Free concerts every Friday and Saturday night with local jazz musician Charlie Ellis! Enjoy the music in the lobby and sitting rooms of the beautifully restored Green Park Inn.
Maud Gatewood (1934–2004) is an exceptional figure in the art history of North Carolina and the American Southeast. A painter of exacting technique with a keen eye for composition and cultural commentary, her pictures capture the Carolinas (and the expanding world beyond) across much of the 20th Century.
Anna Buckner is a painter in the most expanded sense. An interdisciplinary artist and maker, she creates compositions at the intersection of textile patterning, graphic design, and painting. And other Myths is a body of work that leverages the storytelling potential of quilting within the context of painterly composition and design precision.
Enjoy a nighttime train ride among thousands of dazzling lights, visit with Santa in his life-size gingerbread house, spin through the night on classic amusement rides, roast s'mores over an open fire, delight in home-made fudge, and find the perfect Christmas gift at one of our many retail shops.
Chetola Resort features a sparkling display of lights each winter season! The “Festival of Lights” is free and open to the public, and you are invited to enjoy thousands of dazzling illuminations throughout the resort. As you drive or stroll around Chetola Lake, view glittering ice skaters, “Rudolph” reeling in a big fish, strolling carolers and many more captivating holiday scenes.
BRAHM is honored to celebrate the creativity and vision of Watauga County Art Educators, both working and retired. Highlighting the artistic contributions of local educators, this exhibition features works by Alyssia Ruggiero, Ashley Tate, Courtney McWhorter, Dacia Trethewey, Elle Lowry, Genal West, Kelly Blake, Lindsey Postlethwait, and Lori Hill.
Dail Dixon, FAIA, is an architect, craftsman, and a modernist at heart. This installation, featuring works from his woodworking studio, explores how this celebrated North Carolina architect, known for his innovative design sensibilities, translates modernist principles into playful, functional artworks.
A weekend full of fun includes consumer ski/snowboard equipment demos, live music performed by The Collective, fireworks at dusk, preseason ski clinic with two-time Olympian, Krista Schmidinger, appearances by Sweetie and Sugar Bear, and lodging specials. Indulge in a hot chocolate and whipped cream bar, a soup safari and North Carolina BBQ during SugarFEAST.
BRAHM is excited to announce a series of Pop-Up Art and Craft Fairs to support area artisans recovering from the impact of Hurricane Helene. In the aftermath of the storm, many fall events across the High Country were canceled, leading to a significant loss of income for local creators.
Head over to the Blowing Rock Attraction to see Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturdays and Sundays starting November 30 and running through December 22nd. Children 12 and under are free with an accompanying adult.
This year, some mischievous elves have been tinkering with Santa’s Vortex Generator and they accidentally set it off early! Now, 12 of santa’s elves are scattered across our mysterious hillside and santa needs your help to bring them back.
Head to Mystery Hill for a series of vibrant weekends where local vendors, food trucks, and musicians come together to uplift and rejuvenate our community. Their goal is to offer these marketplaces every weekend depending on vendor availability.
Santa is coming to the Original Mast General Store. The store and the area surrounding it sustained damage during Hurricane Helene on September 27th. To bring some normalcy, hope, and holiday cheer to the area, the Mast Store will be hosting Santa again this year!
Bring your furry family members to Barks & Co. on December15 from 1-5 pm for pictures with Santa Paws! The cost is a $15 donation that will go directly to the Watauga Humane Society.
Santa will be skiing, riding, and talking with all the good boys and girls.
Come dressed head-to-toe as Mr. or Mrs. Santa Claus or one of Santa’s elves and receive a full day lift/slope ticket for $32.
Come join the Band, Choral, and Orchestra programs of Watauga High School for their 4th Annual Holiday Kaleidoscope Concerts! See performances by the WHS Band, Honors Orchestra, Treble Choir, Jazz Ensemble, and Concert Choir, followed by a grand finale that includes every student involved in the WHS Music Department!
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
The slopes will be open from 1 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, December 25. The day will serve as a fundraiser for Appalachian Ski Mtn’s ski patrol. Customers who purchase their tickets online before midnight on Dec. 24 will receive a 50 percent discount!
Join App Ski Mountain and ring in 2025 in style! Skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, fireworks, and torchlight skiing.
A New Year's Eve celebration mountain style! Join us for a complimentary alpine torch light parade at 11:45 p.m. and a firework show at midnight.
The Embers will be having a New Years Eve Party on Tuesday, December 31st starting at 10:00 pm. Music will be by the Shelby Rae Moore Band. Amission is $50 and includes 2 drink tickets, passed hors d'oeuvres, and a champaign toast at midnight!
Ring in an epic New Year on Monday, Jan. 1, with the first sunrise of 2025 — atop Grandfather Mountain. This special event will provide guests with the rare opportunity to visit the mountain outside of regular operating hours and on a holiday.
Bring your own supplies and projects to work on and workshop with the group! Bring friends or make new ones.
Zine-making is the opportunity to develop different chapters in the Book of Life. Creating a zine from folding the paper to finishing off the leather button closure provides a space for reflection and creativity.
App Terrain Park will kick off the Signature Shred for the Cup Series on Sunday, January 5 with the Rail Jam!
The Shred for the Cup Series is the benchmark competition series in the region, with 3 events held throughout the winter season that test skiers & snowboarders skills in a variety of park disciplines (Rail Jam, Big Air, and Slopestyle).
Winter Trails Day offers children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing for FREE. Discover the fun and fitness of snow sports.
Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this winter and spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side.
Join us in Blowing Rock for WinterFest! Many fan-favorite events will be back including WinterFeast, the Polar Bear Plunge, the Rotary Chilly Chili Challenge, the Beer Garden, and much more! Many of our local restaurants and attractions will be running specials or special programming during this time.
Join us for an fun and engaging event with exhibiting artist Anna Buckner & BRAHM Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Ian Gabriel Wilson. This program will be one part cocktail party, one part artist talk, and one part gallery tour.
Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Arthur Lismer’s “A Clear Winter." Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. A trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.
Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Arthur Lismer’s “A Clear Winter." Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.
Head over to MacHouse Designs' open house! Wine, cheese, crackers, cookies, and hot chocolate to be served compliments of host and interior designer, Maria Coombes, and associates.
The second event of ATP’s signature Shred for the Cup Series, the Big Air, is scheduled for Sunday, January 26.
The Shred for the Cup Series is the benchmark competition series in the region, with 3 events held throughout the winter season that test skiers & snowboarders skills in a variety of park disciplines (Rail Jam, Big Air, and Slopestyle).
The USASA series is back once again in NC on February 1 & 2! This event series is open to both skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities. Whether you are a seasoned ripper or beginner, we invite you to come out and experience a well run, super fun, and safe event series this winter.
The Shred for the Cup Series is the benchmark competition series in the region, with 3 events held throughout the winter season that test skiers & snowboarders skills in a variety of park disciplines (Rail Jam, Big Air, and Slopestyle).
Its a four day weekend of family fun at Appalachian Ski Mtn. Online ticket deals, fun food and more will be offered to celebrate the holiday at ASM!
Winter isn’t over until we say it is! Join us for one last weekend of end-of-the-season silliness! Cardboard Box Derbies, Terrain Park Events, and our signature Pond Skim / Costume Contest are just part of the fun!
For over four decades, we've been celebrating the opening of Trout Season with friendly competition and prizes! Prizes for kids and adults, with free entry and participation.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
