EVENTS CALENDAR
2022 Main Events Accommodations
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January 27-30 24th Annual Blowing Rock Winterfest live music and specials at area restaurants, ice carvings & more. blowingrockwinterfest.com
MARCH
March 20-21 App Ski Meltdown Games & Beach Blast Cardboard box derby, 3-man sled contest, railjam & more. appskimtn.com
APRIL
April 28-May 1 Merlefest 1350 S Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, 800-343-7857 Committed to producing a high-quality diversified American-roots-based musical experience that attracts a broad audience & reunites guests, supporters and performers in an annual celebration of Americana music. merlefest.org
JUNE June 2022 Family Fun Month 30 days of family activities and lodging specials beechmtn.com June 11-12 Art in the Park Weekend Art show feating 90 artists Saturday. Free concert in the park Sunday. blowingrock.com June 17 12th Annual Town of Boone Doc Watson Day Enjoy music & stories at this free event in downtown Boone. joneshouse.org
JULY July 1-31 An Appalachian Summer Festival Boone, 800-841-ARTS Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts celebration featuring a diverse mix of music, dance, theatre, visual arts & film programming. appsummer.org July 1-2 34th Annual Christmas in July Festival Arts, crafts, music, Civil War reenactors, food & fun in downtown West Jefferson! (Live music & food Fri.) christmasinjuly.info July 2 Blowing Rock 4th of July Weekend Music in the park, games & Main Street parade! blowingrock.com/july4th
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July 4 Annual Roasting of the Hog Pork, smoked turkey & all the fixin’s along with music & fireworks. beechmtn.com July 4 Town of Boone 4th of July Celebration Small town parade, free watermelon, music, family activities & fireworks. joneshouse.org July 7-10 66th Annual Grandfather Mtn Highland Games MacRae Meadows, Linville, 828-733-1333 One of the premier Scottish Highland celebrations featuring the largest clan gathering in the world! Celebrate Celtic culture & competition at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain. gmhg.org July 9 Frontier Day Cowboy fun and history for the whole family at our Old West Town. saloonstudioslive.com July 15-17 Fine Art & Master Crafts Festival Juried festival with nationally & internationally known artisans at new location: Sugar Mountain Resort. averycounty.com July 22 Symphony by the Lake at Chetola Symphony of the Mountains on the lawn of Chetola Resort with fireworks finale. symphonybythelake.com July 22-23 Ashe County Fiddlers Convention Adult & youth competitions in bluegrass & old time music. ashefiddlersconvention.org July 30 Brushy Mountain Peach Festival Street festival centered around peaches in the downtown Wilkesboro Historic District. discoverwilkesboro.com
AUGUST August 6-7 Ashe County Studio Tour Drive the countryside and visit artists in their own studios. ashecountyarts.org August 12-14 Fine Arts & Master Craft Festival Juried festival with nationally & internationally known artisans at new location: Sugar Mountain Resort. averycounty.com
