High Country Guide

Fall Festivals in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Fall is festival season in the High Country. From the Valle Country Fair to Woolly Worm and the Banner Elk Fall Festival, these gatherings showcase local food, mountain crafts, and live music as the leaves turn. The list below updates automatically as new dates are announced.

Upcoming events in this guide

Updated automatically from our events calendar.

Sep15Today

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Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day

Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival

Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026

12:00 AM

Downtown Blowing Rock

Sep15Today

Happening now

Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day

Plein Air Festival

Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026

5:00 AM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Sep15Today

Happening now

Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day

Plein Air Festival

Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026

9:00 AM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Sep15Today

Happening now

Festivals & FairsWatauga CountyMulti-day

2026 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival

Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2026

9:00 AM

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Sep15Today

Happening now

Festivals & FairsWatauga County

Business Career Services Fairfest

Tue, Sep 15, 2026

10:00 AM

Peacock Hall, Contact Table

Sep15Today

Happening now

Festivals & FairsAvery County

Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival

Tue, Sep 15, 2026

12:00 PM

Beech Mountain

Sep17

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

Spruce Pine's Songwriters Festival

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep17

Festivals & FairsAvery County

Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

12:00 PM

Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce

Sep17

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

5:00 PM

Ashe County Chamber of Commerce

Sep18

Festivals & FairsAshe CountyMulti-day

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026

8:00 AM

Stay Blue Ridge

Sep18

Festivals & FairsAshe County

High Country Honey Festival

Fri, Sep 18, 2026

8:00 AM

Ashe County Chamber of Commerce

Sep18

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

First Friday Street Festival

Fri, Sep 18, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep18

Festivals & FairsOther County

Theatre Arts Program Fall Festival

Fri, Sep 18, 2026

12:00 PM

Lees-McRae

Sep18

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Fri, Sep 18, 2026

1:00 PM

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep19

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sat, Sep 19, 2026

8:00 AM

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep19

Festivals & FairsOther County

31st Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival

Sat, Sep 19, 2026

9:00 AM

Main Street, Sparta, NC

Sep19

Festivals & FairsOther County

2026 Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival

Sat, Sep 19, 2026

10:00 AM

2026 Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival

Sep19

Festivals & FairsAvery County

Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival

Sat, Sep 19, 2026

12:00 PM

Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce

Sep20

Festivals & FairsYancey County

NC Mountain State Fair Pony Express

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

12:00 AM

Yancey County Center

Sep20

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

8:00 AM

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep20

Festivals & FairsOther County

2026 Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

10:00 AM

2026 Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival

Sep20

Festivals & FairsAvery County

Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

12:00 PM

Beech Mountain

Sep20

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

Sunday: Spruce Pine Sunday Street Fair

Sun, Sep 20, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep21

Festivals & FairsOther County

THE 24 HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

12:00 PM

Lees-McRae

Sep21

Festivals & FairsWatauga County

Career Fair Prep with Gamma Iota Sigma

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

5:00 PM

Peacock Hall, 3019

Sep24

Festivals & FairsWatauga County

Antlers and Acorns, The Boone Songwriters Festival

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

12:00 AM

Appalachian Theatre & Other Venues

Sep24

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

Spruce Pine's Songwriters Festival

Thu, Sep 24, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep25

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

First Friday Street Festival

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep25

Festivals & FairsOther County

Theatre Arts Program Fall Festival

Fri, Sep 25, 2026

12:00 PM

Lees-McRae

Sep26

Festivals & FairsYancey County

Music in the Mountains Festival

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

12:00 AM

Burnsville

Sep26

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

8:00 AM

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep26

Festivals & FairsYancey County

Old Timey Fall Festival

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

10:00 AM

Town of Burnsville

Sep26

Festivals & FairsAvery County

Beech Mountain Mile-High Kite Festival

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

12:00 PM

Beech Mountain Resort

Sep26

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

NC Hellbender Festival 2026

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep26

Festivals & FairsYancey County

Music in the Mountains Festival

Sat, Sep 26, 2026

12:00 PM

Burnsville

Sep27

Festivals & FairsAshe County

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

8:00 AM

West Jefferson Antiques Fair

Sep27

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

NC Hellbender Festival 2026

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep27

Festivals & FairsMitchell County

Sunday: Spruce Pine Sunday Street Fair

Sun, Sep 27, 2026

12:00 PM

Spruce Pine

Sep28

Festivals & FairsOther County

THE 24 HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL

Mon, Sep 28, 2026

12:00 PM

Lees-McRae

Sep29

Festivals & FairsWatauga County

The Construction, Architecture Design, and Renewable Energy Technology Career Fair

Tue, Sep 29, 2026

12:00 PM

Holmes Convocation Center, Arena