Immerse your senses in 1800 rural Blue Ridge life at the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum’s Blue Ridge Farm Museum, a re-created Virginia-German farmstead. Join our costumed interpreters in a host of household and farm chores, including preparing meals over the open hearth, driving oxen, blacksmithing, and tending heirloom gardens and historic breeds of animals. […]
The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments, sing, dance, or just listen and enjoy. Arrive any time between […]
The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments, sing, dance, or just listen and enjoy. Arrive any time between […]
Fall 2026 Semester Student Arrival Information FERRUM, VA — Ferrum College will welcome students for the Fall 2026 semester beginning Friday, August 7, 2026, with check-in and orientation activities held in Franklin Hall. Please review the important details below. All students must check in before going to their residential hall. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7: NEW STUDENT CHECK-IN […]
Staying Alive in Bear Country is a novel based on original Old Joe Grady tales told over the years by Professor Emeritus of English Pete Crow. The book will be published July 30, one year after Dr. Crow's death. He wrote the novel and Dr. Lana Whited helped finish it in preparation for publication, along with […]
Join us at the longest-running folklife festival in western Virginia! Since 1973, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival has presented authentic regional folk music, craftspeople, draft horse and dog handlers, car builders, tractor restorers, country cooks, moonshine tale tellers, and much more! Always the fourth Saturday in October, this legendary festival is coordinated by the Blue […]
Save the date for Homecoming 2026 at Ferrum College, happening Friday, October 30, through Sunday, November 1! Join us for a lively weekend of connection, celebration, and Panther pride. Festivities will include class reunions—highlighted by the 50th reunion of the Class of 1976 and their induction into the Golden Panthers, and the 60th reunion of […]
Save the date for Homecoming 2026 at Ferrum College, happening Friday, October 30, through Sunday, November 1! Join us for a lively weekend of connection, celebration, and Panther pride. Festivities will include class reunions—highlighted by the 50th reunion of the Class of 1976 and their induction into the Golden Panthers, and the 60th reunion of […]
