2026 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival

2026 Annual Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival in the downtown Blue Ridge City Park. Presented by the Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter 696.

Cast - Bike - Paddle - Hike - Fish - Climb - Ride - Golf - Explore - Outdoor Art- Live Music - Craft Beer and Food and much more.

This is not just a fishing event, learn about outdoor recreation opportunities in Fannin County and the North Georgia Mountains -- paddling, hiking, mountain biking, camping, climbing, golf and more. Many local outfitters and serviced providers will be onsite to help you.

Local outfitters and guides help you learn why trout fishing - especially fly-fishing - is a growing sport among men and women in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Georgia...where, when and how to catch rainbow, brown and brook trout inn the Trout Capital of Georgia.

Trout Fest Program Tents present expanded programs including mountain biking, hiking and paddling. Professional fishing guides and outfitters share their fishing programs that tell our visitors what they need to know for a successful day of trout fishing in the Trout Capital of Georgia.

Trout Fest Activity Zone, opens up outdoor fun for our visitors with fish-bike-kayak demos and programs, a trout-fishing pond, long-saw crosscutting, golf games, gem mining and more!

Browse, admire and shop a large selection of great outdoor gear, clothing, footwear, fishing tackle, fly rods/reels, personal/property services, and fine outdoor art produced by local and traveling artists who feature the resources of the Appalachian Mountains in both their materials and their visions.

Trout Fest Food Court features new and returning food vendors, and our Beer/Wine Garden will include local craft beer from Grumpy Old Men Brewing a local favorite as well as hard cider from Mercier Orchards.

Be sure to be there from 2 pm to 6 pm for live music from the Trout Fest Sound Stage.

Check out BlueRidgeTroutFest.com for more details.