Farnsworth-Page RiverFest 2026 is on!

July 31-August 2, 2026 in Fries, Virginia

Come visit our beloved tiny historic mountain town of Fries (pronounced ‘Freeze’), Virginia for a weekend of tubing, biking, hiking, karaoke, board games, painting/art, and shared meals with family and friends. We’ve rented out the entire Washington Inn in Fries for the weekend as the center of festivities.

All friends and family are invited, but we do need to know who’s coming. Please let us know here by July 15th.

Register to attend – Click here and fill out the form!

The Washington Inn: Party Headquarters

Washington Inn, 509 West Main Street, Fries, VA: Headquarters for the weekend. Come hang out anytime on the front porch rocking chairs, riverview deck out back, or comfy furniture inside. We should have plenty of rooms this year for everyone to spread out.

The Food Plan

To help with kitchen chaos, storage limitations, and burdens on those traveling, we’re going with centrally planned & purchased meals at the inn instead of potluck/food assignments or dispersed eating. We’ll serve up all of Costco’s bounty, and some signature dishes made by locals.

How you can contribute:

If you can plan to put $50 a person into the pot to cover the cost of all meals for the weekend, it’d be appreciated. (Don’t worry about that if it’s a hardship or you’re not up for it.) We’ll also ask everybody when they arrive to sign up for one of the weekend’s meals to help serve it up and clean it up. 

We’ll have vegetarian options available. Plenty of snacks to grab. Feel free to bring snacks to share: non-refrigerated, please, to save on space. NO PEANUTS, please!

FYI

  • Cell service: Be prepared for sketchiness. Usually there’s some signal. Verizon network seems worst around Fries. Have solid directions before you get off the interstate into the mountains. Come to the inn for WiFi as needed. 
  • Bike & kayak rentals, fishing licenses: Go to New River Outdoor Adventures. We also have several bikes at our place and would love to loan them to you. Get in touch with Sara ahead of time about borrowing bikes if possible.
  • Other essentials: There’s a Dollar General in Fries, three restaurants, and in nearby Galax there’s a Wal-Mart, grocery stores, and several restaurants.

Packing List

  • Don’t forget your water shoes!
  • A cooler and your favorite beverages
  • Snacks to share if desired.
    • No peanuts or shrimp/crustaceans due to severe allergies.
    • Nothing that requires fridge space, especially if you’re staying at the inn, as we need it for the meal foods. 
  • If you have them:
    • Bikes, kayaks, pumps to help inflate river tubes! The air mattress type. We’ll be providing all the tubes this year, but they’re a lot to blow up!
    • Board games (Dominion and Wingspan will definitely be crankin’)
    • Musical/percussion instruments if you’re ready to jam.
    • Camp chairs to chill out by or in the river