Downtown Roanoke, Inc. Events

Our mission at Downtown Roanoke, Inc. is to make Downtown Roanoke the preferred place to work, live and play. Events are part of the "play" in our mission and DRI has been putting on events for years. Our annual events include:

DRI events include:

• Budweiser Summer Series
• Dickens of a Christmas
• Elmwood on Ice
• St. Patrick's Day Parade and Shamrock Festival
• Party in Elmwood
• Downtown Roanoke Sidewalk Sale
• City Market Saturdays
• Market Wednesdays
• Harvest Festival
• Movies in the Market
• Downtown Restaurant Week

Downtown Roanoke, Inc. is also the permitting agent for the City of Roanoke and the contracted management of the Downtown District. As the permitting agent for the City and the first point of contact, DRI assists event planners wth their assembly permits and reservations for Downtown's exciting public venues.