Anna Buckner is a painter in the most expanded sense. An interdisciplinary artist and maker, she creates compositions at the intersection of textile patterning, graphic design, and painting. And other Myths is a body of work that leverages the storytelling potential of quilting within the context of painterly composition and design precision.
This exhibition celebrates the artists behind beloved children’s books of the mid-20th century, offering a glimpse into the creative process of illustration and storytelling.
Sarah Vaughn’s Considerations invites visitors to step into a landscape of thousands of carefully crafted glass river rocks. Made using techniques like blowing, flame-working, casting, and laminating, these fragile stones are stacked and arranged to create an immersive installation that explores how we experience and remember the world around us.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Free art shows in Blowing Rock! Daily through Labor Day, new artists every Monday.
Meet different High Country artists each week. Buy original art directly from artists- Art for every interest and budget.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Join BRAHM on Thursday, May 29, at 11 am for a talk about the Mayview Manor diorama, with artist Dan Nance. In this program, Dan will take us through his artistic practice of historically accurate works.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
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.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Take a daily, short, guided stroll at 1 PM that highlights Grandfather Mountain’s rhododendron species and blooms. Included with admission.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
The Saddlebred classes are loaded with chrome and flash. The atmosphere at a Saddlebred show is electric, with teams shouting encouragement and rooting for their favorites.
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!
Join App State’s Dr. Beth Davison for a screening of five short documentaries that showcase the stories of locals. After the screening, there will be a Q&A session with filmmakers.
Head over to The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop to get your tunes fix and hear some live music! Thursdays from 6-8pm.
This popular shutterbug weekend includes presentations from top nature photographers, hands-on field courses, a friendly contest and the rare opportunity to photograph the mountain’s spectacular scenery and native animals before and after regular business hours.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
All artists are donating their time to raise money for Hurricane Helene victims in the greater Banner Elk area. The concerts are organized by the non-profit Elk River Helping Hands, with proceeds distributed directly to hurricane victims in Avery and Watauga counties.
Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy-winner, and AMA Lifetime Achievement honoree Marty Stuart picks up where he left off on Altitude, his first new album in five years, exploring a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes and lonesome lovers.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
Children Ages 2-8 and their parents are welcome to join us for stories, rhymes and fun! This event is free and open to the public.
This is a high-impact tour in red clay open for all ages, 10 and under FREE with paid adult, make sure to bring old clothing, a change of clothing, sun block and a shade source, water, digging tools, and a bucket for collecting.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
Wednesday, June 11, Community Room at 10:30 am. Guest Speaker: Stephan Dragisic, Executive Director, BRAHM. This event is free and open to the public!
Head to Grandfather to celebrate the birthdays of our resident animals with games, contests, crafts and surprises. The park’s wildlife habitat staff hosts a fun-filled afternoon for guests, as well as programs to celebrate the park’s furry and feathered inhabitants.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
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!
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
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.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
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.
Join Anthony Love from Appalachian State University to learn about the geologic history captured within the rocks of Grandfather Mountain. Participants will be introduced to concepts of general geology, the shape of the land surface within the Grandfather region...
Art in the Park hosts some of the best local and regional artists! Craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more in this juried show.
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
All aboard for an unforgettable adventure! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is rolling into Tweetsie Railroad for Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour, and you’re invited to join the fun!
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Alair Homes High Country Summer Concert Series! Hosted in Downtown Blowing Rock at Memorial Park...
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
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!
Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Van Gogh’s Farmhouse in a Wheat Field. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art.
Head over to The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop to get your tunes fix and hear some live music! Thursdays from 6-8pm.
Join the Martin House Gallery at their annual Summer Art Show on June 20–21, where art comes to life before your eyes. Watch master artists create live, connect with the creative minds behind the work, and immerse yourself in an atmosphere filled with live music, delicious local bites, and the vibrant spirit of summer.
All artists are donating their time to raise money for Hurricane Helene victims in the greater Banner Elk area. The concerts are organized by the non-profit Elk River Helping Hands, with proceeds distributed directly to hurricane victims in Avery and Watauga counties.
Children Ages 2-8 and their parents are welcome to join us for stories, rhymes and fun! This event is free and open to the public.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
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!
Head over to The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop to get your tunes fix and hear some live music! Thursdays from 6-8pm.
Mark your calendars! Mile of Flowers will be taking place on June 27, 2025. Enjoy a guided tour of Blowing Rock's most prominent gardens.
BRAHM's annual Summer Luncheon will take place on Friday, June 27, 2025. Save the date! More information to follow.
The Museum is very excited to host Nina Campbell as our speaker and special guest at this year’s BRAHM Summer Luncheon, Cocktail Buffet and Afternoon Tea.
Annual event at the Bolick & Traditions Pottery studio, about 4 miles south of their gallery shop on Main Street in Blowing Rock. Be present at 10 am to watch them unload the groundhog-style wood kiln. Wood-fired items are highly collectible!
Casting Bread Food Pantry and Cafe is hosting their annual Ducky Regatta. With bounce houses, face painting, local vendors, and a Duckling Race down the New River, it's fun for the whole family!
Please join the Blowing Rock Community Library to hear author Melinda Cann share her latest children's book, "Mountain Hurricane" - the heart warming story of Ben the bear and his canine companion, Tucker who weathered Hurricane Helene.
This free art show allows people to browse art from local artists, meet the artist, and purchase art directly from the artisan. Artists are often glad to talk about their process and answer questions. Different artists will be featured each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends.
Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric DeVere will be guiding the weekly meditation group.
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!
Head over to The Speckled Trout Restaurant & Bottle Shop to get your tunes fix and hear some live music! Thursdays from 6-8pm.
Celebrate 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.
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!
Children Ages 2-8 and their parents are welcome to join us for stories, rhymes and fun! This event is free and open to the public.
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