Thank you for another exciting year at the
​Appalachian Trail Days Festival!

See you next year! May 19-21, 2023
Interested in coming to Trail Days 2023 as a vendor or performer? Get on the waitlist:
2022 Event & General Info:
Thank you to our title sponsor, Hyperlite Mountain Gear! 
See all Trail Days sponsors and vendors here. 

Get the Festival Guide

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​The Festival Guide is your one-stop shop for all things Trail Days. Print copies are available at Town Hall and local businesses, as well as the Town Info Tent on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the event.

Inside: event schedule, town map, music lineup, event sponsors, local information, and more!
Event Information
General
  • If you are driving into town, allow additional time for travel on Rt 58 between Abingdon and Damascus due to road construction. 
  • Depending on your cell phone carrier, you may have limited service in and around Damascus. Verizon and Sprint tend to be the most reliable.
  • The Town Information Tent is located by the Gazebo in the Town Park. Stop by for the festival guide, local information, lost and found items, and official Trail Days merchandise (t-shirts, collectors coins, bandanas, neck gaiters, stickers, patches, and more).
  • There are FREE concerts in the Town Park all weekend. Live music is located at the gazebo in the middle of the Town Park. Bring your own lawn/camping chair or picnic blanket.
  • Residents and businesses may allow up to ten (10) tents on their property. Tents are permitted within town limits during Trail Days ONLY from Wednesday to Monday. Property owners must obtain a free land use permit from Town Hall in advance.
    ​Tents are also permitted on the following holiday weekends: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day.
  • ​Please share your Trail Days photos with us! On Facebook and Instagram, use hashtags #TrailDays and #VisitDamascus or tag the town pages.
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Parking
Learn more about general town parking here. ​NOTE: Parking in the Wilson Street lot between May 1 and the end of the annual Appalachian Trail Days event (usually around May 20) is not accessible and vehicles may be towed.
  • Paid parking is available near Tent City at 1011 S Shady Ave, Damascus VA 24236. Parking is $20 per car for the weekend, CASH ONLY.
  • The town of Damascus is highly walk-able and bike-able. Once you find a place to park, we recommend that you travel by foot, bike, and/or shuttle as much as possible. If you are staying in town overnight, please try to leave your vehicle at your lodging.
  • The Trail Days shuttle is back this year! Look for shuttle stops throughout town on Friday and Saturday.

Camping in Tent City
  • Tent City is located at 1011 S Shady Ave, Damascus VA 24236.
  • An entrance fee is required to enter Tent City, whether camping or not. Tent City wristbands are good for the entire weekend and cost $15 per person on Thursday, $10 on Friday, and $5 on Saturday
  • Tent City is CASH ONLY.
  • Tent City opens for camping and parking at 9am on Thursday, May 12. If you arrive before Tent City opens, you will be asked to leave the premises.
  • Weekend parking on-site is $20 per car, CASH ONLY. No vehicles may be taken into the camping area. There is a $200 fine for vehicles driven onto the utility field.
  • Tent city is pet-friendly. Please keep pets on leash and clean up any waste.
  • Quiet hours begin at midnight on Friday and 1am on Saturday. No exceptions. 

Saturday Hiker Parade 
  • Water balloons are not allowed but super soakers are very much encouraged! The Town expects participants to use caution and common sense.
  • Do not spray water on anyone preceding the hikers, to include those in uniform such as the Honor Guard and Police. Do not spray water on other parade participants such as trail maintenance clubs, beauty pageant queens, scout troops, etc...unless they have a water gun too!
  • The parade is at 2pm. Parade line-up is at 1:30pm in front of Sundog Outfitter. The parade ends at Food City.
The Trail Days Planning Committee is staffed by at least one Town Council member, one town employee, and volunteers. The Chair of the Trail Days Committee is Councilwoman Susan Coleman. Contact the committee chair or Town Hall to get involved.

SOLD OUT! See you next year!

2022 t-shirts are sold out! (AND we sold them all before lunch on Saturday!) Stop by Town Hall during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 9-5) for remaining collector coins, bandanas, stickers, and 2020 t-shirts.