2025 Events
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Join us as we rebuild and reconnect in 2025! Mitchell County is coming back stronger than ever after Hurricane Helene, and your support at local events makes all the difference. From farmers markets and live music to festivals and community gatherings, every event helps our small businesses and neighbors get back on their feet. Show up, celebrate, and be part of Mitchell County’s comeback story. Together, we’re restoring the heart of our community—one event at a time.
Third Thursday's
Spruce Pine
Head to Lower Street (Locust Ave) in Spruce Pine to experience a street festival event with live music, local artisans, food, beer, and more!
828.765.3008
Spring Toe River Arts Studio Tour
Mitchell County
Jump in your car and travel all through Mitchell County and get an inside look to local artists studios and see where they create!
828.765.0520
Spruce Pine Alien Festival
Downtown Spruce Pine
Join alien and UFO enthusiasts at the 3rd annual Spruce Pine Alien Festival also known previously as the (SPACE) Festival in Downtown Spruce Pine on Oak Avenue. the Spruce Pine Alien Festival is featured as a top 30 festival event in the month of June in North Carolina by NC tripping. Last year’s Alien Festival was enjoyed by over 25 thousand avid Alien and UFO lovers trekking through Spruce Pine looking for Alien life forms and is the largest UFO/Alien Festival in North Carolina!
(828) 688-1148
NC Rhododendron Festival
Bakersville
The North Carolina Rhododendron Festival draws hundreds of visitors from all over the region and features the
Rhododendron Festival Pageant, the Craft Fair with food vendors, children's activities, live music throughout the day, as well as a classic car show, a 10K run, and 2 nights of street dancing. Come discover our Small Town Mountain Paradise!
828-688-2113
Grassy Creek Gem Show
Spruce Pine
The 40th Annual Grassy Creek Mineral and Gem show will be from July 28th. to August 4th., 2024.
The event is put on by the Parkway Fire and Rescue as a way to make money to purchase new equipment for the fire stations.
828.765.2117
NC Gem Fest
Spruce Pine
Since the early 1950’s Spruce Pine, North Carolina has been the host of the Festival and welcomed visitors from around the world to shop for beautiful jewelry, gemstones, minerals, beads, crystals, fossils and more!
828-765-9033
NC Hellbender Festival
Spruce Pine
Enjoy a celebration of music, nature, and community! Enjoy live music, delicious food and drinks, and explore artisan shops featuring local crafts. Get hands-on at DIY stations and STEM learning stations focused on protecting our environment. Take part in a river cleanup and discover how you can help support our local ecosystems.
828.765.3008
Spruce Pine
Potters Market
Spruce Pine
Save the date! October 12th and 13th, 2024
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
31 Cross St, Spruce Pine NC 28777
Spruce Pine Potters Market is a unique event showcasing the region’s talent in ceramics.
Our show represents a wide range of aesthetic and stylistic interpretations, from functional to sculptural pieces.
Hilloween
Mitchell County
Hilloween, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in Mitchell County, NC. This October, Hilloween Inc. will be hosting a long weekend of events highlighting the history and culture of our mountain community. Some of these events will be scary. Some will be educational. Some might make you pee your pants. All of these will be fun, safe, and engaging with opportunities for the entire family.
234-428-2438
Fall Toe River Arts Studio Tour
Mitchell County
Jump in your car and travel all through Mitchell County and get an inside look to local artists studios and see where they create!
828.765.0520
Merry in Mitchell
Mitchell County
Light up Mitchell County by enjoying holiday events and decorated store fronts and homes! Spread the holiday cheer in Mitchell County!
828.208.0769
Journey to the Manger
Bakersville
Each Christmas season in Bakersville, North Carolina churches and individuals across Mitchell County join to present Journey to The Manger.
Christmas 'Neath the Roan
Bakersville
Christmas ‘Neath the Roan is set in the small town of Bakersville, North Carolina just under beautiful Roan Mountain. The month-long celebration provides magnificent events for children and the young-at-heart.
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Bakersville is ablaze with beautiful lighting and is a major part of the Mountain Christmas Trail of Lights. The biggest event, Journey to the Manger, takes place along the Creek Walk with more than ten scenes leading to the manger and the birth of the Christ Child
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From the Tree Lighting and Concert to the Christmas Parade, there are many traditions. Shopping local or on-line is enhanced by a business directory on the website and merchants are providing items for door prizes from throughout the upper end of the county. And do not forget Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
