Blog – Page 3 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Horse drawn carriages will be available for holiday events in Downtown Hendersonville.

Home for the Holidays Offers a Season Full of Yuletide Events

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Main Street carriage rides. Santa lighting the town tree. Fa- a-la llama...

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11/18/25

Hickory Furniture Mart Partners with Blue Ridge Craft Trails

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hickory Furniture Mart Partners with Blue Ridge Craft Trails to Support Western...

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11/04/25

Community Harvest Celebration at Foothills Watershed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Voss emily@foothillslocalmeats.com (860) 834-3186 foothillswatershed.com Community Harvest Celebration at Foothills...

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11/03/25

Holiday Sale at Folk Art Center Auditorium

Southern Highland Craft Guild Hosts Annual Holiday Sale Markets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Event: Holiday Sale Markets at the Folk Art Center Dates: Saturdays, December 6 &...

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10/24/25

Darin & Brooke Aldridge to play Blue Ridge Music Trails Concert with Warren Wilson's Bands at White Horse Black Mountain

Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge to Headline Blue Ridge Music Trails Concert as part of the Asheville Sessions Celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bridget Herbig Communications Manager/ Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 828-818-5334 bridget.herbig@gmail.com...

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10/14/25

Noir Collective - display of artwork and wellness items

Creating Community: Noir Collective

In the heart of downtown Asheville, along Market Street, in a district known as “The...

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Extended Funding for Great Smoky Mountains National Park During Government Shutdown

UPDATE: AGREEMENT EXTENDED TO FUND CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK DURING FEDERAL...

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10/08/25

After a Helene Hiatus, Banner Elk’s Woolly Worm Festival Returns Oct. 18-19

BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Woolly Worm Festival returns to downtown Banner Elk on Saturday...

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10/01/25

Blue Ridge Parkway hosts public service and educational projects for National Public Lands Day and Helene Milestone

Blue Ridge Parkway News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 18, 2025 Contact: Leesa Brandon, 828.348.3420 Blue Ridge...

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09/19/25

Jim and Leslie Costa, the 2025 Kemp Writer and Illustrator in Residence, are currently working on a natural history field guide to insects of the park. .

Smokies Life now accepting applications for 2026 Steve Kemp Writer’s Residency

PRESS RELEASE September 16, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smokies Life PO...

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09/17/25

Newly reopened section near Milepost 380 in Asheville, NC. NPS Photo.

Blue Ridge Parkway opens 26-mile section from Asheville to Craggy Gardens

Blue Ridge Parkway News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 15, 2025 Contact: Leesa Brandon,...

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Image shows a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Laure Springs. The sky is blue and the roadsides are grassy as opposed to other forested areas.

Press Release: Seven miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from milepost 241.1 to 248.1, now open near Sparta, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 9, 2025 Contact: Leesa Brandon,...

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09/09/25