Welcome the first day of summer at Hemlock Inn.

Blood, Sweat and Gears is a bike route of 100 miles starting and ending in Valle Crucis. Starts at 730 am.  On June 28, 2025 .The BSG is a challenging to strenuous full English century - 100 mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone,...

Fireworks at Tweetsie Railroad starts at 930pm See www,tweetsie.com for more information

The 69th annual Grandfather Mtn Highland Games at MacRae Meadows at Grandfather Mtn. The games promote the gathering of Scottish Clans by traditional games, music and dance.  See www.gmhg.org for more information.

Event of 100 juried artist in the park, Free admission. See www.blowingrock.com for more information.

The festival has continued for many years and is now titled, the Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest ‘N Sugar Grove. The festival is still held on the grounds of the Historic Cove Creek School which is also home to the Doc and Merle Watson Folk Art Museum.  See www.docwatsonmusicfest.org for more information.  July 18...

Spend an evening under the stars by beautiful Chetola Lake with the Symphony of the Mountains. This annual outdoor concert on Chetola Resort’s sweeping lawn is the pinnacle event of Blowing Rock’s summer season. A spectacular fireworks display caps off this fantastic evening.  This year the symphony is on July 25, 2025.  See www.symphonybythelake.com for...

This bike ride starts in West Jefferson,NC  But because of road construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway the route has changed Please see www.blueridgebrutal.org for new route information.

Festival of 100 artist in the park in downtown Blowing Rock. Show is 10am to 5pm See www.blowingrock.com for more information

BRAHM presents Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival to promote visual arts, history and heritage.  It is August 19 - 27, 2025.  see www.blowingrockmuseum.org for more information.