Boone Boo!
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Join us in Downtown Boone, as the community is invited to visit downtown merchants for a safe, family-friendly trick-or-treating event....
Festival of Lights at Chetola Resort
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Sunday, January 25, 2026
Chetola Resort features a sparkling display of lights each winter season. The Festival of Lights is free and open to the public,...
Tweetsie Christmas
Friday, November 28, 2025 - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Celebrate the holidays at Tweetsie Christmas! Enjoy a 20-minute night-time train ride, live Christmas variety show, kid-friendly rides,...
Festive First Friday and Solar Tree Lighting
Friday, December 05, 2025
The town of Boone's Festive First Friday celebration and Solar Tree Lighting will take place on December 6th. Galleries and shops in...
Boone Holiday Parade
Saturday, December 13, 2025
The Boone Holiday Parade is slated to take place on Sat. Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. (Note - this year's parade will be in the evening). Watch...
New Year’s Eve with Thurston Howell
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Ring in 2026 at the historic Appalachian Theatre as we set sail on a groovy voyage with Charlotte’s own Thurston Howell, Your Premiere...
New Year's Eve Celebrations at Beech Mountain Resort
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Let the countdown begin! Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a free, family-friendly party at the lodge! Join us from 7 p.m. to midnight for...
New Year's Eve at Sugar Mountain
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
A New Year’s Eve celebration mountain style! Join us for a complimentary alpine torchlight parade at 11:45 p.m. and a FREE fireworks...
First Day Hike at NC State Parks
Thursday, January 01, 2026
Start the new year right with a hike at a North Carolina State Park. Several State Parks offer guided interpretive walks on New Years...
Blowing Rock Winterfest
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Sunday, January 25, 2026
Blowing Rock celebrates winter each year with several days of fun and events for the whole family from Ice Sculpture Carvings to a...
Meltdown Games
Saturday, March 14, 2026 - Sunday, March 15, 2026
Winter isn’t over until we say it is! Join us for one last weekend of end-of-the-season silliness! Cardboard Box Derbies, Terrain Park...
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Saturday, March 21, 2026
Boone celebrates the return of one of North America's largest screenings of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour,...
MerleFest
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Sunday, April 26, 2026
MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans held on...
High Country Jazz Festival
Friday, June 12, 2026 - Sunday, June 14, 2026
You'll find jazz all over Boone during the 4th Annual High Country Jazz Festival. From cocktail hour on the rooftop to a free concert...
Boonerang Music & Arts Festival
Friday, June 19, 2026 - Sunday, June 21, 2026
Boonerang Music & Arts Festival celebrates Boone, North Carolina with a free downtown street festival; this community homecoming...
An Appalachian Summer
Wednesday, July 01, 2026 - Friday, July 31, 2026
Presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts Engagement and Cultural Resources, this annual celebration of the performing...
Sugar Mountain Summit Crawl
Saturday, July 04, 2026
Run, hike, climb, or crawl as fast as you can to Sugar Mountain's 5,300-foot peak by way of the Easy Street, Gunther's Way, and...
Boone 4th of July Parade
Saturday, July 04, 2026
The Downtown Boone annual 4th of July parade travels east on King Street, starting at the intersection with Poplar Grove Extension and...
Blowing Rock's 4th of July Festival
Saturday, July 04, 2026
Join the town of Blowing Rock for the best small-town Main Street parade you’ll find anywhere! Local families, musicians,...
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Thursday, July 09, 2026 - Sunday, July 12, 2026
Blaring bagpipes, astounding athletes, delicate dancers, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting make this colorful...
Boone Gran Fondo Cycling Event
Sunday, August 02, 2026
The Annual Boone Gran Fondo cycling event features three awe-inspiring scenic and challenging routes through the Boone Area of the Blue...
Doc Watson Day Celebration
Friday, August 21, 2026
The Jones House and the Town of Boone celebrate Doc Watson Day with a free concert dedicated to his memory. The Jones House invites...
Antlers and Acorns, The Boone Songwriters Festival
Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Saturday, September 26, 2026
Antlers and Acorns: The Boone Songwriters Festival brings together the wordsmiths, the weavers of chords and sharps and flats, the...
Valle Country Fair
Saturday, October 17, 2026
The Valle Country Fair is an overgrown church bazaar set in the center of one of the most picturesque valleys in the North Carolina...
Woolly Worm Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2026 - Sunday, October 18, 2026
Experience the town of Banner Elk's annual festival celebrating a local tradition. For over forty years the community and visitors have...
