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:

9am-3pm: “The Place” 11th Annual Work Day - Come and lend a hand in taking care of the oldest hostel on the Appalachian Trail. Free lunch is provided for the first 25 volunteers. Volunteers are welcome to stay the night before the work day and through Trail Days (Sunday morning).

6pm at the Town Park: Cookout & Music with the Trail Days Ministry Team. Everyone is welcome. (If it rains, this event will be moved under the tent at One Way Ministries.)