4th of July Parade & Festival
The best small-town holiday parade around! Come early for the parade and enjoy the festive atmosphere in town for the afternoon with games and music in Memorial Park!
Free
12 events found.
Events
-
-
Downtown Blowing Rock 132 Park Avenue, Blowing Rock, NC, United States
-
July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza!
Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesCelebrate July 4th with a day of family fun at Tweetsie Railroad, and the High Country’s most spectacular fireworks display. The park will remain open until 9:00 pm and fireworks begin at 9:30 pm.
-
Thurston Howell
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United StatesPicture this: a musical escapade that whisks you away on a nostalgic odyssey through the smooth sounds of the 70s and 80s, sprinkled with a dash of modern zest.
$25 -
Artists in Residence: Bernie Rosage Jr. & Gina Marrale
Edgewood Cottage 115 Ginny Stevens Ln., Blowing Rock, NC, United StatesCome to Edgewood Cottage and see local artists work in person! Talk to them and learn more about their process. Purchase their art directly and support them and the Artists in Residence program!
Free Entry -
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.
FREE -
Gladys Knight
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, United StatesThe great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last 60 years have matched her unassailable artistry. This seven-time GRAMMY Award winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B, and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television, and live performance.
$50 – $75 -
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NCBlaring 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.
-
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!"
Free -
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.
$50.00 -
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.
$40 – $60 -
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.
Free -
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.
$20.00