Blowing Rock

A storybook village on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Out to Eat

The best-reviewed restaurants, from casual favorites to date night.

Google Maps

Know before you go

The forecast, sunrise and sunset, and parking.

Today

Saturday

Blowing Rock
All public parking is free. Many Main Street spaces have a 3-hour daytime limit; lots off Main Street mostly don't.

Getting around

Downtown is compact: park once and explore Main Street on foot.

Rates change each year; check posted signs or the official site.

What's on

The festivals worth planning a trip around, starting with what's coming up.

Jun
Boonerang Music & Arts Festival
June, in Boone
A downtown celebration of music and the arts.
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Jul
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Mid-July
One of the largest Scottish gatherings in the world: athletics, piping and clans on MacRae Meadows.
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May–Oct
Blowing Rock Art in the Park
One Saturday a month, May through October
Juried artists set up in downtown Blowing Rock.
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Oct
Woolly Worm Festival
October, in Banner Elk
Woolly worm races that, by local legend, forecast the coming winter.
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