Big Meadows Lodge Dining

• Open 7:30 AM to 3 PM
• In a hurry or hitting the trails? Request a boxed lunch "to go."
• You can also order a Backpack Lunch*, that comes with its own backpack rental for convenient carrying - simply return the backpack to the front desk at the end of your adventure.
• Boxed or backpack lunch orders can be placed at the Spottswood hostess stand or Big Meadows Lodge front desk.

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Outdoor terrace seating at Big Meadows provides fresh mountain air and breathtaking valley views (weather permitting). And because we love pets, you can bring your four-legged pooch with you. Plus we have a special Yappy Hour Menu just for them. It's a "pawsitively" great way to spend time in Shenandoah!

Hours & Menus:

Our terrace seating is an extension of the Spottswood Dining Room and operates with the same hours and menus.

• Yappy Hour Pet-Friendly Menu

Hours:

• Open 2:30 PM - 10 PM (Sun-Thurs)
• Open 2 PM - 10 PM (Fri-Sat)

Menu:

• Taproom Menu

Tuesday Trivia Night
6:00 PM
New Market Taproom
Free to all park guests

Join us in the taproom and test your knowledge. It's a fun and relaxing way to spend time after a day of hiking!

June 20 - Camping & Hiking
June 27 - National Parks

July 4 - Wildlife
July 11 - Camping & Hiking
July 18 - National Parks
July 25 - Wildlife

August 1 - Camping & Hiking
August 8 - National Parks
August 15 - Wildlife
August 22 - Camping & Hiking
August 29 - National Parks

September 5 - Wildlife
September 12 - Camping & Hiking
September 19 - National Parks
September 26 - Wildlife

October 3 - Camping & Hiking
October 10 - National Parks
October 17 - Wildlife
October 24 - Camping & Hiking
October 31 - Horror Movies

November 7 - National Parks

Enjoy live entertainment at Big Meadows Lodge! Performances take place at the New Market Taproom from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, except where otherwise noted. These events are free to attend for all guests. We hope to see you here!

June 16 - Tommy Rueckert
June 17 - Tim Seaman (Great Room, 5pm-7pm)
June 17 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)
June 30 - Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin

July 7 - Rich Follett
July 8 - Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin
July 15 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)
July 21 - Tommy Rueckert
July 22 - Davis Bradley Bluegrass
July 29 - Mike McCray

August 5 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)
August 11 - Davis Bradley Bluegrass
August 12 - Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin
August 18 - Tommy Rueckert
August 19 - Rich Follett
August 25 - Davis Bradley Bluegrass
August 26 - Rich Follett

September 1 - Rich Follett
September 2 - Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin
September 8 - Rich Follett
September 15 - Tommy Rueckert
September 16 - Mike McCray
September 22 - Davis Bradley Bluegrass
September 23 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)
September 29 - Rich Follett
September 30 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)

October 13 - Dwight Martin (7:30pm-9pm)
October 14 - Tim Seaman (Great Room, 5pm-7pm)
October 14 - Jeremiah Prophett
October 20 - Tommy Rueckert
October 21 - Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin
October 28 - Jeremiah Prophett

November 3 - Tommy Rueckert
November 11 - Rich Follett

Davis Bradley Bluegrass

Kathy Davis and Bradley A. Bishop are a Bluegrass duo that offer smooth harmonies with an acoustic blend created by a musical chemistry that they share. They have teamed up to present a one of a kind musical experience that is exciting, entertaining, and offers something for everyone!

Dwight Martin

Dwight Martin is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter from Harrisonburg, VA. His performances are energetic, fun, and full of audience favorites. Dwight covers hits from various decades including classic rock, pop, blues, and a few country tunes. After playing with bands in the east and mid-west, Dwight now entertains full time as a one-man-band show.

Jeremiah Prophett

Lisbeth Sabol and Casey Firkin

Based in the Shenandoah Valley, Lisbeth and Casey play a unique blend of mountain music based on americana, bluegrass and blues – their own originals and also classic songs that everyone will know and enjoy. Their performances are energetic and interactive to entertain everyone in high spits. More info can be seen on the "Singing to the Moon" Facebook page

Mike McCray

After years of playing various styles of music in several different bands, Mike decided to go solo with his own type of music. For lack of a better term, it can be called contemporary folk, but with influences ranging from traditional American to swing, and from bluegrass to rock, his is not your normal coffee-house folk. An educator, historian, writer and farmer, Mike uses the songs he has collected and composed to tell stories that make you think, laugh, remember and learn. He's been playing in Shenandoah National Park for 15 years now.

Rich Follett

Rich performs easy-on-the-ears acoustic folk music. His song list includes familiar tunes from the 1920s to the present as well as his original compositions, which offer insightful lyrics and inviting melodies you will want to hear over and over again. Rich is a public school teacher whose program is punctuated with interesting anecdotes and true stories from his classroom experiences. One of Rich's CDs received the following review from Amazon.com: "Rich Follett's melodies are not only soothing to listen to, his lyrics speak right to your heart with feelings only he seems to be able to put to words. His voice is like velvet, and people just want to stop and hear it."

Shenandoah Valley Cloggers

The Shenandoah Valley Cloggers Inc., formed in 1984, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Appalachian clogging, a distinctive form of American folk dance, which encompasses many different traditions of step dances with Scottish, English, Dutch and German roots. To entertain a variety of ages, the troupe’s music includes everything from bluegrass, to country, to pop, to old time rock ‘n’ roll. Since 1984, the troupe has been performing on select evenings at Skyland in Shenandoah National Park. The troupe is made up of 14 dancers, ranging in age from mid-20s to late 60s, all focused on their love of clogging and the enjoyment of entertaining.

Tim Seaman

Timothy Seaman of Williamsburg, Virginia has performed on hammered dulcimer and other instruments for the Park for over twenty years, and collaborated with the Park to produce the original CD Here On This Ridge. A teacher, backpacker, and son of biologists, he crafts unique and moving musical expressions of nature and heritage that have inspired countless visitors with Blue Ridge content and meaning!

Tommy Reuckert

Tommy has been performing in the DC area for many years, with various songs featured on Mary Cliff's Traditions show on PBS and on Dick Cerri's Music Americana Showcase. He has opened for national acts such as Odetta at the Cellar Door, Grover Margaret and ZaZuZaz at Desperados, Tim Eyerman and the East Coast Offering at Eskimo Nells, and more recently for the Street Back Sisters at Jammin' Java in Vienna. He has released two albums/CDs, "The Journey" and "Beneath a Tree" with songs co-written by his sister Carla. The heart of his music is the golden age of pop/folk from the 70s, but he ventures into newer music upon request. Other than Big Meadows and Skyland - his favorite places to play - Tommy performs every Saturday night at Boccato Gelato and Espresso in Arlington, VA. If you live in the DC area he would love for you to stop by and bring some Shenandoah spirit with you!