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Art in the Park

132 Park Ave. 132 Park Ave., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

90+ regional artists exhibiting and selling work in a series of six juried shows. Mediums include paint, glass, photography, metals, wood, and more. Free admission & parking shuttle. Park Avenue, 10am-5pm

Free Entry

Rissi Palmer at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Blue Ridge Music Center Music Center Rd, Galax, VA, United States

Rissi Palmer's gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in country music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.” As a passionate voice for country artists of color and those who have been […]

Concert in the Park

Memorial Park 1036 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Free concert in the Memorial Park Gazebo, Sundays following Art in the Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Downtown, 1pm.

Free Entry

SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN

Galax, VA Main Street, Galax, VA, United States

Thousands of people go hog wild for a taste of authentic barbecue and a chance to see a professional cooking competition up close at Smoke on the Mountain each year in Galax, VA. This competition, held every third weekend in July, is Virginia’s official state barbecue championship. The streets of downtown Galax are packed with […]

Free

Symphony by the Lake at Chetola

Chetola Resort 185 Chetola Lake Drive, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

An evening under the stars with pop and orchestral music and a fireworks finale.

Sierra Ferrell at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Blue Ridge Music Center Music Center Rd, Galax, VA, United States

With her spellbinding voice and time-bending sensibilities, Sierra Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as the artist herself. After growing up in small-town West Virginia, and years of living in her van and busking on the streets of New Orleans and Seattle, she moved to Nashville and landed a deal with Rounder Records on […]