​High Knob Outdoor Fest (Aug. 8-15, 2026) is a weeklong celebration highlighting the region’s abundant outdoor adventures; offering outdoor trips, activities, and presentations focused on getting more people outdoors. The festival culminates with a celebration in downtown Norton featuring vendors, food trucks, craft beer/wine, outdoor activities, demos, a community jam session, and live music. We're proud to be a co-sponsor of the festival and, alongside our partners at the City of Norton, participate in the local arts traditions of our region. Find the full festival schedule at highknoboutdoorfest.com.

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Close out the High Knob Outdoor Fest with a downtown celebration featuring outdoor vendors and demos, live music, food trucks, craft beer, and more from 4-9:00 p.m. in the vicinity of the Norton Expo Center, 115 8th St. SW, Norton.

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MUSIC LINEUP:

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COMMUNITY JAM SESSION | 4:00 p.m.

Picking on the Porch Community Jam Session starts at 4 p.m. in Veteran’s Park (736 Park Avenue NW, adjacent to Lincoln Road Coffee Lounge). All ages and instruments welcome to this informal community jam session.​

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TENI RANE & HEIDI MAHLUM | 5:00 p.m. 

Blending intimate storytelling with rich folk rock instrumentation, Teni Rane is joined by violinist Heidi Mahlum for a special duo performance at High Knob Outdoor Festival. The set will feature songs from her debut album, Goldenrod, released in August 2024, alongside new material from her forthcoming September 2026 release, Never Turning Back. Rooted in warm acoustic textures with an electric edge and reflective songwriting, the performance offers an intimate preview of Teni’s evolving artistic journey.​​

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THE JAZZ FAVORITES | 6:30 p.m. ​

Joey Trivette and his band, The Jazz Favorites, bring their soulful, spontaneous jazz to the High Knob Outdoor Festival. Known for their expressive improvisation and deep musical craft, they bring each tune to life in the moment—shaped by the environment, the crowd, and the energy of the night.​

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GEO AND THE ROCK TYPES | 8:00 p.m.

geo and the Rock types are an Alt-Rap group from SWVA consisting of @geonovah and members of the band Dice Jail (@dicejailisdead): Christian, Jacob, and Justin!​​

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Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, for accessibility inquiries or general questions, call (276) 376-4520 or email contact@proartva.org. For weather related updates, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for real-time information.

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Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly. Pro-Art is additionally supported in part by the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Smith Vicars Family Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.​​