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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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