Grandfather by Night: Naturalist Program
Explore the mountain after hours with your own personal guides during our Grandfather by Night series!
Our Events
From the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks, find something to do or discover a new vacation destination
Grahamtoberfest
Get ready for an exciting day packed with entertainment, delicious food, and friendly competition.
Randy Travis Music Festival
Family oriented festival. Car show, food, crafts, contests, music
Southern Randolph Country Days
Southern Randolph Country Days fills downtown Seagrove with arts and crafts vendors, food, music and family fun, Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19.
Randy Travis Music Festival
Family oriented festival with food, music, car show, craft vendors, children’s entertainment
Cockman Family Gospel Bluegrass Concert
Benefit concert for Lovelady Fire & Rescue Department.
Adult Field Course: The Wonders of Migration
Grandfather Mountain is an amazing diversity hotspot for breeding birds in the southern Appalachians with more than 120 species detected during the nesting season.
Old Pottery Identification at Jugtown
Do you have an old piece of Jugtown or NC pottery that you’d like to learn more about?
PATTERN RECOGNITION
Mixed metal jewelry by Nell Chandler, acrylic collage landscapes by Adrienne Knowles and hand-made functional pottery by Evelyn Ward.
Texas Guitar Quartet
The Grammy-nominated Texas Guitar Quartet brings precision, warmth, and joyful virtuosity to Chamber Music Raleigh’s Sights & Sounds on Sundays series.
Esperanza Festival
The Esperanza festival returns to Alamance County for the sixth year, welcoming visitors to savor and experience Hispanic and Latino heritage through dance, music, and food in a family-friendly environment.
Potters’ Pumpkin Patch Trail
This event is a self-guided tour of five pottery galleries each offering special Fall themed items and experiences starting September 19, 2026, and throughout the month of October.
Tweetsie Ghost Train Begins
Spooky fun for the whole family with night train rides, haunted house, special rides and attractions. Friday and Saturday nights, continues through October.
JOLLIFICATION!
JOLLIFICATION! – Tour of homes + Dinner Under Tent – Noon to 8pm
American Music Festival Concert Series – Kenari Saxophone Quartet
Applauded for their “flat-out amazing performances” and “stunning virtuosity” (Cleveland Classical), the highly acclaimed Kenari Quartet delivers inspiring performances that transform the perception of the saxophone.
Cleveland County-Lincoln County Rose Society Rose Show
Rose Show. Everyone welcome to show roses. No entry fee. Free to public after 1 pm. Rose bloom sale at 4 pm.
Hawk Watch
All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration.
Wine Gala @ The Governor’s Mansion
Celebrate Chamber Music Raleigh’s 85th season with an elegant evening at the North Carolina Executive Mansion featuring music by The Dolphins Quartet.
Arts on the Perquimans
The 14th Annual Arts on the Perquimans Festival Returns to Historic Hertford October 3, 2026
Autumn Fest
Join us in historic downtown Mebane for the 17th Annual AutumnFest—a full day of fall fun featuring shopping, food, and community spirit.
Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival
The 12th annual Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival at the riverfront in Oriental, NC is Friday and Saturday Oct. 2-3, 2026.
Art in the Park
70+ regional artists exhibiting and selling work in a series of six juried shows.
Celebrate the Intracoastal Waterway Anniversary!
Join us in Belhaven to mark the 98th anniversary of the Intracoastal Waterway.