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The Blue Ridge Parkway can be accessed from Blowing Rock. Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make the Parkway one of the most popular units of the National Park System.

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Special Events and Festivals in or near Blowing Rock NC:

January

K2 Pop This!

Appalachian Cup Race Series

Burton Riglet Park Tour and Ladies Night

GNU/Libtech Shred for the Cup Big Air

Appalachian Cup Race Series

USASA Skier/Boarder X

February

Appalachian Cup Race Series

Burton Riglet Park Tour

USASA Slopestyle/Rail Jam

Appalachian Cup Race Series

President’s Day Family Weekend

Appalachian Cup Race Series

Shred for the Cup Slopestyle Finals

March

Appalachian Cup Race Series at Appalachian Ski Mountain

App Cup Race Series Final Race at Appalachian Ski Mountain

St Patrick's Park Jam at Appalachian Ski Mountain

Meltdown Games at Appalachian Ski Mountain

April

39th Annual Trout Derby

Tweetsie Railroad OPENING DAY for the 2018 season

May

Savor Blowing Rock (formerly The Blue Ridge Wine & Food Festival)

Art in the Park

David Holt and the Lightning Bolts Perform at Tweetsie Railroad

June

Grandfather by Night

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

Remarkable Rhododendron Ramble at Grandfather Mountain

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show - Saddlebred Show.

Grandfather by Night

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

Day Out with Thomas at Tweetsie Railroad

Art in the Park

Grandfather Mountain's Birthday Party at the Animal Habitats

Grandfather by Night on Grandfather Mountain

Art in the Park

Grandfather by Night

Annual Singing on the Mountain at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather by Night

July

Fireworks Extravaganza at Tweetsie Railroad

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Art in the Park

Tweetsie Railroad Cool Summer Nights

Frisbee Dogs at Tweetsie Railroad

Blowing Rock Horse Show

Symphony by the Lake at Chetola

8th Annual Art & Antiques Show

Tweetsie Railroad Cool Summer Nights

August

Blowing Rock Horse Show

Annual Art & Antiques Show at The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum

Art in the Park

Fungi of the Cloudland Forest at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Presents: Amy Greene, Best-Selling Appalachian Novelist

Riders in the Sky at Tweetsie Railroad

Grandfather Mountain Amateur & Professional Camera Clinic

Railroad Heritage 2017 at Tweetsie Railroad

September

KidFest at Grandfather Mountain

Art in the Park

Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad

October

Fall Color Ramble on Grandfather Mountain

Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad

Art in the Park (last of the season)

Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad

The Fantastic Fall Color Ramble Celebration at Grandfather Mountain

Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad

Beary Scary Halloween at Grandfather Mountain

November

Bonfire Nights at Chetola Resort

Scheduled Opening Day for Appalachian Ski Mountain (weather permitting - check the website for updates)

Christmas in the Park and Lighting of the Town

Tweetsie Railroad Open Friday and Saturday nights, for Tweetsie Christmas, 5:00 - 10:00 PM

Thanksgiving Kiln Opening at Traditions Pottery

Annual Christmas Parade

Tweetsie Christmas

Festival of Trees at Chetola Resort

December

Holiday Stroll

Tweetsie Christmas

New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at Appalachian Ski Mountain

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Ongoing Events:
Jazz Concerts The 2nd Sunday of each month May - Oct at the Meadowbrook Inn, 7PM-9PM
Blowing Rock Farmers Market Thursdays 4-6PM May - Oct.
Monday Night Concert Series in Broyhill Park - 7 PM, June, July, August. Select nights. FREE.

Find future and additional mountain events and festivals on the NC Events Calendar

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