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Jul 12
Mountains

WindSync: Peter and the Wolf

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 12
Mountains

WindSync

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 18
Mountains

Darren Criss

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 15 – Jul 18
Coast

38th NC Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish Tournament

Big Rock Landing

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 25
Coast

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

Town of Aurora all day event

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

Pirates! A Boy At Sea

The River Church

Jul 25
Mountains

Family Field Course: Grizzly Family Foraging

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 24 – Jul 25
Piedmont

Carolina CryptidFest

Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds

Jul 25
Mountains

Moth Mania

Daniel Boone Native Gardens

Jul 25
Coast

Patriots at Sea: A Seaport Prepares for War

Bath Historic Site, Bath, NC

Jun 23 – Jul 26
Piedmont

Embracing Tranquility

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Jul 24 – Jul 26
Mountains

Chetola Resort Toast & Taste

Chetola Resort

Jul 28
Mountains

Catsman Foundation Global Film Series- Happy Birthday

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jul 29
Mountains

Animal Enrichment Day

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 29
Mountains

Calidore String Quartet

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Jul 31
Mountains

Aaron Diehl

Rosen Concert Hall at Broyhill Music Center

Aug 1
Mountains

The Jayhawks

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Jun 25 – Aug 1
Coast

Morehead City Marlins Baseball!

Big Rock Stadium

Jul 26 – Aug 1
Piedmont

International Black Theatre Festival

Various locations

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

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

Jun 26 – Aug 8
Mountains

Horn in the West

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

Aug 7 – Aug 8
Coast

Ocracoke Fig Festival

Berkley Barn

Aug 8
Piedmont

Tea with Seagrove Potters

Participating Seagrove Potters

Aug 8
Mountains

Junior Naturalist Day

Grandfather Mountain

Aug 8 – Aug 9
Mountains

Riders In The Sky

Tweetsie Railroad

Aug 7 – Aug 9
Coast

9th Annual Sarah James Fulcher Redfish Tournament

Cedar Island Resort

Aug 12
Mountains

Adult Field Course: Appalachian Woodcraft

Grandfather Mountain

Aug 15
Piedmont

Intertwined – Artist Talk

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Aug 15
Mountains

34th Hot Nights Cool Rides Car Show

Historic Main Street in Forest City

Aug 15
Mountains

Lions Duck Tace Festival

Riverview Lions Sheets

Aug 15
Coast

Monster Trucks @ Carteret County Speedway

Carteret County Speedway

Aug 21 – Aug 22
Piedmont

NC BeachBlast Festival

Patriots Park

Jun 4 – Aug 22
Coast

“The Lost Colony” Outdoor Drama

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Aug 22
Mountains

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

Grandfather Mountain

Jul 28 – Aug 23
Piedmont

INTERTWINED

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Jul 4 – Sep 5
Coast

Cannon Day at Fort Macon State Park

Fort Macon

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
Piedmont

Randy Travis Music Festival

Downtown Marshville

Sep 19
Mountains

Cockman Family Gospel Bluegrass Concert

Old Rock School

Sep 26
Coast

American Music Festival Concert Series – Kenari Saxophone Quartet

First Presbyterian Church

Sep 26
Piedmont

Esperanza Festival

Downtown Graham

Sep 1 – Sep 30
Mountains

Hawk Watch

Grandfather Mountain

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

Nov 14
Coast

American Music Festival Concert Series – Erinys String Quartet

First Presbyterian Church

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