The North Carolina Apple Festival is a four-day celebration in honor of the North Carolina Apple held every year on Labor Day Weekend in Hendersonville. We’ve had the Apple Festival for over 70 years. Apple Festival has a street fair on Main Street with live music and entertainment. There are venders selling fresh picked local…
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The Western North Carolina Air Museum has a collection of airplanes and other flying machines. At the Western North Carolina Air Museum you won’t find guards, ticket sellers and concessionaires. You’ll only find airplanes and people who love them. The volunteers are wonderful. They really know about what is on display and they want to…
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Biltmore celebrates Spring with Tulips in the Walled Garden from March 20th, the first day of Spring until through May 24th. Every spring, Biltmore plants thousands of tulips at the Estate Entry and in the Walled Garden. Biltmore Blooms: Tulips in the Walled Garden Yellow, orange, pink, and purple Darwin hybrid tulip are a favorite part…
Read MoreThe Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival in the mountains of scenic western North Carolina. Each summer four hundred students, seventy-five guest artists and faculty members, and a full staff of technical and support personnel assemble in Brevard, creating a unique community of learning, teaching, and performing. A festival of more than…
Read MoreHendersonville has great music! We have two places to hear free outdoor music all summer and fall. Rhythm & Brews Concert Series Thursdays: Monthly free concerts at local Hendersonville Breweries on the third Thursdays in May-September. The show usually starts at 5:00 with openers. Headliners start around 7:00. The show usually ends at 9:00. Music…
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The Carnival Midway has more than 40 rides and games for all ages. The Fair opens after Labor Day and runs for two weeks. Check the Fair schedule for hours and ticket prices: www.wncagcenter.org/p/mountainstatefair
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In November, VanWingerden has an Open House. You can tour the greenhouses. You can see how the flowers and plants are grown. This time of the year nearly all of the greenhouses are growing poinsettia. I had no idea there were so many varieties. It is a very interesting tour. Van Wingerden is on NC-191.…
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