Events
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The Faces of Appalachia
Mars Hill University: Rural Heritage Museum 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesThe Face of Appalachia: Five Decades of Photographs by Tim Barnwell. The exhibition runs August 26 through September 28, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, September 4, from 5–8 p.m. The exhibition brings together more than 50 black-and-white photographs from nearly five decades of documenting the people, traditions, and landscapes of Southern Appalachia. […]
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Hawk Watch
All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration. Participants can observe the migration from viewing locations on Linville Peak (across the Mile High Swinging Bridge) and Half Moon Overlook (the first major overlook when entering the park). Included with admission.
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Mayberry Days
Mayberry Days® is a festival for the whole family with activities and events for the fans who long for the days when life was simple and the sheriff didn't carry a gun. Enjoy a bottle of pop while playing checkers, relax to music from many local bands playing the same songs that Andy grew up […]
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
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Macon County Agricultural Fair
Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center 1436 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC, United StatesOrganized in 1953, the Macon County Fair is a wonderful, family-friendly agricultural event celebrating our rural, traditional values. Click on our website for the detailed schedule. The fun includes agricultural and livestock displays and contests, gardening, cute pet shows, arts & crafts, and giant pumpkins…everything agricultural.
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Blue Ridge Mountain Collaborative Project
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesNine weavers from throughout Western North Carolina collaborated on a tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains. Susan Gaire came to other female weavers in Western North Carolina with an idea: Collaborate on a single image, with each artist weaving her own personality into their panel of the tapestry. This piece was designed in early 2025, […]
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Connecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesConnecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational 2026 will be on view at Mars Landing Arts Center in Mars Hill, NC. The exhibition features works by artists from the Blue Ridge Craft Trails. Curator M. Anna Fariello created the exhibition with the vision of tying today’s living traditions back to the region’s history […]
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ᏔᎷᏥ ᏕᎬᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᎲᎢ Weaving our Heritage: Cherokee Baskets
BRAHM- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesBasket weaving is one of the oldest forms of material culture, dating back thousands of years. Its practice among indigenous people sustainably uses—and honors—the natural materials that make up their environment. Cherokee baskets are made of rivercane, white oak, maple, or honeysuckle and are dyed with local plant materials. Today’s Eastern Band of Cherokee people […]
Free. Donations encouraged. -
Macon County Agricultural Fair
Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center 1436 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC, United StatesOrganized in 1953, the Macon County Fair is a wonderful, family-friendly agricultural event celebrating our rural, traditional values. Click on our website for the detailed schedule. The fun includes agricultural and livestock displays and contests, gardening, cute pet shows, arts & crafts, and giant pumpkins…everything agricultural.
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Blue Ridge Mountain Collaborative Project
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesNine weavers from throughout Western North Carolina collaborated on a tapestry honoring the Blue Ridge Mountains. Susan Gaire came to other female weavers in Western North Carolina with an idea: Collaborate on a single image, with each artist weaving her own personality into their panel of the tapestry. This piece was designed in early 2025, […]
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Connecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational
Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesConnecting to Place II: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational 2026 will be on view at Mars Landing Arts Center in Mars Hill, NC. The exhibition features works by artists from the Blue Ridge Craft Trails. Curator M. Anna Fariello created the exhibition with the vision of tying today’s living traditions back to the region’s history […]
