Bluegrass Gospel Gathering with Joe Mullins & Snyder Family is June 23 Hailing from Xenia, Ohio, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers bring their superb vocal harmony and musicianship to the Blue Ridge Music Center for this concert debut. Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers The Mullins band has an energetic mix of quality bluegrass, […]

The 57th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans brings the color of hundreds of tartan plaids and the clamor of half a dozen bagpipe bands to the North Carolina High Country Thursday through Sunday, July 12-15. The Grandfather Games are considered America’s grandest Games because of the spectacular mountain setting that […]

The Grandfather Mountain Naturalist staff have made several additions to this year’s first annual Grandfather Mountain Campout. Hosted by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, the Campout offers participants unique, never-before-available opportunities on the Mountain and takes place July 27-29. Highlighting the additions is the “Grandfather Night Sky” program for Saturday evening, led by Tom Blevins […]

Featuring The Gibson Brothers, Wayne Henderson and friends Friday, June 15th, will be an unforgettable night of hot picking, down home stories and the best of American music. As a prelude to the 18th annual Wayne C. Henderson Festival & Guitar Competition, Wayne Henderson & friends from as far afield as Texas to Rugby, Virginia, […]

On Saturday June 16, learn the fascinating history of the Rock Castle community—a community that thrived in Patrick County, VA from the late 1700s to the 1930s on this five-mile ranger-guided hike. The trip is lead by Park Ranger and historian Mike Ryan whose local research makes the Rock Castle Community come alive. Meet at […]