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APRIL 2010

Where: Biltmore Estate
Info: http://www.biltmore.com/visit/calendar/spring.asp
Welcome spring in breathtaking gardens, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, alive with vibrant spring colors. Enjoy special events surrounded by the beauty of tulips, azaleas, and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Where: Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Info: http://www.blueridgewinefestival.com/
Tastings, winemaker's dinner, seminars and other events.
May 2010

Where: Asheville
Info: http://www.mountainsportsfestival.com
Whether you're a hardcore athlete or a newbie trying an event for the first time, the Mountain Sports Festival offers something for you. From intense trail running to laid-back disc golf, from adventure racing to the Iron Kids events, from high speed track racing to fly fishing clinics
there is something here to entertain and challenge you!
JUNE 2010

Where: Black Mountain
Info: http://www.exploreblackmountain.com
JULY 2010

Where: Morganton
Info: http://redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com
Where: Downtown Asheville at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 7-10 PM
Info: http://www.romanticasheville.com/shindig.htm
Info: www.belecherefestival.com
The largest free outdoor street festival in the Southeast
AUGUST 2010

Where: Downtown Asheville at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 7-10 PM
Info: http://www.romanticasheville.com/shindig.htm
Where: Asheville
Info: http://www.ymicc.org/goombay.html
The YMI Cultural Center's "Goombay!" Festival brings a variety of entertainment that delights every festival-goer. From Steel Drums, African-America Dancers, local Gospel Groups, and Contemporary Rhythm Bands, the activities are geared for families. The Festival-goer can enjoy an authentic Caribbean Meal at "Island of Delight" Café and see vendors line the streets with everything from ice cream to Third World Crafts.
SEPTEMBER 2010

Where: Hendersonville
Info: http://www.ncapplefestival.org
The festival not only features a street fair with arts & crafts vendors but it includes continuous live musical entertainment, apple growers and their apples, children's & youth activities, special exhibits & open houses, food, and, to top it all off, on Labor Day, the King Apple Parade. Capture the spirit of a hometown celebration that has something for the whole family, with many individual events and entertainers throughout the festival.
Where: Downtown Morganton, North Carolina
Info: http://www.downtownmorganton.com/index.php/Historic-Morganton-Festival-2010
Where: Asheville
Info: http://www.ncagr.com/markets/fairs/mtnfair/index.htm
OCTOBER 2010

Where: Chimney Rock
Info: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/event-details/index.aspx?eid=4524
Where: Black Mountain
Info: http://www.theleaf.com/index.php
Where: Roseman
Info: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/event-details/index.aspx?eid=4488
Where: Old Fort
Info: http://www.oldfortchamber.com/oktoberfest.htm
Where: Hickory
Info: http://www.hickoryoktoberfest.com/
Where: Banner Elk
Info: http://www.woollyworm.com
NOVEMBER 2010

Where: Asheville
Info: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/event-details/index.aspx?eid=4608
DECEMBER 2010

Where: Black Mountain
When: 11 a.m. at Chimney Rock Park
Info: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/event-details/index.aspx?eid=4527
MORE EVENTS

http://www.chimneyrockpark.com
http://www.commaonline.org
(See "Calendar of Events")
http://www.burkecounty.org
http://www.downtownmorganton.com
http://www.exploreblackmountain.com/calendar.php
http://www.exploreasheville.com/index.aspx
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/laja/events.php
http://www.ncfestivals.com/events/default.asp
http://www.burkearts.org/index.htm
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