Appalachian Trail Days Pre-Festival

Trail Days is the biggest event of the year in Damascus and the world’s largest celebration of the Appalachian Trail and hiker culture! Each year in May, the town swells to an estimated 25,000 people for the festival. You can expect a grand reunion of thru-hikers past and present, over a hundred vendors of handmade goods and some of the best outdoor gear in the industry, a packed schedule of live music and events, and a large crowd of trail supporters and hiking enthusiasts. Trail Days is always the weekend after Mother’s Day. The Town-wide Yard Sale is always the weekend before Trail Days.

Schedule of Events:

7am-3pm: TOWN-WIDE YARD SALE… Bargains on every street

8am-2pm at Daisy Bell Children's Consignment: $5 Fill A Bag Sale

9am-noon at Laurel Creek Park: Stop by the Damascus Farmers Market for fresh and local produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, craft items, and more. Laurel Creek Park is located downtown by the Post Office and Damascus Old Mill Inn. The Farmers Market will also have official Trail Days t-shirts for sale on May 11th!

9am-noon at the Gazebo in the Town Park: Rabies Vaccine Clinic by Dr. John Roberts of VCA Highlands Animal Hospital. Other routine vaccines will also be available at a discounted price! Please bring dogs on leashes and cats in crates.

11am-2pm at the Damascus Senior Citizens’ Center: Bean Dinner & Bake Sale Fundraiser; all proceeds go toward replacing the roof at the Senior Center. Great dinner of pinto beans, mac and cheese, cole slaw, cornbread, apple cobbler with caramel sauce, tea/water/coffee.