Destination Downtown Waynesboro

Hello AT Hikers! Are you in Waynesboro, VA this weekend? Hiker Fest is tomorrow, June 6th in Downtown! If you're an AT Hiker we're doing free breakfast at The Russell Museum and free camping (get your permit at the Waynesboro Public Library or the Waynesboro Family YMCA)! And EVERYONE is welcome to come out for free events all day! Here's the schedule:

🥾Live Music Lineup | Stage at N Wayne Ave and Main St
11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Hot Mamas
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Andy Tichenor’s Almost Acoustic
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Nightfall of Diamonds

🥾Hiker Talks Schedule at The Russell Museum
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Trail Maintenance
11:00 am – 12:oo pm: Warren Doyle
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Not Oatmeal (at Stone Soup Books)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Ms. Janet, Trail Angels
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Gary Windham, 2193 miles
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Warren Doyle

🥾Free yoga practice at The Russell Museum 11:00 am & 3:00 pm

What's happening on North Wayne Ave:

🥾Outdoor and local artisan vendors, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Hiker Fest T-shirts, color changing cups, Patagonia pack raffle, Roshi K art raffle, buttons and stickers, and beer tickets at the Destination Downtown Tent on N Wayne, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

🥾Live Painting with Roshi K, N Wayne Ave, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (we're raffling off the painting too!)

🥾Kline's Dairy Bar - Waynesboro ice cream, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Lucky Duck Kettle Korn, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Face painting with Victoria, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾DIY hat and patch bar with Initial Inspiration, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Tarot Reading at Pyramid: Appalachian Magick + Remedy, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

🥾Information and non-profit block with Potomac Appalachian Trail Club - PATC, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association, Waynesboro Public Library, Ms. Janet, and more!

🥾Community in Motion Bus with the Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth with games and more!

Plus tons of other fun! See you there!

There's a lot going on at Hiker Fest 26 this Saturday, June 6th! Along with live music all day, Basic City Beer, Hiker Talks at The Russell Museum, and Storytime with Not Oatmeal at Stone Soup Books, we'll also have t-shirts and DIY hat and patch bar at the Initial Inspiration pop up! There will also be face painting, tarot readings at Pyramid: Appalachian Magick + Remedy, ice cream with Kline's Dairy Bar - Waynesboro, live painting with Roshi K (and you can enter a raffle to win the artwork!), free yoga practice at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm at The Russell Museum, and MORE! Come out and see us this Saturday starting at 11:00 am!

Hiker Fest is THIS SATURDAY, June 6! Come downtown for live music all day, food, drinks, outdoor and artisan vendors, free yoga practice, hiker talks, storytime with Not Oatmeal, Klines ice cream, face painting, and MORE!

Live Music Schedule🎸
11am - 1:30pm: The Hot Mamas
2pm - 4:30pm: Andy Tichenor's Almost Acoustic
5pm - 8pm: Nightfall of Diamonds

Hiker Talks at The Russell Museum
10am – 11am: Trail Maintenance
11am – 12pm: Warren Doyle
12pm – 1pm: Not Oatmeal (at Stone Soup Books)
1pm – 2pm: Ms. Janet, Trail Angels
2pm – 3pm: Gary Windham, 2193 miles
3pm – 4pm: Warren Doyle

1pm & 3pm: FREE Yoga Practice at The Russell Museum

The Russell Museum Delly Up The River Burger Bar The Hot Mamas 32 Feet Up Nightfall of Diamonds Kline's Dairy Bar - Waynesboro