Outdoors Activity
Summer Tracks: Sol Driven Train
Rogers Park Amphitheater 55 W. Howard Street, Tryon, United StatesSummer Tracks concert series in Rogers Park opens with Sol Driven Train. This regional favorite combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with funky New Orleans-style brass to produce songs of love, loss, and […]
Adult Field Course: Grandfather’s Animals in Art – Wildlife Drawing
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesGrandfather Mountain is a great source of inspiration for the wildlife artist. The long-range views, unique flora and abundance of animal life on the mountain helps lay out a canvas […]
National Get Outdoors Day at Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesThis national holiday celebrates our favorite thing to do… get outdoors! Look for our discovery stations as you hike and learn some cool trail information and history from our naturalists. […]
Naturalist Niche: Summer Birding at Grandfather Mountain
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesThere’s nothing like an early summer hike before the Park gates open. Join a local birding expert and spot some of our resident species as they enjoy the morning quiet. […]
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesThe long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows on Thursday, July 6, continuing through Sunday, July 9. This marks the 67th year […]
2nd Fridays Westside Mixers
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesPull up your lawn chairs for our 2nd Fridays Westside Mixer series! We're back for our second year with some great entertainment: craft demonstrations from our Wood Studio, live music […]
Whimsical Woods Family Adventure
Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main Street, Chimney Rock, NC, United StatesSpend an enchanted evening at Chimney Rock. Experience the Park after the gates have closed as our friends from Street Creature Puppets lead a workshop on building lanterns from recycled […]
Ebbs Chapel Blackberry Festival
Ebbs Chapel Community Center 281 Laurel Valley Rd, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesIn July of each year the Ebbs Chapel Community Center sponsors the Blackberry Festival. The festival features sales of local craftsmen in fabric and wood; artists in oil, watercolor, and […]
Banner Elk’s Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of July, August and September. The dates are Aug. 5-6 and Sept. 2-3. The shows fill […]
Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of August and September. The dates are Aug. 5-6 and Sept. 2-3. The shows fill the […]
Adult Field Course: Appalachian Woodcraft
Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United StatesThe hardy settlers who made these mountains home were resourceful and made what they needed from what was at hand, and what was at hand was wood. We will examine […]
Banner Elk’s Art on the Greene
Historic Banner Elk School 185 Azalea Circle SE, Banner Elk, NC, United StatesBanner Elk’s popular Art on the Greene series continues with shows the first weekends of July, August and September. The dates are Sept. 2-3. The shows fill the area in […]
