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.

Railfan weekend at Tweetsie Raiload. See www.tweetsie.com for more informaton

Hemlock Inn offers lodging for Labor Day Weekend.

Mile High Kite Festival in Beech Mtn.  The Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Mile High Kite Festival as part of the town's Labor Day Weekend festivities. The party starts the night before with a street dance outside the Beech Mountain Town Hall.  Why "Mile High"? Because Beech Mountain is 5,506 feet above sea...

All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration.  For more information see www.grandfather.com

Grandfather Mountain adopted the Girl Scouts in 1971, inviting the girls to visit the mountain each September to learn more about nature and the Blue Ridge mountains. The Scouts returned the gesture by adopting Grandfather�s late mascot, Mildred the Bear, as an honorary Girl Scout and presenting her with a series of pins to mark...

Located behind the downtown park on, sponsored by the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce. Event of 100 juried artist. Come join us in the park. Free admission See www.blowingrock.com for more information

NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway.