Out in the Autumn Air

Outdoors events around the Commonwealth for September and October.

Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend

Photo by Jessica Shea Photography

Sept. 21

Heart of Ghent 10K, Maury 5K & Children’s Run, Blair Middle School, Norfolk, 757-373-4174, HeartOfGhent10K.com

Sept. 27-29

Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend, 5th-34th Streets on the Boardwalk, Virginia Beach, 757-498-0215, NeptuneFestival.com

Sept. 29

NatureFest, Runnymede Park, Herndon, 703-787-7300, FRPWeb.org

Oct. 5

Archaeology Open House and Interactive Archaeology Dig for Kids, Monticello, Charlottesville, 434-984-9822, Monticello.org

Oct. 5 & Nov. 9

The Peaks Under the Stars, Peaks of Otter Lodge, Bedford, 540-586-1081, PeaksOfOtter.com

Oct. 12

Highlanders Festival, Radford University Campus, Radford, 540-831-6255, VisitRadford.com

Oct. 26

Thrill on the Hill, Ski Lodge at Massanutten, McGaheysville, 540-289-9441, MassResort.com

Oct. 26-27

Rowdy Dawg Mountain Bike Race, Pandapas Pond, Blacksburg, 540-382-6975, Facebook.com/RowdyDawgBikeRace


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