Category
Festivals & Fairs
Jul10
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Punch Brothers
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
3:30 PM
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Jul11
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
40th Annual Outdoor Rosen Sculpture Walk
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
12:00 AM
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Jul11
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
40th Anniversary Rosen Sculpture Walk
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
6:00 AM
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Jul11
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
40th Annual Outdoor Rosen Sculpture Walk
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
10:00 AM
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Jul11
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
40th Annual Outdoor Rosen Sculpture Walk
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
10:00 AM
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Jul11
Festivals & FairsMitchell County
NC Hellbender Festival 2026
Sat, Jul 11, 2026
12:00 PM
Spruce Pine
Jul17
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Music in the Vineyard – The King Bees
Fri, Jul 17, 2026
2:00 PM
Grandfather Vineyard & Winery
Jul17
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest
Fri, Jul 17, 2026
6:00 PM
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Jul24
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Chetola Resort Toast & Taste Festival
Fri, Jul 24, 2026
3:00 PM
Chetola Resort
Jul25
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Chetola Resort Toast & Taste Festival
Sat, Jul 25, 2026
10:00 AM
Chetola Resort
Jul26
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Chetola Resort Toast & Taste Festival
Sun, Jul 26, 2026
10:00 AM
Chetola Resort
Jul30
Festivals & FairsMitchell CountyMulti-day
NC Mineral and Gem Festival
Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2026
6:00 AM
Three Peaks Enrichment Center
Jul31
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Aaron Diehl
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
7:30 PM
Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center
Jul31
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Aaron Diehl
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
7:30 PM
Broyhill Music Center, Rosen Concert Hall
Aug25
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Health, Wellness, and Safety Festival
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
1:00 PM
Sanford Mall
Aug26
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Campus Work(s): Jobs Fair
Wed, Aug 26, 2026
11:00 AM
Plemmons Student Union, Grandfather Mountain Ballroom 137ABC
Sep1
Festivals & FairsMitchell County
NC Hellbender Festival 2026
Tue, Sep 1, 2026
12:00 PM
Spruce Pine
Sep3
Festivals & FairsAvery County
2025 Avery A&H Fair
Thu, Sep 3, 2026
5:00 PM
Avery County Extension Center
Sep5
Festivals & FairsMitchell County
NC Hellbender Festival
Sat, Sep 5, 2026
7:00 AM
Downtown Spruce Pine
Sep5
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyMulti-day
Labor Day Weekend Art on the Greene
Sep 5 – Sep 7, 2026
12:00 PM
Cultural Arts Center at the Historic Banner Elk School
Sep7
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Labor Day Weekend Art on the Greene
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
12:00 PM
Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce
Sep12
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
"Rooted in Resilience" Appalachian Literacy Summit
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
12:00 AM
College of Education Building, 124 A, B, C
Sep12
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
12:00 PM
Beech Mountain
Sep15
Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day
Plein Air Festival
Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026
5:00 AM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Sep15
Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day
Plein Air Festival
Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026
9:00 AM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Sep15
Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day
2026 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival
Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026
9:00 AM
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Sep15
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
12:00 PM
Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce
Sep19
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
12:00 PM
Beech Mountain
Sep21
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Career Fair Prep with Gamma Iota Sigma
Mon, Sep 21, 2026
5:00 PM
Peacock Hall, 3019
Sep26
Festivals & FairsMitchell County
NC Hellbender Festival 2026
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
12:00 PM
Spruce Pine
Sep27
Festivals & FairsMitchell County
NC Hellbender Festival 2026
Sun, Sep 27, 2026
12:00 PM
Spruce Pine
Sep30
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
VIP Social for Walker Business Connections
Wed, Sep 30, 2026
4:00 PM
North End Zone Facility, Grandview Ballroom
Oct1
Festivals & FairsWatauga County
Walker Business Connections Career Fair
Thu, Oct 1, 2026
12:00 PM
Holmes Convocation Center, Arena
Oct3
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyMulti-day
Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain Resort
Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026
12:00 PM
Sugar Mountain Resort
Oct11
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyAll day
Polka Dance Your Way to Sugar Mountain Resort’s 35th Annual Oktoberfest, October 11 & 12
Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Sugar Mountain Resort
Oct12
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyAll day
Don your Dirndl and Lace up Your Lederhosen for Sugar Mountain Resort’s 34th Annual Oktoberfest, October 12 & 13
Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Sugar Mountain Resort
Oct12
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Woolly Worm Festival
Mon, Oct 12, 2026
12:00 PM
Banner Elk
Oct17
Festivals & FairsOther County
Woolly Worm Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
12:00 AM
High Country Visitors Guide
Oct17
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyMulti-day
Woolly Worm Festival
Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026
12:00 PM
Downtown Banner Elk
Oct17
Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day
Valle Country Fair
Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026
12:00 PM
Valle Crucis
Oct18
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Woolly Worm Festival
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
12:00 PM
Downtown Banner Elk
Oct18
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Sugar Mountain Area Festivals & Events Calendar: Valle Country Fair
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
6:00 PM
See Sugar
May2
Festivals & FairsOther County
Bluegrass at Altapass: May 2 & 3
Sun, May 2, 2027
10:00 AM
Other County
May31
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Memorial Day Art on the Greene
Mon, May 31, 2027
12:00 PM
Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce
Jun19
Festivals & FairsAvery CountyMulti-day
Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival
Jun 19 – Jun 20, 2027
12:00 PM
Roan Mountain State Park
Jul4
Festivals & FairsAvery County
Fourth of July Parade and Party in the Park
Sun, Jul 4, 2027
11:00 AM
Main Street in Banner Elk