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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