Appalachia Special Projects

05/27/2025

For anyone following this page please click on the link below for the new Appalachia Special Projects page. Several of the members that were in the group from last year and the past 8 years or so resigned early this year so a new page was created. The new groups page is in the link below. Please follow that page for upcoming event information.

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This is the new site for Coal Railroad Days and Town of Appalachia Christmas Parade events.

11/19/2024

We are thrilled to announce plans for the 2024 Town of Appalachia Christmas Parade! Be sure you are making plans to join us as we kick off the Christmas holiday season on Saturday, December 7 at 6pm!

This year, as our Grand Marshall, we will be honoring one of Appalachia's finest, Mr. Buddy Sampson. Everyone that knows Buddy can attest to his passion and love for Appalachia and the surrounding communities. Come join us in honoring Buddy!

Churches, civic groups, clubs, etc. are welcome to join in the parade again this year. Parade lineup will take place under the bridge on Callahan Ave. We hope to see everyone there!

08/06/2024

Today we want to give a special shout-out to the Wise County Sheriff’s Department Deputies and the Virginia State Police Troopers who were with us for Coal Railroad Days. While our event went very smoothly it was great to have these folks in town to make sure everything went safely.

08/05/2024

08/05/2024

On behalf of the Appalachia Special Projects Committee, we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for this year’s Coal Railroad Days festival! Our committee is a small group of Appalachia folks that work really hard to pull this event off. Despite the off-and-on weather we had good crowds each night and our event went off without a hitch and everyone seemed to have a great time! Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our great sponsors and partners and we’ve already started planning for 2025!!

See you next time!

08/03/2024

Special thanks to Deputy Tabor from the Wise County Sheriff’s Dept for the impromptu introduction of his amazing K9 to the crowd at our Kidz Zone on this beautiful Saturday evening in Downtown Appalachia!

08/03/2024

You know it’s a good time when the Appalachia Fire Department and Wise County Sheriff’s Department are having this much fun at Coal Railroad Days!! Come on out and have some fun of your own!

08/03/2024

How about a little sound check teaser for tonight’s headliner “Blue Monday”. We are gonna have a good time tonight! No excuses, come join us!

08/03/2024

We are running a little behind on our main stage entertainment for tonight but we hope to get things rolling around 6pm. There’s still time for you to come out and enjoy Das Novas and Blue Monday! It looks like the weather is going to clear soon and we should have a great evening for some great music! Several of our vendors are sticking with us and all of our food vendors and beer garden are still going strong. Come out and join us in Downtown Appalachia!

08/03/2024

Appalachia Coal Railroad Days is in full swing. The weather is beautiful. If you are worried about rain it has moved on. We have some awesome street and food vendors and some good music later. At 5:30 we have Das Novas performing and at 8:30 tonight our headliner is “BLUE MONDAY” all the way from Charlotte, NC performing the best 80’s and 90’s. This band is super energetic so come prepared to stand and rock it.

08/03/2024

Parking Announcement

If you are attending the activities today at Coal Railroad Days and park in the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree parking lot, please do not park in the first 2 rows closest to the store. These spots are for customers only. If you park in the first two rows and are not a customer you are subject to be towed. The remainder of the parking lot adjacent to Miners Exchange Bank is available for RR Days parking.

Thanks for your cooperation.

08/03/2024

Just in case you missed our post from last night…

Please note: Due to the weather forecast and staff availability we have decided to cancel our Corn Hole tournament for this year. We apologize for any inconvenience.