Loudoun Appalachian Trail Festival, FREE, Hillsboro Old Stone School, Saturday June 6, 11am-5pm

Start: Saturday, June 6, 2026 11:00AM
End: Saturday, June 6, 2026 5:00PM

Celebrate the Appalachian Trail with live music all day, and Art Show, Silent Auction, gear sale, kid's activities, climbing wall, food, local beers, wines and spirits, nearly 50 vendors and non-profit organizations. A series of Trail Talks from 12:30 to 3:30 includes authors Mills Kelly, Jeff Ryan, Ben Montgomery, endurance hiker Ray Stinson. National Geographic Adventurer of the year and record-breaking endurance hiker Heather Anderson will be signing her latest book, Farther: Eight Months on America's Triple Crown Trails. Three bands perform from noon through 5 p.m.: Rock Creek Revival, Melissa and The Moth Men, and the Short Hill Mountain Boys. Great food from Ford's Fish Shack, MooThru, Egyptian Pharaoh, Chowzilla, Oui Love Crepes, Glo's Kitchen, California Taco and more. Cold beers from Hillsboro's Old 690 Brewing Company, Snapdragon Brewing Company, Loco Lion Brewery. Delicious wines from Hillsboro's Doukénie, Walsh and Two Twisted Posts, and spirits from Catoctin Creek Distillery. Come, have fun, hear great music and learn about the national treasure right in our own backyard—the amazing Appalachian Trail!