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Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot at The Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

For musicians, Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, traditional banjo and fiddle music is a way to interpret our uncertain times, to draw artistic inspiration and power from the sources of meaning in their lives. History, family, literature, live performance, and environmental instability all manifest in the sounds, feelings, and sensations that permeate their music.

$24.50

All Day Fall Color Ramble at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

Grandfather Mountain’s Fall Color Ramble wraps up with a day full of fall-color activities, including naturalist talks and additional rambles, allowing participants to explore and admire the annual phenomenon.

Classic Car Cruise-In at Shoppes on the Parkway

Shoppes on the Parkway 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway to get your classic car fix! Located in the parking lot by Banana Republic from 10am-5pm.

Free Entry

Carved Pumpkin Contest at Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever 915 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Bring your pre-carved pumpkin to Cabin Fever between 11:00am - 12:00pm. Judging will be at 2:30pm and winners will be announced at 3:00pm. 

Free Entry

BRAHM: BRWIA presents Song to Seed

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Song to Seed features seed-saving demonstrations, stories, humor, fiddle tunes, rare heirloom seeds to share, and original songs about Appalachian foodways. Hosted by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and sponsored by The Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, please come and join us for a lively, interactive, and fun program.

Registration Required

Flat River Band at The Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Flat River Band consists of three brothers Andy, Chad and Dennijo Sitze, who grew up in a multi-generational family band. Performing alongside their parents and grandparents, they held residencies at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri and at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

$25

Valle Country Fair

The annual Valle Country Fair is a sure favorite among locals and visitors. Local food and crafts fill the space, while musicians and demonstrators entertain all day. Admission is free, but bring cash for parking and easy shopping.

Free Entry

Woolly Worm Festival

Banner Elk Shawneehaw Ave S, Banner Elk, NC

The quirky and light-hearted Woolly Worm Festival is an event that you won’t see anywhere else!  Enjoy traditional festival fare like crafts, plenty of festival food vendors, and live music, plus the Woolly Worm Wace. Parking around town is available and managed by local non-profits raising money- parking rates vary and cash is accepted at all lots.

$10

2 Day Workshop with Howard Friedland at Martin House Gallery

Martin House Gallery 1084 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC

Join Howard Friedland, a renowned landscape, oil painter and teacher at Martin House Gallery. He will be hosting a two day workshop on October 21 and 22.

$375.00

Sip & Shop at J. McLaughlin

J. McLaughlin 1081 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC

Join J. McLaughlin and their host Angela Del Nero for the Think Pink Sip & Shop. 15% off all proceeds will go to the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center. So get out and have some sips, enjoy some Fall fashion, and support a great cause. 

Free Entry

Contra Dance

American Legion 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Contra Dancing is American Folk Dancing and is both similar to and different from Square Dancing. Contra Dancing is always done to live music, and progesses in lines instead of squares. There is a new dancers workshop at 7:30 pm and the dance goes from 8-11 pm. So don't be shy! Learn how to Contra Dance!

$10

There’s More Than One Way for a House to be Haunted at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Phil Archer, the Betsy Main Babcock Director of Reynolda and the curator of its current exhibition Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet, will join us to talk about the characters and stories that led up to–and resulted from–the most tragic, titillating, intriguing, and baffling night in the long story of North Carolina's "second grandest estate." Reception with the speaker following the talk.

Registration Required

An Appalachian Murder: Creating the Legend of Tom Dula & Laura Foster at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

In May 1868, Tom Dula was hanged in Statesville, North Carolina, for the murder of his sweetheart, Laura Foster. The prior trial, his second, made national news and reveals much about regional and national understandings of “mountain folk” in the post-Civil War period.

Registration Required

Cork & Canvas at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by California impressionist William Wendt’s Opulent Spring. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Their trained instructor will lead you step by step.

$50

“An Evening of Appalachian Murder Ballads” at the Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Growing up playing music together in Boone, North Carolina, the sisters’ sound is focused around the type of breathtaking vocal harmonies that can only come from the unique bond shared by siblings, expertly complemented by tight instrumental arrangements and a bona fide love of the traditional songs they play.

$24.50

High Country Breast Cancer Foundation 5K Fun Run/Walk

American Legion 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Our commitment to helping those in need is the very foundation of why we do what we do. Integrity in all things is a high priority of ours so that we may maintain the trust of our local community. Get ready for the 7th Anniversary 5k Fun Run/Walk! Post your race pictures on the Foundation Facebook page.

$20
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Storytime at the Blowing Rock Community Library

Blowing Rock Community Library 1022 Main St., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

The Blowing Rock Community Library offers Storytime every Saturday at 11a.m. Volunteers read to children aged 0-7 and their parents.

Free

Beary Scary Halloween at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

Visit Grandfather Mountain for a day of nature programs about animals that some consider creepy and crawly! This fun-filled celebration includes an opportunity to trick-or-treat on the mountain and then watch special Halloween enrichments be given to the animals.

Blowing Rock Halloween Festival & Monster March

Main Street 1094 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Join Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation for tons of FREE fun with a full afternoon of spooky activities! From downtown trick-or-treating to the famous Monster March, this is among the best Halloween events for kids of ALL ages. Memorial Park, located right in the middle of downtown, is the center for all the fun!

Free
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Tweetsie Railroad: Ghost Train

Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC

The spooktacular season of Tweetsie’s Ghost Train® Halloween Celebration, a popular fall family tradition, begins Friday, September 22, and continues every Friday and Saturday night through October 28.

Trunk-or-Treat at Amorem

Amorem is partnering with Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living to host a Trunk-or-Treat!

It is located at 287 Bamboo Rd. in Boone and goes from 6-7:30pm. 

Free

Keeping Time: Fiddles, Banjos, Ballads, & Place-keeping at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Join App State’s Trevor McKenzie to learn more about Appalachia’s music traditions as a form of creative place-keeping within the region. Place-keeping is the active care and maintenance of a place and its social fabric by the people who live and work there, according to the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture.

Registration Required

Artisan Market at Shoppes on the Parkway

Shoppes on the Parkway 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway for a local artisan market as well as great deals.

Free Entry

Contra Dance at the American Legion

American Legion 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Stephanie Marie calling, M Mueller, Art Shuster and Georgie Donovan playing

Contra Dancing is American Folk Dancing and is both similar to and different from Square Dancing. Contra Dancing is always done to live music, and progesses in lines instead of squares. There is a new dancers workshop at 7:30 pm and the dance goes from 8-11 pm. So don't be shy! Learn how to Contra Dance!

$10

The Gibson Brothers at The Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

There’s a reason why Ricky Skaggs pulled Eric and Leigh Gibson off the stage at the Ryman two decades ago and offered to produce their debut record.

$17

17th Annual Veterans Day Commemoration at Boone Mall

Boone Mall 1180 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC

Your High Country Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will conduct a 17th Annual Veterans Day Commemoration at the Boone Mall. The ceremony will include participation of the Watauga Community Band offering a prelude concert commencing at 10:30. At 11:00, Watauga High School Marine Corps JROTC Color Guard will present the Colors.

Free

ARS POETICA Reception at BRAHM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to BRAHM and celebrate the artists and poets of their inaugural ARS POETICA exhibition! The reception will include an awards ceremony to announce the recipients of the two Judges' Choice Awards as well as the People's Choice Award. Light refreshments will be available. Free and open to the public.

Free

A Gallery of Appalachian Culture at Lees McRae

Lees-McRae College 191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC

the Stephenson Center for Appalachia will be presenting “A Gallery of Appalachian Culture” on Friday, Nov. 17. The walk-through exhibition will be set up in the Hayes Auditorium lobby following the end of Friday’s 2 p.m. matinee.

Free

An Evening with Pam Tillis at The Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Pam Tillis’ star continues to shine brightly in the 3rd decade of her career and is currently touring extensively on her own & with others. As the child of Country Music Royalty, Pam Tillis was determined from a young age to find her own way in music as a singer and songwriter.

$38 – $45
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“Language of Angels” at Lees McRae Theatre

Lees-McRae College 191 Main Street, Banner Elk, NC

An eerie cycle of ghost stories, set in the cave country of North Carolina. After a young girl is lost in a cave on the edge of town, there is a Rashomon-like investigation of her disappearance and the fate of those who survive her.

$15

Thanksgiving Meal at Cupcrazed Cafe

Cupcrazed Cafe 146 Greenway Ct., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Celebrate Thanksgiving at Cupcrazed Cafe. Let them do the cooking while you relax with family and friends in their cozy dining room.

$90.00

Black Friday Sales Weekend at Shoppes on the Parkway

Shoppes on the Parkway 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Rd., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Head over to Shoppes on the Parkway for your Black Friday & After Thanksgiving Sales shopping. There will be live music and deep discounts! 

Free Entry

Sip & Shop with J. McLaughlin

J. McLaughlin 1081 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC

Blowing Rock JMcLaughlin will be hosting a sip and shop benefitting the New Direction Mustard Seed, which work extensively with single mothers and children, the majority of whom were once victims of domestic violence.

Free Entry

Christmas in the Park

Blowing Rock Memorial Park 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Blowing Rock’s Christmas in the Park & Lighting of the Town celebration is an annual holiday event that you are sure to love. Join us for hot chocolate, caroling, and visits with Santa.

Free
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Live Music at Town Tavern- Fridays

Town Tavern Blowing Rock 1182 Main St, Blowing Rock

Live music every Friday night.  All live music, karaoke, and special events are free entry unless otherwise noted on restaurant website. 

no cover

Sunrise at the Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

Enjoy the rare opportunity to visit Grandfather Mountain outside of regular operating hours and see a sunrise from the top of the mountain. Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Nov. 25, 2023, and park gates open at 6:15 a.m.

$40

Blowing Rock Christmas Parade

Main Street 1094 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

The best small-town parade you'll find anywhere! Celebrate the Christmas season with us as Main Street hosts a parade of decorated vehicles, dancing, costumes, and more. A 10am start time gets you in the holiday spirit for the rest of the day!

Free

Annual Thanksgiving Kiln Opening at Bolick & Traditions Pottery

Traditions Pottery Studio 4443 Bolick Road, Blowing Rock

Always the Saturday after Thanksgiving! Bolick and Traditions Pottery will host their Annual Thanksgiving Wood Kiln Opening on Saturday November 25. The groundhog style wood kiln will be unloaded at 10am on Saturday morning. Guests are encourage to be present at that time to watch the items being taken from the kiln and then make their selection.

FREE
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Live Music at Chetola- Wednesdays thru Saturdays

Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort 185 Chetola Lake Dr, Blowing Rock, NC

Free live music, Wednesday through Saturday! Performances from local musicians like The Lucky Strikes, Klee Liles, Edward Main, Andy Ferrell and more. Full live music schedule can be found at the website link below.

Free admission
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Weekends with Santa at The Blowing Rock

The Blowing Rock 432 The Rock Road, Blowing Rock, NC

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the Blowing Rock from 12:30 - 3:00 PM every Saturday from 11/26 - 12/24. Children can come visit and tell them all about their wish list. 

Free Entry

Christmas with The Embers at The Appalachian Theatre

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

The holiday season gets started with Christmas With The Embers featuring Craig Woolard! A great evening for the whole family, The Embers bring their signature sound to all your favorite holiday tunes. 

$20

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Tweetsie Railroad: Tweetsie Christmas

Tweetsie Christmas offers holiday activities the whole family will love, including a 20-minute nighttime train ride in an open-air car behind one of the park's historic steam locomotives on a three-mile route lined with over 1 million Christmas lights,