Rooster Walk is a 4-day festival celebrating music, art, and the great outdoors at the idyllic Pop’s Farm venue. With 50 bands performing on 6 different stages, an eclectic roster of great music guides the Rooster Walk experience. In addition to 4 days of amazing music, the family-friendly Rooster Walk offers a wide variety of kids’ activities, craft beer, great food, arts and numerous opportunities to enjoy Virginia’s great outdoors with a kayak tours, bike rides, yoga, a disc golf course and beautiful on-site camping.
Rooster Walk has consistently been named as one of the top festivals in the state:
- Best Overall Music Festival Runner-Up (Blue Ridge Outdoors, 2022)
- Best Family Friendly Festival Runner-Up (Blue Ridge Outdoors, 2022)
- Best Paddling Event Runner-Up (Blue Ridge Outdoors, 2020)
- Top 5 Festivals by Richmond-Times Dispatch (2016)
- # 1 Annual Charity Event, Virginia Living (2019, 2020, 2021)
Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival was created in memory of two of our best childhood friends who passed away while still in their 20s: Edwin “the Rooster” Penn and Walker Shank. This festival celebrates life and the notion that you shouldn’t waste a moment of it.
When Edwin died in a dirt-bike accident in November 2007, and Walker passed from an undiagnosed heart issue while asleep in his apartment in December 2008, close friends decided a music festival was a fitting way to pay tribute. Rooster Walk was created, with the idea that proceeds from the festival go toward a college scholarship fund at their alma mater, Martinsville High School.
We’re happy to report that the mission has been a great success. We’ve raised more than $323,000 for local and regional charities, with much of that going to the “Penn-Shank Memorial Scholarship Fund” for outstanding MHS seniors.
Rooster Walk is being embraced for its tourism and quality of life values, playing a small but growing role in the area’s social fabric.
With VIP packages, 6 stages of music and entertainment, outdoor adventures, fun for the whole family, and more – Rooster Walk is an event that you don’t want to miss it on Pop’s Farm in Martinsville, VA.
