Merchants - MUST BE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG AND BE A DBI MEMBER

The 44TH annual Steppin' Out is on Friday, Aug 1 and Saturday Aug 2, 2025 in Downtown Blacksburg.  The festival is open from 10am-10pm on both days and vendors are required to be open for the duration of the event.  The Main Stage continues until 11pm on Friday night. Vendors may close at 10pm or stay open until 11pm if preferred.
 
Steppin' Out is visited by 35,000-40,000 people over the two days and is consistently voted Best Community Event in the Roanoke Times and has been recognized as one of the Top Twenty events in the South East by the Southeast Tourism Society.
 

• All arts & crafts MUST be handmade by you.  No vendors with buy/sell merchandise will be accepted. Violators will be asked to withdraw their buy/sell wares and will forfeit participation in future festivals.
• One crafter per booth: Booths may not be sub-divided.
• Food is provided by the restaurants who are members of Downtown Blacksburg, Inc. (DB). No outside food vendors will be accepted.
• No t-shirts may be sold by any vendor.
• Vendors are asked to submit photos detailing merchandise for sale. Please upload photographs of your product & your booth with your application.