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Burke's Garden Fall Festival at Burke's Garden,
Virginia, brings crafts and music to a hidden valley in
Tazewell County. Up in Virginia, the International
Festival unites all in Harrisonburg with games and
food. Fiesta Hendersonville celebrates Latin American
music, dance and cuisine in downtown Hendersonville,
North Carolina. Fincastle Festival celebrates
Fincastle, Virginia.
Sept. 24-25 -
Grayson Highlands Fall Festival
features crafters, music and a wild pony auction near
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, at Grayson Highlands Statue
Park.
Sept. 30- Oct. 1 - Second Bell Fest at Suttree Landing
Park highlights the local and regional entertainment
communities at Knoxville, Tennessee.
OCTOBER
Oct. 1 - Steins & Wine Around the Square enlivens
Hayesville, North Carolina. In the legendary mountain
of Rabun County, Georgia, the Foxfire Mountaineer
Festival brings music and crafts to the Rabun County
Civic Center at Clayton. Also, the International Festival
flies into the Barnet Park of Spartanburg, South Carolina,
with all kinds of cuisine from counties around the
world. Near the West Virginia border, the Pocahontas
Pumpkin Festival lights up downtown Pocahontas, Virginia.
Art in the Park spotlights regional artists at Blowing
Rock, North Carolina. Boones Mill Apple Festival
simmers on Main Street in Boones Mill, Virginia, while
Dayton Days is being held at Dayton, Virginia, near Harrisonburg.
For dessert: The Sonker Festival in Mount
Airy, North Carolina, celebrates sinker, a heritage dessert
that is best described as a mix between cobbler and pie.
Oct. 7 - The First Annual Blue Highway Fest hits
the stage at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, with bluegrass
and roots music, food and a performance by acclaimed
old-time and bluegrass act Blue Highway.
Oct. 7-8 - National Storytelling Festival promises
a good time at Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Oct. 7-9 - Within a day's walk of the famous CumThe
Rhododendron
Festival
April 22 - 24 ~ April 29 - May 1
May 6 -8 ~ May 13 -15 ~ May 20-22
at
~ Tours through the gardens ~
~ PLANT SALE ~ Arts & Crafts ~
Concerts
Justin Moore
Saturday, April 9th
Chris Janson
Saturday, April 16th
Memory Lane Classic
Car Show
April 29th & 30th
Georgia Mountain
Fair
August 19-27
Josh Turner
Saturday, April 30th
Scotty McCreery
Saturday, May 14th
Hiawassee Pro Rodeo
May 27th, 28th, &
29th
Georgia Mountain
Fall Festival
October 7th - 15th
GeorgiaMountainFairgrounds.com
September 15th-17th
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information!
The BEST of award winning
traditional Country, Bluegrass, &
Gospel music!
Happy Together Tour
Saturday, June 4th
Fireworks Show
July 4th
Appalachian Brew,
Stew, & Que Festival
October 22nd
Hiawassee Highlands
Wine Festival
Saturday, May 7th
~ Music by Wyatt Espalin ~
~arts and crafts ~
~food trucks~
~ Tours through the gardens ~
GeorgiaMountainFairgrounds.com
December 2nd & 3rd
Two days of Country, Bluegrass,
Gospel & all the Christmas music
you can handle!
Camping Concerts Events
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