Local Activities

Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce Events
4.10.2006
Visit the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce site for local events such as Art in the Park. ...

ASU Homecoming
5.1.2006- 10.6.2007
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Woolly Worm Festival
9.11.2006- 10.22.2006
Banner Elk hosts the Woolly Worm Festival on October 21-22 2006. Location: Banner Elk Elementary School, downtown Banner Elk. Crafts, food, mountain music and the world famous caterpillar races to determine which woolly worm will have the honor of predicting the winter weather forecast. Festival...

Valle Crucis Fall Festival

Journey down scenic highway 194 to Valle Crucis for the 28th annual Valle Country Fair on Saturday, October 21st. Shop over 135 juried craft booths, enjoy freshly pressed apple cider, hot-out-of-the kettle apple butter and homemade chili. Festivities are from 9am to 4pm....

Appalachian Skate Park

Located behind the Watauga County swim complex. The skate park has competitions on a regular basis and is just a great place to skate or be a "skate betty"....

Ken and Wendy’s recommendations of local things to do

Rich Mountain Close by, we like to hike up Rich Mountain, parking located just up Shulls Mill Rd. Also located at the foot of Rich Mountain is Trout Lake, a flat mile long loop around the lake. Bass Lake Bass Lake a little closer to Blowing Rock offers a n...