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| Sunday Worship Service |
Every Sunday |
During our season, we will be having church services at 9:30 am every Sunday in our Recreation Hall. Coffee, juice and doughnuts will be provided. Come and join us! |
| Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival |
April 24 |
| Spruce Pine - Located on Lower St., Downtown Spruce Pine, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Live demonstrations, hands on tent to try your own blacksmithing, food vendors. |
| Memorial Day - Back Then Band |
May 29 |
| Bear Den - Dance to country music at 7:00pm in the Recreational Hall. Back Then Band - 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music at 7:00 pm in the Recreation Hall. |
| Happenings at Altapass Apple Orchard |
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Beginning Memorial Day weekend the Altapass Apple Orchard has Free music every weekend, storytelling hayrides (fee). |
| Toe River Studio Tour |
June 11-13 |
| Spruce Pine and surrounding area - Artists open their studio doors and welcome the public. TRAC Center Gallery, located at 269 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine has maps. |
| NC Rhododendron Festival |
June 18-19 |
| Bakersville, NC - For over sixty years, locals and visitors have celebrated the blooming of the rhododendron on Roan Mountain with this festival in Downtown Bakersville. Featuring an arts & crafts show, "ducky derby," antique car show, street dance, and pageant. |
| July 4th Weekend |
July 2-4 |
| Bear Den - Show your patriotism by decorating your site. One night’s free camping and a T-Shirt for the winner. |
| Annual 4th of July BBQ and Fireworks |
July 3 |
| Spruce Pine - Enjoy fresh cooked BBQ and fireworks in downtown Spruce Pine and The Last Resort Band - rock, country, beach, blues, oldies, and funk music at 7:00 pm in the Recreation hall. |
| Grandfather Homes Highland Games |
July 8-11 |
| Grandfather Mountain - Brawny athletes, delicate dancers, noisy bagpipe band parades, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting makes this colorful celebration of Scottish culture the best highland games in America. Admission Charged. |
| Toe River Story Telling Festival |
July 17 |
| Spruce Pine - Located at Riverside Park, Spruce Pine, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Admission: $10.00 children 9 and under free. Food available. |
| NC Mineral and Gem Festival |
July 29 - Aug 1 |
| Spruce Pine NC - Celebrating over 50 years of opening nature's treasure chest. Retail show with real mine tours, gem faceting demonstrations and historic mining exhibits. |
| Back Then Band |
Sep 4 |
| 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music at 7:00pm in the Recreational Hall. |
| Overmountain Victory Celebration |
Sep 16-19 |
| Spruce Pine - Annual re-enactment of the march on route to King's Mountain, the site of the battle often called the turning point in the Revolutionary War. |
| Bakersville Creek Walk Art Festival |
Sep 18 |
| Bakersville - Juried fine arts show drawing artists from around the region. Downtown Bakersville. |
| Mineral City Heritage Festival |
Oct 9 |
| Spruce Pine - Downtown Spruce Pine. Featuring vendors with traditional crafts and foods, an antique tractor show, local authors, and music. 10 am - 4 pm. |
| Spruce Pine Potters Market |
Oct 9-10 |
| Spruce Pine - A gathering of our region's greatest potters and clay artists. Come enjoy wonderful food and beautiful handmade pottery at the historic Cross Street Building in Spruce Pine. |
| Trick or Treating |
Oct 29 |
| Bear Den - Turn on the outside lights and dress the kids up for trick or treating from 8:00pm-9:00pm. |
| Halloween |
Oct 29 - Nov 1 |
| Bear Den - Decorate your camper, tent, cabin, and site for Halloween. One night free camping and a T-Shirt for the winner. |
| Annual Hayride |
Oct 30 |
| Bear Den - Kids rides begin at 5pm, adults will follow. Registered guest trips will be $3 for adults and $1 for kids under 12. All others, $5 for adults and $3 for kids. Back Then Band -50’s, 60’s and 70’s music at 7:00 pm in the Recreation Hall. |
| Christmas Tree Packages |
Nov 13 – Dec 21 |
| Bear Den - Choose and Cut Packages available for all rentals. One price pays rental and your trip to "Sugar Plum Farm", where you will choose and cut a Fraser Fir Tree for the Holiday Season. |
