NC HIGH COUNTRY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2024

May

Art in the Park, Blowing Rock   https://blowingrock.com/artinthepark/

Art on the Greene, Banner Elk http://www.townofbannerelk.org/beshows

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Music in the Valle, Valle Crucis          https://vallecrucispark.org/music-in-the-valle/

Savor, Blowing Rock    https://savorblowingrock.com/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

June

“A Cool 5” Race Weekend,  Beech Mountain   https://www.beechmtn.com/things-to-do/happenings/cool-5-weekend

Annual Singing on the Mountain, Banner Elk    http://www.grandfather.com

Art in the Park, Blowing Rock   https://blowingrock.com/artinthepark/

Blood Sweat and Gears,  Boone        https://bloodsweatandgears.racesonline.com/

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show, Blowing Rock https://brchs.org/

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

Day Out With Thomas-Tweetsie, Blowing Rock https://tweetsie.com/special-events/day-out-with-thomas/

Doc Watson Day Celebration, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/doc-watson-day-celebration/

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

Horn in the West, Boone https://www.horninthewest.com/

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Movies in the Park, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/moviesinthepark/

Roasting of the Hog,  Beech Mountain          https://www.beechmtn.com/events/181-47th-annual-roasting-of-the-hog-fireworks

Shagging at the Blowing Rock, Blowing Rock https://www.theblowingrock.com/

Summer Outdoor Concerts on Jones House Lawn, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/outdoor-concerts

Todd Summer Concert Series, Todd http://toddnc.org/events-activities/summer-concerts/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

July

4^th of July Fireworks On Beech Mountain

4th of July Celebration, Bethel Blast, Vilas https://www.hcpress.com/featured-photos/bethel-blast-explosive-july-4th-celebration-hits-high-country-tomorrow-bethel.html

4th of July Celebration and Parade, Boone   http://www.joneshouse.org/4th-of-july-parade-celebration/

4th of July Parade, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/july4th/

4^th of July Fireworks on Sugar Mountain

4th of July Fireworks at Tweetsie, https://tweetsie.com/special-events/fireworks-extravaganza/

Alleghany Fiddler’s Convention, Sparta     http://www.alleghanyfiddlersconvention.com/

Annual Heritage Day, Blowing Rock https://www.traditionspottery.com/events.html

Art on the Greene, Banner Elk http://www.townofbannerelk.org/beshows

Ashe County Annual Quilt Fair, Jefferson   https://www.ashequilters.org/

Ashe County Fiddler’s Convention, Jefferson    http://www.ashefiddlersconvention.org/

An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone http://appsummer.org/ 

BBQ Bootcamp, Sugar Mountain       www.ncbbqsociety.com.

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show, Blowing Rock https://brchs.org/

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

Christmas in July Festival, West Jefferson http://christmasinjulyinfo.ipage.com/index.html

Fine Arts and Master Crafts Festival,  Banner Elk   : http://www.averycounty.com/events/fine-arts-a-mastercrafts-festival

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

Grandfather Highland Games,  Linville             http://www.gmhg.org/

Hickory Furniture Mart Furniture Festival, Hickory  https://www.hickoryfurniture.com/visit/events/

Horn in the West, Boone https://www.horninthewest.com/

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Monday Night Concert Series, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/events/?id=189

Mountain City Sunflower Festival, Mountain City TN  http://johnsoncountytnchamber.org/event/sunflower-festival/

Movies in the Park, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/moviesinthepark/

Summer Outdoor Concerts on Jones House Lawn, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/outdoor-concerts

The Mountain Marathon and The Bear Races,  Linville         http://www.gmhg.org/

Todd Summer Concert Series, Todd http://toddnc.org/events-activities/summer-concerts/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

August

Art in the Park, Blowing Rock   https://blowingrock.com/artinthepark/

Art on the Greene, Banner Elk http://www.townofbannerelk.org/beshows

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

Blue Ridge Brutal Biking         http://blueridgebrutal.org/

Boone Gran Fondo Cycling Event, Boone https://www.granfondonationalseries.com/gran-fondo-boone/

Crafts on the Green,  Beech Mountain  http://www.beechmtn.com

Fine Arts and Master Crafts Festival,  Banner Elk   : http://www.averycounty.com/events/fine-arts-a-mastercrafts-festival

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

Horn in the West, Boone https://www.horninthewest.com/

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Mile High Kite Festival, Beech Mountain https://www.beechmtn.com/things-to-do/happenings/mile-high-kite-festival

Movies in the Park, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/moviesinthepark/

Old Butler Days, Butler TN  https://festivalnet.com/10310/Butler-Tennessee/Festivals/Old-Butler-Days

Summer Outdoor Concerts on Jones House Lawn, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/outdoor-concerts

Todd Summer Concert Series, Todd http://toddnc.org/events-activities/summer-concerts/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

Watauga Lake Triathlon,  Butler TN  http://wataugalaketriathlon.com

September

Art in the Park, Blowing Rock   https://blowingrock.com/artinthepark/

Autumn at OZ, Beech Mountain         https://www.landofoznc.com/

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

Blowing Rock Music Festival, Blowing Rock    https://www.theblowingrock.com/the-annual-blowing-rock-music-festival/

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

Ghost Train –Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock  https://tweetsie.com/special-events/ghost-train/

Girl Scout Day, Grandfather Mountain https://grandfather.com/event/49th-annual-girl-scout-day/

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Mile High Kite Festival,  Beech Mountain       https://www.beechmtn.com/things-to-do/happenings/mile-high-kite-festival

Mountain Heritage Festival, Sparta   http://www.coolsparta.com

Mountain Heritage Professional Rodeo, Mountain City TN  http://johnsoncountytnchamber.org/event-list/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

October

Art in the Park, Blowing Rock   https://blowingrock.com/artinthepark/

Autumn Leaf Festival, Jefferson  http://ashehistory.org/index.php/event/autumn-leaf-festival-october-6th/

Blowing Rock Farmer’s Market, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/calendar/farmersmarket/

Boone Boo, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/booneboo/

Brushy Mountain Apple Festival, Wilkesboro  http://www.applefestival.net/n_index.php?

First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone

Ghost Train –Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock  https://tweetsie.com/special-events/ghost-train/

Harvest Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, Valle Crucis http://www.harvestfarmllc.com/homepage.shtml

King Street Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/king-street-market.html

Land of Oz, Beech Mountain https://www.landofoznc.com/autumnatoz

New River Corn Maze, Boone http://www.newrivercornmaze.com/

Oktoberfest on Sugar Mountain   http://oktoberfest.skisugar.com/

The Haunted Factory, West Jefferson https://www.thehauntedfactory.com/

Todd New River Fall Festival, Todd   http://www.toddruritan.org.

Trick-or-Treat Boone Mall, Boone

Trick-or-Treat for Tots, ASU East Campus Dorms, Boone

Valle County Fair,  Valle Crucis   http://www.vallecountryfair.org

Woolly Worm Festival, Banner Elk   http://www.woollyworm.com/

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

November

Blowing Rock Christmas, Blowing Rock https://blowingrock.com/christmas-park/

Christmas in the Park and Lighting of the Town, Blowing Rock   http://blowingrock.com

Festival of Trees, Blowing Rock https://www.wynfestivaloftrees.com/

High Country Turkey Trot, Boone https://www.hosphouse.org/turkeytrot

Watauga County Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farms, https://www.wataugachristmastrees.org/choose-and-cut-christmas-trees.html

Watauga County Farmers Market, Boone https://www.wataugacountyfarmersmarket.org/

December

Boone Christmas Parade,  Boone  http://www.joneshouse.org

Christmas at Tweetsie, Blowing Rock  https://tweetsie.com/special-events/tweetsie-christmas/

Festival of Trees, Blowing Rock https://www.wynfestivaloftrees.com/

Fireworks and Torchlight Skiing,  Blowing Rock   http://www.appskimtn.com

Sugarfest at Sugar Mountain, http://www.skisugar.com/sugarfest/

Watauga County Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farms, https://www.wataugachristmastrees.org/choose-and-cut-christmas-trees.html