Festivals
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Swain County Agricultural Fair
Great Smoky Mountains Event Park 1130 Hyatt Creek Rd, Bryson City, NC, United StatesCome join us for the 8th Annual Swain County Agricultural Fair! 1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC 28713 What can you expect to see at the Swain County Agricultural Fair? Live music, Appalachian-style clogging, food trucks and craft vendors, youth livestock shows and activities for kids. Also, prize winning entries in agricultural produce, […]
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North Carolina Apple Festival
Main Street Hendersonville South Main Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina, United StatesEvery Labor Day weekend for nearly 80 years, the North Carolina Apple Festival has filled Main Street with merriment to celebrate the Hendersonville apple harvest. Hendersonville leads the state in apple production and consistently ranks within the top 10 producers nationwide. Beginning Friday and continuing through Labor Day, festivities include a street fair, live music, […]
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Healing the Hollers: A Musical Act of Recovery and Resilience at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival
Tryon International Equestrian Center 3580 Pea Ridge Road, Mill Spring, NC, United StatesHealing the Hollers will be an exceptional performance at the 2025 Earl Scruggs Music Festival. Held on August 30th (Day 2 of the festival), the concert highlights the songs and stories that emerged from Hurricane Helene, representing the resilience of the communities who weathered the storm. Unspoken Tradition will be joined by performers Laura Boosinger, […]
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Goombay Festival: Back to Our Roots
Pack Square Park 121 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Goombay Festival was created in 1982 to celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and Asheville’s African American community. The YMI Cultural Center is proud to host this weekend festival, which attracts thousands to downtown Asheville each year. This free, family event connects the community and showcases Black culture, art, food, and […]
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RAD Resilience: One Year Milestone of Helene
River Arts District Asheville, NC, United StatesMarking one year since Hurricane Helene, RAD Resilience is a powerful community-wide art event centered on healing, creativity, and collective strength. Explore and purchase new works from over 350 artists throughout the River Arts District, as well as 100 displaced artists exhibiting at the RAD Art Market. Many featured pieces were created in direct response […]
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Cherokee Heritage Festival
Cherokee Homestead 805 Hwy 64 Business, Hayesville, NC, United StatesThis popular festival features a variety of Cherokee crafts and their makers, who demonstrate traditional Native American crafts. Watch as members of the Eastern Band show off their skills in basket and finger weaving, pottery sculpting, bead working, woodcarving, flint knapping, blowgun crafting, and arrow making. Their work is on view and for sale, with […]
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Harvesting Heritage Festival
Center for Pioneer Life 134 joe young road , Burnsville, North Carolina, United StatesCelebrate Appalachian traditions at the 2025 Harvesting Heritage Festival! Enjoy a full day of pumpkin picking, live music, historic craft demonstrations, and guided tours of our pioneer homestead. Shop from local artisans and savor seasonal bites from food vendors. Whether you're exploring with family or looking for a day steeped in culture and community, there’s […]
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Yadkin Arts Council’s Annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival
Downtown Yadkinville Elm & Jackson Street, Yadkinville, NC, United StatesJoin the Yadkin Arts Council for the 48th annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival on September 20, 2025, from 10:00 am-3:30 pm in downtown Yadkinville. Vendors and food trucks will be set up on Elm and Jackson Street and will feature over 90 different booths with an array of fares. Offering a mix of arts, crafts, […]
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Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival
Main Street - Sparta 58 South Main Street, Sparta, NC, United StatesAs the days grow shorter and the crisp air of fall settles in, the Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival in downtown Sparta, NC, brings the community together on the third Saturday of each September. This festival has celebrated our rich mountain heritage for three decades with local and regional handmade arts and crafts, delicious food, […]
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Mayberry Days
Downtown Mt. Airy Mt. Airy, North CarolinaFor 36 years, Mayberry Days has invited fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” to make a pilgrimage to Mount Airy. This small town in the Blue Ridge foothills, where Andy Griffith grew up, inspired the fictional town of Mayberry. Although the town doubles as Mayberry year-round, Mount Airy particularly focuses on its TV persona the […]
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Mayberry Days
Downtown Mt. Airy Mt. Airy, North CarolinaFor 36 years, Mayberry Days has invited fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” to make a pilgrimage to Mount Airy. This small town in the Blue Ridge foothills, where Andy Griffith grew up, inspired the fictional town of Mayberry. Although the town doubles as Mayberry year-round, Mount Airy particularly focuses on its TV persona the […]
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Mayberry Days
Downtown Mt. Airy Mt. Airy, North CarolinaFor 36 years, Mayberry Days has invited fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” to make a pilgrimage to Mount Airy. This small town in the Blue Ridge foothills, where Andy Griffith grew up, inspired the fictional town of Mayberry. Although the town doubles as Mayberry year-round, Mount Airy particularly focuses on its TV persona the […]
Tickets vary. See SurryArts.org.
