• Sunset Canoe Paddle - 9/9
• Hot Air Balloon Classic - 9/9-11
• MUSIC - Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies with The Dichotomies at Kirk Avenue - 9/9
• Roaring Plains Wilderness Backpack Trip - 9/10
• Claytor Lake Sprint Triathlon - 9/10
• Bass Pro Shop River Bassin' Kayak Fishing Tournament - 9/10
• 2nd Annual Diamond Dash - 9/10
• Johnny CASA 5-Miler/5K Walk - 9/10
• Mountain Bike the Mountains - 9/10
• Greenbrier River Trail Ride - 9/10
• Roanoke Valley Greenway Hike - 9/10
• MUSIC - William Walter & Co. at Martins - 9/10
• MUSIC - Lefty Williams at Blue 5 - 9/10
• Kayaking on the New River - 9/11
• Volunteer Trail Work - 9/11
• Kayak Roll Session - 9/11
• MUSIC - Apache Relay and River City Extension at Kirk Avenue - 9/11
• Radical Reels Film Festival/Get Outside Expo - 9/14
• Woodpecker Ridge Hawk Watch - 9/15
• For even more events visit the complete Roanoke Outside calendar  

Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most outrageous mountain sport films from the 35th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when RADICAL REELS comes to Roanoke on September 14 at the Jefferson Center. 

Bike tough trails, paddle wild waters, and ski steep slopes. The Radical Reels Tour runs every spring & winter and spans North America bringing a variety of mountain sport films to a wide range of viewers from hard-core outdoor adventurers to weekend warriors. So hang on to your seats as we present the world's best action films on skiing, boarding, climbing, biking, kayaking and more - all brought to life on the big screen.

To wet your palette, we've provided some summaries of the films you'll be seeing.

In the three-minute documentary spoof, Cross Country Snowboarding, the world's most dedicated Nordic snowboarders battle the winter elements as they fight prejudice from skiers and regular snowboarders alike.

From the crew that brought us The Collective, Roam, and Seasons, Follow Me examines why we love to ride. Whether it's back yard sessions, ripping local trails, bike parks, road trips, or heli drops, it's all about sharing the ride.

The latest standard setting flick from the legendary crew at Teton Gravity Research, Light the Wick is about sparking the flame and watching the world's most talented and well-rounded skiers and riders blast off.

Renan Ozturk had been a traveling vagabond following his passion for rock climbing - sleeping outside in wild places, hitching rides, and draining his bank account. These days he is a little more domesticated, but still doing what he loves in Living the Dream.

OSeven is a charming multi-sport nod to Sigmund Freud's theory that "happiness is a child's dream fulfilled in maturity".

Described as "an exploration of the abstract and the extreme" by its filmmakers, Second Nature follows three vintage suit clad skateboarders as they test the limits of the human body on the roads of California's High Sierras.

The Storming is a progressive snowboarding feast for the senses, featuring Sammy Luebke, Kazu Kukobu, Torstein Horgmo, and a cast of chicks who rip.  

A previously unexplored wonderland of boulders and crags, nestled at an elevation of 4200 meters under the Tuzgle volcano in Argentina, is discovered by Swiss climber Nina Caprez and her climbing companions in Tuzgle.

Renowned kayaker Steve Fisher brings together a brotherhood of big-water pros to experience the ride of their lives on Africa's Zambezi River in The Ultimate Ride: Steve Fisher.