Ongoing
All ongoing →
thru
18
Oct
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Real Inspector Hound
Valborg Theatre·
Boone
Wed–Sun · 2pm & 7pm
Free
thru
1
Nov
7pm
Arts & Theatre
Hamlet
Valborg Theatre·
Boone
Wed–Sun · 2pm & 7pm
thru
7
Nov
10am
Heritage & Culture
Community Contours in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Jill Pelto
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Tue–Sat · 10am & 12pm
thru
21
Nov
10am
Arts & Theatre
Stitching the Natural World: Nancy Hershberger
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Tue–Sat · 10am & 12pm
Free
thru
22
Nov
7pm
Heritage & Culture
Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE)
Valborg Theatre·
Boone
Wed–Sun · 2pm & 7pm
thru
8
Jan
All day
Festivals & Fairs
Festival of Lights
Chetola Resort·
Boone
Daily
Free
Today
Oct 10
7 events
Sat
10
Oct
8am
Markets
Watauga County Farmers' Market
Daniel Boone Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
10
Oct
10am
Outdoors & Hiking
ALL THINGS FIRE POP-UP CLASS
Turtle Island Preserve·
Boone
$75
Sat
10
Oct
10am
Festivals & Fairs
Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain Resort
Sugar Mountain Resort·
Boone
FreeKid-friendly
Sat
10
Oct
1pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Fall Color Ramble
Grandfather Mountain·
Boone
Sat
10
Oct
1pm
Heritage & Culture
Football vs Old Dominion
Kidd Brewer Stadium·
Boone
Sat
10
Oct
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Sat
10
Oct
7:30pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Tweetsie Railroad·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$65
Tomorrow
Oct 11
7 events
Sun
11
Oct
12pm
Heritage & Culture
Softball vs Lenoir-Rhyne
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium·
Boone
Sun
11
Oct
1pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Fall Color Ramble
Grandfather Mountain·
Boone
Sun
11
Oct
1pm
Heritage & Culture
Soccer vs Coastal Carolina
Appalachian Soccer Stadium at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex·
Boone
Sun
11
Oct
2pm
Family & Kids
Live music - Tyler Dellaperute
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sun
11
Oct
4pm
Heritage & Culture
National Hispanic Heritage Month Concert
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Sun
11
Oct
5pm
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian State University Jazz Ensemble
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
$25
Sun
11
Oct
5pm
Heritage & Culture
Jazz Ensemble I at App Theatre
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Free
Monday
Oct 12
2 events
Tuesday
Oct 13
6 events
Tue
13
Oct
1pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Pumpkin Carving
Grandfather Mountain State Park·
Boone
Free
Tue
13
Oct
3:30pm
Markets
King Street Market
In front of Watauga Co. Social Services·
Boone
Tue
13
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Hitchcocktober
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Tue
13
Oct
6pm
Live Music
Clarinet Studio Recital
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Tue
13
Oct
6:30pm
Community Events
Unite App State
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Free
Tue
13
Oct
8pm
Live Music
Evening of Encores - Faculty Recital
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Wednesday
Oct 14
3 events
Wed
14
Oct
4:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Community FEaST
Sanford Mall·
Boone
Free
Wed
14
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Talk by Dr. Brittany Roberts: I'm Dying in Russia - Horror Music Videos of IC3PEAK
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Wed
14
Oct
7pm
Heritage & Culture
Charlie Baker Endowed Lecture Series: Leslie Jamison
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Thursday
Oct 15
3 events
Thu
15
Oct
8am
Outdoors & Hiking
Appalachian People at Work Summit
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Thu
15
Oct
10am
Arts & Theatre
Dan + Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Thu
15
Oct
7pm
Live Music
Old-Time Jam at the Jones House
Jones House Cultural Center·
Boone
Friday
Oct 16
7 events
Fri
16
Oct
8:30am
Outdoors & Hiking
Appalachian Energy Regulatory and Policy Summit (CLE)
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Fri
16
Oct
10am
Outdoors & Hiking
Outdoor Cooking
Grandfather Mountain State Park·
Boone
Free
Fri
16
Oct
12pm
Family & Kids
Food Truck - Blue Crab Bites
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Fri
16
Oct
5pm
Festivals & Fairs
Family Fall Flannel Fest
Beech Mountain Parks and Recreation·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Fri
16
Oct
6pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Witches and Warlocks Paddle
Price Lake Boat Rentals·
Boone
$45
Fri
16
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Field Hockey vs Central Michigan
Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex·
Boone
Fri
16
Oct
7:30pm
Arts & Theatre
Mountain Stage with Host Kathy Mattea
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Saturday
Oct 17
12 events
Sat
17
Oct
All day
Outdoors & Hiking
Evening at Dark Sky Observatory
Dark Sky Observatory·
Boone
Sat
17
Oct
8am
Markets
Watauga County Farmers' Market
Daniel Boone Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
17
Oct
9am
Festivals & Fairs
Valle Country Fair
NC 194 across from Holy Cross Church·
Boone
Free
Sat
17
Oct
12pm
Family & Kids
Food Truck - Valencia Flavors
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
17
Oct
12pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Trail to Victory: The Story of King's Mountain
Hickory Ridge History Museum·
Boone
$10
Sat
17
Oct
12pm
Live Music
Student Recital - Lamont Monroe, jazz drumset/vibraphone
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Sat
17
Oct
1pm
Heritage & Culture
Softball vs Emory & Henry
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium·
Boone
Sat
17
Oct
5pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Adult Field Course: Grandfather’s Starry Skies
Grandfather Mountain·
Boone
$60
Sat
17
Oct
6pm
Arts & Theatre
Acapellageddon
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Sat
17
Oct
6pm
Live Music
Graduate Recital - Jordan Korzelius, collaborative piano
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Sat
17
Oct
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Sat
17
Oct
7:30pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Tweetsie Railroad·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$65
Sunday
Oct 18
4 events
Sun
18
Oct
10am
Outdoors & Hiking
Forest Bathing
Near Boone·
Boone
$20
Sun
18
Oct
12pm
Live Music
Student Recital - Bruce Boney, percussion
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Sun
18
Oct
3pm
Family & Kids
The Lucky Strikes at Mill Camp
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sun
18
Oct
6pm
Live Music
Faculty Recital - Music Between Friends - Dr. Eric Koontz and Friends
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Monday
Oct 19
3 events
Tuesday
Oct 20
4 events
Tue
20
Oct
3:30pm
Markets
King Street Market
In front of Watauga Co. Social Services·
Boone
Tue
20
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Hocus Pocus
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Tue
20
Oct
6:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Men's Basketball vs Western Carolina (exh.)
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Tue
20
Oct
8pm
Live Music
Woodwind Chamber Music Concert
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Wednesday
Oct 21
3 events
Thursday
Oct 22
3 events
Friday
Oct 23
4 events
Fri
23
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Haunted Watauga Storytelling
Mystery Hill·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$10
Fri
23
Oct
6pm
Live Music
Josh Meloy
Appalachian Mountain Brewery·
Boone
$25
Fri
23
Oct
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Volleyball vs Louisiana
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Fri
23
Oct
7:30pm
Live Music
Pressley Laton
The Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
$20
Saturday
Oct 24
7 events
Sat
24
Oct
8am
Markets
Watauga County Farmers' Market
Daniel Boone Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
24
Oct
12pm
Family & Kids
Food Truck - Blue Crab Bites
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
24
Oct
1pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Fall Celebration!
Elk Knob State Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
24
Oct
2pm
Heritage & Culture
Volleyball vs Louisiana
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Sat
24
Oct
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Sat
24
Oct
7:30pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Ghost Train® – Safe Spooky Fun for the Whole Family
Tweetsie Railroad·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$65
Sat
24
Oct
7:30pm
Live Music
Steep Canyon Rangers
The Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
$48.15
Sunday
Oct 25
5 events
Sun
25
Oct
1pm
Heritage & Culture
Field Hockey vs North Carolina
Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex·
Boone
Sun
25
Oct
2pm
Family & Kids
Live Music - Noan Partly
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sun
25
Oct
2pm
Outdoors & Hiking
DIY Suncatchers
Elk Knob State Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sun
25
Oct
4pm
Live Music
Student Recital - Keira Howald, flute and Isaac Rutledge, cello
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Sun
25
Oct
6pm
Live Music
Band Spectacular!
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Free
Monday
Oct 26
2 events
Tuesday
Oct 27
1 event
Wednesday
Oct 28
1 event
Thursday
Oct 29
5 events
Thu
29
Oct
5pm
Family & Kids
Trunk or Treat
Grandfather Mountain State Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Thu
29
Oct
6:30pm
Heritage & Culture
CAS Mountain Studies Lecture with María Nieves Zedeño
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Thu
29
Oct
7pm
Live Music
Old-Time Jam at the Jones House
Jones House Cultural Center·
Boone
Thu
29
Oct
7:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Gallantry & The Impresario
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Thu
29
Oct
7:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian Opera Theatre: All the World's a Stage
App Theatre·
Boone
Friday
Oct 30
5 events
Fri
30
Oct
2pm
Family & Kids
Storytime With a Ranger
Elk Knob State Park·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Fri
30
Oct
4pm
Heritage & Culture
Field Hockey vs Longwood - Senior Day
Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex·
Boone
Fri
30
Oct
5pm
Outdoors & Hiking
Beech Mountain's Haunted Trail
Beech Mountain Parks and Recreation·
Boone
FreeKid-friendly
Fri
30
Oct
7:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian Opera Theatre: All the World's a Stage
App Theatre·
Boone
Fri
30
Oct
8pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Halloween Monster Concert with the Organ Studio
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Saturday
Oct 31
4 events
Sat
31
Oct
12pm
Family & Kids
Food Truck - Big Brose BBQ
Mill Camp Wines & Ciders·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
31
Oct
12pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Great Parent 2 Parent Pumpkin Palooza
Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
31
Oct
4pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Boone BOO!
Boone
Kid-friendly
Sat
31
Oct
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Monday
Nov 2
1 event
Tuesday
Nov 3
3 events
Wednesday
Nov 4
5 events
Wed
4
Nov
10am
Arts & Theatre
Jake Shimabukuro
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Wed
4
Nov
2pm
Heritage & Culture
Visiting Writers Series
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Wed
4
Nov
5pm
Heritage & Culture
Women's Basketball vs Montreat College
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Wed
4
Nov
6pm
Heritage & Culture
Singing Traditions in Watauga County - Music Humanities Community Conversation
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Wed
4
Nov
7pm
Heritage & Culture
Men's Basketball vs Christendom
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Thursday
Nov 5
2 events
Friday
Nov 6
4 events
Fri
6
Nov
3pm
Arts & Theatre
The Art of Walking
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Fri
6
Nov
4pm
Arts & Theatre
First Friday Art Crawl at the Turchin
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Free
Fri
6
Nov
5pm
Arts & Theatre
First Friday Art Crawl
Downtown Boone·
Boone
Fri
6
Nov
7pm
Heritage & Culture
Into the Woods
Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Saturday
Nov 7
2 events
Monday
Nov 9
1 event
Tuesday
Nov 10
1 event
Wednesday
Nov 11
2 events
Thursday
Nov 12
4 events
Thu
12
Nov
10am
Arts & Theatre
School performance: MOMIX: Botanica - SOLD OUT
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts·
Boone
Thu
12
Nov
5:30pm
Live Music
Big Band Dance Party!
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Free
Thu
12
Nov
7pm
Live Music
Old-Time Jam at the Jones House
Boone
Thu
12
Nov
7:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian Community Orchestra
Broyhill Music Center·
Boone
Free
Friday
Nov 13
1 event
Saturday
Nov 14
2 events
Sunday
Nov 15
3 events
Sun
15
Nov
12pm
Outdoors & Hiking
"Forest Bathing" Pop-up Class
Turtle Island Preserve·
Boone
$55
Sun
15
Nov
4pm
Arts & Theatre
Will Easter | Chris McGinnis | Jack Marion
Jones House Cultural Center·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$15
Sun
15
Nov
7pm
Live Music
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra
The Appalachian Theatre·
Boone
$28.15
Monday
Nov 16
4 events
Mon
16
Nov
All day
Arts & Theatre
An Exhibition of Documentary Photography
Belk Library and Information Commons·
Boone
Mon
16
Nov
All day
Heritage & Culture
Mountain Mondays Speaker Series
Boone·
Boone
Free
Mon
16
Nov
5pm
Heritage & Culture
Heritage Week Handmade Market
Central Dining Hall·
Boone
Mon
16
Nov
5pm
Community Events
INTAPP Global Panel
Plemmons Student Union·
Boone
Tuesday
Nov 17
2 events
Wednesday
Nov 18
1 event
Thursday
Nov 19
1 event
Saturday
Nov 21
1 event
Monday
Nov 23
1 event
Tuesday
Nov 24
1 event
Wednesday
Nov 25
1 event
Thursday
Nov 26
1 event
Friday
Nov 27
2 events
Saturday
Nov 28
3 events
Sat
28
Nov
4:30pm
Heritage & Culture
Women's Basketball vs Western Carolina - Round-Robin Tournament | Community Night
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Sat
28
Nov
5pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Tweetsie Christmas® – A Wild West Holiday Adventure
Tweetsie Railroad·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$65
Sat
28
Nov
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Sunday
Nov 29
1 event
Tuesday
Dec 1
1 event
Wednesday
Dec 2
1 event
Thursday
Dec 3
1 event
Friday
Dec 4
6 events
Fri
4
Dec
All day
Holiday & Seasonal
A Carolina Snowbelle Christmas
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country·
Boone
$40.76
Fri
4
Dec
10am
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian State University Wrestling vs Cliff Keen Invitational
Las Vegas·
Boone
Fri
4
Dec
3pm
Arts & Theatre
The Art of Walking
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Fri
4
Dec
4pm
Arts & Theatre
First Friday Art Crawl at the Turchin
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Free
Fri
4
Dec
5pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Festive First Friday and Solar Tree Lighting
Downtown Boone·
Boone
Kid-friendly
Fri
4
Dec
5pm
Arts & Theatre
First Friday Art Crawl
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts·
Boone
Free
Saturday
Dec 5
5 events
Sat
5
Dec
10am
Outdoors & Hiking
ALL THINGS WOOD Pop-Up Class
Turtle Island Preserve·
Boone
$75
Sat
5
Dec
10am
Heritage & Culture
Appalachian State University Wrestling vs Cliff Keen Invitational
Las Vegas·
Boone
Sat
5
Dec
5pm
Holiday & Seasonal
Tweetsie Christmas® – A Wild West Holiday Adventure
Tweetsie Railroad·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$65
Sat
5
Dec
6:30pm
Live Music
Contra Dance
American Legion Hall·
Boone
$10
Sat
5
Dec
7pm
Arts & Theatre
The Carolina Comedy Magic Parlor
Mysterium Escape Adventure·
Boone
Wednesday
Dec 9
1 event
Thursday
Dec 10
2 events
Friday
Dec 11
1 event
Saturday
Dec 12
2 events
Sunday
Dec 13
1 event
Thursday
Dec 17
1 event
Saturday
Dec 19
2 events
Tuesday
Dec 22
1 event
Thursday
Dec 24
1 event
Saturday
Dec 26
1 event
Thursday
Dec 31
6 events
Thu
31
Dec
1pm
Heritage & Culture
Men's Basketball vs Troy
Holmes Convocation Center·
Boone
Thu
31
Dec
7pm
Live Music
Old-Time Jam at the Jones House
Boone
Thu
31
Dec
7pm
Holiday & Seasonal
New Year's Eve Celebrations at Beech Mountain Resort
Beech Mountain Resort·
Boone
Kid-friendly
$20
Thu
31
Dec
8pm
Holiday & Seasonal
The Horton Hotel NYE Ball Drop
Downtown Boone·
Boone
Thu
31
Dec
9pm
Holiday & Seasonal
New Year's Eve at Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.·
Boone
Free
Thu
31
Dec
11:30pm
Holiday & Seasonal
New Year's Eve at Appalachian Ski Mountain
Appalachian Ski Mountain·
Boone
Friday
Jan 1
2 events
Saturday
Jan 2
1 event
Wednesday
Jan 6
1 event
Thursday
Jan 7
2 events
Saturday
Jan 9
1 event
Thursday
Jan 14
2 events
Saturday
Jan 16
2 events
Wednesday
Jan 20
1 event
Thursday
Jan 21
1 event
Wednesday
Jan 27
1 event
Thursday
Jan 28
2 events
Saturday
Jan 30
2 events
Thursday
Feb 4
1 event
Friday
Feb 5
2 events
Saturday
Feb 6
2 events
Sunday
Feb 7
1 event
Wednesday
Feb 10
1 event
Thursday
Feb 11
1 event
Saturday
Feb 13
2 events
Sunday
Feb 14
2 events
Thursday
Feb 18
2 events
Thursday
Feb 25
1 event
Friday
Feb 26
1 event
Saturday
Feb 27
1 event
Thursday
Mar 4
2 events
Friday
Mar 5
2 events
Thursday
Mar 11
1 event
Thursday
Mar 18
2 events
Friday
Mar 19
2 events
Saturday
Mar 20
1 event
Wednesday
Mar 24
1 event
Thursday
Mar 25
1 event
Thursday
Apr 1
2 events
Friday
Apr 2
2 events
Thursday
Apr 8
2 events
Thursday
Apr 15
1 event
Friday
Apr 23
1 event
The big ones every year in Boone
The events the calendar builds itself around — exact dates land in the feed above as each year's details firm up.
- Boonerang Music & Arts Festival · June
Downtown's free two-day street festival — stages on King Street, local bands and artists. - An Appalachian Summer Festival · July
App State's month-long arts festival: concerts, dance, theatre, film, visual art. - App State Mountaineers home games · fall Saturdays
Kidd Brewer Stadium — "The Rock" — and a town that plans its weekends around the schedule. - Valle Country Fair · October, in Valle Crucis
One Saturday of crafts, apple butter, and mountain music behind the Holy Cross church. - Woolly Worm Festival · third weekend of October, in Banner Elk
Caterpillar races that predict the winter, plus a craft fair — the High Country's biggest weekend. - Ski season · December–March
Appalachian Ski Mtn., Sugar Mountain, and Beech Mountain — check each hill's snow report.