Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival

04/27/2025

The 2025 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival is a wrap! A huge thank you goes out to our wonderful sponsors, who help made this year's festival happen. An even BIGGER thank you goes out to attendees. A portion of every ticket sale goes toward environmental conservation and preserving our local trout population -- and you played a major part in helping. Have pics from the festival you want to share? Post 'em in the comments section below! We'll see y'all in 2026 🎣

04/26/2025

Today is the BIG DAY! Gates open in ONE HOUR -- join us in Downtown Blue Ridge for the 2025 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival! Amazing demos, lip-smackin' food, live music, over 100 vendors, and a full day of spring fun in the sun. Kids under 12 get in FREE and leashed dogs are welcome!

04/25/2025

Who is excited for Trout Fest TOMORROW?! Some important details to know:
✅ Gates open at 10AM and close at 6PM
✅ Location: Downtown Blue Ridge, GA
✅ Parking: Free parking on West Main Street. Paid parking throughout downtown.
✅Tickets = $10 cash or card at gate
✅Bring your appetite: We'll have multiple food trucks and Grumpy Old Men Brewing beer to drink!
✅ Shop for gear & goodies: We'll have over 100 vendors selling everything from custom fly fishing rods to knives and more.
✅ Bring your dancin' shoes: Live music from Topper-Voices Of Rock & Soul starts at 3PM and ends with headliner Kurt Thomas Music!
✅ Bring your littles: Kids 12 & under = FREE + Kids Activity Zone!
✅ Bring your doggos as long as they're leashed!
✅ More info? Visit https://blueridgetroutfest.com/. We'll see y'all tomorrow!!

04/24/2025

Donutnv Northeast Atlanta, GA has got us craving dessert after dinner 😋 Grab your sweet treat THIS SATURDAY while you shop for new adventure gear and fly rods! Gates open at 10AM!! More info: https://blueridgetroutfest.com

04/21/2025

Trout Fest is THIS SATURDAY -- and we are in need of volunteers! Sell tickets, pour beer, or just be helpful! All volunteers get free entry into the festival, free food, and a free t-shirt commemorating your day.

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E49AAA728A1F94-50748034-call #/

04/18/2025

It's the last weekend for the Tagged Trout Derby 🤯 Hook a tagged trout in Blue Ridge, register your catch at blueridgetroutfest.com, and win BIG prizes on April 26th at Trout Fest!

Find tagged trout here:

Deep Hole Recreation Area
Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area
Tammen Park
Curtis Switch TVA River Access Site
Ron Henry Horseshoe Bend

04/14/2025

04/12/2025

We're just TWO WEEKS out from Trout Fest '25! Still looking for weekend lodging? Check out presenting sponsor Blue Ridge Lodging Association's member list. From waterfront properties to secluded cabins, there's something for everyone. http://www.stayinblueridge.com/members/

04/10/2025

One of the best outdoor dining spaces in Blue Ridge! Big thanks to Toccoa Riverside Restaurant for sponsoring Trout Fest '25 and this year's Catch It on Film screening! Limited tickets available: https://blueridgetroutfest.com/catch-it-on-film

04/08/2025

Join us on April 26th to see over 100 amazing outdoor adventure vendors in Downtown Blue Ridge! Here's just a small sampling 🤯 Learn more here: https://blueridgetroutfest.com/exhibitors

Magooster Tackle Co.
Highland Rod Company
The General Ledger
Freedom For Fido
Wild Bearings

Tits-N-Trout, LLC
The Paddle Zone
Save Georgia's Hemlocks, Inc.
Rambler Angler and Blade Co.

Holdenbrook Knives
Float North Georgia
Faith Presbyterian Church, Blue Ridge, Ga.
Dark Valley Woodworks
Chester's Provisions
Cartecay Freeze Dried Goods

04/06/2025

Happening the night before Trout Fest on 4/25!! Eat, drink, and bid on silent auction items inside the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Art Center. Then stick around for curated short films exploring the fish, the fishing, the fun, and the secrets of curious creatures in our waters! Limited tix available. Grab yours now before they're all gone!

Tix: https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Catch-It-On-Film-106389
More Info: https://blueridgetroutfest.com/catch-it-on-film