Pack a Lunch, Find a View: Scenic Picnic Spots Near Galax VA Some days, it’s just time to be outside. You feel it in your shoulders. Maybe you’ve had a long morning.…Read More Galax Old-Time Mountain Music: Learned By Ear, Sung With Heart He’s eleven, holding a mandolin that’s older than he is. The tune he’s picking is older still. In Galax, kids…Read More Galax Musical Legends, Part 1: Ernest Stoneman Galax, Virginia, has earned its title as “The World Capital of Old-Time Mountain Music.” One name, however, stands as the…Read More From Barbershop to White House: Galax Hill Billies Wild Ride How’s this for an unlikely scenario? A group of musicians from Galax, Virginia, fresh off a barbershop jam session, lands…Read More Crafting Holiday Decorations with Galax Leaves A Blue Ridge Christmas isn’t complete without a touch of local greenery. For generations, one plant has stood out—galax leaves.…Read More World Flavors, Small Town: A Galax Food Tour It starts the way it always does. “What do you want to eat?” “I don’t know. What do you want…Read More Chasing Fall Colors: A Blue Ridge Parkway Stop in Galax October brings a steady stream of travelers to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They make the drive with one goal in…Read More Galax Cheese and Cider: Fall Pairings Close to Home Cool mornings. Bright leaves. A picnic that tastes like the season. In Galax, cheese and cider make a natural pairing…Read More Insider Secrets to Sweet Treats in Galax Craving something sweet in Galax? What’ll it be? You want something tasty. Something distinctive. But you don’t know the town.…Read More Blue Ridge Photography Weekend in Galax Photographers walk through the same streets as everyone else, but they notice things most people miss. A cracked brick that…Read More Experience the Magic of the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention The Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention is more than a music festival—it’s a week-long immersion into Appalachian music and culture. Each…Read More Galax Dulcimer: A Unique Appalachian Sound Music has always found a way to seep into the cracks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s in the air,…Read More Book Your Stay In Galax, VA! Book Now AboutBlogTrip PlannerEvents Calendar #MountainMadeGalax City of Galax Visitor's Center 110 East Grayson StreetGalax, Virginia 24333 Phone: (276) 238-8130 Email: info@visitgalax.com
Pack a Lunch, Find a View: Scenic Picnic Spots Near Galax VA Some days, it’s just time to be outside. You feel it in your shoulders. Maybe you’ve had a long morning.…Read More
Galax Old-Time Mountain Music: Learned By Ear, Sung With Heart He’s eleven, holding a mandolin that’s older than he is. The tune he’s picking is older still. In Galax, kids…Read More
Galax Musical Legends, Part 1: Ernest Stoneman Galax, Virginia, has earned its title as “The World Capital of Old-Time Mountain Music.” One name, however, stands as the…Read More
From Barbershop to White House: Galax Hill Billies Wild Ride How’s this for an unlikely scenario? A group of musicians from Galax, Virginia, fresh off a barbershop jam session, lands…Read More
Crafting Holiday Decorations with Galax Leaves A Blue Ridge Christmas isn’t complete without a touch of local greenery. For generations, one plant has stood out—galax leaves.…Read More
World Flavors, Small Town: A Galax Food Tour It starts the way it always does. “What do you want to eat?” “I don’t know. What do you want…Read More
Chasing Fall Colors: A Blue Ridge Parkway Stop in Galax October brings a steady stream of travelers to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They make the drive with one goal in…Read More
Galax Cheese and Cider: Fall Pairings Close to Home Cool mornings. Bright leaves. A picnic that tastes like the season. In Galax, cheese and cider make a natural pairing…Read More
Insider Secrets to Sweet Treats in Galax Craving something sweet in Galax? What’ll it be? You want something tasty. Something distinctive. But you don’t know the town.…Read More
Blue Ridge Photography Weekend in Galax Photographers walk through the same streets as everyone else, but they notice things most people miss. A cracked brick that…Read More
Experience the Magic of the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention The Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention is more than a music festival—it’s a week-long immersion into Appalachian music and culture. Each…Read More
Galax Dulcimer: A Unique Appalachian Sound Music has always found a way to seep into the cracks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s in the air,…Read More