It’s festival and summer event season in the greater Asheville area! Since the Inn on Mill Creek B&B is situated halfway between Old Fort and Black Mountain with Asheville and Marion nearby, you have plenty of opportunities to attend a local event this summer.
Here are a few summertime festivals and events going on in our neck of the woods in 2023:
- 6/3: Trails & Trains Festival (Old Fort)
- 6/15-6/17: Art in Bloom (Black Mountain)
- 6/15-6/28: Juneteenth Freedom Fest (Marion)
- Thursdays starting 7/29: Park Rhythms Summer Concert Series (Black Mountain)
- 7/4: July 4th festivities in the greater Asheville area
- 7/6-7/9: Grandfather Highland Games
- 7/8-7/9: The Big Crafty (Asheville, photo from Big Crafty’s Facebook page)
- 7/20-7/23: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands (Asheville)
- 8/3-8/6: NC Mineral & Gem Festival (Spruce Pine)
- 8/3-8/6 AVL Fest music festival (Asheville)
- 8/12/-8/13: Sourwood Festival (Black Mountain)
- 8/17-8/19: NC State Bluegrass Festival (Marion)
- 9/1-9/4: NC Apple Festival (Hendersonville)
More event links:
- Asheville: exploreasheville.com/event-calendar
- Black Mountain: visitblackmountainnc.org/calendars/all-events
- McDowell County (Marion and Old Fort): blueridgetraveler.com/events