Kids Archives - Roanoke GO Fest

Lumberjack Show

Oct 18th: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Oct 19th: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Oct 19th: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Oct 19th: 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Oct 19th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Oct 20th: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Oct 20th: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Oct 20th: 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Captivating audiences for the past 25 years, Timberwork’s Lumberjack Shows provides images of man against the impossible, competing in a sport derived out of a nation’s heritage. Come watch the axes fly, chainsaws roar, and some super-human Lumberjack feats that'll...

Paddle Sports Demo Pool

The Paddle Sports Demo Pool is your opportunity to try out kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards from several different vendors. Always a GO Fest favorite! Be sure to bring a towel and dry clothes. We'll have boats from Verus...

ProTown BMX Stunt Show presented by Gentry Locke

Oct 18th: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Oct 19th: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Oct 19th: 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Oct 19th: 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Oct 20th: 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Oct 20th: 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Our top pros are always with us so don’t be surprised if you have seen them on ESPN’s X-Games, AST Dew Tour or some other t.v. or media coverage. We are teamed up with and support N.G.A, Next Generation Alliance,...

Bear Poop vs Dog Poop & How to Be a Responsible Pet Owner

Oct 18th: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Enjoying the outdoors with a beloved pet can offer many physical and emotional health benefits. Just as disposing of waste properly is very important for humans, it also applies to the waste from our pets. Join Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling...

Bike Bus to GO Fest!

Oct 20th: 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Hop on the (bike) Bus! This is a family-friendly, mass bike ride to GO Fest: Starts at Vic Thomas Park -- (next to Black Dog Salvage, on the Roanoke River Greenway) -- then rolls to its next stop at Rivers...

CaveSim

Sponsored by Blue Ridge Grotto and the Cave Conservancy Foundation, come check out an incredible mobile cave exhibit that is visiting Roanoke from Colorado! Be prepared to put on a special caving helmet, and crawl and climb through 150 feet...

Create Your Own Leave No Trace FOPO (“Fear of Packing Out”) Bag

Oct 19th: 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Packing out our trash is an important way we can protect nature, wildlife and the outdoors. Join Leave No Trace to learn about why litter is harmful, and create a fun, reusable pack out bag for any trash you find...

Free Kids Bike Demo

Oct 18th: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Oct 19th: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Oct 20th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come down to the Roanoke Mountain Adventures tent to have your kids demo one of our bikes. We will be drawing one lucky winner from each day of GO Fest to take a bike home with them! RMA will have...

Gaga Ball

Girl Scouts are hosting Gaga Ball, this is an activity open for all to come and enjoy together. Game rules and a moderator supplied for maximum fun!

GO Fest Pop-up Traffic Garden

A traffic garden is an interactive space where kids can learn the road's patterns, designs, and rules. It is modeled on a typical street: with lanes, intersections, crosswalks, and signs – but on a kid’s scale. GO Fest Pop-up traffic...

Little Planets

Come check us out! We'll have whimsical, nature-inspired, eco-friendly, multi-sensory, and open-ended outdoor pop-up young children's play areas and baby care spaces.

Paint-Your-Own Wood Art

A DIY painting activity hosted by Erin Blair, owner of Havyn: Outdoorsy Art Made for Everyone! Participants will paint their own wood rounds, engraved with our original "Give me Both" design. Watercolor paints, brushes, and wood art will be provided....

River Rock Painting

One of our favorite activities at Camp Bethel is spending time exploring and playing in the creek! During creek play, campers look for creek critters, cool off, explore, and rock paint! Did you know you can turn seemingly plain rocks...

Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces: Surface Hopscotch

Oct 20th: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Join Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team members Elena & Jessie for a fun, educational, and interactive game of hopscotch to learn what makes a surface durable or not and how to move through natural areas while protecting the land, vegetation...

Ultimate Air Dogs Show presented by Member One

Oct 19th: 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Oct 19th: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Oct 19th: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Oct 19th: 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Oct 20th: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Oct 20th: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Oct 20th: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Ultimate Air Dogs Show is a high-flying, dog-gone fun event features talented pooches launching off a platform in pursuit of their favorite toys and making a splashy entrance into the water. Taking place at the Adventure Outpost at Explore...