A FREE Daily Visitor Guide for the North Carolina Mountains and 50+ NC Mountain Cities: NC Mountain Events this Weekend

Friday, September 24, 2010

NC Mountain Events this Weekend

The fun and festivities continue through the last weekend in September. Fall is in the air and the leaves are just starting to turn in higher elevations. For details and ongoing events visit the Events Calendar.

22-25   AFEF (Asheville Food and Environmental Festival)
23-25 ASHEVILLE Wings Over the Smokies - Honda Goldwing Rally 24   ASHEVILLE   2010 Biltmore Concert Series Christopher Cross
24   BREVARD   Discovery at Dusk - A Guided Canoe Trip
24-25   ASHEVILLE Carolina Steel and Wheel Auto Exhibit
24 - 26   BRYSON CITY   Guest Appreciation Festival
25   HENDERSONVILLE   Curb Market Old Timey Day
25   MAGGIE VALLEY   37th Annual Fall Regional Shelby/Mustang and Ford Meet
25   WAYNESVILLE   Blue Ridge Agility Trials
25   BREVARD   Land of Waterfalls Gallery 1st Annual Art Festival
25    BURNSVILLE       Old Timey Day
25   SWANNANNOA   4th Annual Mill Around the Village Bluegrass Festival
25-26   BAKERSVILLE Bakersville Creekside Walk Arts Festival
25 - 26   HENDERSONVILLE Open Studio Tour
25 - 26   ASHEVILLE   Heritage Crafts Weekend
25-26   CHMINEY ROCK   Flock to the Rock
Sept 25 - Nov 6 MARS HILL New Harmonies: Celebrating American Root Music--traveling exhibition of the Smithsonian
26   VALLE CRUCIS   George Hamilton IV Evening With Friends
26   MARION   Cycle NC Fall Ride

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