Radford Redbud Festival 2024! The COMPLETE INFO. GUIDE
4.13.24 @ Nesselrod on the New | Hosted by: Nursery Natives 501(c)(3)
On Saturday, April 13th 2024, the Radford Redbud Festival of MUSIC, FOOD, ART & PLANTS will return to Nesselrod on the New!
*EDIT: View our Official 2024 Festival Photo Album!
MUSIC LINE-UP
With outstanding musical performances from an array of regional legends occurring on three stages throughout the day, New River Valley native, Drew Dodson will be kicking off the Golden Hour (more below) at 11 a.m.! In the noon hour, Jojo Stockton & Solacoustix, out of Roanoke, will be the first to take the Amphitheater stage, bringing the blues, soul, and a whole lot more! Also at noon, the Greater Pulaski Junior Appalachian Musicians will be jamming on the Gazebo stage, followed by poetry readings with local authors Clyde Kessler and Kevin McDaniel.
Next, in the pavilion, led by Justin Craig, Trio Flux will bring a classy dash of jazz and smooth covers to the ears of festival-goers, before shifting gears to the upbeat and powerful pop-rock vocals of Jimothy in the amphitheater!
With back-to-back performances in the Gazebo and Pavilion, guests will have two opportunities to catch the beautiful country songs of Lily Comer. And then, at 3:30 p.m., in come The Woogemen with the funk and blues again! Also appearing at that time (in the Gazebo) will be the Renaissance Music Academy of Virginia.
At 5:00 p.m., put your seatbelts on for a ride with Radford native and Redbud Festival alumni, Skieebo Wyms and Friends, ranging from a smooth, bluesy soul to reggae, country and R&B, before handing the baton to Nightwingz for some serious classic rock-ing in the Amphitheater!
Meanwhile, festival emcee, Tommy Edwards, will revolutionize the Gazebo stage with a solo performance of his own at 6:30 p.m., just prior to introducing the Redbud Festival headliner: the Domino Trio, led by Addie Levy, Cole Ritter & Luca Chiappara.
GOLDEN HOUR TICKETS
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Joining the FOOD TRUCK TRIFECTA of THAI & MORE, COUNTRY MAN JAMAICAN GRILL & LAS TAPATIAS, will be an absolute BEVERAGE BONANZA, headlined by DOBBINS HOLLOW WINERY & CIDERY, SQUEEZE'UM & SHAKE'UM REFRESHMENT & and a “brew-wagon” featuring LONG WAY BREWING!
The 2nd annual festival will also host several other highly-talented, flavor geniuses from around the New River Valley and beyond, including the following: STAIRWAY TO LEAVEN BAKERY, HUMBLY MADE CONFECTIONS, BAILEY’S DELIGHTS SOUTHWESTERN SUNSET FARMS, LISTER FARM, OUT OF THE GREY COFFEE, & JEZZ CANDIEZ.
FESTIVAL MAP
LOCAL ARTISANS & ORGANIZATIONS
Welcoming some of the very best regional artists, creators, organizations and businesses again this year, the festival will feature the following: ANDREW WILLIAMS A.W. ART | VELA’S HANDCRAFTED | ARTISTIC KINDLING | IFUQZWITIT | WHIMSICAL GODDESS DESIGNS | ANNA’S RESIN CREATIONS | LUNACHICK’S BITTERSWEET EMPORIUM | WRITTEN IN… | GRAINS & GOODIES | WEEPING WILLOW FARM | SUNNY DAYS DESIGNS | TRILLIUM CANDLE COMPANY | GRAHAM CLAY CO. | NATURALLY GREEN BY DORA | HEATHER STANGER | SUBLIME CREATIONS | NEW RIVER BLUES SOCIETY
NURSERIES, GROWERS, PLANTS & MORE
“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life.” - Wendell Berry
Central to the festival experience is this connective, regenerative relationship with soil, plants, ecology, the natural world, and, of course, one another. While immersed in the art and music, guests will have the chance to DINE, PLAY, CONNECT and CREATE while sharing the opportunity to learn and GROW with some of very best nurseries, growers, farmers, educators, restorationists & soil healers of southwest Virginia, including the following: NEW RIVER CONSERVANCY | BLUE RIDGE GOATSCAPING | NURSERY NATIVES | FEEDING APPALACHIA | GABRIELLA THE GARDEN SAGE | WOOD THRUSH NATIVE NURSERY | DRAPER SPRINGS NURSERY & GARDENS | MOUNTAIN TROPICS | VIRGINIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
SPECIAL OFFER! NATIVE PLANT PACKS
Festival host, Nursery Natives, is currently offering pre-order mix-and-match native plant packs at 3-for-$25! While there is a limited number of plant packs available, most species listed above will be available for a recommended donation at the festival with all proceeds going to the Redbud Festival Longevity Fund!
FREE PLANTS TO FIRST 100 GUESTS!
From native plants like Woodland Stonecrop, Bee Balm and Pawpaw, to vegetable gardens starts, the first 100 guests will get to select their own to bring home at entry!
KIDS ZONE ACTIVITIES
Guests of all ages will have the opportunity to meet-and-greet with Blue Ridge Goatscaping between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., with access to the coloring & activity table all throughout the day, which features art and games created by participating vendors. From 4 - 8 p.m., festival-goers will also have the opportunity to enjoy face-painting with Sublime Creations.
Download the Official 2024 Redbud Festival Kids Activity Book with the buttons below:
TICKETS
WHAT TO BRING?
SPONSORS
Truliant Federal Credit Union | Feeding Appalachia | Ballpark Signs
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL
In April of 2022, Nursery Natives opened a public poll and gathered citizen data across six months, ultimately presenting the results to Radford City Council in October of 2022. With nearly 400 citizens participating in the poll, the Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) won outright by a wide margin over common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Full presentation to city council available here! (start at 22:10)
👂LISTEN: Nursery Natives visits AM Hodge Podge Radio to introduce the vote for Radford’s “city tree”, and invite community participation (6.18.22)
On Earth Day 2023, the inaugural Radford Redbud Festival celebrated the people’s choice with a massive music lineup, amazing arts, foods, and, of course, native plants, welcoming nearly 500 guests throughout the day.
📽️ WATCH: 2023 Festival Highlight with Feeding Appalachia
📽️ WATCH: 2023 Festival Highlight with Clint Mooney
📰 READ: Radford News Journal "celebrates local roots" with Redbud Festival 2023
👂LISTEN: Jesse Kelly & Katie McFall (Nursery Natives) join AM Hodge Podge Radio to discuss all things Redbud Festival 2024!
🙏 🙏 🙏 SPECIAL THANKS to Isabella Linkous Folk Arts for her custom Radford Redbud Festival logo and flower graphic! 💯🙌
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAWPAWFEST 2024!
The New River PawpawFest (also hosted at Nesselrod on the New) is coming back on October 5th! Stay tuned for BIG announcements coming soon!
📽️ WATCH PawpawFest 2023 Highlights with Musgrave Media Productions
📽️ WATCH: Nursery Natives joins WFXR Fox to discuss PawpawFest 2023!
