Events

Two Roanoke street segments are scheduled to close all day Friday and Saturday for special events: Luck Avenue SW between 3rd and 4th and Norfolk Avenue SW between 8th and 9th.

The City of Roanoke calendar lists Pumpkin Painting from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Community Room at Raleigh Court Library.

The Center in the Square Chili Cook Off is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Market Square Plaza and Market Street SE between Campbell and Kirk in downtown Roanoke.

Roanoke lists an all-day Market Street SW closure between Campbell and Kirk on Oct. 23 for Movie Night, with the downtown screening scheduled for 8 p.m.

The city lists a Salem Creek Greenway low-water bridge feasibility-study meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Salem Lake Marina.

Roanoke’s Arts Commission is listed for 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 117 Church Avenue SW.

Roanoke lists a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building’s HR Learning Center.

Roanoke’s Grandin Chillage neighborhood concert is scheduled for 3:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, on Grandin Road between Memorial and Westover; the city also lists an all-day closure on that segment.

Roanoke City Council is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 19, followed by public hearings at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, according to the city calendar.

Roanoke’s city calendar lists a $5 5K from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Oct. 18, starting at the Roanoke Greenway and Roanoke Memorial Hospital parking lot.

Roanoke’s city calendar lists the family-friendly Spooky Sprint 5K from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at River’s Edge North and Greenway.

Roanoke’s Old Southwest Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival is scheduled for 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Alexander Gish House and Highland Park, according to the city calendar.

Winston-Salem lists a Salem Creek Greenway low-water bridge feasibility-study meeting for Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Salem Lake Marina.

The City of Roanoke lists a $5 5k for Sunday, Oct. 18, starting near Elmwood Park and following the greenway over Walnut Street Bridge.

Roanoke County voters have until 5 p.m. Saturday to cast an absentee ballot in person before the August 4 dual-party primary.

Roanoke will hold a July 20 public hearing as its Legislative Committee prepares city priorities for the 2027 Virginia General Assembly session.

Rockingham County reported an untreated wastewater discharge event on April 21 and said state water regulators were notified the following day.

Roanoke Mayor Joseph Cobb will deliver the 2026 State of the City address Aug. 27 at Hotel Roanoke, with registration required for the breakfast event.