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Dr Pepper Day Festival
Dr Pepper Park at The Bridges, Roanoke, VA
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Dr Pepper Day celebrates Roanoke's odd claim to fame: Virginia's first Dr Pepper bottling plant opened on McClanahan Street in 1936, and Roanokers once drank more of the soda per person than anywhere else on earth. The downtown festival has run every October for over a decade with live music, food trucks, and vendors. The 2026 edition moved to a new riverfront location with longer hours.
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