Top Smith Mountain Lake Events and Live Music in June (2024)
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Welcome to the ultimate guide for Smith Mountain Lake events in June!
We’ve rounded up dozens of fun-filled things to do at Smith Mountain Lake this month. Keep scrolling to find the best SML activities this weekend and beyond.
Please note, this post is updated throughout the year as events are finalized so please check back often or sign up for our email newsletter to be the first to hear about everything going on at SML!
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June 1, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Big Matt & The Time Machine: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Vinyl Nation: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 2, 2024
Lyndsay Prillaman: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Jimmie Wilson: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 2-6 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 3 p.m.
June 3, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Trivia Night: At Magnum Point Marina. 6-8 p.m.
June 5, 2024
Moneta Farmers Market: Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, bread, jams, jellies, and more, plus local artisans. Adjacent to the Moneta-SML Library, 13641 Moneta Road. 3-6 p.m.
Open Mic Competition: Week 6 of the Hook, Lines and Singers Songwriters Festival Open Mic Competition at Mango’s Bar & Grill to benefit local children’s charities. Registration at 6 p.m. (come with at least four songs and your instrument if you plan to perform). Competition begins at 6:30 p.m.
June 6, 2024
Texas Hold ‘em Poker: Enjoy two games of poker (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) in this fun-filled weekly Poker League at Hot Shots Bar & Grill.
Karaoke: At Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7-11 p.m.
June 7-8, 2024
Lakeside Singers Concert
Smith Mountain Lake’s community chorus presents “Rock My World” at Trinity Ecumenical Parish. Times TBA
SML Quilt Show: More than 100 quilts and quilt-relate items will be on display on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at EastLake Community Church. Raffles, vendors and a boutique with handcrafted items for sale.
June 7, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Try Before You Buy: Free wine tastings at SML Fine Wines. 4-6 p.m.
Fuzzy Logic: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 8, 2024
A Day at the Lake
June 8, 2024
This free event, organized by the Smith Mountain Lake Association, brings the community together for fun and interactive activities (in water and on land) and is dedicated to protecting the water of SML and promoting safe recreation. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Keith McFadden: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Funky Bone: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Ben Folds: Live music at Harvester Performance Center, Rocky Mount. 8 p.m.
June 9, 2024
Harmony4Hope Music Festival: Live music festival at Mango’s Bar & Grill to raise funds for the Lymphoma Research Foundation. Local artists, raffles and more. The lineup includes Jason Long, the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Big Daddy Ray, The Frequency, and Kimberley Dahme. Noon-5 p.m.
Travis Reigh: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
June 10, 2024
Trivia Night: At Magnum Point Marina. 6-8 p.m.
June 12, 2024
Wildlife Wednesday Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal, a tour down to the dam and a presentation by an SML State Park interpreter about the wildlife that call SML home. Noon.
Moneta Farmers Market: Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, bread, jams, jellies, and more, plus local artisans. Adjacent to the Moneta-SML Library, 13641 Moneta Road. 3-6 p.m.
Open Mic Competition: Week 6 of the Hook, Lines and Singers Songwriters Festival Open Mic Competition at Mango’s Bar & Grill to benefit local children’s charities. Registration at 6 p.m. (come with at least four songs and your instrument if you plan to perform). Competition begins at 6:30 p.m.
June 13, 2024
Texas Hold ‘em Poker: Enjoy two games of poker (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) in this fun-filled weekly Poker League at Hot Shots Bar & Grill.
Karaoke: At Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7-11 p.m.
June 14, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 11 a.m.
Five Dollar Shake: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 15, 2024
Juneteenth Celebration (tentative): Living history demonstrations, guided tours, gospel music concert and more highlight this annual event, which commemorates the release of approximately 4 million people of African descent from the bonds of slavery after the end of the Civil War.
Try Before You Buy: Free wine tastings at SML Fine Wines. 4-6 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon and 6 p.m.
Christian Q.: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Misbehavin: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Steve Earle: Live music at Harvester Performance Center, Rocky Mount. 8 p.m.
June 16, 2024
Father’s Day Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 11 a.m.
Dave & Jodie Show: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Marie Anderson: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 2-6 p.m.
June 17, 2024
Trivia Night: At Magnum Point Marina. 6-8 p.m.
June 19, 2024
Moneta Farmers Market: Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, bread, jams, jellies, and more, plus local artisans. Adjacent to the Moneta-SML Library, 13641 Moneta Road. 3-6 p.m.
Open Mic Competition Showdown: Finale of the Hook, Lines and Singers Songwriters Festival Open Mic Competition at Mango’s Bar & Grill to benefit local children’s charities. The six winners of the past 6 weeks will compete for a spot to perform at the SML Wine Festival. 6 p.m.
June 20, 2024
Texas Hold ‘em Poker: Enjoy two games of poker (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) in this fun-filled weekly Poker League at Hot Shots Bar & Grill.
Karaoke: At Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7-11 p.m.
June 21, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Try Before You Buy: Free wine tastings at SML Fine Wines. 4-6 p.m.
Von Darty: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 22, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon.
Justin Prillaman: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Breaking the Chain: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 23, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 1 p.m.
Marie Anderson: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Songwriters’ Festival: Live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill.
June 24, 2024
Trivia Night: At Magnum Point Marina. 6-8 p.m.
June 25, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon and 6 p.m.
June 26, 2024
Moneta Farmers Market: Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, bread, jams, jellies, and more, plus local artisans. Adjacent to the Moneta-SML Library, 13641 Moneta Road. 3-6 p.m.
June 27, 2024
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon and 6 p.m.
Texas Hold ‘em Poker: Enjoy two games of poker (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) in this fun-filled weekly Poker League at Hot Shots Bar & Grill.
Karaoke: At Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7-11 p.m.
June 28, 2024
Try Before You Buy: Free wine tastings at SML Fine Wines. 4-6 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 6 p.m.
Rare Form: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 29, 2024
Chris Suter: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. Noon and 6 p.m.
The Frequency: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30-11:30 p.m.
June 30, 2024
Ray Eanes: Live music at Drifter’s. 2-5 p.m.
Seph Custer: Live music performance at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 2-6 p.m.
Sightseeing Cruise: Enjoy a meal and a 2-hour tour of Smith Mountain Lake aboard the Virginia Dare cruise boat. 3 p.m.
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Andie Gibson
MANAGING PARTNER
Andie has been covering Smith Mountain Lake since 2000 for a variety of publications, including Smith Mountain Laker Magazine, The Roanoker, SML Visitor and Newcomer Guide, SML HOME Magazine and Life Outside. As a partner in G&C Ventures, LLC, she oversees all content for our suite of websites, including Smith-Mountain-Lake.com and LakeLubbers.com.
