Calendar of Events

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May 26 – Jun 21
Piedmont

Muse

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Jun 19 – Jun 21
Piedmont

Fayetteville Frag Fest 2026 LAN Party

VFW Post 10630

Jun 12 – Jun 21
Mountains

Day Out With Thomas, Let’s Rock, Let’s Roll! tour at Tweetsie Railroad

Tweetsie Railroad

Jun 26
Piedmont

Beach Music Series – Band of Oz

Philip H. Kohl MOSAIC Family Commons

Jun 26
Piedmont

Demolition Derby

The Farm at Uwharrie

Jun 26
Coast

aLive in the ‘Boro – Carl Newton Review Band

Roseboro Common Stage

Jun 27
Piedmont

Town of Unionville Celebrates America’s 250th

Noel Williams Park

Jun 27
Mountains

The Punch Brothers

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jun 27
Piedmont

Bee Jubilee

Granville County Expo & Convention Center

Jun 27
Piedmont

Red, White, and Boom Fest

Main Post Parade Field

Jun 27 – Jun 28
Coast

65th Annual Old Homes Tour & More

Downtown Beaufort

Jun 30
Mountains

ARTtalk: “Curating Global Cinema,” Dale Pollock

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Jul 1
Mountains

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 2
Mountains

Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists

Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center

Jul 2
Mountains

Summer Exhibition Celebration

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Jul 3
Piedmont

An Independence Day Eve to Remember!

Magnalia Homestead & Farm

Jul 3
Piedmont

July 3rd in the Park

Burlington City Park

Jul 3
Piedmont

An Independence Day Eve to Remember!

Magnalia Homestead & Farm

Jul 4
Piedmont

Capitol 250: North Carolina Freedom Fest

North Carolina State Capitol

Jul 3 – Jul 4
Mountains

Macon County’s America 250th Celebration

Macon County Recreation Park

Jul 4
Mountains

Independence Day Celebration at Hickory Ridge History Museum

Hickory Ridge History Museum

Jul 4
Mountains

July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza

Tweetsie Railroad

Jul 4
Coast

Independence Day Celebration at Historic Halifax

Historic Halifax

Jul 4
Piedmont

Burlington Sock Puppets vs Danville Otterbots

Burlington Athletic Stadium

Jul 4
Piedmont

Independence Day Celebration at Museum of the Waxhaws

Museum of the Waxhaws

Jul 4
Piedmont

Mebane Recreation July 4th Celebration

Mebane Arts & Community Center

Jul 4
Mountains

250th Celebrate America

Lake Toxaway Community Center and North Toxaway Baptist Church

Jul 4
Mountains

250th Celebrate America Classic Wheels Show

North Toxaway Baptist Church Food Bank Parking Lot & Lake Toxaway Community Center

Jul 4
Mountains

250th Celebrate America Indoor Craft Show

North Toxaway Baptist Church Family Life Center & Lake Toxaway Community Center

Jul 4
Piedmont

Burlington Sock Puppets vs Danville Otterbots

Burlington Athletic Stadium

Jul 4
Coast

Onslow County Freedom Festival

Onslow Pines Park

Jun 30 – Jul 4
Piedmont

Denton Antique Festival

Harrison Park

Jul 7
Mountains

Merz Trio

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 8
Mountains

Gladys Knight

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 10
Mountains

Straight No Chaser Beach Bash

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 11
Piedmont

Christmas in July Arts & Crafts Sale

Brock Gymnasium

Jul 11
Mountains

Fairy Day

Daniel Boone Native Gardens

Jul 11
Mountains

40th Annual Outdoor Rosen Sculpture Walk

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 11
Piedmont

Artist Talk for Embracing Tranquility

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Jul 12
Mountains

WindSync

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 12
Mountains

WindSync: Peter and the Wolf

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 14
Mountains

Catsman Foundation Global Film Series- Sentimental Value

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 16
Mountains

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 16
Mountains

Holler Choir at Roots in the Garden

Daniel Boone Native Gardens

Jul 13 – Jul 17
Coast

National Purple Heart Convention

Riverfront Convention Center

Jul 15 – Jul 18
Coast

38th NC Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish Tournament

Big Rock Landing

Jul 18
Mountains

Darren Criss

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 18 – Jul 19
Piedmont

Pirates! A Boy At Sea

Burning Coal Theatre Company

Jul 21
Mountains

Catsman Foundation Global Film Series- Sirāt

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 23
Mountains

Rick Springfield

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 23
Mountains

Grandfather Presents: The Grizzly Forager Family

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 24
Mountains

Blowing Rock Tour of Homes

St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church

Jul 24 – Jul 25
Piedmont

Pirates! A Boy At Sea

The River Church

Jul 25
Coast

Small Town, Big Celebration! Join Aurora, NC as we honor 250 years of American independence!

Town of Aurora all day event

Jul 25
Coast

Patriots at Sea: A Seaport Prepares for War

Bath Historic Site, Bath, NC

Jul 24 – Jul 25
Mountains

37th Annual Cruso Quilt Show

Bethel Middle School Gym

May 16 – Jul 25
Mountains

Connecting to Place: Blue Ridge Craft Trails Invitational 2026

The Bascom

Jul 24 – Jul 25
Piedmont

Carolina CryptidFest

Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds

Jul 25
Mountains

Family Field Course: Grizzly Family Foraging

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 24 – Jul 26
Mountains

Chetola Resort Toast & Taste

Chetola Resort

Jun 23 – Jul 26
Piedmont

Embracing Tranquility

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Jul 28
Mountains

Catsman Foundation Global Film Series- Happy Birthday

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 29
Mountains

Calidore String Quartet

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 29
Mountains

Animal Enrichment Day

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 31
Mountains

Aaron Diehl

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Aug 1
Mountains

CoMMA presents Donna Washington: Fun, Foolery & Folktales

CoMMA Performing Arts Center

Aug 1
Mountains

Adult Field Course: Exploring Natural Communities of Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain

Aug 1
Mountains

The Jayhawks

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 25 – Aug 2
Mountains

K9s In Flight Frisbee Dogs

Tweetsie Railroad

Aug 6
Mountains

Adult Field Course: Fungi in the Cloud Forest

Grandfather Mountain

Aug 8
Mountains

Junior Naturalist Day

Grandfather Mountain

Jun 26 – Aug 8
Mountains

Horn in the West

Horn in the West Amphitheater in the Daniel Boone Park – Boone, NC

Aug 8 – Aug 9
Mountains

Riders In The Sky

Tweetsie Railroad

Aug 12
Mountains

Adult Field Course: Appalachian Woodcraft

Grandfather Mountain

Aug 15
Mountains

Lions Duck Tace Festival

Riverview Lions Sheets

Aug 15
Coast

Monster Trucks @ Carteret County Speedway

Carteret County Speedway

Aug 22
Mountains

Mindfulness and Well-being Series: Nature and Forest Therapy at Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain

Sep 4 – Sep 6
Piedmont

Uwharrie Bigfoot Festival

Boy Scouts of America Camp John J Barnhardt

Sep 4 – Sep 6
Piedmont

Uwharrie Bigfoot Festival

Camp Barnhardt

May 15 – Sep 7
Piedmont

Titanic: The Exhibition Charlotte

The Park Expo & Conference Center

Sep 12
Piedmont

Homeschool and Family Day

Alamance Battleground State Historic Site

Sep 11 – Sep 12
Coast

Ayden Collard Festival

Downtown Ayden

Sep 19
Mountains

Cockman Family Gospel Bluegrass Concert

Old Rock School

Sep 19
Piedmont

Randy Travis Music Festival

Downtown Marshville

Sep 26
Piedmont

Esperanza Festival

Downtown Graham

Oct 9 – Oct 11
Piedmont

EJ Snyder’s Uwharrie Bigfoot Survival and Outdoor Expo and Overlander Show

Camp Barnhardt

Oct 17
Piedmont

36th Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival

The streets of Taylorsville

Oct 17
Piedmont

Autumn Art & Plant Festival – Presented by The Wake Forest Garden Club

The Gardens of The Wake Forest Historical Museum

Nov 7
Piedmont

Triangle Weaving Guild Annual Fiber Arts Show & Sale

Triangle Fiber Arts Center

Oct 10 – Dec 31
Mountains

No Rain, No Flowers: The Art of Taylor Robenalt

Grovewood Gallery

Sep 12 – Sep 13
Mountains

Biannual Grovewood Village Studio Tour

Grovewood Village