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 4 minutes read Virginia Citizens Defense League calls for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti Clark Palmer January 27, 2026 0 3 minutes read Galactic to headline Roanoke’s Freedom First Down by Downtown Festival in April Ian Price January 27, 2026 0 1 minute read Billy Strings to perform at Berglund Center this summer Clark Palmer January 27, 2026 0