North Carolina Apple Festival
Main Street Hendersonville South Main Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina, United StatesEvery Labor Day weekend for nearly 80 years, the North Carolina Apple Festival has filled Main Street with merriment to celebrate the Hendersonville apple harvest. Hendersonville leads the state in apple production and consistently ranks within the top 10 producers nationwide. Beginning Friday and continuing through Labor Day, festivities include a street fair, live music, […]
Banner Elk’s Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of July, August and September. The dates are Sept. 2-3. The shows fill the area in front of the Historic Banner Elk School with fine art from local and regional artists representing a variety of media, such as ceramics, glass, metal, […]
The Wool & The Wood Exhibit
Grovewood Gallery 111 Grovewood Road #2, Asheville, NC, United StatesGrovewood Gallery will present The Wool & The Wood, featuring needle-felted wool landscapes by Jaana Mattson and fine furniture by Scott Kestel. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, September 2, from 2-5 pm, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy light snacks and complimentary libations. This event is open to the […]
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
There will be something for everyone at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on September 7-9, 2023 in Burnsville, NC. Experience Appalachia through an artist’s gaze or chef’s palate. Hear poetry, true stories, and imaginative tales. All day on Friday and Saturday, 30 authors writing in fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, children, and young adult fiction will […]
Mountain Song Festival
Brevard Music Center 349 Andante Ln, Brevard, NC, United StatesWhen it comes to live music, Brevard’s Mountain Song Festival has long been one of the southeast’s best music festivals. Curated by local superstars, the Steep Canyon Rangers, the festival brings some of the best bluegrass, Americana, roots, folk, rock and roll, and more to the stage at Brevard Music Center at this unmissable event. […]
2nd Fridays Westside Mixer
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesPull up your lawn chairs for our 2nd Fridays Westside Mixer series! We're back for our second year with some great entertainment! Craft Demonstrations, kids' crafts, live music, food trucks, games... You won't want to miss this free-to-attend event! September 8: Glass demonstrations, music by Double Naught Spies, Haus Heidelberg & Frozen Frog food trucks, […]
37th Annual Sculpture Celebration
T.H. Broyhill Walking Park 945 Lakewood Drive SW, Lenoir, NC, United StatesThe Caldwell Arts Council announces the 37th Annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 9am to 4pm at the Broyhill Walking Park in Lenoir, NC. The celebration will showcase a variety of works created by sculptors from across the eastern United States who compete for $11,000 in cash prizes. This […]
Heritage Day at the Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us from 10 am-4 pm for a celebration of Southern Appalachian culture on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This festival has old-time music and demonstrations of the crafts of yesteryear. Activities: Chairmaking, quilting, heirloom apples, sheep shearing, cornshuck dolls, woodcarving, blacksmithing, weaving, stone carving, soap making, crocheting, knitting, spinning, rifle making, natural dyeing, basketry. Band […]
Mountain Heritage Festival
Main Street - Sparta 58 South Main Street, Sparta, NC, United States
Art in Autumn: Arts & Crafts Festival
Downtown Weaverville North Main Street, Weaverville, North Carolina, United StatesThis will be our 16th annual Art in Autumn Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival. This much loved event is held on Main Street in downtown Weaverville, North Carolina, located in Buncombe county 7 miles from downtown Asheville. The event features over 100 juried artists and craftspeople, and live music performed by beloved local artists. Every […]
Mayberry Days
Mayberry Days® is a festival for the whole family with activities and events for the fans who long for the days when life was simple and the sheriff didn't carry a gun. Enjoy a bottle of pop while playing checkers, relax to music from many local bands playing the same songs that Andy grew up […]
Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band
Andy Griffith Playhouse Rockford Street, Mount Airy, NC, United StatesRodney Dillard – music history legend, recording artist, and speaking talent – is overwhelmingly credited as the “father of modern bluegrass.” Rodney Dillard, one of the original Darling Boys from The Andy Griffith Show, returns with his band to Mayberry Days for another great bluegrass concert, filled with songs performed on the show and original […]
