The Shadow
CLIFTON FORGE, Va. (VR) – The 2026 Fall Festival is underway in downtown Clifton Forge after local leaders and members of the Shriners gathered Friday to officially kick off the three-day event.
Downtown streets are lined with vendors offering a variety of merchandise, crafts and food as visitors gather for the annual festival.
Several local organizations are taking part, including the Lions Club, which is selling homemade ice cream, and Special Olympics, which has tables filled with homemade sweet treats.
Festival favorites also include the Clifton Forge Rescue Squad’s popular hot dogs and the Shriners’ doughnuts, known for being “slap-yo’-mama good.”
The festival continues through Sunday in downtown Clifton Forge, bringing vendors, community organizations and visitors together for one of the area’s annual fall traditions.
