Festival
Festival
Dec 2024
From spending time outdoors to eating good food and shopping local, here are some of our best tips for festive fun
Jun 2024
McCormick Field celebrates its 100th anniversary, with many more seasons to come
May 2024
For generations of children—spanning more than a century of campfire songs, canoe races, s’mores, and more—WNC’s summer camps have defined the season
Feb 2024
Nineteen influential women who have had a positive impact on Western North Carolina
Sep 2023
Guitar, vocals, lyrics—the Asheville-based musician does it all. Go behind the scenes to learn about Ramsey’s life on the road, the joys of playing music live, and his journey home.
Sep 2023
The life and legacy of celebrated bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs gets a standing ovation in his native Shelby
Sep 2023
A young craftsman in Avery County uses steel and local materials to construct handmade knives
Jun 2023
Event sees new leader, festival format, and programming while promoting cultural cuisine
Jun 2023
Boone artist Ryan Kirby talks living in the High Country, his success as a painter, and his love of family and the outdoors
Aug 2022
North Wilkesboro Speedway, the High Country’s historic racetrack, is getting a major tune-up
Mar 2022
WNC’s boomtown has mighty good neighbors—meet 10 nearby communities prized for their own style of livability
Dec 2021
At the new Mitford Museum, the world of Jan Karon’s bestselling books transcends the page
Aug 2021
A lifetime of cherished memories from the Campbell Folk School Fall Festival
Aug 2021
After so many months of cancelled and postponed events, the urge to get together and celebrate is palpable. Here to satisfy is a season of great gatherings bursting with local culture: From woolly worms, elk, and Bigfoot to mountain arts, food, music, and more, these festivals truly have something for everyone.
Mar 2021
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back
Sep 2020
Standout stories from regional lore that confound and fascinate with each retelling
Feb 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...
Feb 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...
Feb 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...
Feb 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...
Feb 2020
Mark your calendar! From food and drink fêtes to cultural celebrations and musical blowouts...
Feb 2020
Mark your calendar! From food and drink fêtes to cultural celebrations and musical blowouts...
Oct 2019
In a quest to hold onto his twins’ childhood innocence, a father attempts the most cheerful family intervention of all—complete with elves, trees, trimmings, and a glut of hot cocoa—in a funny and heartwarming adventure played out in the Rockwellian hamlet of Highlands.
Oct 2019
We asked chefs to spill the beans on their favorite local restaurants, bars, and purveyors, and the results offer a delicious insider’s guide to Asheville’s best eats and drinks
Jun 2019
Through thick and thin, the Biltmore Forest School planted the seeds of modern forestry