Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Blaring bagpipes, astounding athletes, delicate dancers, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting makes this colorful celebration of Scottish culture the best highland games in America.
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Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC
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Use Your Brain – For a Change
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesWe are constantly hearing how powerful our brain is. But we’re not being given the necessary knowledge about how to easily tap into our brain’s potential. In “Use Your Brain - For a Change” you’ll: Learn Intriguing information about how your brain actually works. And learn how art can help you "change your mind!"
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Cork & Canvas
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesLearn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Le Chemin a travers les champs by Jean Metzinger. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvases, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. A trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.
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Music on the Lawn
Inn At Ragged Gardens 203 Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock, NC“Music on the Lawn” at The Inn at Ragged Gardens has become a much beloved outdoor concert series. Held each Friday from May through September (weather permitting), the event draws locals and visitors alike.
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Straight No Chaser Beach Bash
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesIf the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch.
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Sit & Stitch
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesBring your own supplies and projects to work on and workshop with the group! Bring friends or make new ones.
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Lunch & Learn: A Slow Art Experience
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesSlow Art as a concept was created to encourage us all to stay with the art for a little longer, savor, and soak it in.
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Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour
Taste and sip your way around one of the most charming mountain villages you’ll ever experience – Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
Expert guides will lead you to all the best restaurants, while exploring local art and history along the way.
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The Embers Featuring Craig Woolard
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesThe Embers boast numerous albums and single releases that span decades and all the crazes continuing to exhibit top quality showmanship, musicianship and professionalism.
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High Country Jazz Society: Michelle Amato Quartet
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesMichelle Amato Quartet - Michelle Amato returns to the High Country to share more of her extensive repertoire from The Great American Songbook, as well as jazz and pop favorites from around the world.
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Monday Night Concert Series
Broyhill Park 173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NCThe first concert of the series is held on July 6, 2026 and runs through August 3, 2026. The concerts are located at 173 Lakeside Dr. Blowing Rock, NC 28605 and are set up in the gazebo at Broyhill Park.
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“Palette & Pour” Art & Wine Evening
Daingerfield's 224 Westglow Cir., Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesWestglow Luxury Resort & Spa invites guests to an elegant summer evening of art, wine, and conversation at Palette and Pour, taking place on Wednesday, July
15, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at historic Daingerfield Manor House.Registration Required