Check out the vendors coming to the 2026 High Knob Outdoor Fest! 

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• Virginia Master Naturalists (High Knob Chapter)
 

• Four Monkey Designs: Embroidered items, including keychains, jewelry, and zipper bags, and 3D printed items.

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• Cala Crochet: Crochet plushies and keychains and clay bracelets

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• UVa-Wise Community Garden: Student-led campus garden. Produce and herbs harvested from the garden help supply Smiddy’s Cupboard, and remaining surplus may be shared with interested community members to help prevent food waste. Visit their table and create a “Create a Garden Pal.” Participants will use rocks, washable non-toxic paint, googly eyes, and other craft supplies to create a garden-themed character. They may take their Garden Pal home or donate it to live in the UVA Wise Community Garden as a small contribution to the garden community.

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• Upper Tennessee River Roundtable: This nonprofit works to protect the Clinch, Holston, and Powell river watersheds. They will offer a free reuse craft!

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• Virginia Master Gardeners

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• City of Norton / High Knob Destination Center: Check out their booth for information on the High Knob Region. Pick up some festival and High Knob merch here! Participate in a variety of arts activities, including making clay beads, bee baths, canvas art, and paintings celebrating your love for High Knob!

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• Mountain Misfits Theatre Company: This vendor is local, professional, regionally traveling theatre company and the faces behind the Woodbooger Historical Hike and the Woodbooger Variety Show. They will be selling handcrafted merch that supports the company. Visit their booth and see presentations of the previous Woodbooger Historical Hike and amphitheater show performances as well as hand drawn coloring. 

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• Vanilla Dreams: This vendor will be selling homemade jams and jellies, vanilla extracts and paste, and lemonades.

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• Kentucky National Lands Trust: Visit their booth to learn about conservation work KNLT is doing in Southwest Virginia, Southeast Kentucky, and Northeast Tennessee! Attendees can view KNLT's large map showing its service area and current preserves, measure their wingspan with our new banner, and make donations. Donations come with gifts of t-shirts, hats, and cds.

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• Madi Bop Shop: Browse artwork and crochet items inspired by the Appalachian Mountains and our way of life here, including a series of items inspired by the artist's here and local places that have meaning to her.

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• The Clinch Coalition (TCC): Learn about TCC's educational and recreational events and advocacy work to protect High Knob forests.

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• Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

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• All Are God's Creatures Sanctuary: Stop by this booth (located in the Norton Expo Center) and see and learn about the awesome native reptiles that call the High Knob Region home!

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• Natural Tunnel State Park

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• Pine Mountain Perennials: Browse and buy regionally native perennial wildflowers with artistically designed labels. Also receive information on native plants importance to pollinators and how to grow and maintain pollinator plantings.

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• Virginia Department of Health: Learn health department programs/services, outdoor safety, tick prevention, and sun/severe weather safety.

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• Traveling Bear Indoor Mini Golf: Play a free round of mini golf during the festival! Course will be set up on Park Avenue.

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• Kilgore's Handcrafted Items: Browse handcrafted ink pens, animal calls, knifes, push toys, wooden swords and shields, necklaces, keychains, earrings, bracelets, 3D items, and fur tail keychains for sale.

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• Pro-Art Association: Check out one of our festival partners and learn more about this nonprofit arts-focused group!

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• Every Day is a HollyDay: Build your own stuffed animal and add accessories at this booth!

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• U.S. Forest Service's Clinch Ranger District

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• Potter & Clay Keepsakes: Check out plaster paint kits for kids at this booth!

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• Sexton Family Farms & Apiary: Purchase local, raw honey and honey related products and see a live honeybee observation hive!​

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• Paula Nicole: Try out an OlyLife frequency device which uses PEMF and terahertz frequencies to support the body, mind and spirit. Also sign up for 15 minute reiki and sound healing sessions for a minimal fee.

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• Delights By The Pound

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• Papaw and the Whiskey Barrel Kids: Purchase items made from whiskey barrel staves, lids and rings. 

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• The Nature Conservancy: The Conservancy's Clinch Valley Program will have a display of freshwater mussel shells from the Clinch and Powell Rivers, as well as flyers, maps, and brochures on opportunities for outdoor recreation in the area. 

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• Wise County Library System: Learn about the library. Children get a free toy!

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• Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards: Check out a crosscut bucking station and learn the basics of using a crosscut saw. Learn more information about the SAWS organization and designated wilderness. Share your favorite wilderness/outdoors moment by drawing pictures on an artboard. 

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• Rally Point Appalachia: Stop by and learn more about this group, which organizes events for veterans and their families, with a focus on connecting with and enjoying nature.

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