Museums, Galleries and Performing Arts

Spring Home Show 2025

Spring Home Show in Blowing Rock  to be Held on May 8 at the American Legion Building.  he Blowing Rock Chamber is excited to announce a Spring Home Show event to be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2025. The show will be held at the American Legion Building (333 Wallingford…
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Blowing Rock Womens Show with Martin House Gallery 2024

Blowing Rock Womens Show with Martin house Gallery.  August 8 to 10, 2024.  Celebrating Women Artists! Presented in partnership with Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge at the Blowing Rock American Legion. There will be music and guests speakers. 10am to 5pm See www.https://blowingrock.com/event/blowing-rock-womens-show-with-martin-house-gallery/ for more information
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Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival 2025

We are pleased to announce that BRAHM will again host the Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival in 2025! With Blowing Rock as the epicenter for this festival, artists are invited to take advantage of the beautiful High Country setting, set up their easels, and paint “en plein .  This year…
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Monday Night Concert in the Park 2024

This 54 year tradition continues in spirit and song with town sponsored concerts in the Broyhill Park Gazebo on the Lake.  Singers return with great vigor & variety, and the magic of the music.Free to the public. Also available for dinner concerts & very special occasions. Call Blowing Rock Parks…
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Christmas in the Park & Lighting of the Town 2024

The lighting of the Town is Friday November 29 & 30, 2024.  The Town of Blowing Rock celebrates the holiday season and lights the town! Join in the fun with free entertainment, music, and visits with Santa. The annual Christmas Parade makes its way down Main Street. Then, watch as…
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Moses H. Cone Memorial Park- Temp Closed

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, near Blowing Rock, North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, preserves the country estate of Moses Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. Its centerpiece is Flat Top Manor, a gleaming white 20-room, 13,000 square foot mansion built in 1901…
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Horn in the West 2024

Opens June ?, 2024 to August ?, 2024.  The Southern Appalachian Historical Association celebrates and preserves the2 diverse cultural heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountain region by engaging individuals in historical education and cultural entertainment centered around Daniel Boone and our fight for American Independence. Since 1952, America’s oldest Revolutionary…
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Symphony by the Lake in Blowing Rock 2025

The Symphony by the Lake at Chetola Resort has become a favorite summer event. The dates of the symphony for this year is Friday, July 25, 2025. You can sit by the lake at Chetola Resort in the cool mountain breeze, and watch the swans drift by. Bring a picnic,…
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MerleFest 2025

MerleFest is on April 24 to 27, 2025 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in North Wilkesboro, NC.   MerleFest was founded in 1988 in Memory of Eddy Merle Watson as a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College and to celebrate “traditional plus” music. MerleFest, which began in 1988, is about the…
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Appalachain Summer Festival 2023

An Appalachian Summer Festival is a multi- and inter-disciplinary arts festival presenting and producing programs in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. The festival will forge a unique national identity through artistic excellence, innovative programming, commissioning new works, and educational opportunities. By bringing the most accomplished and respected creative…
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