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Event Date
2025-04-27
Location
Wilkes Community College
Admission
Yes
MerleFest Wilkesboro NC
MerleFest is considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, serves as an annual homecoming for musicians and music fans.
Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson.
MerleFest is a celebration of traditional music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music, and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles. The festival hosts numerous artists, performing on 13 stages during the course of the four-day event. The annual event has become the primary fundraiser for the WCC Foundation, funding scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.

Event Date
2025-04-29
Location
Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson NC
Admission
For some events
So much to do and wonderful 125 mules and donkeys and people from 10 different states to meet!! Mule Clinic, Poker Ride,Parade, Show, Games, Celebration Dinner, Shopping Barn, Restaurant on site, and Beautiful Cabins to rent for your stay!!!

Event Date
2025-04-30
Location
Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson NC
Admission
For some events
So much to do and wonderful 125 mules and donkeys and people from 10 different states to meet!! Mule Clinic, Poker Ride,Parade, Show, Games, Celebration Dinner, Shopping Barn, Restaurant on site, and Beautiful Cabins to rent for your stay!!!

Event Date
2025-05-01
Location
Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson NC
Admission
For some events
So much to do and wonderful 125 mules and donkeys and people from 10 different states to meet!! Mule Clinic, Poker Ride,Parade, Show, Games, Celebration Dinner, Shopping Barn, Restaurant on site, and Beautiful Cabins to rent for your stay!!!

Event Date
2025-05-02
Location
Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson NC
Admission
For some events
So much to do and wonderful 125 mules and donkeys and people from 10 different states to meet!! Mule Clinic, Poker Ride,Parade, Show, Games, Celebration Dinner, Shopping Barn, Restaurant on site, and Beautiful Cabins to rent for your stay!!!

Event Date
2025-05-03
Location
Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson NC
Admission
For some events
So much to do and wonderful 125 mules and donkeys and people from 10 different states to meet!! Mule Clinic, Poker Ride,Parade, Show, Games, Celebration Dinner, Shopping Barn, Restaurant on site, and Beautiful Cabins to rent for your stay!!!

Event Date
2025-05-02
Location
Downtown Boone
Admission
Free
Boone First Friday Art Crawl
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.

Event Date
2025-05-03
Location
West Jefferson NC
Admission
Free
West Jefferson Farmers Market Ashe County NC
A covered open-air market located on the backstreet in West Jefferson. Fresh, locally grown produce, nursery plants, homemade baked goods and handmade crafts.

Event Date
2025-05-03
Location
591 Horn in the West Dr. Boone, NC
Admission
Free
Boone NC Watauga County Farmers Market
The Watauga County Farmers Market, held in Boone NC, offers local produce, meats, and flowers plus live music, cooking demos and children's activities

Event Date
2025-05-02
Location
Crossnore, NC
Admission
Free
Crossnore Jams are held in the Meeting House in the center of town on the first Friday of the month throughout the year from 7:00 t0 9:00.
Jesse Smith provides lively Jam Sessions that are free and open to all.
Bring a musical instrument or just come to listen and enjoy the evening with Jesse and friends.

Event Date
2025-05-01
Location
The Jones House
Admission
Free
Jones House Jams Old-Time Jam Downtown Boone NC
These events are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring an acoustic instrument to participate in the jams or listen and observe the fiddle tunes and folk songs in a close-up and casual environment. Each week, various musicians from the local community, as well as visitors, gather throughout the Jones House. After catching up and choosing a key, the music begins until the "last call for tunes" comes around 9:45.

Event Date
2025-04-29
Location
Yadkin Valley Marketplace, Downtown North Wilkesboro
Admission
Free
Offering locally grown produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, crafts and handmade items.

Event Date
2025-05-03
Location
Yadkin Valley Marketplace, Downtown North Wilkesboro
Admission
Free
Wilkesboro Farmers Market
Offering locally grown produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, crafts and handmade items.

Event Date
2025-05-01
Location
Old Banner Elk School
Admission
Yes
Enjoy fresh food, locally grown from the market!

Event Date
2025-04-27
Location
Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone NC
Admission
Yes
IF4 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.

Event Date
2025-05-03
Location
Sparta, NC
Admission
Free
Sparta NC Fried Apple Pie Festival
Fried Apple Pie contests, kids activities, food trucks, craft vendors, music, and more!
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Celebrating an Appalachian tradition of fried apple pies through North Carolinas only festival.
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