The Mistletoe Market Market & Family Fun Day showcase’s 30+ local artisans. The family event has something for all ages including inflatables, axe throwing, llamas and chainsaw carving demonstrations just to name a few. The event is completely FREE to attend and play for the entire community. Food will be available along with handcrafted hot and cold beverages. Expect Santa himself to make an appearance! The event will take place Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Rosman Town...
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Get ready to embrace the holiday spirit at The Winter Market at The Yard! 🌟 This festive event brings together a delightful mix of local vendors, offering unique and handcrafted gifts perfect for your Christmas shopping list. Enjoy the cozy sounds of live music filling the air as you browse, and treat yourself to some delicious goodies. Whether you’re searching for the perfect present or simply soaking up the holiday cheer, The Winter Market is the perfect way to kick off the...
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Join PARI for a night all about meteors and meteorites. Enjoy our dark skies and mountain peaks for breathtaking views of the night sky. Our astronomers will guide your experience as you watch for blazing meteors and peek at distant celestial objects through big telescopes. You can choose from three ways to attend this event. 1. Cabin Package This package allows two people to attend the two-hour, astronomer guided event, plus: Stay overnight in one of our well-appointed private cabin rooms. Rooms include private bathrooms, individually controlled heating and cooling, microwave, mini-fridge, Keurig pod compatible coffee maker, and complimentary bottle of wine. Enjoy a PARI provided dinner. Join PARI scientists for event related educational programming after dinner. Stay up late if you wish for more observing. Enjoy a PARI provided breakfast the following morning. Arrival and departure times can be found in your ticket description. Additional attendees may join you in your cabin room by purchasing the ticket Cabin Additional Adult or Cabin Additional Child as appropriate. These must be purchased with the Cabin Package ticket. If you need to add them after your purchase, please contact us for assistance. 2. Camping Package This ticket allows one person to attend the two-hour, astronomer guided event, plus: Stay overnight in your own tent at a campsite at PARI. Enjoy a PARI provided dinner. Join PARI scientists for event related educational programming after dinner. Stay up late if you wish for more observing. Enjoy a PARI provided breakfast the following morning....
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Celebrating our 5th season of Holiday Artisan Markets in Cedar Mountain! Join us for your early holiday shopping with our amazing line up of 25+ local vendors from 11:30-4:30 on Sunday, Dec 1st. Naughty or Nice—Take your picture once or twice! Santa will be in the North Pole kids’ zone from 12-3pm! Cedar Mountain Moonshine is also hosting a TOY DRIVE during the market to benefit a community impacted by the hurricane. Please consider bringing something special for a child ages 0-12 to donate. Thank you! We have WNC LIVE Christmas Trees available during the market located at the tree farm booth by Sundaze...
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UPDATE: Due to current weather conditions, please check with the event website directly to confirm that this event is still taking place on Saturday. A decision will be made in response to the weather conditions on Friday, Sept. 27th. Thank you! National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. NPLD is also a “Fee-Free Day”—one of only five days a year when entrance fees are waived at national parks and other public lands. Because of this everyone can enjoy the Cradle of Forestry for FREE on September 28, 2024! Additionally, the Cradle will host a special book signing with the author of “MOON TREE: The Story of One Extraordinary Tree,” Carolyn Bennett Fraiser from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., with a book reading to immediately follow. Come explore our exhibit hall, film, and over 3 miles of paved hiking trails featuring seven historical buildings from the time of the first forestry school in America, the Biltmore Forest School. Remaining fee free days for the 2024 season: September 24, September 28, October...
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UPDATE: EVENT CANCELED! Due to extreme weather conditions, the Mountain Monarch Festival has been canceled for this year. Gorges State Park will be closed from Wed., Sept. 25 through Sun., Sept. 29 out of an abundance of caution. Please visit us next year as we celebrate the migration of these marvelous monarchs! Gorges State Park in Transylvania County will host its third annual Mountain Monarch Festival at the park’s visitor center. The festival celebrates the monarch butterfly during its migration and brings attention to the species’ declining numbers. The festival will offer educational programs and exhibits featuring the monarch butterfly, including monarch-themes children’s crafts, food trucks, a live photo board, face painting by Color Me Happy, local art for sale and a Monarch Migration Passport to lead families through monarch-themed activities. The featured speaker, Joyce Pearsall, Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch and a Master Gardener, will speak about “The World of Monarch Butterflies.” Other speaker sessions include “Monarch Life Cycle and Tagging,” by Brian Bockhahn, education specialist for the Noth Carolina State Parks, and “Butterfly Gardening,” by Bryan Thompkins, wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The event, activities and programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required and is available until 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Please register here. Registration will close once we reach capacity, so register early. The event will be held rain or shine. The Mountain Monarch Festival is sponsored by Friends of Gorges State Park and organized in...
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SQUARE DANCE BREVARD is a monthly family-oriented and community wide mountain square dance with great professional callers and live music provided by some of the most talented mountain music musicians in our area. Community dances are a cherished Brevard tradition where families bond, friends reconnect and newcomers are always welcomed with open arms. Come out for an evening filled with laughter on a dance floor filled with energy and unforgettable memories. Dances are held on the last Friday of every month at 7:00pm inside Grace Brevard Church at 55 East Jordan...
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are home to a very unique creature that some say resembles a collection of fairies carrying blue candles through the forest. The Blue Ghost Firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a secretive, hard-to-find native insect that calls our area home, and for a very short amount of time in late Spring, they inhabit our surrounding woodlands of Transylvania County. You’ll experience an educational presentation at our outdoor amphitheater starting at 9:00pm and then use the cover of darkness and special flashlights to go in search of the Blue Ghost fireflies while hiking on a paved trail through the forest. Team members will be stationed at key locations around the trail to provide further information about this amazing natural phenomenon. Please feel free to congregate near these areas with your fellow firefly enthusiasts, or go explore on your own! We require everyone to stay on the trail to prevent habitat damage, and team members will clear the trail and require everyone to depart by 10:30 pm. Ticket Purchase/Pre-registration is required. Actual tickets are not provided. Your ticket purchase receipt serves as your ticket/date confirmation. This is a light rain or shine, family-friendly event! In order to maximize our participant experience while minimizing our impact on the resource, we limit each night to 125 participants. Due to the uniqueness of the insects in the natural habitat, it is very difficult to capture photos. Very specific camera equipment is needed and it is almost impossible to capture a photo with...
Read MoreSQUARE DANCE BREVARD is a monthly family-oriented and community wide mountain square dance with great professional callers and live music provided by some of the most talented mountain music musicians in our area. Community dances are a cherished Brevard tradition where families bond, friends reconnect and newcomers are always welcomed with open arms. Come out for an evening filled with laughter on a dance floor filled with energy and unforgettable memories. Dances are held on the last Friday of every month at 7:00pm inside Grace Brevard Church at 55 East Jordan...
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Earthshine offers many different summer adventures that are open to the general public and included with an overnight stay at Earthshine Lodge. We do ask that reservations be made ahead of time and can be made by phone or on the website (www.EarthshineNC.com) Yoga (outdoors weather permitting) Nestled in the serene beauty of Lake Toxaway, Earthshine beckons you to a mountaintop retreat that seamlessly blends nature’s tranquility with yoga’s practice. Our carefully curated yoga sessions, suitable for all ages and levels, harmonize body, mind, and...
Read MoreEarthshine offers many different summer adventures that are open to the general public and included with an overnight stay at Earthshine Lodge. We do ask that reservations be made ahead of time and can be made by phone or on the website (www.EarthshineNC.com) Yoga (outdoors weather permitting) Nestled in the serene beauty of Lake Toxaway, Earthshine beckons you to a mountaintop retreat that seamlessly blends nature’s tranquility with yoga’s practice. Our carefully curated yoga sessions, suitable for all ages and levels, harmonize body, mind, and...
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Earthshine offers many different summer adventures that are open to the general public and included with an overnight stay at Earthshine Lodge. We do ask that reservations be made ahead of time and can be made by phone or on the website (www.EarthshineNC.com) Creek Hike Put on your water shoes and bathing suits, and join us for a creek exploration – hiking up one of our favorite creeks! Embrace summer by cooling off and going on an aquatic adventure together. Highlights include gem mining along the way in the creek and an Earthshine sliding rock experience. A fun summer outing for...
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