Home Craft Days

Name: Home Craft Days
Address: 3441 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA, 24219, US
Telephone: +12765237479
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.8

The rich musical and cultural heritage of Southwest Virginia make this region a focal point of the Appalachian culture.
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From its beginning, Mountain Empire Community College recognized the importance of preserving and promoting the unique art and music of the region. In 1972, the first celebration of mountain culture was realized with the establishment of Home Craft Days. Since that time, the festival has been an integral part of Mountain Empire Community College’s longstanding commitment to serve our community. No

w celebrating its 42nd year, MECC’s Home Craft Days features musicians and artisans from throughout Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky. Demonstrations of weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more are offered, along with musical performances throughout the three- day event. The 2013 Home Craft Days celebration will be held October 18-20 on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College. For more information on the event, contact MECC’s Office of Continuing Education at (276) 523-7489 or (276) 523-7464 or by email at [email protected]

05/06/2024

05/02/2024

These are called Honeysuckle Cabin Roundsweep and Antlersweep. They were made and donated by John and Susan Alexander.

We will be raffling them off at this years Home Craft Days Festival. People can purchase tickets during the festival at the information tent and the drawing will be Sunday afternoon.

The Alexander’s are craft demonstrators at HCD you can see them make these brooms and purchase one of you own at their tent at HCD 2024.

01/08/2024

The 2024 Home Craft Days vendor application is now live! Visit, www.homecraftdays.org/vendorapplication today!

Show Dates and Hours October 18th– 20th, 2024 The hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

10/27/2023

Adalyn Ramey performs her song "See What God Can Do" at the 52nd Annual Home Craft Days Festival.

10/22/2023

Tammy Lanham from Bluemount, Va is the winner of the homemade quilt! Stop by the MECC Workforce tent if you are still at the festival. If not, call 276-523-9113 or 276-523-9114. Congratulations!

10/22/2023

Don’t forget to visit the food court at Home Craft Days!

10/22/2023

Todd Meade has been a part of Home Craft Days for 30 years! We are keeping the tradition alive.

10/22/2023

Let’s take a tour of another area at Home Craft Days!

10/22/2023

Come by the MECC Workforce tent and sign up for some classes!

10/22/2023

Good morning! Let’s take a walk through Home Craft Days!

10/21/2023

Don’t forget to stop by the MECC Bookstore tent in front of Godwin Hall to pick up all
your Home Craft Days swag needs!

10/21/2023

Stop by the MECC top tent and buy a ticket to enter the raffle for this homemade quilt!

10/21/2023

You’ll never know who you’ll run into at Home Craft Days! Ernest T. Bass himself!

10/21/2023

The 52 Home Craft Days is underway! Click link below to watch live!

Warm apple butter and savory southern snacks are in store for your palette at Home Craft Days! Choose from a wide array of food vendors for a taste of the mountains.

10/20/2023

Click link below to watch the 52nd Home Craft Days Friday Night concert live!

Warm apple butter and savory southern snacks are in store for your palette at Home Craft Days! Choose from a wide array of food vendors for a taste of the mountains.

10/20/2023

Please join us tonight for the 52nd Annual Home Craft Days kickoff concert! Dough and Joe and Mr. Kettlecorn will be offered to guests at no cost from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Black Bear BBQ will be offered as a paid meal choice. Come out and have a great time with great food! Concert starts at 6:00 p.m.

10/19/2023

The 2023 Home Craft Days Festival will have limited on-campus parking and a new traffic pattern. Please take advantage of the free public transit locations listed below:
• Union High School (Front Parking Lot)
• Curbside, Wood Ave, in Front of Food City
• Curbside, Municipal Parking Lot behind Post Office
• Country Inn
• Quality Inn

10/19/2023

Oscar Harris, Heather Pace & Bill Smith with a special dedication and performance from last year’s Home Craft Days Festival.

Address

3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA
24219

Telephone

+12765237479

Website

http://www.homecraftdays.org/

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Adalyn Ramey performs her song "See What God Can Do" at the 52nd Annual Home Craft Days Festival. #music #mountains #song #songwriter

Tammy Lanham from Bluemount, Va is the winner of the homemade quilt! Stop by the MECC Workforce tent if you are still at the festival. If not, call 276-523-9113 or 276-523-9114. Congratulations!

Don’t forget to visit the food court at Home Craft Days!

Todd Meade has been a part of Home Craft Days for 30 years! We are keeping the tradition alive.

Come by the MECC Workforce tent and sign up for some classes! #mecc #workforce

You’ll never know who you’ll run into at Home Craft Days! Ernest T. Bass himself!

Oscar Harris, Heather Pace & Bill Smith with a special dedication and performance from last year’s Home Craft Days Festival.

Let’s take a minute and enjoy a great tune from Rose & Vine from the 2021 Home Craft Days Festival. We’ll see you this weekend!

Gap Civil is one of those bands that you have to see live to fully appreciate the talent in our area. For more information about this year’s Home Craft Days, visit homecraftdays.org.

Richard Phillips and Friends are another staple of Home Craft Days! It’s always a treat when they take the stage. For more information about this years Home Craft Days, visit homecraftdays.org.

Reunited and it feels so good! John McCutcheon, Tommy Bledsoe & Rich Kirby take the stage together once again! Another great moment at Home Craft Days! For more information about this year’s upcoming festival, visit homecraftdays.org. #mecc #homecraftdays #music

“A true country music star “ is a great description of Kelsey Rae Copleland. It’s always a fun time when she performs at Home Craft Days. For more information, visit homecraftdays.org. #homecraftdays #mecc #music

It’s always special to have Jack Wright perform at Home Craft Days! For more information about this years’s festival, visit homecraftdays.org. #homecraftdays #mecc #music #festivals

As we continue on with our artist spotlight, we would like to share this performance from Rich Kirby and Nate Polly. #homecraftdays #music #mecc

As we continue to look back at some of our great performances, we would like to share this great clip of Brandon Maggard and Phillip Austin. And don’t forget to make plans to attend this year’s Home Craft Days Festival on October 20-22. For more information visit our website, www.homecraftdays.org. #music #homecraftdays #mecc

October is finally here! As we prepare for Home Craft Days this year, we wanted to take a look back at some of the great performances from years past. First up is John Haywood and Russ Griswald. #homcraftdays #mecc

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From its beginning, Mountain Empire Community College recognized the importance of preserving and promoting the unique craft and music of the region. In 1972, the first celebration of mountain culture was realized with the establishment of Home Craft Days. Since that time, the festival has been an integral part of Mountain Empire Community College’s longstanding commitment to serve our community. Now celebrating its 42nd year, MECC’s Home Craft Days features musicians and artisans from throughout Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky. Demonstrations of weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more are offered, along with musical performances throughout the three-day event. The 2019 Home Craft Days celebration will be held October 18-20 on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College. For more information on the event, contact MECC’s Wampler Library at (276) 523-7468 or by email at [email protected]