Featured Events
The Crooked Road Youth Music Festival
May 12, 2012
The Crooked Road's 1st Annual Heartwood Youth Music Festival Saturday May 12th- 10 a.m.
May 26, 2012
Bring your Boogie shoes for a night of music at the Abingdon Market Pavilion.
May 26, 2012
Kiwanis Club of Abingdon Sponsors this day event with vendors and food. Hours are
Preplanned Trips
Fall Into Abingdon
Abingdon | 3 Days
Day 1
Begin your day with a ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34 mile hiking, biking and horseback riding trail. The fall season brings perfect temperatures and unbelievable scenery with an abundance of autumn color. Rent a bike or bring your own, take a shuttle to the top of Whitetop Mountain and coast 17 miles through the Jefferson National Forest. Between Abingdon and Damascus, a short distance off the trail in Alvarado you will find the Abingdon Vineyard & Winery, Washington County’s first Virginia Farm Winery. Nestled in the trees along the South Holston River, tastings, tours, gifts and wine sales are available for your pleasure. Continuing on the trail toward Abingdon, enjoy the scenic beauty of our agriculture heritage. Arriving at the trail head in Abingdon, stay at one of our numerous lodging choices, have dinner at one of our many outstanding restaurants and visit Barter Theatre, live theatre at its best.
Day 2
Stroll the charming brick sidewalks of Historic Abingdon; enjoy the vibrant foliage while taking a self-guided walking tour. Explore the various shops and boutiques along Main Street and find unique and delightful gifts, Virginia wines, tea parlors, and galleries and studios that showcase local artists. Stop by the Arts Depot and watch as local artisans demonstrate their talents. See exhibits at William King Museum and tour Fields Penn 1860 House Museum.
Day 3
Enjoy the rural countryside by traveling State Highway 75 toward South Holston Lake. US 58 toward Damascus, to observe the natural beauty, from the peaks of Mt. Rogers and Whitetop – the two highest mountains in Virginia- to streams, rivers and wooded areas. From Abingdon, Whites Mill Road will take you to a 1790 grist mill that is on the Virginia Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You can take a look around the mill and visit the mercantile to purchase local arts and crafts and grab a snack that will take you back in time.
List of stops
Barter Theatre - Show Details
- Address
- 127 West Main Street
- Phone
- 276-628-3991
Barter Theatre- the official state theatre of Virginia.
With its unique beginnings during the Great Depression, Barter Theatre, one of this nation’s oldest professional non-profit theatres, is located in beautiful historic Abingdon, Virginia. Barter Theatre is a theatre of firsts: one of this nation’s first professional regional theatres, the first professional theatre to be designated a state theatre – The State Theatre of Virginia and more. Today, Barter offers a variety of musicals, classics, comedies, dramas and new southern and Appalachian plays performed February – December yearly on two stages: Barter Theatre and Barter Stage II. Barter Theatre continues to be one of the nation’s most vibrant and exciting professional theatre experiences. Upcoming Shows: Shake, Rattle and Roll: A Rockin Tribute to the King August 20 – September 12; The Woman in Black September 3 – November 13; The Full Monty September 17 – November 13; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily October 9 – November 13; Where Trouble Sleeps October 9 – November 13; Its a Wonderful Life November 19 – December 26; A Tuna Christmas November 23 – December 26.
Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum - Show Details
- Address
- 208 West Main Street
- Admission
- FREE
- Phone
- 276-676-0216
Come see how a middle class family lived in 1860. Free to Public. Open All Year.
History comes alive in an 1860 house museum. This faithful restoration depicts the life of a prosperous family just prior to the Civil War.
White's Mill - Show Details
- Phone
- 276-628-2960
- Address
- 12291 Whites Mill Road
White's Mill is a 150-year-old flour and grist mill located 3.5 miles from Abingdon. One of the only water-powered mills in existence in Southwest Virginia. The mill is a Virginia Historic Landmark.
White's Mill has long served the neighboring community. Since the late 18th century, the mill provided meal and flour for the farm and kitchen, as well as a gathering place for sharing news and views. The Mercantile, formerly the Cumbow Store, provided those store-bought essentials and extras that any home needs.
William King Museum - Show Details
- Address
- 415 Academy Drive
- Phone
- 276-628-5005
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