Local Activities

TODD'S CALENDAR
4.10.2006
Check out Todd's Calendar for all kinds of upcoming events. This is THE place to go to be in the know! ...... The Brand New Community Calendar for the High Country! Music Nightlife Movie Listings Restaurant & Merchant Specials Art/Cultural Events Sports and Recreation Festivals Lectu...

Woolly Worm Festival
9.11.2006- 10.22.2006
Banner Elk hosts the Woolly Worm Festival usually falling on the third weekend in October 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 winte...

Valle Crucis Fall Festival
- 12.31.2009
Journey down scenic highway 194 to Valle Crucis for the 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....

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 nic...