Top Story GO Fest adds ninja warrior course, returns classic vendors this weekend SAM MOSTOW The Roanoke Times Oct 13, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 Updated 6 hrs ago 0 1 of 3 Highline artist Tlaloc Moctezuma Burns of Mexico performs on one-inch-wide webbing during the 2023 GO Fest. The Roanoke Times, File 2023 Evan Daniel of Holly Spring, N.C., performs a flip off a bicycle ramp during the 2023 GO Fest in downtown Roanoke on Saturday. The Roanoke Times, File 2023 7-year-old Wolf Acree of Atlantic Beach, N.C., climbs a rock wall during the 2023 GO Fest in downtown Roanoke. The Roanoke Times, File 2023 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAM MOSTOW The Roanoke Times Preparations for the 2026 iteration of the annual GO Outside Festival, set to take place Friday to Sunday, began last November. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$@@? 27E6C =2DE J62C’D 6G6?E 4@?4=F565[ z2:E !65:8@ 2?5 @E96C H@C<6CD @7 E96 #@2?@<6 ~FED:56 u@F?52E:@? 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