Upcoming events
Valle Country Fair
Fall fun! Valle Country Fair returns Oct 18th (cancelled last fall due to Helene). One of the top art & craft festivals in WNC with 100+ vendors, paired with harvest flavors of Brunswick Stew, barbecue, and homemade apple butter, jams, cakes, pies and more. Gorgeous setting in a valley field. Mountain music too. Just 6 miles from Banner Elk - the same weekend as Woolly Worm Festival. Free admission, $10/car for parking. The Fair raises funds for human service organizations in Avery & Watauga Counties, more than $1.3 million in the past 46 years. Located across from Holy Cross Church, 122 Skiles Way, Banner Elk
51st Annual Woodstock Apples and Crafts Fair and food truck festival
Leaf season gets its own celebration during the Woodstock Apples and Crafts Artisans Fair. Shop with over 100 vendors and purveyors of Vermont crafts and food.
Conway Riverfest
Since 1980, Conway has celebrated our Red, White and Blue with live music, delicious food, local vendors, fireworks show and kids activities. Attendees enjoy all-day entertainment that’s fun for the whole family, a Business Expo, Artisans Market, golf cart parade, cornhole tournament & so much more.
North Carolina Black Bear Festival
The wildly successful Black Bear Festival was founded at the epicenter center of the black bear universe in Plymouth, NC. Nearby Plymouth is the home to the world’s largest black bears, the highest black bear densities on the planet, as well as the best public bear viewing in NC. These coastal giant black bears flourish here due to the abundance of high protein crops, mild winters, wonderful habitat, and perhaps even genetics.