Opening Night Concert at the Market Pavilion on Remsburg Drive during the 66th Annual Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon, VA on Friday, August 1, 2014. Copyright 2014 Jason Barnette The Virginia Highlands Festival is an annual arts and crafts festival spread out across the town of Abingdon, Virginia. The festival features several dozen vendors from across the country and thousands of visitors during the 10-day event.