RSVP for Explore Boone's Annual Partners Meeting

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Watauga Tourism Summit

The 5th Annual Watauga Tourism Summit will be held in the spring of 2027! Stay tuned for more details here.

Read about past Explore Boone Tourism award winners here:

2026 Annual Tourism Meeting & Awards

2024 (Postponed to 2025) Explore Boone Tourism Awards

2023 Explore Boone Tourism Awards

2022 Explore Boone Tourism Awards

Questions?

Reach out to Hope with any questions, concerns, or comments about the event.

A man stands in front of a podium with a laptop at Grandfather Mountain, for Explore Boone's annual partners meeting.

Check out the Partner Hub

Find more information about partnering with the Explore Boone, the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Boone and Watauga County. Our Partner Hub also includes visitation data, sponsorship info, a list of ongoing infrastructure projects funded by the TDA, and more.

Apr · 15

Jazz Jam

Apr · 16

Boonerang Battle of the Bands

Apr · 16

Old-Time Jam at the Jones House

Apr · 17

App State Softball

Apr · 17

First Friday Art Crawl

Apr · 18

Appalachian Folk Medicine

Apr · 18

April Farm to Fork Dinner

Apr · 18

Battle at The Rock

Apr · 18

BuildFest

Apr · 18

Graze Charcuterie

Apr · 18

Latin Dance Night

Apr · 18

Parkers' Mandolin - Indoor Concert at the Jones House

Apr · 18

Rhiannon Giddens

Apr · 18

The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor

Apr · 18

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Apr · 19

Yoga on the Mountain

Apr · 20

Piano Bar Mondays with Tyler Dellaperute

Apr · 20

Pottery Night Out

Apr · 21

App State Baseball

Apr · 21

Live music at The Beacon with Belleville Rendezvous

Apr · 23

MerleFest

Apr · 24

Etienne Charles: “Earth Tones”

Apr · 25

Boone Earth Film Fest

Apr · 25

Sounds of Nature — Kids’ Music Day

May · 01

Eco-Embodiment Afternoon