OkraFest celebrates End of Summer harvest Alex Torres September 5, 2024 1 minute read A festival is being held for the third year in a row this weekend to celebrate a green crop grown in Roanoke. WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke City sees reduction in gun violence since last yearNext: GoCross back at Fallon Park next week Related Stories 1 minute read Animal Angel Tree in Montgomery County looks to make Christmas brighter for shelter pets Gene Marrano December 17, 2025 0 1 minute read After Hanukkah attack in Australia, Radford political science chair weighs in on rising antisemitism Web Staff December 17, 2025 0 1 minute read More Macbeth, A Christmas Story at MMT, Roanoque Baroque and RBT’s The Nutcracker Gene Marrano December 17, 2025 0