ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENTS
Highlights
First Fridays Downtown | This monthly event, which runs April-October, is led by the Arts Council of the Valley in partnership with more than twenty downtown businesses and countless regional creators in the visual, performing, and literary arts. Since 2009, the Darrin-McHone Art Gallery, the ACV’s visual arts branch, has presented 39 month-long art exhibitions by some of the area’s leading artists. For information, visit the Arts Council of the Valley’s homepage or call (540) 801-8779.
MACRoCK (Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference) comes to Harrisonburg each April. The event features more than 100 independent musicians and bands over the course of two days. Court Square Theater is a presenting venue. For information, visit http://www.courtsquaretheater.com or call (540) 433-9189.
Fridays on the Square | Sponsored by Citizens for Downtown, this annual concert and film series is held on the Court Square lawn in downtown Harrisonburg every June-August. For more information, call (540)432-8935 or visit http://www.fridaysonthesquare.com.
Bach Festival | The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival is a week-long summer music festival devoted to promoting an appreciation and understanding of the music of Bach and a featured composer, country, era or people. This series takes place each June. For more information, call (540) 432-4652 or visit http://www.emu.edu/bach/
Latino Film Festival | The Arts Council of the Valley presents the Latino Film Festival every year in the fall at Court Square Theater. For more information, visit http://www.courtsquaretheater.com or call (540) 433-9189.