A Place By The Parkway Cabins

03/19/2025

Make plans now to attend Smoke on the Mountain! A weekend getaway will be fun! We have cabins available.

***MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT*** Our Saturday night headline band is the legendary Band of Oz! Returning to Smoke on the Mountain to headline our 20th Anniversary Celebration! Join us Saturday night, July 26 for this incredible performance!

Dance the night away to the music you grew up with! The Band of Oz is one of the most well-known and successful Beach Music groups in the Southeast, and continues to get the very best reviews from the top people in the entertainment business.

(Concert time to be released with official event schedule in early summer)

03/13/2025

Check out performances scheduled at the Blue Ridge Music Center for this summer! Our cabins are less than two miles away and make the perfect place to stay after the show. Message or call us to reserve!

We are happy to announce the remaining shows and lineup for our 2025 Summer Concert Series.

The Music Center Summer Concerts are held on Saturday evenings from 7-9 pm in our outdoor amphitheater at the base of Fisher Peak on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 213) just south of Galax, VA, just east of Sparta, NC, and just north of Mount Airy, NC. The concert series begins on Memorial Day Weekend (May 24th) and finishes on Labor Day Weekend (August 30th).

We are grateful to our Season Sponsors for their partnership and support of our 2025 Concert Series: Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Blue Ridge Parkway/ National Park Service, WLA, Inc. (WLA Trucking), Yadkin Arts Council and Cultural Center, National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), 88.5 WFDD.

Advance tickets and Season Passes can be purchased through our website at the links below
https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-calendar/concert-calendar/?category=28
https://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/concert-calendar/season-passes/

Summer 2025 Outdoor Amphitheater Concert Series:
June 21 - Sierra Green & The Giants
July 12 - Lorena GuillenTango Ensemble
July 26 - Jeff Little Trio
August 2 - Donna the Buffalo
August 16 - Sister Sadie
August 23 - Paul Thorn

Grayson County VA Tourism
Galax City Tourism Center
Alleghany Arts Council - Sparta, N.C.
Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
Blue Ridge Parkway Association
Virginia Welcome Center at Lambsburg
Northwest North Carolina Visitor Center
Visit Mayberry NC

02/20/2025

Congratulations to our neighbors at the Blue Ridge Music Center! Make plans to visit them this summer and stay at one of our cabins.

BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER'S
ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC MUSEUM
NAMED AMONG TOP FREE MUSEUMS IN THE US

Thanks to everyone who participated in the USA TODAY Readers Choice poll and helped the Music Center's Roots of American Music Museum finish in the Top 10 among Best Free Museums on the US.
https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-free-museum-2025/

We are honored to be inluded among some of the most amazing museums in the country.

10 BEST MUSEUMS IN THE US THAT YOU CAN VISIT FOR FREE

1. National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center - Columbus, Georgia
2. Saint Louis Science Center - St. Louis, Missouri
3. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - Raleigh, NC
4. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art - Bentonville, Arkansas
5. California Science Center - Los Angeles, California
6. The Blue Ridge Music Center - Galax, Virginia
7. Baltimore Museum of Art - Baltimore, Maryland
8. North Carolina Museum of Art - Raleigh, North Carolina
9. Wagner Free Institute of Science - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10. National Museum of American History - Washington, D.C

Grayson County VA Tourism
Galax City Tourism Center
Virginia Welcome Center at Lambsburg
Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
Alleghany Arts Council - Sparta, N.C.
Arts & Cultural Council of the Twin Counties
Northwest North Carolina Visitor Center
Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Blue Ridge Parkway Association

02/12/2025

Looking (N)ice on the Blue Ridge Parkway today ❄️

02/12/2025

Check out the Blue Ridge Music Center’s 2025 Saturday evening concert series! Our cabins are located less than two miles from the music center. Plan a weekend getaway to the mountains!

02/07/2025

Book a cabin for these great shows! Our cabins are less than two miles from the beautiful Blue Ridge Music Center!

01/13/2025

A Place by the Parkway Cabins is proud to receive status from Airbnb!

01/11/2025

Another snowy day in the Blue Ridge Mountains ❄️🌨⛄️

01/10/2025

Our guests love attending the Saturday evening concerts at the Blue Ridge Music Center! Our cabins are located less than two miles from the BRMC.

01/07/2025

Recent snow has made for a winter wonderland at A Place by the Parkway! 🌨️❄️⛄️

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from A Place By The Parkway Cabins!

We look forward to hosting you and your family in 2025

12/22/2024

We have cabins available! Plan your trip to Galax!

January 10th | 7:00pm

11/08/2024

Choose A Place by the Parkway for your next Fall getaway 🍁🍂

11/05/2024

Unwind after a long day at A Place by the Parkway cabins!

11/01/2024

Escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains this weekend and choose A Place by the Parkway for your stay!

10/29/2024

When traveling its always nice to know whats in the area 😉

10/27/2024

Start making your holiday plans and include a trip to Galax!