Explore the Arts

Explore our High Country Arts map and discover the arts in Boone, Blowing Rock, and Beyond!

High Country Arts Map

The only Arts Map of our region!

View the High Country Arts Map for a layout of all things art in Boone, Blowing Rock, and Beyond!

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Arts Events

  • Winter

    • Boone’s Winter Farmers’ Market (Saturdays, December–March)

    Spring

    • BANFF Mountain Film Festival (March)

    • Watauga County Farmers’ Market (Saturdays, April–November)

    Summer

    • An Appalachian Summer Festival (July–August)

    • Boonerang Music and Arts Festival (June)

    • Doc Watson Day (August)

    • High Country Jazz Festival (June)

    • Horn in the West: Summer Outdoor Drama (June–August)

    • King Street Farmers’ Market (Tuesdays, May–October)

    • Roots in the Garden @ Daniel Boone Native Gardens (May-September)

    • Watauga County Farmers’ Market (Saturdays, April–November)

    Fall

    • Appalachian Autumn Market & Fall Festival @ Hickory Ridge (October)

    • Antlers and Acorns: The Boone Songwriters Festival (September)

    • Buskers Fest (September)

    • Red White and Blue Grass Jam (1st & 3rd Tuesday of October)

    • Schaefer Center Presents (September-April)

    • Summer Concerts @ the Jones House (Fridays, June–August)

    Ongoing

    • Beer and Banjos (Year-round)

    • Downtown Boone Getdown Drum Circle @ Jones House (Weds, Year-round)

    • First Friday Art Crawl (monthly, First Fridays)

    • Old Time Music Jam @ the Jones House (Thursdays)

  • Blowing Rock Art in the Park (monthly, May–October)

    Blowing Rock Winterfest (January)

    Symphony by the Lake @ Chetola Resort (July)

  • Beech Mountain Resort “Summer Concert Series” (June–August)

    Doc and Rosa Watson Music Fest (July)

    Music in the Valle @ Valle Crucis Community Park (Fridays, May–September)

    Todd Summer Concert Series (one Saturday/month, June–August)

    Valle Country Fair (Saturday, October)

Arts Establishments

  • Galleries/Museums

    • Children’s Playhouse

    • Hands Gallery

    • Horn in the West/Hickory Ridge Museum

    • Jones House Cultural Center

    • Nth Degree Gallery

    • Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Retail/Shopping

    • Common Good Co.

    • Crop & Trade Co-op

    • Ellison

    • Future Relic

    • Kudzu Music

    • Little Wing Ice Cream & Gift Shop

    • Sew Original

    • Village Jewelers

    Performance/Music Venues

    • Appalachian Theatre of the High Country

    • Broyhill Music Center

    • Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

    • Valborg Theater

    Public Art

    • Arts Corridor @ ASU

    • Doc Watson Statue

    • Doc & Merle Watson Mural

    • Downtown Boone Annual Sculpture Exhibit

    • Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Walk

    • Turchin Center Stair Mural

    Classes/Workshops

    • Watauga Arts Council

    • Watauga County Public Library

    Art Studios

    • Andrea Keys Ceramic Studio

    • High Country Clay

    Explore Boone Visitor Center

  • Galleries/Museums

    • Beaver Fine Art

    • Blowing Rock Art and History Museum

    • Blowing Rock Frameworks

    • Crown Gallery

    • Edgewood Cottage, Artists in Residence

    • Martin House Gallery

    Retail/Shopping

    • Artwalk Blowing Rock

    • Bolick & Traditions Pottery

    • Coal Miner’s Daughter

    • Grounded Leather Works

    • High Country Candles

    • High Country Woodworks

    • Mountain Thread Co.

    • Mustard Seed Market & Home

    • Southern Highland Craft Guild

    Public Art

    • Chetola Sculpture on Main St.

    Classes/Workshops

    • Blowing Rock Community Library

    Art Studios

    • Gained Kiker Silversmith

  • Galleries/Museums

    • Art Cellar Gallery - Banner Elk

    • Carlton Gallery - Banner Elk

    • It’s All About The Art - Banner Elk

    • Sally Nooney Gallery - Banner Elk

    Retail/Shopping

    • Rivercross Made in the USA - Valle Crucis

    • Upstairs At Maw’s - Foscoe

    Performance/Music Venues

    • Valle Crucis Community Park - Valle Crucis

    Public Art

    • Chainsaw Sculpture Walk - Banner Elk

    Classes/Workshops

    • The Drawing Room - Foscoe

    • Let’s Be Artsy - Recently Moved to Ashe County

    Art Studios

    • Maggie Black Pottery - Foscoe

    • The Pottery Lot - Vilas