ABOUT HOME CRAFT DAYS

The first celebration of mountain culture in the region was realized with the establishment of Home Craft Days in 1972. Since that time, the festival has served as an integral part of Mountain Empire Community College’s longstanding commitment to promoting and preserving the rich musical and cultural heritage of Southwest Virginia.

For more than 40 years, MECC’s Home Craft Days has featured 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 2022 Home Craft Days celebration will be held October 21-23, 2022 on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College.

Mountain Empire Community College’s Home Craft Days Festival will kick off Friday night in the Phillips-Taylor Hall Goodloe Center with free Dough and Joe and kettle corn beginning at 5 pm. Barbecue and Mountain Rose wine will also be available for purchase. MECC’s free Friday night concert begins at 6:30 pm featuring Tommy Bledsoe, Rich Kirby, Tyler Hughes, and Todd Meade; the New River Railsplitters, and Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius. Vendors will be open 10-6 on Saturday and 10-5 Sunday. The 50th anniversary gala featuring John McCutcheon will be held Saturday evening beginning at 6:30. For tickets, call 276-523-7466.

Saturday and Sunday will feature performances every hour on our two stages- Legends and Legacy. The Crafts Festival will begin on Saturday, October 22 from 10-6 and Sunday, October 23 from 10-5. Enjoy the food, fun, and friendship of Southwest Virginia and come home to the Home Craft Days festival.