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The High Country Host is the official guide to The High Country in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. This web site acts as an all-inclusive vacation planner for people interested in visiting our fabulous area.

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Festivals in the High Country

30th Annual Valle Country Fair, Oct. 18th

Held on the 3rd Saturday of October, this annual country fair benefits many area ministries and nonprofit organizations. The fair welcomes 150 juried arts and crafts vendors, selling everything from pottery to handmade scarves. For information call 828-963-7883 or click www.vallecountryfair.org

31st Annual Woolly Worm Festival

On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 & 19, the High Country will experience a "Woolly" good time.Thousands will decend on downtown Banner Elk for this annual event. For more information call 828-898-5605 or visit www.woollyworn.com

Doc Watson,David Holt & Riley Baugus To Perform " Hills of Home" at Farthing Auditorium, on the campus of Appalachian State University Oct. 24

The "Hills of Home" is an evening of story and song that chronicles the life of Doc Watson. For tickets call 828-262-4046 , 800-841-ARTS or go on line at www.pas.appstate.edu

Paintings of Grandfather Mountain on Exhibition at Carlton Gallery

Visitors and locals alike treasure the majestic scenery of Grandfather Mountain. Visit Carlton Gallery and choose your favorite scene of Grandfather Mountain. For information on gallery artists or events, call 828-963-4288 or visit www.carltonartgallery.com

For more to do this weekend, check out our

Calendar of Events to the left.

Blue Ridge Parkway Road Conditions:

*Milepost 285 at Bamboo Gap to Milepost 288 at Aho Gap is closed due to work on the Goshen Creek Bridge. The estimated time of closure is 8 months.*

(This section is the small amount of Parkway between the entrances of Deep Gap and Blowing Rock).

Visitors can still enter and exit the Parkway at these two ramps, travel North from Deep Gap and South from Blowing Rock, as well as, get to destinations such as Price Park, Moses Cone Manor House and more.

There are 2 other closures traveling South on the Parkway from Linville. There are detoured routes at every closed area to continue the flow of traveling.

For up to date information, call 828-298-0398 for Blue Ridge Parkway road closures.

Hwy. 321 Road Closures:
The road will be closed for blasting on Tuesdays & Thursdays between noon & 2 pm. More Information

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