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Fall Color Update: September 22, 2025

Happy Fall Y’all! Today, on the first day of Fall, we went to the beloved Bass Lake to take photos. The leaves seem to be turning faster this year than usual, but Bass Lake always turns at the beginning of the season due to the age of the trees and their proximity to water.

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Blowing Rock Halloween Festival

Join Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation for tons of FREE fun with an evening of spooky activities! With downtown trick-or-treating and the famous Monster March, this is among the best Halloween events for kids of ALL ages.

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valle country fair

Fall Festivals in the High Country

Fall events make the season extra festive! If you have missed a fall festival, note the timing of individual events to plan ahead for the following year. Dates change, but in general, each festival is held the same weekend in each year (ex: Woolly Worm Festival is the third weekend in October).

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Blowing Rock Fall Bucket List

Blowing rock offers picturesque, storybook scenery that is enhanced by the colors of Fall. Head over to the Blowing Rock Attraction, the town’s namesake, and take in the majesty of the mountains.

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Conductor in an elegant evening gown directs a symphony at dusk, with a chandelier overhead and a large outdoor crowd seated behind her.

Symphony – Crown of the Summer

The Symphony event has been considered the jewel in the crown that is Blowing Rock’s Summer Season for 38 years. This
event brings approximately 3,000 people to hear Symphony of the Mountains perform a curated selection of music based around the year’s theme.

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