Vision: Each April, more than ten thousand visitors arrive in Roanoke for the running of the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon. Within that exciting atmosphere, the cultural venues of Downtown Roanoke open their doors and put on a weekend of live events designed to inspire the local community, connect with visitors, and celebrate creativity for all.
Roanoke Outside functions as the promoter of this collaboration, presenting events on DownByDowntown.com as well as on social media, in runner information, and to music lovers across Virginia, Washington D.C., North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Submission Rules:
1- Submissions must be a Live Cultural Event: an event happening in real time that moves and connects people to Roanoke’s positive creative culture. Categories include: live music, dance, theater, poetry/reading, art show, comedy. You may have something "unique" that does not fit one of those categories, If so, please describe how it connects people to Roanoke's positive creative culture in the Event Description.
2- All event details, costs, risk, and revenue, belong to the submitting venue or organization. Roanoke Outside is not liable for any aspect of your event.
2- By submitting your event, you agree to join in the spirit of collaboration with other venues and organizations and promote the wider festival through your own channels.
3- There is no cost to submit your event, Roanoke Outside will promote it completely free of charge. However there are deadlines to be included in promotions:
- Poster Deadline - March 7
- Social Media Promotion Deadline - March 28 (but if you submit earlier, you may gain additional/earlier promotion)
- Event Deadline - April 4 (after this date, we cannot guarantee that your event will be added to the Down by Downtown schedule or calendar)