2024 Schedule of Events
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"Ivy Rowe": A One-Woman Show with Barbara Bates Smith
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 8-9pm
Location: Barter Theatre
Tickets: $10
Barbara Bates Smith performs a one-woman show adapted from Lee Smith’s masterwork, “Fair and tender Ladies.”
Duncansville One Room Schoolhouse Tour
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 2-5pm
Location: Located between EB Stanley Middle School and the Coomes Center, plan to park at one of these locations to walk to the school.
FREE
Tour the fully restored late 19th century schoolhouse, hosted by the Washington County Retired Teachers, who give visitors a glimpse of what early education was like, including wooden desks, inkwells, slates, and a pot-bellied stove.
Friends of the Washington County Book Sale | Bag Day
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 1-5pm
Location: Washington County Public Library
Bag Day (All the books you can fit into a bag for $5)
The annual Friends of the Library book sale features thousands of books, dvd’s and records, at reasonable prices.
Virginia Highlands Quilt Show
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 1-4pm
Location: Holston Mountain Artisans
The annual Virginia Highlands Quilt Show will feature 100 antique and contemporary quilts created by local stitchers in various patterns.
William King Museum
Museum Details:
Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-8pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm
FREE
The varied exhibits during the Festival include “The Long Rifle in Virginia,” “The Open Road: The Art of the Motorcycle,” “God Willing, We’ll See Each Other Again: The Life and Work of William Fields,” and Textile Art by Kristy Ottinger.
Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 11am - 5pm
Location: Abingdon Muster Grounds
Learn what life was life in the Abingdon area during the Revolutionary War.
Tour of White's Mill
Date: Daily 10am-5pm (Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Location: White’s Mill
FREE
Tour one of the last working grist mills in the region. Visit the Mercantile during the visit and shop for goods by local artisans as well as White’s Mill cornmeal and grits.
Abingdon Spirit Tours
$20/ea | Cash only
Meet at 112 Court St., Wolf Hills Coffee
Join Abingdon’s Haint Mistress, Donnamarie Emmert ,as she guides participants on her Abingdon Spirit Tour, now in its 26th year. Walk along historic Main Street delighting in the town’s history and the ghost stories of businesses and homes along the way. Not recommended for children under 10, or people in wheeled conveyances. Tours will be called off in case of heavy rain.
Duncansville One Room Schoolhouse Tour
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 1-5pm
Location: Located between EB Stanley Middle School and the Coomes Center, plan to park at one of these locations to walk to the school.
FREE
Tour the fully restored late 19th century schoolhouse, hosted by the Washington County Retired Teachers, who give visitors a glimpse of what early education was like, including wooden desks, inkwells, slates, and a pot-bellied stove.
Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 11am - 5pm
Location: Abingdon Muster Grounds
Learn what life was life in the Abingdon area during the Revolutionary War.
William King Museum
Museum Details:
Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-8pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm
FREE
The varied exhibits during the Festival include “The Long Rifle in Virginia,” “The Open Road: The Art of the Motorcycle,” “God Willing, We’ll See Each Other Again: The Life and Work of William Fields,” and Textile Art by Kristy Ottinger.
Virginia Highlands Quilt Show
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Holston Mountain Artisans
The annual Virginia Highlands Quilt Show will feature 100 antique and contemporary quilts created by local stitchers in various patterns.
Friends of the Washington County Book Sale
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Washington County Public Library
The annual Friends of the Library book sale features thousands of books, dvd’s and records, at reasonable prices.
Tour of White's Mill
Date: Daily 10am-5pm (Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Location: White’s Mill
FREE
Tour one of the last working grist mills in the region. Visit the Mercantile during the visit and shop for goods by local artisans as well as White’s Mill cornmeal and grits.
Abingdon Spirit Tours
$20/ea | Cash only
Meet at 112 Court St., Wolf Hills Coffee
Join Abingdon’s Haint Mistress, Donnamarie Emmert ,as she guides participants on her Abingdon Spirit Tour, now in its 26th year. Walk along historic Main Street delighting in the town’s history and the ghost stories of businesses and homes along the way. Not recommended for children under 10, or people in wheeled conveyances. Tours will be called off in case of heavy rain.
Life in the Backcountry during the Revolutionary War
Date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Time: 11am - 5pm
Location: Abingdon Muster Grounds
Learn what life was life in the Abingdon area during the Revolutionary War.
Virginia Highlands Quilt Show
Date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Holston Mountain Artisans
The annual Virginia Highlands Quilt Show will feature 100 antique and contemporary quilts created by local stitchers in various patterns.
Tour of White's Mill
Date: Daily 10am-5pm (Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Location: White’s Mill
FREE
Tour one of the last working grist mills in the region. Visit the Mercantile during the visit and shop for goods by local artisans as well as White’s Mill cornmeal and grits.
Friends of the Washington County Book Sale
Date: Friday, July 29, 2022
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Washington County Public Library
The annual Friends of the Library book sale features thousands of books, dvd’s and records, at reasonable prices.
Abingdon Spirit Tours
$20/ea | Cash only
Meet at 112 Court St., Wolf Hills Coffee
Join Abingdon’s Haint Mistress, Donnamarie Emmert ,as she guides participants on her Abingdon Spirit Tour, now in its 26th year. Walk along historic Main Street delighting in the town’s history and the ghost stories of businesses and homes along the way. Not recommended for children under 10, or people in wheeled conveyances. Tours will be called off in case of heavy rain.
Virginia Highlands Quilt Show
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Holston Mountain Artisans
The annual Virginia Highlands Quilt Show will feature 100 antique and contemporary quilts created by local stitchers in various patterns.
William King Museum
Museum Details:
Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-8pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm
FREE
The varied exhibits during the Festival include “The Long Rifle in Virginia,” “The Open Road: The Art of the Motorcycle,” “God Willing, We’ll See Each Other Again: The Life and Work of William Fields,” and Textile Art by Kristy Ottinger.
Friends of the Washington County Book Sale
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Washington County Public Library
The annual Friends of the Library book sale features thousands of books, dvd’s and records, at reasonable prices.
Tour of White's Mill
Date: Daily 10am-5pm (Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Location: White’s Mill
FREE
Tour one of the last working grist mills in the region. Visit the Mercantile during the visit and shop for goods by local artisans as well as White’s Mill cornmeal and grits.
Abingdon Spirit Tours
$20/ea | Cash only
Meet at 112 Court St., Wolf Hills Coffee
Join Abingdon’s Haint Mistress, Donnamarie Emmert ,as she guides participants on her Abingdon Spirit Tour, now in its 26th year. Walk along historic Main Street delighting in the town’s history and the ghost stories of businesses and homes along the way. Not recommended for children under 10, or people in wheeled conveyances. Tours will be called off in case of heavy rain.
Tour of White's Mill
Date: Daily 10am-5pm (Closed on Monday and Tuesday
Location: White’s Mill
FREE
Tour one of the last working grist mills in the region. Visit the Mercantile during the visit and shop for goods by local artisans as well as White’s Mill cornmeal and grits.
Virginia Highlands Quilt Show
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Holston Mountain Artisans
The annual Virginia Highlands Quilt Show will feature 100 antique and contemporary quilts created by local stitchers in various patterns.
William King Museum
Museum Details:
Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 10am-8pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm
FREE
The varied exhibits during the Festival include “The Long Rifle in Virginia,” “The Open Road: The Art of the Motorcycle,” “God Willing, We’ll See Each Other Again: The Life and Work of William Fields,” and Textile Art by Kristy Ottinger.
Friends of the Washington County Book Sale
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Washington County Public Library
The annual Friends of the Library book sale features thousands of books, dvd’s and records, at reasonable prices.
Abingdon Spirit Tours
$20/ea | Cash only
Meet at 112 Court St., Wolf Hills Coffee
Join Abingdon’s Haint Mistress, Donnamarie Emmert ,as she guides participants on her Abingdon Spirit Tour, now in its 26th year. Walk along historic Main Street delighting in the town’s history and the ghost stories of businesses and homes along the way. Not recommended for children under 10, or people in wheeled conveyances. Tours will be called off in case of heavy rain.