​SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The 2020 schedule is still in the works.

Here's what we had going on at the first annual fest in 2019:

11 a.m.   The festival kicked off with the official designation of Round Hill, VA, as an Appalachian Trail Community. Local dignitaries joined us as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy welcomed our town to the fold.

11:45 a.m.  "Backpacking Lite," Chris Johnson, Mountain Trails

Noon.  Live music: Gina Furtado Project

12:15 p.m.  "Leave No Trace," Jessie Snaman, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy  

12:30 p.m.  "The Secret Life of Insects," Lori Thomas

1:15 p.m.  Celtic jam session 

1:15 p.m. Thru-hiker panel, moderated by Kathryn Herndon-Powell, ATC

1:45 p.m.  Live music: Justin Trawick and the Common Good

2:15 p.m.  Guided hike: Edibles, Kathryn Herndon-Powell, ATC

2:30 p.m.  Old-time music jam session 

2:30 p.m. Trail BINGO!

2:45 p.m.  "Hitting the Trail: Day Hiking 101," Jim Fetig, PATC

​3:30 p.m.  Live music: Short Hill Mountain Boys

4 p.m. "Health & Wellness on the Trail," Heather Sloan

4:15 p.m.  Yoga for Hikers, Ashley Miller, Forever Yoga

And a festival bonus...

5:30 p.m.  Documentary screening: "Barbarian Utopia: Encounters on the Appalachian Trail"

This page features art by Kaden Evans, prizewinner (grades 7-12) in Round Hill's annual Appalachian Trail Art Festival.