Did you miss the Avery County Chamber's July Fine Arts Festival? Well you're in luck! Come on Saturday & Sunday, and enjoy a beautiful day outdoors!
Before you make your reservation to stay in the High Country, see who's offering discounts:
 is offering a 10 precent discount for a 2 night stay for the months of August, September and November. Step back to a quieter, gentler, and friendlier time at our 105 year old, fully restored country estate. Be sure to mention this website to receive the discount! Call 888-802-4487.
is offering a 25 percent discount off the room rate until November for anyone mentioning "trips on a tank of gas" and for visitors that book for the winter season before September 15th, a 5 percent room rate discount is offered. Call 800-784-2768.
are offering a 20% Discount on rentals of 14 days or less til the end of October, no matter how you book. You can do it on internet (which doesn't show the discount, but we will make the adjustment before emailing the confirmaiton back to you) or by phone, or if you walk in.
We're also booking for next summer. We'll let you go see units that are available or you can check them out online at http://www.staysugarmountain.com call 1-800-438-4555.
is offering a rate of $65 a night on Monday through Thursday & $70 a night for Friday through Sunday. After you've had enough of the crowds and congestion, come join us an sit a spell on our front porch. On a hill above the Blue Ridge Parkway with the Roan, Hump and Yellow Mountains in the distance, you can rest and listen to the birds sing, the butterfilis flutter by and watch the hummingbird races. Call 828-733-0102 or email at pmimi47@bellsouth.net
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8 to 5 | Ben Long Fresco
Sloop Chapel at Crossnore School | "Suffer, the Little Children," wall-sized fresco by Ben Long tells the story of how Jesus received the children as the crowds surrounded him. Sloop Chapel is open to the public every day from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. No admission charged. For more information call 828-733-4305
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September-May: 9am-5pm June-August: 9am-8pm | Mystery Hill
Defy gravity at Mystery Hill
Located on US Highway 321 between Boone & Blowing Rock | Experience the remarkable defiance of gravity, see a ball roll uphill, and be pulled from an upright position to an uncanny standing angle of nearly 45°. Mystery Hill is a family oriented "edutainment" center that offers fun for children ages 2 to 102. Open all year. For more information call 828-264-2792
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Thursdays | Cranberry "Bingo"
Old Cranberry High School | Family fun - Consessions $25 for 10 - $ 50 games, 1 - $100 game, 1 - $500 game. Kids 12 & under $10
| Call 828-733-5854
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thru October 31st | Orchard at Altapass
On the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC | The Historic Orchard at Altapass begins its 100th season as an apple orchard perched atop the Blue Ridge Mountains! Call (888)765-9531.
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Thursday's
through August 28th | Summer Concerts in the Park | Concert starts at 6 pm at the stage behind Bank of America on Highway 194. Bring your chairs or blankets and coolers. Food will also be available for purchase at the concert. Raffle tickets can be purchased for prizes as well as for the 50/50 split of the "pot."
| Call 828-387-3003 for details.
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Saturday's
through August 31st | Weekend Scenic Lift Rides 10a.-5:30 pm | Lift rides are available every Saturday and Sunday through August 31 from 10 am until 5:30 pm. Bring the whole family, a picnic lunch, your mountain bike, or just a friend and enjoy a breathtaking 45 minute lift-ride to Sugar Mountain's 5,300 foot peak. The majestic scenery is worth it! Call (828) 898-4521
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Saturday & Sunday
August 30 & 31 | Mile High Kite Festival at Beech Mountain | A great tradition with lots of color and fun activities for kids of all ages. Kites can be purchased at the event or bring your own. Be sure to bring your kite making supplies. Free kites Saturday and Sunday for the 1st 100 children. Kite building and decorating clinics are presented for the children as well. Two kite clubs are available to demonstrate flying techniques and also display their kites. The festival begins at 10 AM. Free Admission. Free Parking. Call (828) 387-9283
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Sunday
August 31
| New River Blues Festival Jefferson Landing, Jefferson NC 1- 7 pm | Internationally Acclaimed Artists in Paradise! The fabulously scenic setting on The New River at Jefferson Landing plays host to a world-class Festival... THE NEW RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL! Bring lawn chairs, blankets, umbrellas. No coolers on lawn please. Great food, soft drinks, beer and wine available! Tickets At Gate The Day Of The Show $12.00 Headlining The Fest Johnny Rawls Wallace Coleman Shrimp City Slim Miss Wanda Johnson The King Bees Tampa Blue
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