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The event, which is being sponsored by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, will be held rain or shine from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. on West Main Street from the Burger King drive-thru to town square, as well as Hickok Street from College Street to First Street.

Vendors will be selling homemade arts and crafts from jewelry to home decorations, furniture, quilts and a variety of other things. Plus there will be plenty of food to please just about everyone’s appetite.

“We will have over 130 vendors this year,” said Shane Adams, Executive Director of the Montgomery Chamber Of Commerce. “We have more vendors this year compared to year’s past. We are growing each year.”

Children activities will be held at Town Square and will features games, carnival rides, pony rides, plus the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Police Department and Fire Department will be on hand to show off their vehicles.

“We have enhanced our children’s area to give them more activities to take part in,” added Adams.

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The Blue Ridge Model A’s will also be on hand this year and they will be located in the back parking lot of the Christiansburg Presbyterian Church.

There will be plenty of entertainment at the SunTrust Bank Main Stage, located in the parking lot of the corner of South Hickok and West Main Street. The lineup of entertainment includes:

9:00-10:00 a.m. Dancer's Dream Performing Arts Academy

10:00-10:30 The CHS Choir Group 'Verdict'

10:30-11:15 VA Techniques

11:15-12:00 p.m. Henry's Taekwon-do

12:00-1:00 Pizza Inn's Pizza Eating Contest

1:00-1:30 Musical Performance by Sasha

1:30-2:00 Wolf's Den Martial Arts

2:00-2:30 Mike Petersen's Kempo Karate School

2:30-3:00 New River Valley Highland Dancers

3:00-3:30 Sapphire Ballroom

3:30-4:30 Recorded Music

“We have more vendors, more activities and lots more food compared to year’s past,” noted Adams. “We hope everyone will come out and enjoy a day of family-oriented events.”

For more information about the Wilderness Trail Festival call (540) 552-2636 or visit www.wildernesstrailfestival.com

Photos courtesy of Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.

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