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• Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

  The Grandfather Mountain Highland games are a 57-year tradition in the High Country. This celebrated Gathering O’ Scottish Clans features brawny athletes, delicate dancers, noisy bagpipe band parades, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting, making this colorful celebration [...]

• Blue Ridge Music Trails

  Visitors to the North Carolina Blue Ridge mountains can enjoy great scenery, unparalleled opportunities for outdoor sports, and—music that was born and bred in these ancient mountains.  Music that is purely American.  Music that has evolved over two centuries and [...]

• Tweetsie Railroad Open for Season!

  All aboard! Tweetsie’s first train departed April 12, 2013 as the park opened for what promises to be a great season. Grab your spurs and head down to Tweetsie for wild west family fun. After taking a ride aboard Tweetsie [...]

• Christmas in July

  July 5-6, 2013 enjoy a celebration featuring the best in traditional mountain music and handmade crafts from throughout the mountains of North Carolina. Friday night is a live country music and street dance starting at 6pm. Come on back Saturday [...]

• An Appalachian Summer Festival

  A month-long arts festival that features events in music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film on the campus of Appalachian State University. With award-winning artists from all across the world coming to the High Country in one summer, the festival [...]