oct 15th: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Knot tying is an important skill for anyone enjoying and exploring the outdoors. Learn about many different knots and their uses from the most simple knot to the most complex knot! Then practice your new skills with a relay race...

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Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

  • Oct 13th: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Oct 14th: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Oct 14th: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Oct 14th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Captivating audiences for the past 25 years, Timberwork’s Lumberjack Shows provides images of man against the impossible, competing in a sport derived out of a nation’s heritage. Come watch the axes fly, chainsaws roar, and some super-human Lumberjack feats that'll...

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ProTown BMX Stunt Show presented by Gentry Locke

ProTown BMX Stunt Show presented by Gentry Locke

  • Oct 13th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Oct 14th: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Oct 14th: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Oct 14th: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • Oct 15th: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Oct 15th: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Our top pros are always with us so don’t be surprised if you have seen them on ESPN’s X-Games, AST Dew Tour or some other t.v. or media coverage.  We are teamed up with and support N.G.A, Next Generation Alliance,...

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GO Fest Pop-up Traffic Garden

GO Fest Pop-up Traffic Garden

RIDE Solutions and Pedal Safe Roanoke will host a Pop-Up Traffic Garden at GO Fest. A traffic garden is a mini-streetscape for kids (3 to 9 Y.O). Walk, bike, scoot, skate, or rollabout in a wheelchair to learn traffic safety...

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Outdoor Skills: First Aid

Outdoor Skills: First Aid

  • Oct 14th: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Practice your basic first aid skills to be prepared for small injuries that can take place while exploring the outdoors. Learn about bandages, medicines and techniques for taking care of yourself and others in nature. Stop by anytime during the...

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Local Bird Watching

Local Bird Watching

  • Oct 14th: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Learn about birds native to the Roanoke area. Develop skills for finding and identifying local birds and build an appreciation for the ways in which birds impact our ecosystem. Stop by at anytime during the session! 

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Kid’s Nature Journals

Make your own small nature journal. Bring the kids to our booth and they can learn how make their own while out hiking, camping or adventuring. We will have supplies and examples available.

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YMCA Ninja Course

Let's get active! We will have a ninja course for kids to play on. Check it out at our tent along with information about what the YMCA of Virgina's Blue Ridge offers here in the community.

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Backyard Bass

Backyard Bass

Learn to cast or sharpen your skills with Backyard Bass!  Virginia Outside will have rods set up at our booth where kids can target fish to practice casting skills and learn how to catch the big one!

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Vermicomposting Demonstration

"Do you want to see my worms?" This year we will not only explain about the importance of composting by showing off our worm bin, but we will also have a demonstration of how to make your very own worm...

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Scavenger Hunt

DICK’S Sporting Goods Scavenger Hunt

At DICK'S we believe sports matter and getting outside (or even staying inside) to play sports helps build character and a healthy lifestyle. During the festival, attendees can seek out 5 sports balls hidden throughout the festival site. Take a...

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Girl Scout information booth

Girl Scout information booth

Drop by the Girl Scout booth to learn more about the Girl Scout program (Outdoors, STEM, Entrepreneurship, & Life Skills), try Stick-It Archery and make tabletop s'mores!

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