This weekend in Lynchburg (Nov 13-15)

70 or so events this weekend. Santa lands at River Ridge Friday evening, Three Dog Night plays the Academy, and Super Rad starts its two day punk show. Saturday has Handmade for the Holidays at the City Armory, a free card show in Forest and the Charlottesville Ballet at the Academy. Sunday, Flannel Fest at The Water Dog brings live music and fire pits, and LoveHeals plays its last show of the year at The Music Hall. If I'm missing something, or you've got an event you're hosting or want to share, let me know.

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Three Dog Night, Fri · 7:30pm at the Historic Academy Theatre · $56-$120
Handmade for the Holidays, Sat · 8:00am-4:00pm at the Lynchburg City Armory · holiday handmade market from Parks and Rec and the Community Market
Flannel Fest, Sun · 12:00pm at The Water Dog · live music from Chakra and Geezer, fire pits, smoked meats and a LoveLYH Market

🟢 free · 🟠 paid · 🎤 karaoke

🟠 Friday Open Studio · 9:30am-12:30pm · Living Line Studio · $90 · pass for ten visits sold on Big Cartel
🟠 Open Studio · 10:00am-2:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $25-$60 · drop in and make a project, priced by project tier
🟠 Using a Sewing Pattern (intermediate) · 10:00am-12:00pm · Needle Ninja Sewing Studio · $136 · four Fridays starting today, sign up at needle-ninja.com
🟠 Sit and Stitch · 10:00am-12:00pm · Needle Ninja Sewing Studio · $10 · bring a handwork project in progress, guidance as needed
🟢 Builders Club · 10:30am-12:30pm · Miller Center · building play for ages 3-5 with a parent
🟠 Little Picasso Art Club · 10:30-11:30am · The Scrappy Elephant · $13 · toddler storytime and art, ages 18 months-3 years
🟠 Bookbinding a Junk Journal · 1:00-3:30pm · The Scrappy Elephant · $30 · bind your own junk journal, ages 17+
🟢 Craft Supply Swap · 2:00-5:00pm · Forest Library, Forest · bring craft supplies, take some home
🟠 Anarchy At The Arcade Level 2 · 4:00-11:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $17.85-$33.85 · night one of a two day show, single day or weekend tickets via Eventbrite
🟢 Santa's Arrival and Tree Lighting · 5:00pm · River Ridge Mall · Santa arrives for the mall's holiday tree lighting
🟠 Lynchburg Immersive Experience · 5:00-8:30pm · 512 5th St · $13.37-$14.64 · about an hour of nature projection art, timed tickets on Eventbrite, door sales if space allows, co-hosted with LoveHeals
🟢 Live Music: Starfire · 5:30pm · Charley's Restaurant & Catering · acoustic set
🟠 Holiday Mats · 6:00-8:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $45 · door mat workshop
🟠 Pottery Night Out · 6:00-8:00pm · May Carter Pottery Studio · $52 · single evening pottery night at the Academy
🟢 Movies in the Beer Garden: Friday the 13th · 7:00pm · Apocalypse Ale Works, Forest · outdoor Friday movie on the big screen, no cover
🟢 Hill City Mindfulness Recovery Group · 7:00pm · The Clarity House · peer-led recovery group, ages 18+, doors 6:30pm, free coffee
🟠 Digimon Weekly Locals · 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · weekly TCG locals, a pack per win
🟢 Year of the Z Album Release Concert · 7:00pm · Nimble Merch · Jay Bizzze with special guests and free merch, in partnership with LoveHeals
🟠 Haunted Pub Crawl · 7:30-9:30pm · The Historic Bragassa Toy Store · $35 · ages 21+, walking haunted history crawl with stops at Three Roads, Dish and Starr Hill (Hill City Tours)
🟠 Three Dog Night · 7:30-9:00pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $56-$120
🟠 Live Music: Tommy Bryant · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall · $12-$15
🟢 DJ Ed · 9:30pm-12:30am · Tiger Sun Restaurant & Lounge · weekend DJ night
🎤 Karaoke: Scoreboards Sports Grill 9:00pm · Dish 10:00pm to close (Shanice)

🟢 Saturday Market · 8:00am-1:00pm · Lynchburg Community Market · farmers and producers, year round
🟢 Handmade for the Holidays · 8:00am-4:00pm · Lynchburg City Armory · holiday handmade market from Parks and Rec and the Community Market
🟢 Forest Farmers Market · 9:00am-12:00pm · Forest Farmers Market, Forest · producer only market behind the Forest Library
🟠 Mosaic Lamps · 10:00am-12:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $75-$95 · mosaic lamp workshop
🟢 Saturday Vendor Pop-Up Market · 10:00am-2:00pm · Cafe Monte Bello · local vendor pop-up
🟠 Sit and Stitch · 10:00am-12:00pm · Needle Ninja Sewing Studio · $10 · bring a handwork project in progress
🟠 Hill City Comics Club · 10:30am-12:00pm · Peggy Burruss Art Studio · $10 · comics drawing class at the Academy
🟢 Free Community Meal Share · 11:00am · Miller Park · weekly meal share, food drop-offs 10:15-11:00am (Food Not Bombs)
🟢 Star Wars Legion Learn-to-Play · 11:00am, then Malediction Demo Day 12:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · two Saturday intro events from the shop's events tab
🟢 Underground Card Show · 12:00-5:00pm · Underground Cards & Disc Shop, Forest · vendors buying, selling and trading Pokemon, Magic, One Piece and sports cards, co-hosted with Bunker 42
🟠 Wheel Throwing for Beginners · 1:00-3:00pm · Firebrick Pottery · $65 · two hour intro on the wheel
🟠 Pokemon Casual League Play · 1:30pm · Dragon Fire Games · $4.99 · weekly Saturday casual league
🟠 Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekly Locals · 2:30pm · Dragon Fire Games · $4.99 · prize packs
🟠 Anarchy At The Arcade Level 2 · 4:00-11:00pm · Super Rad Arcade Bar · $17.85-$33.85 · night two, single day or weekend tickets via Eventbrite
🟠 Salute (Charlottesville Ballet) · 4:30pm · Historic Academy Theatre · $25.50-$32 · family friendly ballet
🟠 Lynchburg Immersive Experience · 5:00-8:30pm · 512 5th St · $13.37-$14.64 · nature projection art, timed tickets on Eventbrite
🟢 Live Music: Andrew Beverly · 6:00pm · Starr Hill On Main · no cover listed
🟢 Live Music: John Spangler · 6:00-9:00pm · American Legion Post 16
🟠 The Feud · 7:00-9:30pm · Joy & Lynch Christian Warehouse Theatre · $35.50 · family friendly stage show, presented by Big Brothers Big Sisters
🟠 Disney Lorcana League Play · 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · weekly Saturday league play
🟠 Gundam Weekly Locals · 7:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $6.99 · weekly Saturday TCG locals
🟠 Live Music: Leroy Burks and the Voodoo Whiskey Band · 8:00-10:00pm · The Music Hall · $10-$15
🟠 Ghosts of Gallows Hill · 8:00-9:30pm · Old Court House steps · $25 · lantern-led haunted history walk (Hill City Tours)
🟠 Locked in Time · 8:00-9:30pm · Bowman's Locksmith · $25 · "A Journey Through Church Street" history walk (Hill City Tours)
🟢 DJ JBeatz Xclusive · 9:30pm-12:30am · Tiger Sun Restaurant & Lounge · weekend DJ night
🎤 Karaoke: Lola's Mexican Cuisine & Cantina 7:00pm-12:00am (Mogu Entertainment) · Delicias Restaurant & Cafe 7:00-10:00pm (Johnny García) · Dish 10:00pm

🟢 Flannel Fest · 12:00pm · The Water Dog · live music from Chakra and Geezer, fire pits, smoked meats and a LoveLYH Market
🟠 Sunday Afternoon Commander · 1:00pm · Dragon Fire Games · $8.99 · weekly Magic: the Gathering Commander, includes a pack
🟠 Holiday Sea Glass · 2:00-4:00pm · Hammer & Stain · $50-$75 · sea glass holiday workshop, priced by project
🟢 Riftbound Play · 3:00pm, alongside Weekly Lorcana Play at the same time · Underground Cards & Disc Shop, Forest · weekly TCG play
🟠 Best of LoveHeals 2026 + Local Showcase · 4:00pm · The Music Hall · $5-$10 · last LoveHeals show of the year, benefits medical debt relief
🟢 Music Bingo · 7:00-9:00pm · Three Roads Brewing · Sunday nights in the taproom (Andrew)
🟢 Lotus Art Circle: Women's Art Night · 7:00-10:00pm · The Clarity House · free-flow art and free coffee, ages 18+, suggested $5 donation
🟢 Steelers vs. Bengals Watch Party · 8:00-11:30pm · Tiger Sun Restaurant & Lounge · football night with Binge the DJ

🚗 Worth the Drive

🟠 Nelson SPCA Trivial Paw-Suit Trivia · Fri 6:00-8:00pm · Blue Toad Hard Cider, Roseland · $20 per team · benefits the Charlottesville-Albemarle and Nelson County SPCAs
🟠 America: A Nation of Many Voices · Fri 7:00pm · Main Street United Methodist Church, Bedford · $15 · Blue Ridge Harmeneers barbershop chorus for America's 250th, kids 12 and under free
🟠 Sister Act (stage musical) · Fri 7:00pm, Sat 7:00pm and Sun 2:00pm · Little Town Players, Bedford · $15-$20 · Little Town Players musical comedy, adults $20 and kids $15, runs through Nov 22
🟠 Barn Aisle Boogie Dancing · Fri 7:00-10:00pm · Spring Valley Farm, Moneta · $20 · line dancing in the barn with instructors, ages 10 and under free with a paying adult
🟠 Live Music: Karlee Raye · Fri 7:00-9:00pm · The Glenwood Center, Huddleston · $10 · two hour concert, bring your own food and drinks
🟢 32nd Annual Artisans Studio Tour · Sat-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm · artist studios across Nelson County · self-guided tour of Nelson County artist studios
🟢 Free Corn Maze Weekend · Sat-Sun 12:00-7:00pm · Wood Ridge Farm Brewery, Lovingston · five acre maze with no tickets needed, free train rides Saturday
🟢 Bedford Chamber Holiday Market · Sat 9:00am-2:00pm · Anxious For Nothing, Bedford · the Chamber's 13th annual Christmas market
🟢 Emerson Creek Pottery Holiday Market · Sat 10:00am-2:00pm · Emerson Creek Pottery, Bedford · artisan holiday market and pottery outlet sale
🟢 Live Music: The Ridge Runners · Sat 11:00am-2:00pm · Saunders Brothers Farm Market, Piney River · on the porch, the last concert of the season
🟢 Bark in the Park · Sat 2:00-5:00pm · Falling Creek Park, Bedford · fundraiser for the Friends of Bedford County Animal Shelter
🟠 Live Music: New Standard Bluegrass · Sat 6:00-8:00pm · Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford · $20 advance / $25 door · doors 5:30pm

🗓️ Coming up next week (the full list lands in Tuesday's email)

A Charlie Brown Christmas, Fri Nov 20 and Sat Nov 21 · Fri 7:00pm and Sat 11:00am at the Historic Academy Theatre · $12-$20.50 · Academy Youth Theatre
Robot Combat, Sat Nov 21 · 10:00am at the Lynchburg City Armory · Vector Space's annual robot battles, open to spectators
The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sat Nov 21 · 7:30pm at the Warehouse Theatre · $63.50-$83.50
Bright Nights Kickoff, Sun Nov 22 · 4:00-8:00pm downtown · the Bluffwalk lights come on, with local vendors and live music, and the lights stay up nightly through Jan 3

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