Events in June 2010

“Not So Back of Beyond”: Selections from the Permanent Collections of the UNC Asheville

Asheville Area, NC
A selection of photographs, ephemera, and documents that describe many of the features that tourists and travelers encountered as they traveled – first by horse, then by train, and then by automobile within the region.

Hotel Floyd Concert Series

Floyd County, VA
Every Thursday (May-October) Hotel Floyd and Mitchell Music Co. will be hosting a “Live After 5 Concert Series" with bluegrass music, food, drink, and more!

Swannanoa Shindig - Traditional Mountain Music and Dancing

Asheville Area, NC
Live traditional Appalachian music and square dance

39th Annual Mount Airy Blue Grass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Mount Airy, NC
Bring your lawn chair and come out to Veterans park and listen to the music or even jam with other attendees.

Downtown Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl

Boone, NC
This event is a celebration of arts and culture in this Appalachian Gateway Community along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch

Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Area, NC
This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

Patchwork Folk & Fabric Festival

Jackson County, North Carolina

Jackson County, NC
Experience the traditions of Appalachian spinning, weaving, quilting, sewing, and other hand stitchery.

Gems of Rockbridge Geocache Trail Launch

Rockbridge County, VA
Celebrate the launch of the Gems of Rockbridge Geocache Trail with food, live music, area displays and other activities.

Capturing Nature’s Beauty With Your Camera: Photography Seminar

Floyd County, VA
Want to more accurately capture the Blue Ridge Parkway's beauty and share it with others? Perhaps you just want to remember it forever?

Blue Ridge Bliss

Rockbridge County, VA
Celebrate the Parkway's 75th Anniversary and discover its beauty by bicycle.

Swannanoa Palace Open House

Nelson County, VA
1912 Italianate marble palace built by Major James Dooley as a token of love for his wife.

Clay Day at the Folk Art Center

Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Area, NC
Clay Day features craft demonstrations and hands-on activities for children and adults.

Hawker & Tracy Schwarz/ Benton Flippen Band Concert

Galax, VA
Enjoy soulful singing and hair-raising harmonies from Virginia singer Ginny Hawker and her husband, Tracy Schwarz, of New Lost City Ramblers fame.

Gallery Exhibit: Women of Appalachia

Brevard, NC
Enjoy exploring artwork by Western North Carolina Appalachian women.

Super-Scenic Motorway: The Blue Ridge Parkway Nobody Knows (Public Lecture by Anne Mitchell-Whisnant

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (Research Triangle)
Public lecture and discussion by historian Anne Mitchell Whisnant, author of Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History (UNC Press, 2006).

82nd Annual Tryon Horse Show

Polk County, NC
Bring a picnic with your lawn chair and enjoy fresh summer breezes while watching some of the finest equestrian competition in the area.

Hotel Floyd Concert Series

Floyd County, VA
Every Thursday (May-October) Hotel Floyd and Mitchell Music Co. will be hosting a “Live After 5 Concert Series" with bluegrass music, food, drink, and more!

Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show

Blowing Rock, NC
The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show began 84 years ago bringing equine enthusiasts and their families to the quaint village of Blowing Rock

Galax Leaf & String Festival featuring Authors on Grayson

Galax, VA
The Galax Leaf & String Festival continues to be one of the original family friendly events.

Stuart Beach Music Festival

Patrick County, VA
Two big days of beach music, dancing in the sand, enjoying friends, and listening to six live bands perform.

17th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Polk County, NC
The Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival is one of the area's biggest annual events with fantastic Barbecue, phenomenal music and incredible arts and crafts.

Music Night at Spencer-Penn Centre

Martinsville, Virginia

Martinsville-Henry County, VA
Enjoy bluegrass and gospel music at this monthly event.

Fort Dobbs - 2nd Saturdays - Victualling the Troops

Iredell County, NC
Compare the simple rations of 1750s soldiers to dishes enjoyed by civilians and officers.

LOVE Mountain Festival at Royal Oaks

Nelson County, VA
LOVE Mountain festival is both a Blue Grass Music Festival & Education presentations on "Life On the Blue Ridge."

Veritas Vineyards Starry Nights

Nelson County, VA
Live music, wine and the big outdoors.

Rockfish Valley Foundation Scenic Driving Tour

Nelson County, VA
Nelson County Scenic Loop Discovery Tour Grand Opening.

Dodd Cabin Third Annual Mountain Music Festival

Nelson County, VA
Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy several bands, cloggers, vendors, arts, and crafts.

Cherry Pickin’ Festival and Thunder on the Parkway Car Show

Fancy Gap, Virginia

Fancy Gap, VA
This annual event on the parkway shows the importance of agriculture in Southwest Virginia and how it impacts the economy of the entire state.

Appalachian Songsters

Galax, VA
Enjoy the performances of mountain singers and the wide variety of songs they keep.

Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center - 2nd Saturdays

Old Fort, NC

Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace- 2nd Saturdays

Asheville Area, NC

2nd Saturdays - Thomas Wolfe Memorial - A NC State Historic Site

Asheville Area, NC

2nd Saturdays - Horne Creek Farm - a NC State Historic Site

Stokes County, NC

Blowing Rock’s Art in the Park

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Blowing Rock, NC
Forty-six years after its start, Art in the Park is host to 100 artisans at each show.

River Arts District Studio Stroll

Asheville Area, NC
Visit more than 120 working artist studios and galleries in Asheville's River Arts District. Painters, potters, sculptors, weavers, photographers, jewelers, woodworkers, great food & more

Montebello Fish Hatchery 80th Anniversary Celebration

Nelson County, VA

Rug Hooking

Ashe County, NC
In this one day workshop participants will learn a little bit of everything: history, transferring patterns, dying, rug hooking techniques and finishing.

Gallery Exhibit: Women of Appalachia

Brevard, NC
Enjoy exploring artwork by Western North Carolina Appalachian women.

Capturing the Moment: Different Techniques of Drawing/Painting

Ashe County, NC
Three day workshop in which students will learn to "journal" (sketch) using different media in quick, on-location studies.

Hotel Floyd Concert Series

Floyd County, VA
Every Thursday (May-October) Hotel Floyd and Mitchell Music Co. will be hosting a “Live After 5 Concert Series" with bluegrass music, food, drink, and more!

Art In Bloom: Naturally Blue Ridge

Asheville Area, NC
Billy Edd Wheeler is the Honorary Chair of this four-day event celebrating art and flowers, with a Blue Ridge Parkway theme for 2010.

Groovin’ on Grayson

Galax, Virginia

Galax, VA
Groovin on Grayson is a community event that provides a way for people to meet, mingle, listen to live music, and dance.

Retro Evening at the Vinton Farmer’s Market

Vinton, VA
Fun dance music of the decades on stage,classic cars, vendors of collectibles from the 50s through the 80s.

Hot Pickers Guitar Concert featuring Wayne Henderson

Galax, VA
Celebrated Appalachian guitarist, Wayne Henderson and hot-picking friends from near and far.

Asheville Gem Fest

Asheville Area, NC
Gem Fest is a yearly celebration of gems, minerals, fossils, and more.

Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch

Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Area, NC
This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

Floyd Town Jubilee

Floyd, Virginia

Floyd County, VA
An annual celebration of local mountain culture, music, arts, and crafts.

WNC Highlands Celtic Festival

Asheville Area, NC
Pisgah Brewing Company, of Black Mountain, is host to this indoor/outdoor event, and is crafting a special, all-organic brew in its honor.

Wayne Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition

Grayson County, VA
Famous guitar maker from nearby Rugby with his band and many other Traditional Old Time and Bluegrass Acts at the beautiful picnic grounds in Grayson Highlands State Park.

KIVA Celebrates the Blue Ridge Parkway

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke County, VA
Kids In The Valley, Adventuring! Will be hosting a hike along the prettiest and shortest trail in the area. Come and explore with us, then join us for an old-fashioned picnic atop lovely Roanoke Mountain.

Adirondack Backpacks in the Blue Ridge!

Floyd County, VA
Using rattan reed, students will weave a sturdy, attractive backpack to wear on hikes, picnics, or just hang on the wall of their country cabin.

Town of Boone NC Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Celebration

Boone, NC
Join the town of Boone in celebrating the Parkway's 75th Anniversary.

Headwaters Hike

Linville, North Carolina

Linville, NC
Hike to the headwaters of major rivers of the Blue Ridge Parkway region.

Hotel Floyd Concert Series

Floyd County, VA
Every Thursday (May-October) Hotel Floyd and Mitchell Music Co. will be hosting a “Live After 5 Concert Series" with bluegrass music, food, drink, and more!

Brevard’s 4th Friday Gallery Walks

Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard, NC
Experience Brevard's art galleries featuring regional artists, animal sculptures, and murals.

Celebrate the Natural Resources

Augusta County, VA
Travel by bike through the Shenandoah Valley with the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains as your backdrop! Enjoy the unique character and charm of Staunton and Harrisonburg as they host you or the five-day tour.

HandMade: The Western North Carolina Craft, Architecture and Design Expo

Asheville Area, NC
On June 25 and 26, 2010, HandMade In America will stage an event at the NC Arboretum - just minutes from the Parkway - that showcases the best of Western North Carolina Craft.

Brevard’s Arts & Culture Week

Brevard, NC
Brevard and Transylvania County will celebrate the ARTS with a week dedicated to the visual and performing arts.

Stecoah Artisans Gallery Artisans Driveabout

Stecoah Township, NC
Discover handcrafted treasures and meet the artists who create them.

Mountain Street Dances

Haywood County, North Carolina

Haywood County, NC
Both local residents and tourists enjoy these FREE old-fashioned mountain hoedowns which began in the 1950s with live mountain music and dance demonstrations by local clogging teams.

Downtown Boone Ghosts of Blue Ridge Walk

Boone, NC
Join us for a ghostly walking tour of the most frightening stops in downtown Boone.

Historic Hillsville Downtown Celebration Series 2010

Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County, VA
Beach music and classic car cruise-in with children’s activities, dancing, food, and beverages available.

Grandydancer & The New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters Concert

Galax, VA
Two great old-time string bands present this show of traditional songs and driving dance tunes.

Cold Mountain Heritage Tour

Haywood County, North Carolina

Haywood County, NC
Self-driving tour of area historic sites with guides at each location to describe the location's history.

An Appalachian Evening

Stecoah Township, NC
Experience award-winning bluegrass, folk, and old-time mountain music performances and an authentic Appalachian dinner!

86th Annual Singing on the Mountain

Linville, North Carolina

Linville, NC
The "Singing" is a day-long gathering held out-of-doors in a meadow at the base of Grandfather Mountain.