High Country Guide
Family-Friendly Events in the High Country
Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend? This guide pulls every published family-and-kids event from our calendar — story times, craft mornings, holiday parties, free family days at parks, and more.
Upcoming events in this guide
Updated automatically from our events calendar.
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 9 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
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Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 10 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 11 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 12 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 13 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 14 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 15 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 16 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 17 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 18 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 19 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 20 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 21 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 22 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 23 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAshe CountyMulti-day
Caboose Kids for 7 Saturdays
Jul 24 – Aug 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsWatauga County
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Sat, Aug 1, 2026
7:00 AM
Tweetsie Railroad
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsWatauga County
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Sat, Aug 1, 2026
11:00 AM
Tweetsie Railroad
Aug1Today
Happening now
Family & KidsAvery County
Family Fun Night: Still Walkin’ “Days Between”
Sat, Aug 1, 2026
5:00 PM
Famous Brick Oven Pizzeria
Aug2
Family & KidsWatauga County
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Sun, Aug 2, 2026
7:00 AM
Tweetsie Railroad
Aug2
Family & KidsWatauga County
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Sun, Aug 2, 2026
11:00 AM
Tweetsie Railroad
Aug7
Family & KidsAvery CountyMulti-day
Teen and Tween Gravity Mountain Bike Camp
Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026
12:00 AM
Sugar Mountain Resort
Aug7
Family & KidsAvery CountyMulti-day
Teen & Tween Gravity Mountain Bike Camp
Aug 7 – Aug 9, 2026
12:00 PM
Sugar Mountain Resort
Aug8
Family & KidsAshe County
Bug Hunt for Children
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
1:00 PM
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Aug31
Family & KidsWatauga County
Dr. Emily Smith, Global Health Research
Mon, Aug 31, 2026
1:00 PM
Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences, Dickson Lecture Hall 103
Sep20
Family & KidsAvery County
Homecoming and Family Weekend Soccer Matches & Tailgate
Sun, Sep 20, 2026
10:00 AM
Tate Field, Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Complex
Sep25
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
3:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Sep25
Family & KidsAvery County
Lees-McRae College Women's Volleyball vs Southern Wesleyan - Homecoming/Family Weekend
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
6:00 PM
Banner Elk, N.C., Williams Gymnasium
Sep25
Family & KidsWatauga County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Sep26
Family & KidsAvery County
Lees-McRae College Women's Volleyball vs Emmanuel - Homecoming/Family Weekend
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
11:00 AM
Banner Elk, N.C., Williams Gymnasium
Sep26
Family & KidsAvery County
Lees-McRae College Women's Soccer vs Erskine - Homecoming/Family Weekend
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
1:00 PM
Banner Elk, N.C. , Tate Field
Sep26
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct2
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
3:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct2
Family & KidsWatauga County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct3
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Sat, Oct 3, 2026
3:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct3
Family & KidsWatauga County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Sat, Oct 3, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct9
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Oct 9, 2026
3:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct9
Family & KidsWatauga County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Fri, Oct 9, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct10
Family & KidsOther County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Sat, Oct 10, 2026
3:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
Oct10
Family & KidsWatauga County
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Sat, Oct 10, 2026
7:30 PM
Tweetsie Railroad
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Summer Concerts
Live, free, outdoor music series across Boone, Blowing Rock, Valle Crucis, Banner Elk and the Blue Ridge — updated weekly.
Fall Festivals
Apple festivals, fall heritage days, harvest events and craft fairs across Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Mitchell and Yancey counties.
Farmers Markets
Every weekly farmers market across Boone, Blowing Rock, West Jefferson, Banner Elk, Burnsville and Spruce Pine.
Holiday Events
Tree lightings, Christmas parades, Choose & Cut tree farms, holiday markets and New Year's events in the High Country.