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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CLASSIC FILM SERIES
Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Classic films for $6 at the historic Boone theatre. This week: 4/16: “Julie and Julia” (2009), 4/20: “The Lorax”

RED, WHITE & BLUEGRASS
April 16 @ 7pm, American Legion Hall, Blowing Rock
 "The Best Ole-Time, Bluegrass, Folk & Gospel" Come to listen or bring your instrument and join right in. A minimum $5.00 donation at the door. Wonderful music and fellowship

DOWNTOWN GETDOWN DRUM CIRCLE
April 17, 5:30-7:30pm, Jones House, Downtown Boone
"BYOD" - Bring Your Own Drum - or other instruments you can dance and groove with. The circle starts promptly at 5:30. Potential to continue at Jimmy Smith or Durham Park for those interested in continuing beyond 7:30.

OLD TIME JAM
April 18, 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.

EMMET COHEN TRIO
April 18, 7:30pm, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition.

LAMB CUDDLES
Daily, 10-5pm, Land of Milk & Honey Farm, Deep Gap
1 hour of cuddle time in the pen with lambs. Price: $15/one hour session (all ages 3 years+, 2-year-olds under FREE!) *Must Reserve

LIVE: CHARLIE ELLIS
April 19-20, 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.

BOONE EARTH FILM FEST AND CELEBRATION
April 19, 5-9pm, Downtown Boone
A film festival dedicated to helping educate and encourage the residents of the High Country to take action against climate change. Before the short films, head to the Jones House Cultural Center lawn, where experts on all things environmental will have booths on native and invasive species until 7pm. 

WILKESBORO FARMERS MARKET
April 20, 7:30-12pm, Yadkin Valley Marketplace, North Wilkesboro
Join us at the Wilkes County Farmers' Market for the Opening Day of the 2024 Season!

BOONE FARMERS MARKET
April 20, 8-12pm, Horn in the West, Boone
Offers local produce, meats, and flowers plus live music, cooking demos and children's activities

ASHE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
April 20, 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

RENDEZVOUS MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWER HIKE
April 20, 11-3pm, Rendezvous Mountain State Park, Purlear
Enjoy an easy stroll to view spring wildflowers, with an option to hike the full Amadahy Waterfalls Loop Trail for 3.75 miles. 

INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL
April 20, 7pm, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
IF4 2024 International Fly Fishing Film Festival IF4 is the world’s leading fly-fishing film event, consisting of coveted fly-fishing films produced by filmmakers from all corners of the globe and showcases the passion, lifestyle, and culture of fly fishing. It is the gathering place of the fly-fishing community and a celebration of friendship, stories and stoke.

SNARKY PUPPY
April 20, 7:30pm, Schaefer Center, AppState, Boone
After over a decade of relentless touring and recording in all but complete obscurity, the Texas-bred quasi-collective suddenly found itself held up by the press and public as one of the major figures in the jazz world.

WKSK LIVE RADIO SHOW
April 20, 11am, Ashe Civic Center, West Jefferson
Ashe County Arts Council partners with 580 WKSK to bring the Old-Time and Bluegrass Show Live to the stage at the Ashe Civic Center. Starting a little after 11:00, this concert will feature local band Rock Bottom. This event is open to the public and free. Donation are gratefully accepted.