The seventh annual Purcellville Artisan Tour runs Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Purcellville Arts Council sponsors it, and the town's October 9 news release lists nine stops. Last year's tour, the sixth, ran November 1 and 2 with eight stops, according to the town's 2025 release.
The added stop is only part of the change. Between 2025 and 2026, two stops joined the tour and one dropped off, and both newcomers are on town streets. Six of this year's nine stops sit on South 20th Street, South Nursery Avenue, North 21st Street, North Maple Avenue and East Main Street. The other three are out on country roads. A tour that used to send you back and forth between town and countryside now has a solid center in town, and that changes how you'd plan the weekend.
What Moved Between Last November and This One
Comparing the two town releases address by address shows the changes clearly.
| Stop address | 2025 tour | 2026 tour |
|---|---|---|
| 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, 868 Estate Vineyards | Stop #1 | Stop #9 |
| 37797 Drawbridge Way, Amy Berringer | Stop #2 | Stop #8 |
| 725 East Main Street, Eleven Eleven Brewing Company | Stop #3 | Stop #7 |
| 200 North 21st Street, Purcellville Train Station | Stop #4 | Stop #5 |
| 131 South 29th Street, Dana Thompson | Stop #5 | Not on tour |
| 511 South Nursery Avenue, Geoff and Lori DeMark | Stop #6 | Stop #3 |
| 516 South Nursery Avenue, Joe Baker | Not on tour | Stop #4 |
| 785 South 20th Street, Purcellville Makersmiths | Stop #7 | Stop #2 |
| 201 North Maple Avenue, Suite 207, Station Stitchers | Not on tour | Stop #6 |
| 19929 Telegraph Springs Road, Blooming Hill | Stop #8 | Stop #1 |
The numbering also runs the other way now. Last year's list opened at 868 Estate Vineyards and closed at Blooming Hill. This year it opens at Blooming Hill and closes at 868 Estate. The numbers don't set a required order. They just show how the organizers grouped the stops, and in 2026 the in-town stops fall together in the middle of the list, from #2 through #7.
The tour's own artist page counts more than 20 artists across the nine stops.
The Six In-Town Stops, One by One
These six addresses make up the bulk of the tour this year. Together they cover pottery, fiber, quilts, photography, ink work and a brewery.
- Purcellville Makersmiths, 785 South 20th Street. Visitors can tour the facility and see work by member artists. The 2026 release names Diane Bollinger, Courtney Cline, Melinda Gretsinger, Dawn Martin, Kiran Martin, Cricket Pagnano, Diane Painter, Glenda Skelley and Lucile Weschler. Diane Painter is the only name that also appears on the 2025 Makersmiths list, which featured stained glass, metal, wood, paper and fiber laser work. If you went last year, you'll see almost entirely new work.
- Geoff and Lori DeMark, 511 South Nursery Avenue. Geoff shows wheel-thrown and altered pottery. Lori shows jewelry in sterling silver, brass, copper, stoneware and porcelain clay. Both were on the 2025 tour at the same address.
- Joe Baker, 516 South Nursery Avenue. This is a new stop, with ink and mixed media art. It's on the same street as the DeMarks, so you can visit both together.
- Purcellville Train Station, 200 North 21st Street. This stop has four artists this year. Jim Haller works in pen and ink with stippling, KarenLee Fabric Design does quilting and textiles, Patricia Stephenson makes wearable and decorative art in wool and felt, and Eric Wickstrom shows photography. Last year this address had three artists. Stephenson and Wickstrom are back, and Haller and KarenLee Fabric Design are new to the list.
- Station Stitchers, 201 North Maple Avenue, Suite 207. This is the second new stop, showing heritage quilts. It's also the only stop that gives its work away. On its About page, the group says it has donated more than 5,000 quilts to underserved people in Loudoun County since it was founded. In 2024, its volunteers logged 5,782 hours and donated 661 quilts.
- Eleven Eleven Brewing Company, 725 East Main Street. The brewery pours its own small-batch beers, and potter Jenn Bodamer and photographer Cheryl Chirillo show work there. In August, Eleven Eleven announced a silver medal at the 2026 Virginia Craft Beer Cup. Chinook Ones, Pt. 2, a sour IPA, took second place in the Specialty IPA category. Bodamer was also at this stop in 2025.
Last year's in-town set had five addresses, including painter Dana Thompson's stop on South 29th Street. This year it has six, and it reaches up to Maple Avenue. Two of the six are completely new, the Train Station artist list is half new, and Makersmiths has nearly a whole new roster. Many returning visitors will find most of the in-town stops unfamiliar.
The Three Country Stops, Worth Their Own Block of Time
The other three stops are spread out, and each one is worth a proper visit, so give them a separate stretch of the day.
Blooming Hill, 19929 Telegraph Springs Road. This is Stop #1 this year. It carries homegrown and handmade lavender products and giclée prints of Western Loudoun's historic towns. On its website, Blooming Hill describes itself as a four-acre "farmlet" owned by Cyndie and Peter Rinek, with 1,000 lavender plants in almost 100 varieties. The garden shop opened in April 2010. The owners have lived on the property since 1994, and Peter, a registered landscape architect, built the house, the greenhouse and the shop himself. Its address says Purcellville, but Blooming Hill gives its physical location as Philomont. Plan it as a drive.
Amy Berringer, 37797 Drawbridge Way. Berringer shows photography, painting and ceramics at the same address as last year.
868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road. The winery's tasting room doubles as an art gallery, and painter Lizzy B. Javier shows acrylics and watercolors there. The tour site says 868 Estate has a long history of pairing estate-grown wine with local art. Javier was at this stop in 2025 too. Ending here also means your last stop of the day is a tasting room.
Planning the Two Days Around the Split
With the tour split this way, a two-day plan is easy to put together. Spend one afternoon on the six in-town stops, since they're close together on town streets. Use the other afternoon for Blooming Hill, Drawbridge Way and Harpers Ferry Road, which each mean getting back in the car. Each day runs six hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., so a full in-town loop with time at Makersmiths and a beer at Eleven Eleven fits in one day.
You can also preview the work before the weekend. The town's release says many tour artists have pieces on display at Purcellville Town Hall as a Sneak Peek Art Show. It's open during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays. That gives you Thursday, Friday and the following week to decide which stops come first. The release also says the tour was started by the Purcellville-area members of the Loudoun County Artisan Trail together with the Purcellville Arts Council. Updates are posted at purcellvilleartisantour.com and on the tour's Facebook page.
East Main Street After the Tour
The Eleven Eleven stop at 725 East Main also lets you check on a new opening nearby. Maggie's Corner Café, from the team behind Magnolias at the Mill, lists itself as coming in "Late Fall 2026" to 713 East Main Street. The café's page describes fresh baked goods, farm-to-table salads and sandwiches, soups and coffee, along with meals to go and catering. No opening date has been posted. The Magnolias team also lists an event called "It's a Miracle on 21st Street" for December 5, 2026, on its website. Details are still to come.
For more on what makes up everyday life in town, from farm stands to downtown businesses, see our Purcellville neighborhood guide and our earlier piece on the Potomac Vegetable Farms stand.
Diana Geremia has lived in Loudoun since 1998 and works from Long & Foster's Purcellville office, and she knows the side streets this tour runs along. If a weekend on the tour gets you thinking about your own place in Western Loudoun, from a lot near downtown to acreage off a country road, Let's Connect.
