Holiday Events
Beautiful Star: Appalachian Nativity
Yadkin Cultural Arts Center 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC, United StatesCome home again for the holidays as the Willingham Performing Arts Academy presents the tuneful tale that takes listeners to the peaks of the Blue Ridge where Reverend Roy Ledbetter and all the members of the Open Heart Community Fellowship have been working hard to fill the holidays with joy. Starting with Genesis and going […]
Beautiful Star: Appalachian Nativity
Yadkin Cultural Arts Center 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, NC, United StatesCome home again for the holidays as the Willingham Performing Arts Academy presents the tuneful tale that takes listeners to the peaks of the Blue Ridge where Reverend Roy Ledbetter and all the members of the Open Heart Community Fellowship have been working hard to fill the holidays with joy. Starting with Genesis and going […]
The Madison County Art Council’s Member Holiday Sale
The Arts Center 90 South Main Street, Marshall, NC, United StatesYes the rumors are true, Madison County Arts Council is holding our annual Holiday Sale, and you are invited to shop! The event will start on Black Friday, November 27th and remain open until December 19th, 10:00 am-5:00 pm daily. Artist booths will be marked and items priced. Covid-19 protocols will be in place. No artists […]
Spruce Pine Southern Christmas Show
Cross Street Commerce Center 31 Cross Street, Spruce Pine, NC, United StatesSanta Claus is coming to Town! The event benefits Shriner's Children's Hospital. Over 50 arts & craft vendors, mountain crafts, food court, and music. Handmade Christmas gifts, delicious baked goods. Santa will be taking photos with children. Admission $1 donation
Hayes School of Music: Holiday Scholarship Concert
In its 28th year, coordinated by Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Director of Choral Studies in the Hayes School of Music, the Holiday Scholarship Concert offers tunes from classical to jazz to help you ring in the High Country holiday season with joyful music! Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music’s annual tradition goes digital with this […]
Venus & Vance: A Virtual Appalachian Christmas Carol
This two-act piece begins with a viewing of the annual Appalachian Christmas Carol, which follows the story of Venus--an enslaved woman that lived on the Vance plantation--and concludes with a panel discussion on the complicated legacy of Zebulon Vance, our collective histories, how we interpret them, and the role of museums and historic sites. The […]
Appalachian Christmas and Opening of the Shelton House Tinsel Trail
Shelton House Campus 49 Shelton Street, Waynesville, NC, United StatesThe Shelton House - Museum of NC Handicrafts in Waynesville, NC will conclude their events this 40th anniversary year in a magical way. On December 6, we will host our annual Appalachian Family Christmas event and open the Tinsel Trail for a month-long opportunity to safely get outside and enjoy the Holiday Lights and Decorations. Santa Claus will visit on December 6 […]
Venus & Vance: A Virtual Appalachian Christmas Carol
This two-act piece begins with a viewing of the annual Appalachian Christmas Carol, which follows the story of Venus--an enslaved woman that lived on the Vance plantation--and concludes with a panel discussion on the complicated legacy of Zebulon Vance, our collective histories, how we interpret them, and the role of museums and historic sites. The […]
Venus & Vance: A Virtual Appalachian Christmas Carol
This two-act piece begins with a viewing of the annual Appalachian Christmas Carol, which follows the story of Venus--an enslaved woman that lived on the Vance plantation--and concludes with a panel discussion on the complicated legacy of Zebulon Vance, our collective histories, how we interpret them, and the role of museums and historic sites. The […]
Spruce Pine Spring Craft Egg-Stravaganza
Cross Street Commerce Center 31 Cross Street, Spruce Pine, NC, United StatesSpruce Pine Spring Craft Egg=stravaganza - Spring Craft Show/Garden Show/Kids Area/Easter Egg Hunt. Join us at the Spruce Pine Spring Craft Egg-stravaganza where you can find beautiful Spring Arts and Crafts of all varieties. Win prizes from our Golden Egg Easter Egg hunt where children of all ages can hunt with the Easter Bunny who […]
Garden Jubilee Nurseries & Orchards Tour
Downtown Hendersonville Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesHendersonville’s garden extravaganza on Memorial Day weekend has exciting plans for this year’s edition thanks to a successful pivot a year ago. Last May, the event was renamed Garden Jubilee Nurseries & Orchards Tour and shifted from a downtown gathering to a countryside tour of nurseries and orchards. Brought about by the pandemic, the change […]
Star Spangled Banner Elk Fourth
Celebrate America’s independence and escape the heat at the same time during the Star Spangled Banner Elk Fourth of July in the cool Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. This annual event, which takes place on Saturday, July 3, in 2021, begins at 11 a.m. with an all-American parade along Banner Elk’s Main Street. The parade […]
