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Pattern Play in Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 3135 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville, NC, United States
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Pattern Play

Apr 21 – Jun 21, 2026
Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 3135 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville, NC, United States
FOCUS Exhibition: Pattern Play in Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 3135 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville, NC, United States
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FOCUS Exhibition: Pattern Play

Apr 21 – Jun 20, 2026
11:00 AM
Penland Gallery and Visitors Center, 3135 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville, NC, United States
Live Gem Cutting Demonstration in McCoy Minerals
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Arts & MusicWatauga County

Live Gem Cutting Demonstration

Fri, May 15, 2026
7:00 AM
McCoy Minerals
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
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Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Fri, May 15, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Live Music: Watkins in the High Country
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Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Watkins

Fri, May 15, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
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Arts & MusicWatauga County

Live Music: Bob Bonnen

Fri, May 15, 2026
3:00 PM
SouthEnd Brewing Co.
An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips in Mysterium Escape Adventure
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Arts & MusicWatauga County

An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips

Fri, May 15, 2026
3:00 PM
Mysterium Escape Adventure
Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store in The Floyd Country Store
May16
Arts & MusicOther County

Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store

Sat, May 16, 2026
8:00 AM
The Floyd Country Store
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May16
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Sat, May 16, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Neighbors in Wine & Art: at Linville Falls Winery in the High Country
May16
Arts & MusicAvery County

Neighbors in Wine & Art: at Linville Falls Winery

Sat, May 16, 2026
12:00 PM
Avery County
Live Music: The Lucky Strikes in the High Country
May16
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: The Lucky Strikes

Sat, May 16, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
Sunday Music Jams at the Floyd Country Store in The Floyd Country Store
May17
Arts & MusicOther County

Sunday Music Jams at the Floyd Country Store

Sun, May 17, 2026
9:30 AM
The Floyd Country Store
Docent Focus Tour in Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
May17
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Docent Focus Tour

Sun, May 17, 2026
10:00 AM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Live Music: Red Umber Jazz in the High Country
May17
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Red Umber Jazz

Sun, May 17, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
Landon Talks: An Evening of Southern Stories and Laughter in Appalachian Theatre
May19
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Landon Talks: An Evening of Southern Stories and Laughter

Tue, May 19, 2026
2:00 PM
Appalachian Theatre
Landon Talks in Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
May19
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Landon Talks

Tue, May 19, 2026
3:00 PM
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Afternoon Art: May 19 in the High Country
May19
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Afternoon Art: May 19

Tue, May 19, 2026
3:30 PM
Watauga County
Behind the Music “Here Rests in Honored Glory” in Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
May21
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Behind the Music “Here Rests in Honored Glory”

Thu, May 21, 2026
7:00 AM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May21
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Thu, May 21, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Behind the Music “Here Rests in Honored Glory” in the High Country
May21
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Behind the Music “Here Rests in Honored Glory”

Thu, May 21, 2026
11:00 AM
Watauga County
Live Music: Tom Pillion in the High Country
May21
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Tom Pillion

Thu, May 21, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
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May21
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Old-Time Jam at the Jones House

Thu, May 21, 2026
3:00 PM
Watauga County
Young at Art 2026: Reception in the High Country
May21
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Young at Art 2026: Reception

Thu, May 21, 2026
5:00 PM
Watauga County
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May22
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Fri, May 22, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Live Music: Adam Church in the High Country
May22
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Adam Church

Fri, May 22, 2026
1:00 PM
Avery County
Live Music: Matt McCloud in SouthEnd Brewing Co.
May22
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Live Music: Matt McCloud

Fri, May 22, 2026
3:00 PM
SouthEnd Brewing Co.
An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips in Mysterium Escape Adventure
May22
Arts & MusicWatauga County

An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips

Fri, May 22, 2026
3:00 PM
Mysterium Escape Adventure
Art on the Greene – Memorial Day Weekend in Historic Banner Elk School
May23
Arts & MusicAvery CountyAll day

Art on the Greene – Memorial Day Weekend

Sat, May 23, 2026
Historic Banner Elk School
Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store in The Floyd Country Store
May23
Arts & MusicOther County

Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store

Sat, May 23, 2026
8:00 AM
The Floyd Country Store
The Magic Flute in Appalachian Theatre
May23
Arts & MusicWatauga County

The Magic Flute

Sat, May 23, 2026
9:00 AM
Appalachian Theatre
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May23
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Sat, May 23, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Live Music : Johnson Brothers in the High Country
May23
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music : Johnson Brothers

Sat, May 23, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
Sunday Music Jams at the Floyd Country Store in The Floyd Country Store
May24
Arts & MusicOther County

Sunday Music Jams at the Floyd Country Store

Sun, May 24, 2026
9:30 AM
The Floyd Country Store
Live Music: Preston Benfield in the High Country
May24
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Preston Benfield

Sun, May 24, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
Artists in Residence Begins in Edgewood Cottage
May25
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Artists in Residence Begins

Mon, May 25, 2026
6:00 AM
Edgewood Cottage
Artists in Residence: Ann Hord-Heatherley, Jean Hord-Roberts, and Ricky Evans in the High Country
May25
Arts & MusicWatauga CountyMulti-day

Artists in Residence: Ann Hord-Heatherley, Jean Hord-Roberts, and Ricky Evans

May 25 – May 31, 2026
6:00 AM
Watauga County
Live Music Memorial Day 🇺🇸 : Sami & The Academy in the High Country
May25
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music Memorial Day 🇺🇸 : Sami & The Academy

Mon, May 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
Afternoon Art: May 26 in the High Country
May26
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Afternoon Art: May 26

Tue, May 26, 2026
3:30 PM
Watauga County
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May28
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Thu, May 28, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
Cork & Canvas in Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
May28
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Cork & Canvas

Thu, May 28, 2026
1:00 PM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
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May28
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Old-Time Jam at the Jones House

Thu, May 28, 2026
3:00 PM
Watauga County
Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour in the High Country
May29
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Blowing Rock Food & Wine Tour

Fri, May 29, 2026
10:00 AM
Watauga County
The Goonies (1985) in Appalachian Theatre
May29
Arts & MusicWatauga County

The Goonies (1985)

Fri, May 29, 2026
2:00 PM
Appalachian Theatre
Live Music: Dillion Cable in the High Country
May29
Arts & MusicAvery County

Live Music: Dillion Cable

Fri, May 29, 2026
2:00 PM
Avery County
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May29
Arts & MusicWatauga County

Live Music: Timothy Chandler Hicks

Fri, May 29, 2026
3:00 PM
SouthEnd Brewing Co.
An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips in Mysterium Escape Adventure
May29
Arts & MusicWatauga County

An Evening of Comedy and Magic with Lyndy Phillips

Fri, May 29, 2026
3:00 PM
Mysterium Escape Adventure
Rockfish River Rodeo ’26 Spring Edition in Blue Toad Hard Cider
May30
Arts & MusicOther County

Rockfish River Rodeo ’26 Spring Edition

Sat, May 30, 2026
7:00 AM
Blue Toad Hard Cider
Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store in The Floyd Country Store
May30
Arts & MusicOther County

Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store

Sat, May 30, 2026
8:00 AM
The Floyd Country Store