16th Annual Ramps & Rail Festival
The 16th Annual Ramps and Rail Festival will be held on April 25, 2026 at the Elkins Depot Welcome Center. The festival continues to grow each year and the Depot hopes everyone will come again this year! You can try different ramp-themed foods and listen to live music, enjoy the craft vendors, and vote for your favorite vendors.
Each year the festivities start at 10am and continue until 4pm. For the second year, we are expanding from the Town Square onto Railroad Ave and 3rd St, making even more room for vendors. Ramp lovers and first-timers alike can find something delicious to enjoy, from ramp-burgers and hotdogs to dumplings and eggrolls. There will be about fifty different food and craft booths at the festival. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad has train rides available to those who want to take one of the first rides of the year.
Come enjoy the spring season as we celebrate this unique wild edible with a one-of-a-kind Appalachian culinary experience!
Typical Schedule:
10:00am – 4:00pm: Food & craft vendors open
10:00am: Announcements and introductions
11:00am and 1:00pm: Train rides depart (see mountainrailwv.com for tickets)
11:00am – 3:30pm: Live music and entertainment (lineup TBA)
4:00pm: Presentation of award plaques
VENDOR INFORMATION:
Applications will be available in February. To request an application, please email elkinsdepotmanager@gmail.com or call 304-635-7803. Please specify if you are applying as a food or craft vendor. Applications are accepted with receipt of payment on a first-come-first-serve basis. Beware spam commenters – do not accept any communications about vendor applications from anyone except the Elkins Depot Welcome Center or Elkins-Randolph County Tourism pages.
