Between Tides: Nature, Creativity & Renewal

This four-day retreat on Chincoteague Island hosted by Emerald Mountain Sanctuary invites you to cross the water into the embrace of nature and creative expression. Join Annette Naber and LA Bourgeois for a long weekend gathering to rest, breathe, and...

2026 Hands & Harvest Festival 10/9 - 10/11

Highland County, Virginia's Hands & Harvest Festival returns October 9 - 11, 2026! The Highland County Chamber of Commerce invites you as we welcome back our annual celebration of the beauty and bounty of fall in our rural mountain community!

VAST Hands & Harvest Festival Launch

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

VAST will be holding a Rocket Launch at the Jack Mountain Village site off of Route 220, 3 miles south of Monterey, Virginia in celebration of Highland County's Hands & Harvest Festival. Everyone is invited to bring their rockets and fly them. The ...

Highlands Bird and Nature Club features a 2-in-1 Astronomy Program

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Highlands Bird and Nature Club's final meeting for 2026, is on October 12, at 7 pm at The Highland Center features a 2-in-1 Astronomy Program with two speakers: Craig Sarazin on "Gamma-Ray Burst: An Astronomical Mystery Story"; Michael Bedwell on ...