Festival of Lights at Chetola Resort
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 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,...
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...
Boone Docs Film Festival
Friday, February 27, 2026 - Saturday, February 28, 2026
The fifth annual Boone Docs film festival will take place at the historic Appalachian Theatre of the High Country in beautiful downtown...
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,...
Tweetsie Railroad Opening Day
Saturday, April 04, 2026
Gather your family and friends and join us as Tweetsie kicks off the 2026 season at Tweetsie Railroad. Opening Day, Saturday, April...
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
Wednesday, June 10, 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...
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....
The Horton Hotel NYE Ball Drop
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Watch as the Horton Hotel hosts their annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop from the rooftop. Count down the seconds until midnight on New...
New Year's Eve Celebrations at Beech Mountain Resort
Thursday, December 31, 2026
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
Thursday, December 31, 2026
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...
