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Blue Ridge Trout and Outdoor Adventures Festival

5th Annual Blue Ridge Trout AND Outdoor Adventures Festival in the downtown Blue Ridge City Park. Put on by the Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter.

Cast – Paddle – Hike – Climb – Ride – Axe Throwing – Outdoor Art- Live Music – Craft Beer and Food and much more.

More than a dozen local outfitters and guides can help you learn why fly-fishing is a growing sport, especially among anglers in the Southern Appalachian Mountains who chase the rainbow, brown and brook trout in the region’s cold-water streams.

NEW! Trout Fest Program Tents present expanded programs including mountain biking and kayaking. Professional fishing guides and outfitters share their fishing programs that tell our visitors what they need to know for a successful day of trout fishing in the Trout Capital of Georgia.

NEW! Trout Fest Activity Zone opens up outdoor fun for our visitors with a climbing wall, a trout-fishing pond, long-saw crosscutting, axe throwing, gem mining and more!

Browse, admire and shop a large selection of fine outdoor art produced by local and traveling artists who feature the resources of the Appalachian Mountains in both their materials and their visions.

Trout Fest Food Court features new and returning food vendors, and our Beer/Wine Garden will include local craft beer from Grumpy Old Men Brewing a local favorite as well as hard cider from Mercier Orchards.

Check out blueridgetroutfest.com for more details.

Emma Dunn

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