Full Moon Paddle on Price Lake

Full Moon Paddle on Price Lake

Price Lake Boat Rentals 3636 Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Price Lake Boat Rentals will be offering canoes, double kayaks, and single kayaks for rent to enjoy paddling around Price Lake under the full moon! See Price Lake and the Blue Ridge Parkway in a whole new light. Registration is required ahead of time.

$35 – $45

40th Anniversary Celebration

Sunset Tee's & Hattery 1117 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Sunset Tee's & Hattery on Main Street is starting its 40th year this Thursday! They're celebrating all weekend with a special giveaway, too: a purchase of $40 or more will earn shoppers a raffle ticket for ten $40 gift certificates and one $400 gift certificate. The drawing will be on Sunday, June 15!

Blowing Rock Farmers’ Market

Blowing Rock Farmers’ Market

Antiques on Sunset 379 Sunset Dr., Blowing Rock, United States

Blowing Rock Farmers Market is back! Every Thursday starting May 8 through October 2025 from 1-5 PM.  Head on over to 379 Sunset Drive (by Antiques on Sunset) and support your local farmers!

Free Entry

Summer Concert Series: Music in the Park 2025

Broyhill Park 173 Lakeside Drive, Blowing Rock, NC

Head over to Broyhill Park (173 Lakeside Dr.) for a free concert! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the sounds of local artists in a serene setting. 5-7 pm

Free

Old Gods of Appalachia – VIP Meet & Greet

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

An additional add-on VIP ticket includes a brief meet and greet with Steve and Cam before the show and a tour exclusive merch bundle.

$100

Tunes at the Trout – Thursdays

The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop 922 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC

Head over to The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop to get your tunes fix and hear some live music! Thursdays from 6-8pm.

Old Gods of Appalachia

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

Old Gods of Appalachia is an eldritch horror fiction podcast set in an Alternate Appalachia, a world where these mountains were never meant to be inhabited. This world feels eerily similar to the hills and hollers we’ve grown up with, but there are some tell-tale differences.

$34

Dizzy’s Business: the Creative Genius of Dizzy Gillespie

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

Presented by The High Country Jazz Festival

This program will provide an overview of the life and creative genius of ground breaking musician, Dizzy Gillespie. 

$8.00

Distillery Tasting Event

Blowing Rock ABC 7960 Valley Blvd, Blowing Rock, NC

Join the folks at the Blowing Rock ABC Store as they welcome End of Days Distillery for a free public tasting! Try out signature flavors from this NC distillery.

Free
Music on the Lawn

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.

Free Entry

Catherine Russell

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

Catherine Russell - Grammy Award-winning vocalist best known for her stunning vocal approach and interpretive works in blues and early jazz. A native New Yorker, born into musical royalty. Her father, the late Luis Russell...

$32 – $38
Grandfather by Night – Twilight Hike

Grandfather by Night – Twilight Hike

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC

The Twilight Hike version will include a hike after sunset to discuss and look for the creatures that are more active after the sun goes down. The group will explore a unique forest ecosystem from top to bottom in search of salamanders, owls, flying squirrels, fireflies and any other creatures they might come across.

$50