Events for April 25, 2023 - May 16, 2023

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Smoky Mountain Elk Fest

The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC, United States

Join us for the second annual Smoky Mountain Elk Fest at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! This family-friendly event is full of live music, local entertainment, craft vendors, educational demonstrations, plenty of activities for the kids, an RMEF Elk Calling Contest, and so much more! Bring your own chairs and blankets and spend the weekend […]

$5.00 – $12

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The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s

Priddy's General Store 2121 Sheppard Mill Road, Danbury, NC, United States

The Original Pickin' features concerts on the outdoorstage with plenty of room for dancing. Bring a chair, buy some snacks, and dance or relax and enjoy. The October Pickin' includes an old time auction where folks donate homemade baked goods, canned goods, crafts, crocheted scarves and more to benefit Priddy's Christmas fund that is used to help […]

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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival

The Village Green and Commons Crossroad of Highways 64 and 107, Cashiers, NC, United States

This fall festival celebrates the leaves beginning to change in the beautiful mountain village of Cashiers. This popular and free event welcomes 100 artisans and merchants to the park. Visitors will find unique handcrafted wood, pottery, jewelry and much more on display and for purchase throughout the weekend. Food, drink, live music and a juried […]

Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show

Downtown Waynesville, NC 9 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United States

The Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show held on Historic Main Street in Downtown Waynesville is one of the premier juried art shows of each year. Held during the height of the color season in the Great Smoky Mountains, the show attracts more than 20,000 visitors. More than 100 artists, crafters and food vendors […]

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Autumn Leaves Festival™

Downtown Mt. Airy, NC 200 North Main Street, Mt. Airy, NC, United States

Every year in October, Mayberry is the place to be for the Autumn Leaves Festival™, an historic festival in the heart of Mount Airy, North Carolina. This nationally recognized event is unique! With a mix of music, arts & crafts, and delicious food, there is something for everyone. People from all over the country visit the streets […]

Valle Country Fair

Valle Crucis Conference Center 146 Skiles Way, Valle Crucis, NC, United States

The Valle Country Fair is celebrating its 40th anniversary!  Join us for the  Valle Country Fair in the most picturesque valley of the High Country during the Peak of Leaf Season.  The Fair is an authentic harvest-season community celebration revolving around quality hand-made crafts with more than 160 juried exhibitors displaying their art and crafts, plus home-cooked […]

$10 – $50

Apple Harvest Festival

Downtown Waynesville, NC 9 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United States

Join us in beautiful downtown Waynesville on October 15, 2022 at the Annual Apple Harvest Festival. The Apple Harvest Festival will be in it’s 35th year of operation. This fun, family friendly festival is owned, operated and organized by the Haywood Chamber of Commerce. The streets of downtown Waynesville, NC are filled with almost 200 […]

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Woolly Worm Festival

Banner Elk, NC - Woolly Worm Festival Site Shawneehaw Ave South, Banner Elk, NC, United States

The 45th Annual Woolly Worm Festival takes place the 3rd weekend of October, falling on the 15th and 16th in 2022, in the quaint mountain town of Banner Elk North Carolina. We think it’s the perfect time to share some tips that will make your experience a good one while at the festival and getting […]

$4.00 – $12
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Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival

Punkin’ Chunckin’ Field 811 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

If you have never seen a pumpkin fly, Punkin Chunkin is your chance. Catapults, air cannons, trebuchets and other powerful machines toss pumpkins up to several thousand feet in a battle between world champion pumpkin chunkers and the home teams. Thousands of people come every year to see this hugely popular festival in western North […]

$3.00 – $10

The Burnett Sisters Band in Concert

The Burnett Sisters are presented by Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music. For the Burnett Sisters Band, it’s all about family. Growing up playing music together in Boone, North Carolina, the sisters’ sound is focused around the type of breathtaking vocal harmonies that can only come from the unique bond shared by siblings, expertly complemented by […]

$10.50 – $22.00

The North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival

Pack Square Park Pack Square Park, Asheville, NC, United States

The North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival in partnership with The Village Potters Clay Center is an Asheville, NC event that focuses on ceramic arts of all genres including tilework, sculpture, jewelry, and pottery. The festival includes over 40 ceramic art vendors, food trucks, and raku demonstrations. Come for a day of fun and enjoy lunch […]

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Junior Appalachian Musicians (Music Classes)

JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]

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