Destination Downtown Waynesboro

09/01/2026

PRISM is coming up on September 26! This year it will be from 12-6pm beside The Russell Museum with live music out front! Here's what's going on!
🏳️‍🌈Live music with McHale and Justina at 2:00 pm and The Hot Mamas at 4:00 pm!
🏳️‍⚧️FREE face painting with Jami Paints from 1-5:00 pm!
🏳️‍🌈T-shirt customization table! Bring your own t-shirt or get a PRISM t-shirt and we'll have all the supplies to customize it! A $10 donation to DDW is appreciated!
🏳️‍⚧️Artisan vendors and educational booths!
🏳️‍🌈This is a DORA event! Bring your camp chair and grab a drink from Delly Up, The River Burger Bar, Royal India Palace, Waynesboro, VA, or Benny Stivale's!
🏳️‍⚧️And MORE!
Come as you are and leave feeling seen!

We do need volunteers! If you're interested please DM us!

***This event is 100% free and does not have a vendor fee. Destination Downtown Waynesboro NEVER accepts vendor fees online. Please be aware of those trying to secure vendors for this event and are charging a fee***

07/11/2026

The show will go on! Come see us Waynesboro Parks and Recreation’s GloW show and get some light up cups, glow sticks, and decorate a t-shirt!

All proceeds go towards helping us bring Waynesboro amazing programming like Winterfest, the Virginia Street Arts Festival, and more!

07/10/2026

We'll be at GloW Waynesboro tomorrow with Waynesboro Parks and Recreation! Come see us to decorate a t-shirt and pick up a color change cup with a light and glow sticks. We had a great time last year! We'll also have a water station!

Proceeds go to Destination Downtown Waynesboro so we can have fun events like Prism (September 26) and Winterfest (November 28) and support and promote Downtown Waynesboro!

06/30/2026

This is for you, downtown Waynesboro! Get new awnings, signage, paint, or other improvements!

Give your building the makeover it deserves with the Building Improvement Grant💅 Eligible businesses in Downtown and Rockfish Gateway can receive up to $5,000 in reimbursable grant funds for projects like:
🎨Paint
🏬New awnings
🪧Signage
🌿Landscaping and hardscaping

Learn more, check your eligibility, and apply at https://waynesborobusiness.com/local-business-resources/building-improvement-grants/

06/12/2026

We've had a busy couple of months with the Virginia Street Arts Festival, Tour the Town, and Hiker Fest and we wouldn't have been able to do any of it without our sponsors! Thank you to all of the people and organizations that believe in us and Downtown Waynesboro!

Thank you to all the volunteers that showed up and made everything run smoothly. You all really helped us out and made these events a success!

And thank you to everyone that came out, supported local businesses, and proved, once again, that nobody does a community event quite like Waynesboro.

It truly takes a village to make Downtown a better place and we have nothing but the best!

Stay tuned to see what's next!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

06/06/2026

Hiker Fest is in full swing and it’s a great day for it! Come on out and see us Downtown Waynesboro, Virginia! 🥾🌤️

06/06/2026

We have free yoga practice this morning (Saturday, June 6) at 11:00am at The Russell Museum!! When you’re done, come watch The Hot Mamas on the stage on N Wayne and Main! See you at Hiker Fest!

06/05/2026

Hello AT Hikers! Are you in Waynesboro, VA this weekend? Hiker Fest is tomorrow, June 6th in Downtown! If you're an AT Hiker we're doing free breakfast at The Russell Museum and free camping (get your permit at the Waynesboro Public Library or the Waynesboro Family YMCA)! And EVERYONE is welcome to come out for free events all day! Here's the schedule:

🥾Live Music Lineup | Stage at N Wayne Ave and Main St
11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Hot Mamas
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Andy Tichenor’s Almost Acoustic
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Nightfall of Diamonds

🥾Hiker Talks Schedule at The Russell Museum
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Trail Maintenance
11:00 am – 12:oo pm: Warren Doyle
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Not Oatmeal (at Stone Soup Books)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Ms. Janet, Trail Angels
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Gary Windham, 2193 miles
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Warren Doyle

🥾Free yoga practice at The Russell Museum 11:00 am & 3:00 pm

What's happening on North Wayne Ave:

🥾Outdoor and local artisan vendors, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Hiker Fest T-shirts, color changing cups, Patagonia pack raffle, Roshi K art raffle, buttons and stickers, and beer tickets at the Destination Downtown Tent on N Wayne, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

🥾Live Painting with Roshi K, N Wayne Ave, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (we're raffling off the painting too!)

🥾Kline's Dairy Bar - Waynesboro ice cream, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Lucky Duck Kettle Korn, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Face painting with Victoria, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾DIY hat and patch bar with Initial Inspiration, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

🥾Tarot Reading at Pyramid: Appalachian Magick + Remedy, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

🥾Information and non-profit block with Potomac Appalachian Trail Club - PATC, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association, Waynesboro Public Library, Ms. Janet, and more!

🥾Community in Motion Bus with the Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth with games and more!

Plus tons of other fun! See you there!

06/04/2026

There's a lot going on at Hiker Fest 26 this Saturday, June 6th! Along with live music all day, Basic City Beer, Hiker Talks at The Russell Museum, and Storytime with Not Oatmeal at Stone Soup Books, we'll also have t-shirts and DIY hat and patch bar at the Initial Inspiration pop up! There will also be face painting, tarot readings at Pyramid: Appalachian Magick + Remedy, ice cream with Kline's Dairy Bar - Waynesboro, live painting with Roshi K (and you can enter a raffle to win the artwork!), free yoga practice at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm at The Russell Museum, and MORE! Come out and see us this Saturday starting at 11:00 am!