High Country Events Calendar: This Week 2023 - events and festivals for Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, West Jefferson and Wilkesboro
This events calendar is updated weekly every Monday by the NC High Country Regional Visitor Center staff.  The newest print version is also available for pick up every Monday in the visitor center located between Boone & Blowing Rock.  Download to your phone for easy reference!

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KING STREET FARMERS MARKET
August 29, 4-7pm, 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Downtown Boone
The King Street Market offers a wide array of local goods including produce, meats, flowers, bread, eggs, crafts, entertainment and more!

CLASSIC FILMS @THE APP
Weekly, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Enjoy classic films in a fully restored art deco theatre on the big screen for $6! This week: 8/29@ 7pm- “Mad Max and the Thunderdome” (1985)

DOWNTOWN GETDOWN DRUM CIRCLE
August 30, 5:30-7:30, Jones House Community Center, Downtown Boone
"BYOD" - Bring Your Own Drum - or other instruments you can dance and groove with. The circle starts promptly at 5:30. Potential "after party" at Jimmy Smith or Durham Park for those interested in continuing beyond 7:30.

SUGAR MOUNTAIN GRILLIN AND CHILLIN
August 30, 6pm, Caddyshack Café, Sugar Mountain
Listen and dance to live music on the deck of the Caddyshack Café t the Sugar Mountain Public Golf Club. Top regional bands perform 6-9 PM. Free admission. Dinner and drinks are available to purchase beginning at 5:30. Lawn setting is also available so bring your own chair! Enjoy sunset panoramic mountain views.

BLOWING ROCK FARMERS MARKET
August 31, 2-6pm, Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock
Vendors including flowers, meats and veggies in Blowing Rock

OLD TIME JAM
August 31, 7pm, Jones House, Downtown Boone
Bring an acoustic instrument to play along or just enjoy the music as local musicians play old-time fiddle and folk songs until the "last call for tunes" at 9:45pm. 

ARTISAN MARKET
September 1-2, 10am-5pm, Shoppes on the Parkway, Blowing Rock
Featuring 20 local artisans from all over the region with pottery, woodworking, hand-crafted jewelry and more! Take a piece of the beautiful High Country home with you.

MOSES CONE MANOR TOURS
September 1-3, Moses Cone Manor, Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock
Tours are ranger-led and structured for the time indicated below. Open houses are self-guided and self-paced. A ranger will be inside answering questions. Friday: Tour: 10:30-11:30, Open House: 1:30-4:00 Saturday: Tour: 10:30-11:15 and 11:30-12:15, Open House: 1:30-4:00 Sunday: Tour: 10:30-12:00 and 2:00-3:30  We recommend calling to reserve a spot on a tour due to limited space. You can do that up to 24 hours in advance. Call 828-295-3782.

BEECH MOUNTAIN FARMERS MARKET
September 1, 2-6pm, Public Parking Lot, Beech Mountain
Fresh organic produce, honey, baked goods, plants,microgreens, gourmet dog treats and farm raised beef are just a few of the local products available for purchase.

FIRST FRIDAY
September 1, 5-8pm, Downtown Boone
Check out the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on King Street, as well as the Mazie Jones Gallery in the Jones House Community Center. Art exhibits and wine tastings are in various downtown shops and restaurants.

LIVE: CHARLIE ELLIS
September 1-2, 6-9pm, Green Park Inn, Blowing Rock
Free concerts every Friday and Saturday night with local jazz musician Charlie Ellis! Enjoy the music in the lobby and sitting rooms of the beautifully restored Green Park Inn.  The Divide Tavern open to the public.

BACKSTREET CONCERT
September 1, 5:30pm, Backstreet Park, Downtown West Jefferson
Listen to old time mountain music with Cabin Creek

WILKESBORO FARMERS MARKET
September 2, 7:30-1pm, Yadkin Valley Marketplace, Downtown North Wilkesboro
Offering locally grown produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, crafts and handmade items.

ASHE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
September 2, 8-1pm, 108 Backstreet, Downtown West Jefferson
Ashe County Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday, April 8th.

WATAUGA COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
September 2, 10-1pm, Horn in the West, Boone
Up to 65 vendors offer quality locally farmed produce and plants, as well as locally made crafts and edibles. Regular cooking demos and live music, as well as a children's corner. 

ART ON THE GREENE
September 2-3, 10-5pm, Historic Banner Elk School
Craft vendors represent a variety of media, such as metal, glass, ceramics, wood, watercolor, acrylics and oil. Attendees can find everything from hand-crafted furniture to a one-of-a-kind piece of art made in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

APPSTATE MOUNTAINEERS FOOTBALL
September 2, 3:30pm, Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone
Appstate Mountaineers Football vs Garner Webb Home Game- Boone NC

LIVE MUSIC AT THE ORCHARD
September 2-3, 2pm, Orchard at Altapass, Spruce Pine
Enjoy free live old time and traditional bluegrass on the weekends at the outdoor pavilion.

MUSIC ON MAIN
September 2, 5-9pm, Downtown Sparta
Live Music starts at 5pm on Main Street! Appalachian Roadshow takes the stage at 7pm. Children's activities in Dilly Dally Alley from 5pm to 7pm. TNT BBQ available starting at 5pm.  About Appalachian Roadshow: The award-winning acoustic outfit is on a mission to illuminate the history, challenges, and rewards of life in that storied region and celebrate the spirit of the Appalachian people who call it home. 

BLACK LIGHT MINE TOUR
September 2, 9pm, Emerald Village, Little Switzerland
Black light is the common name for ultraviolet light, which is invisible to humans. Discover a hidden world of beauty at night in the Bon Ami Mine, one of the few places in the world where you can see this rare phenomenon. Extensive deposits of Hyalite Opal and other rare minerals respond with fantastic colors. This special guided tour lasts about 45 minutes. Bring your camera for some awesome photos!

MILE HIGH KITE FESTIVAL
September 3, 10-4pm, Kite Field, Beech Mountain
Two recognized kite clubs, one from Charlotte, N.C. and one from Richmond, Va., will be on hand to demonstrate flying techniques, staff kite clinics and help folks build their own kites. Free kites will be given to the first 150 children under the age of 13. Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce Prizes are given to novice flyers for the biggest kite flown, the most original handmade kite flown, the kite to fly the highest, and whatever other categories the organizers can dream up.