Schedule:

July 19, 2023

7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Table Talk: Broadening The Story
Barter Theatre Gilliam Stage

July 20, 2023

5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Appalachian Supper at Hickory at Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards

July 21, 2023

8:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Early Bird Shopping: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Tour of White’s Mill at White's Mill
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m: Highlands Writers Fair at Virginia Highlands Festival
11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m: Barter Theatre: A History and Backstage Tour at Barter Theatre
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
12:00 p.m - 12:00 p.m: 10-Day Summer Festival at Virginia Highlands Festival
5:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m: Barter Theatre: A History and Backstage Tour at Barter Theatre
7:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: 80's Retro Prom featuring The Breakfast Club at Glenrochie Country Club
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
11:00 p.m - 11:55 p.m: Late-Nite Comedy at Barter Theatre’s Smith Stage

July 22, 2023

8:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Abingdon Farmers Market at Farmers Market Pavillion
8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Creeper Trail Ride to Honor Lawrence the Legend at Virginia Creeper Trail Trailhead
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m: Sinking Spring Cemetery Tombstone Tour at Sinking Spring Cemetery
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War at Colonial Road
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Community Day at The Martha Lawn
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival    
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour Duncansville at One-Room Schoolhouse
10:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m: “Made in SWVA” Displays and Demonstrations at Southwest Virginia Cultural Center and Marketplace
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Tour: Abingdon Vineyards at Abingdon Vineyards
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: “How to Clean Tombstones” with Charlie Barnette at Sinking Spring Cemetery
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Kitchen Tour presented by Berry Home Centers at Virginia Highlands Festival
2:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: 1st Annual Washington Crossings Car Show featuring Annabelle’s Curse at Washington Crossings Parking Lot
5:30 p.m - 7:15 p.m: Living History Tour of the Historic Sinking Spring Cemetery at Sinking Spring Cemetery
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
11:00 p.m - 11:55 p.m: Late-Nite Comedy Barter Theatre’s Smith Stage

July 23, 2023

9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Tour of White’s Mill at White's Mill
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War at Colonial Road
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour at Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse
3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Butterflies and Lavender at Shelter at Eberhardt Park
7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m: A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams at Martha Washington Inn and Spa
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour at Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse

July 24, 2023

9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m: Hike on the Creeper Trail from Watauga to Abingdon at Virginia Creeper Trail Trailhead
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds  
10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Luncheons at St. Thomas Episcopal Church
2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Benefits of Mushrooms: How to Cultivate at Home with Adam Goodson, Pick N Grin Farm at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
6:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m: American Chestnut Restoration Talk by Vasiliy Lakoba at Veterans Memorial Park
7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m: A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams at Martha Washington Inn and Spa
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Storytelling and Music: Celebrating the Storytelling and Musical Traditions of the Appalachian Region featuring Hannah Harvey, Josh Goforth, and Eugene Wolf. at Barter Theatre’s Gilliam Stage
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Lecture: Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Auditorium

July 25, 2023

9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Hike to the Great Channels at Meet at Hayters Gap Community Center
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Mushroom Walk at Straight Branch Parking Lot
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
10:00 a.m - 5:00 PM:Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Microgreen Growing Workshop: Hands on experience with Walter Groux, Natures Edge Farm at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Farm Tour: Tumbling Creek Orchards, Hops and Cider Barn at Kelly Ridge Farms
3:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Abingdon Farmers Market at Farmers Market Pavillion
4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Lecture: Exploration to Reconstruction: Abingdon and Washington County, 1650-1880, by Dr. Garrett Jackson at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

July 26, 2023

9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Strenuous Hike from Backbone Rock to Damascus at Caboose at Damascus Town Park
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds
11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Luncheons at St. Thomas Episcopal Church
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Children’s Concert: Cool Colonial Instruments at Smith Stage at Barter Theatre
2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Tour: Appalachian Heritage Distillery at Appalachian Heritage Distillery
4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting: Tumbling Creek Taproom at Tumbling Creek Taproom
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Fire By Night Collective at Abingdon Farmers Market
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Crystal Concert at Smith Stage at Barter Theatre
7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Going Batty: Bat Ecology Talk by Richard Carter at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour at Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
9:00 p.m - 10:30 p.m: Things that Fly in the Dark: Hunting Bats and Moths at Abingdon Trailhead of the Virginia Creeper Trail

July 27, 2023

9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Moderate Loop Hike on the Appalachian and Iron Mountain Trails at Caboose at Damascus Town Park
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Tour: Nicewonder Vineyards at Nicewonder Vineyards
6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Southwest Virginia’s Got Talent at Southwest Virginia Cultural Center and Marketplace
6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Tea Blending Experience with Appalachian Teas and Botanicals at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m: The Nature Conservancy’s Work in Southwest Virginia Talk by Brad Kreps at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee

July 28, 2023

8:30 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Writers and Readers Days - Workshops at Virginia Highlands Festival
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Abingdon Muster Grounds: How Southwest Virginia Men Helped Win the Revolution at Abingdon Muster Grounds
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art
11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m: Barter Theatre: A History and Backstage Tour at Barter Theatre
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Snorkeling in Whitetop-Laurel Creek with Blue Ridge Discovery Center at Straight Branch Parking Lot
2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee at Wolf Hills Coffee
2:45 p.m - 4:15 p.m: Snorkeling in Whitetop-Laurel Creek with Blue Ridge Discovery Center at Straight Branch Parking Lot
3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Farm Tour: Tumbling Creek Orchards, Hops and Cider Barn at Kelly Ridge Farms
5:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m: Barter Theatre: A History and Backstage Tour at Barter Theatre
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Celtic Friday Fest Featuring Tuatha Dea at Abingdon Farmers Market
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
11:00 p.m - 11:55 p.m: Barter’s Late-Nite Cabaret at Barter Theatre’s Smith Stage

July 29, 2023

8:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Abingdon Farmers Market at Farmers Market Pavillion
8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m: Writers and Readers Days - Sessions at Virginia Highlands Festival
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
9:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m: Field and Forest Excursion with Lori Briscoe of Appalachian Teas and Botanicals at Fairhaven Farm
9:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Civil War Living History: Fairview Farm and Homestead at Fairview Farm
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual Festival Book Sale at Washington County Public Library
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m: Sinking Spring Cemetery Tombstone Tour at Sinking Spring Cemetery
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War at Colonial Road
10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Kids' Fun and Activities at The Barter Green
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour at Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Sawdust Festival at Holston Mountain Artisans
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Abingdon Historic Homes Tour at Downtown Historic Abingdon
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
1:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Civil War Living History: Fairview Farm and Homestead at Fairview Farm
4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: VHF Country Slam featuring Country Duo, Kaitlyn Baker and Joe Lasher including special guests, Lauren Cole Band at Latture Field
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour at Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Spirit Tours at Wolf Hills Coffee
11:00 p.m - 11:55 p.m: Barter’s Late-Nite Cabaret at Barter Theatre’s Smith Stage

July 30, 2023

9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Arts and Crafts at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Antiques and Vintage Market at Virginia Highlands Festival
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War at Colonial Road
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Juried Fine Art Show including Photography at The Abingdon Arts Depot
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Virginia Highlands Quilt Show at Holston Mountain Artisans
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Antiques Discovery Day at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
1:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Quilts, Barter Memorabilia, and Portraits: Current Exhibits at William King Museum of Art at William King Museum of Art
2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Annual "Festival Book Sale" Bag Day - bring a bag and fill with books for only $5 at Washington County Public Library
2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour at Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse
7:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour at Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse

Date: July 21 - 30, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Abingdon, VA 24210

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