See you next year for the 37th annual
Appalachian Trail Days Festival!
May 17-19, 2024
Interested in coming to Trail Days 2024 as a vendor? Get on the waitlist:
Interested in coming to Trail Days 2024 as a vendor? Get on the waitlist:
The Appalachian Trail Days Festival in 2023 is a recipient of the Special Events & Festivals grant from Virginia Tourism Corporation!
2023 Title Sponsor: Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Hyperlite Mountain Gear is deeply rooted in the practice of ultralight and uncomplicated adventuring. Crafted using revolutionary, 100% waterproof Dyneema© Composite Fabrics, their backpacks, shelters, and accessories function as an integrated system, all grounded in the philosophy of Essentialism. Their mission, to build the best backcountry gear in the world, can only be achieved by creating highly refined gear that features precisely what’s needed. And nothing more.
2023 Thru-Hiker Sponsors
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Thank you to our Thru-Hiker Sponsors! Big Agnes, Darn Tough Vermont, Farm to Feet, Good To-Go, Granite Gear, Gregory Mountain Products, Merrell, Osprey Packs, Six Moon Designs
2023 Section Hiker Sponsors
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Thank you to our Section Hiker Sponsors! Appalachian Gear Company, Get Outside Tour, Brinkwaters & the Speckled Trout Outfitters, Exped, Freeman Productions, La Sportiva, Lite AF, Rab & Lowe Alpine, Ripstop By The Roll, Salewa, Toaks Outdoor, Town Shirt Co., Truliant Federal Credit Union
2023 Day Hiker Sponsors
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2023 Trail Days Vendors
Each year, the Appalachian Trail Days Festival has over a hundred vendors of handmade goods and some of the best outdoor gear in the industry. In addition to the vendors, meet renowned trail authors and learn more about trail advocates and nonprofit partners. Get great festival food, too!
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Craft & Retail Vendors
Abstract Hikes Appalachian Teas and Botanicals Baskets & More Between the Blazes Bill Lyons Carpenter Family Woodworking Dancing Hands Hairwraps Designs by Sharon Doss Custom Leather Dreamland Alpacas DryFox Co Express It Face & Body Art Fire & Ice Outdoors Hope Leather Products Lasting Impressions Photography Misty Mtn Designs Morgan's Earth Treasurers Sapling Grove Pottery Sarah Jones Photography Soulshine Soap Spiral Dyes Status Graphics & Design Sunnyside Stickers Wandering Arts & Crafts WildWoodWear Wire Works Creations Inc. 4 Stitches & Giggles Embroidery Manufacturer Rep Area (by Tent City) Backpacker - Section-Hiker Sponsor Big Agnes / Asolo / Yukon Outfitters Etowah Outfitters Gregory Mtn Products - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Leki & Oboz Osprey - Thru-Hiker Sponsor |
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Event Sponsors & Gear Vendors
Adventure Damascus & Sundog Outfitter AntiGravity Gear & The AT Guide Appalachian Gear Co. - Section-Hiker Sponsor ASTRAL Backpacker / Get Outside Tour - Section-Hiker Sponsor Big Agnes - Thru-Hiker Sponsor BioLite Brinkwaters & The Speckled Trout Outfitters - Section-Hiker Sponsor Cedar Ridge Outdoors Cedar Tree Industry Darn Tough Vermont - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Dutchware Enlightened Equipment - Day-Hiker Sponsor EXPED - Section-Hiker Sponsor Farm To Feet - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Fernweh Food Company Good To-Go - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Granite Gear - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Hampton Farms - Day-Hiker Sponsor Hyperlite Mountain Gear - Title Sponsor Jacks-R-Better Jetboil La Sportiva - Section-Hiker Sponsor Lightheart Gear Lite AF - Section-Hiker Sponsor Mount Inspiration Apparel Mountain Sports Ltd Nature Valley - Day-Hiker Sponsor NEMO Equipment Osprey - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Purple Rain Adventure Skirts Rab & Lowe Alpine - Section-Hiker Sponsor Ripstop by the Roll - Section-Hiker Sponsor Salewa - Section-Hiker Sponsor Six Moon Designs - Thru-Hiker Sponsor Spuds Adventure Gear The Landmark Project Toaks Outdoor - Section-Hiker Sponsor Town Shirt Co - Section-Hiker Sponsor Truliant - Section-Hiker Sponsor Vargo Zpacks |
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Food Vendors
Allen's Sweet Paradise Cornett's Concessions Dr. Enuf Stand by CTREC Fuego Taquito Homeslice Pizza Ice Cream Stop Lil Delights Mama's Food Factory Outback Kate's |
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Authors Tent
Beth Abel Steve Adams Richard Antony Nancy East Dan Healy & Robert Fromhartz Linda Jane Niedfeldt Emily Leonard Lee Lovelace Amber & Joshua Niven Christine Reed Perry Winters |
Nonprofit & Informational
Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA)
American Chestnut Foundation
American Legion Post 135
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC)
AT Museum
Blue Ridge Discovery Center
Earl Shaffer Foundation
Fearsome
Florida Trail Association
Gideon Abingdon Camp
Green Tunnel Podcast
Hike for Mental Health
Laurel Avenue Church of Christ
Local Exposure Magazine
Luke 5 Adventures
Meet the Mountains & Appalachian Trail Vista
Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club (MRATC)
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (NYNJTC)
Southern Ohio Trail Magic
Tennessee Eastman Hiking & Canoeing Club (TEHCC) / Hard Core
Trail Head Lodge
United States Forest Service (USFS)
Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancy
West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (WVSTA)
Wise Pines
Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA)
American Chestnut Foundation
American Legion Post 135
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC)
AT Museum
Blue Ridge Discovery Center
Earl Shaffer Foundation
Fearsome
Florida Trail Association
Gideon Abingdon Camp
Green Tunnel Podcast
Hike for Mental Health
Laurel Avenue Church of Christ
Local Exposure Magazine
Luke 5 Adventures
Meet the Mountains & Appalachian Trail Vista
Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club (MRATC)
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (NYNJTC)
Southern Ohio Trail Magic
Tennessee Eastman Hiking & Canoeing Club (TEHCC) / Hard Core
Trail Head Lodge
United States Forest Service (USFS)
Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancy
West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (WVSTA)
Wise Pines