High Country Calendar of Events
January
Blowing Rock Winterfest, Blowing Rock http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com
Winter Farmer’s Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/winter-market.html
February
First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone
Retro 80’s Ski Weekend, Beech Mountain https://www.beechmtn.com/things-to-do/happenings/retro-80s-weekend
Winter Farmer’s Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/winter-market.html
March
Banff Mountain Film Festival, Boone http://theschaefercenter.org/events/id/8/
Boone Roundball Tournament, Boone https://www.booneroundball.com/home
Daniel Boone Rail Jam, Boone https://danielboonerailjam.com/
Due South Fly Fishing Tournament, Boone http://www.duesouthoutfitters.com/single-post/2019/01/04/2nd-Annual-Due-South-Classic
First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone
Meltdown Games, Blowing Rock https://www.appskimtn.com/event/meltdown-games-5
Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble, Boone https://theatreanddance.appstate.edu/news/spring-appalachian-dance-ensemble-2019
St. Patricks Day Parade, Boone http://www.joneshouse.org/st-patricks-day-parade/
Winter Farmer’s Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/winter-market.html
April
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Boone https://theatreanddance.appstate.edu/news/midsummer-nights-dream
Annual Blowing Rock Trout Derby, Blowing Rock http://www.blowingrock.com
Easter Bunny at Tweetsie, Blowing Rock https://tweetsie.com/special-events/easter-bunny/
Easter Eggstravaganza, Boone https://downtownboonenc.com/events/eggstravaganza/
First Friday Art Crawl, Downtown Boone
Merlefest, Wilkesboro http://www.merlefest.org
Winter Farmer’s Market, Boone http://farmersmarkets.brwia.org/winter-market.html
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
4th 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/
4th 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