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Showing posts with label historic downtown Hendersonville NC. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2015

FREE Concert Tonight in Hendersonville NC

June 29, 2015 Monday Night Live concert series featuring Pop the Clutch. These summer concerts are held at the Visitors Center in historic downtown Hendersonville NC.

Bring a lawn chair, but no pets or alcohol. The seating area opens after 5:30 PM and the concerts are from 7 PM - 9 PM

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

NC Holiday Event: Horse and Carriage Rides in Hendersonville

Now through December 24 Historic Downtown Hendersonville is offering Horse-drawn carriage rides . Explore Hendersonville's charming downtown area the old fashioned way - by a horse-drawn carriage.

Rides are available every weekend, weather permitting. Pick up a rack card at the Hendersonville Visitors Center, 201 South Main Street, and receive $5 off your ride, good though 12/24/12.

Get a link for the Horse-drawn Carriage rides and other Hendersonville events, rentals and attractions on the Hendersonville NC Visitor Guide.

Friday, November 23, 2012

NC Holiday Events: Tree Lighting Celebration in Hendersonville

November 23 - Holiday Downtown Lighting Celebration See Historic Downtown Hendersonville come alive with Santa lighting the community Christmas tree and ushering in the Christmas Season. Featuring entertainment, storytelling, and holiday good cheer.

Learn more about Hendersonville events, attractions and lodging on the Hendersonville NC Visitor Guide

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The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.