Autumn At Oz
Weekends In September
The Autumn At Oz Festival is the largest Oz festival in the world! A combination of your standard festival with arts & craft, handmade trinkets, memorabilia, & food vendors, it also includes a completely immersive theatrical experience where guests are engulfed into the classic story as you travel into the Gale Kansas Farm, through the tornado experience, and down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City.
https://landofoznc.com/autumn-at-oz/
APPSTATE – Department of Biology
Fall Color Report (8/27/23)
Article Listed in Boone Chamber Report 8/31/23
The 41st Annual New River Canoe Race and Family Float will be held Saturday, September 23, in Jefferson, NC. This Ashe County tradition is sponsored by generous donations from community sponsors. Proceeds from the race support the restoration work at the Wagoner Access being done by the New River Conservancy . Whether you compete, float for fun, or just spectate, come enjoy a beautiful day on the banks of the New River!
https://newriverconservancy.org/event/41st-annual-new-river-canoe-race/
Good Ashe Lavender Farm
Growing and Selling Lavender – organically grown lavender on our small family farm in the Northwest NC Appalachian mountains (Ashe County). We use only natural spring water and crisp mountain air to nourish our lavender — we use no pesticides or other non-organic products. Also, we hand craft our own products, ensuring the utmost attention to ensure purity. – Lansing, NC
Ashe County Chamber – Canoe Ashe Map – New River – Click Here To View Map – The Canoe Ashe map shows only a partial listing of roads in Ashe County. Canoe Ashe is a collaborative effort of the New River Conservancy, New River State Park and the Ashe County Economic Development, GIS Administration and Planning Departments
For more information visit canoeashe.com
https://ashechamber.com/docs/
The Inaugural Hellbender Bike Ride will take place on Saturday September 9th, 2023. Riders can choose to participate in either the 30-mile or 70-mile route, or the Pond Mountain Challenge, each route starts and ends in Historic Downtown Lansing, NC.
Multi-Surface Ride — Sat, September 9, 2023 @ 08:00 am
The Ashe County Arts Council is excited about the 2023 ASHE COUNTY BLUEGRASS AND OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION! The Arts Council is committed to preserving and honoring the musical heritage of our community, and what better way to do that than with a super weekend of music!
The 52nd annual Fiddlers Convention will be held at Ashe County Park July 28-29, rain or shine.
https://ashecountyarts.org/fiddlers-fest/
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
June 30 – July 1 , 2023 Located in Downtown West Jefferson
“A hometown street festival in the heart of downtown West Jefferson, NC, featuring handmade arts and crafts, traditional mountain music, food & family fun!”
“The Festival began in 1987 as a celebration of the Christmas Tree Industry Ashe County, NC is known for. In 2015, Ashe County, NC was named the #1 Christmas Tree producer in the United States. The Festival is a free-admission event held in Downtown West Jefferson featuring the very best in traditional mountain music, handmade arts & crafts vendors throughout the region while still celebrating the Christmas Tree industry. Numerous food vendors feature a variety of the infamous delicious festival foods & more.
Children’s activities, roving performers, fun competitions, non-profits and the Farmers’ Market are also part of the festival each year.”
June 30: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
July 1: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Photo Credits: www.christmasinjulyfestival.com/about
Creeper Trail Park Music & Mountain Craft Festival 2023
2nd Annual Creeper Trail Park Music & Craft Festival hosted by the the town of Lansing & GLAD. Saturday June, 3rd, 2023 at 10:00am at The Historic Lansing Creeker Trail Park.
Music Schedule:
11:00 – Trevor McKenzie & Jackson Cunningham
12:00 – Surefire
1:00 – Jest Country
2:00 – Bryan Osborne & the Ashe County Boys
3:00 – Tim Lewis & Friends
4:00 – Rock Bottom
5:00 – Restless
North Carolina’s High Country celebrates the return of spring with festivals around the region! Enjoy the North Carolina mountains fresh air and take in the spring blooms while enjoying live music, art demonstrations and more. Here is a list of when and where to find them:
- May 6: Fried Apple Pie Festival, Sparta
- May 6: The Coolest Corner Ashe Bash, Jefferson
- June 9-11: High Country Jazz Festival, Boone & Blowing Rock
- June 10-11: Avery County Summer Fest, Newland
- June 15-17: Boonerang Music & Arts Festival, Boone
- July 1: Christmas in July Festival, West Jefferson