Friday - Saturday, October 20-21: Harvest Festival
A 2-day festival celebrating all things Fall with music, food, art & crafts vendors, country fair, quilt show, artisan demonstrations. Learn more.   Vendor Application

Friday Night – Enjoy the evening campfire and storytelling.

Saturday - 10 am - 5 pm. Music, food, art & crafts vendors, demonstrations and much more. 7:30 pm concert featuring Mountain Heart. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the boundaries of acoustic music, the band has gained legions of loyal fans both as a result of their superlative musicianship and just as notably, their incendiary live performances. Mountain Heart or members have been nominated for Grammy’s, ACM, and CMA awards. The band has also been nominated for and won multiple IBMA's. Band Website

Adults $25; Students/K-12 $10; plus tax. Purchase Tickets. In the air-conditioned Lynn L. Shields Auditorium.

Friday & Saturday, November 24-25
Arts & Crafts Drive-About Tour — 10 am - 5 pm both days. A free self-guided driving tour of the galleries and working studios of Graham and Swain County. On the tour you will meet some of the artists that make Western North Carolina famous for our handcrafted arts and crafts. Brochures that include the map and information for the driving tour are available at all studios on the tour. The Schoolhouse Café will be open for light snacks both days of the tour. Learn more

Saturday, December 2
Breakfast with Santa – 9 - 11 am. Join us for breakfast with Santa and enjoy delicious pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. After breakfast Santa will be available for photos and wish lists. Bring your camera to capture this special event. $5 per person. Reservations preferred.

Christmas in the Mountains. 9 am - 2 pm. Indoor art and craft show and sale with visiting artisans just in time for holiday giving. The Schoolhouse Cafe will be open all day.