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.
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest
Tweetsie Railroad’s Annual July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Animal Enrichment Day
Animal Enrichment Day
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
K-9s in Flight – Frisbee Dogs!
Junior Naturalist Day
Homecoming and Family Weekend Soccer Matches & Tailgate
Day Out With Thomas™ at Tweetsie Railroad
4-H Dairy Heifer Program Calendar Fundraiser
Holiday Event Calendar
More guides
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.