From cheering on a Woolly Worm as it races up a string to tossing a telephone pole end-over-end, folks in Avery County do some pretty ridiculous things in the name of celebration! Click on an event listed and learn more about the colorful festivals that make our corner of the Blue Ridge such a lively place.

• Woolly Worm Festival

• Fine Arts & Mastercrafts Festival

• High Country Wine Event

• Singing on the Mountain

• 47th Annual Roasting of the Hog

• Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

• Riverwalk Arts Festival

• Mile High Kite Festival

• Avery County A&H Fair

• Autumn at Oz

• Oktoberfest

• Valle County Fair