High Country Events Calendar: This Week 2024
High Country Events Calendar: This Week 2024 - 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
October 29, 1-4pm, 126 Poplar Grove Rd, Boone
The last market of the season- Enjoy a costume contest and live music! Offering fresh produce, eggs, meats, goat cheese, baked goods and value added foods from local farms, many of which, you won't see anywhere else in Watauga county. Local artists, crafts, food trucks too!
CLASSIC MOVIES
Varies, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Enjoy these movies at the historic theatre this week: 10/29 @6pm: “Rear Window”, 11/01 @ 5pm: “Coco”, 11/03 @2-7pm: Godzilla Day
ALLEGHANY JUBILEE
October 29 & 31, 7pm, Alleghany Jubille, Downtown Sparta
If you love to flatfoot, clog, square dance or just tap your foot to old time mountain music, the Alleghany Jubilee is where you want to be!
FARM TOUR + CATTLE CHECK & FEEDING TOURS
Wednesdays & Saturdays, Farm tour @ 11, Cattle Check @ 4:30, Shipley Farms, Boone
Get an intimate at a local working farm! Cattle Checks & Feeding are perfect for families and children! - Reservations required
TRICK OR TREAT
October 31, 3-5pm, Downtown West Jefferson
Have lots of family fun visiting downtown merchants!
BOONE BOO
October 31, 5-7:30pm, Downtown Boone
Join us in Downtown Boone, as the community and visitors are invited to stop by downtown merchants for a safe, family-friendly trick-or-treating event. The central part of King Street will be closed to accommodate trick-or-treaters and to make room for the annual costume contest, along with some surprise guests and performances. Additional fun and spooky activities will take place at the Watauga Library, Jones House, and First Baptist Church.
DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY
October 31, 7-9pm, Jones House, Downtown Boone
Inspired by the 1938 Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre on the air radio broadcast. Adapted from the Bram Stoker novel “Dracula”.
HALLOWEEN MONSTER CONCERT
October 31, 8pm, Rosen Concert Hall, AppState, Boone
Enjoy spooky organ music and Halloween sing-a-longs from the Appstate music department!
FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL
November 1, 5-7pm, 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
November 1-2, 6-9pm, Green Park Inn, Blowing Rock
Free concerts every Friday and Saturday night with local jazz musician Charlie Ellis! The Divide Tavern is open to the public.
MOUNTAIN MARKETPLACE
November 1-3, 10-6pm, Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock
Shop with local vendors, enjoy live music and food.
WILKESBORO FARMERS MARKET
November 2, 7:30-12pm, Yadkin Valley Marketplace, North Wilkesboro
Offers local produce, meats, and flowers plus live music
BOONE FARMERS MARKET
November 2, 8-12pm, Levine Hall, State Farm Road, Boone
Offers local produce, meats, and flowers plus live music, cooking demos and children's activities
ASHE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
November 2, 8-12pm, Backstreet, West Jefferson
Features fresh seasonal produce grown locally, complemented by juried crafts handmade by Ashe County artisans. Special Activities: Extension 4-H Earth Day Activity, Kid & Youth Corner, Music By Horseplay
ALLEGHANY COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
November 2, 9-1pm, Crouse Park, Sparta
Features fresh seasonal produce grown locally, locally made crafts, food and more!
CAROLINA COMEDY MAGIC PARLOR
November 2, 7-8:30pm, Chetola Resort, Blowing Rock
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor offers 60-75 minutes of clean, hilarious entertainment, featuring mind-blowing sleight of hand by Comedy Magician and Entertainer Lyndy Phillips. Designed for an intimate audience of just 36 guests, each show guarantees a close-up, immersive experience. Held in the Equestrian Board Room on the 2nd floor of Chetola Lodge, the show begins at 7 PM, with doors opening at 6:30 PM for a pre-show magic performance. Every seat ensures a fantastic view, making it a magical evening for everyone in attendance.