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SUMMARY:Hawk Watch
DESCRIPTION:Sept. 1 – 30\nAll throughout September\, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists in a Citizen Science Projects as they count the passersby in the sky and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration. Participants can observe migration daily at Linville Peak\, across the Mile High Swinging Bridge\, weather permitting.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/hawk-watch/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
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SUMMARY:Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Sept. 26 (Rain date of Oct. 3)\nAs night falls on Grandfather Mountain\, guests can enjoy rare after-dark tours\, fireside folklore tales and a chance to meet the park’s nocturnal residents. Tickets for Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight will go on sale on Grandfather Mountain’s website on Aug. 3. This event is an additional cost.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/creatures-of-the-night-bonfire-delight/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
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SUMMARY:Creatures of the Night and Bonfire Delight
DESCRIPTION:Embrace your nocturnal side at Grandfather Mountain through Creatures of the Night and Bonfire Delight\, the park’s after-hours program where guests enjoy rare after-dark tours\, fireside tales and a chance to meet the park’s nighttime residents. \nThe evening begins around the glow of a bonfire at the Woods Walk Picnic Area as night falls. Guests will then have the opportunity to partake in three unique experiences as the group splits up and alternates between the different parts of the mountain. These activities include a trek (via shuttle) to atop the mountain at the Mile High Swinging Bridge\, as well as a visit to the Mildred the Bear Animal Habitats for a behind-the-scenes tour in which guests get to experience the mountain in a similar fashion as its nocturnal critters. The tour is conducted using red-light flashlights\, with an emphasis placed on the guests’ sensory experience while getting up close with the park’s bears\, otters\, elk and cougars. An educational focus is also placed on how the animals may use their senses of smell or eyesight to navigate or hunt at night. \nGroups will then descend back to the Woods Walk Picnic Area to gather around the fire\, roast s’mores and hear folktales from one of the mountain’s naturalists or educators. \nHours are 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event is open to 50 participants\, and tickets are $50 for general admission or $42 for Bridge Club members. Tickets will go on sale on Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/creatures-of-the-night-and-bonfire-delight/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nature & Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Grandfather Presents: Margaret Lowman\, Ph.D.\, aka CanopyMeg
DESCRIPTION:One of the world’s first arbornauts\, CanopyMeg devoted over four decades to exploring forest canopies. Her research and exploration have taken her to more than 45 countries\, on all seven continents\, where she not only tirelessly saves forests but also mentors girls. \nLowman has published over 200 research publications. Her work has appeared in National Geographic\, Wired\, Popular Science\, The Wall Street Journal\, Forbes and many others; and her first book received a cover feature in The New York Times Sunday Book Review. Lowman has won numerous awards\, including the prestigious Explorers Medal from The Explorers Club\, Garden Club of America’s Margaret Douglas Medal for conservation education\, Ecological Society of America’s Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education and the Tällberg Foundation’s Global Leadership Prize. \nCurrently\, she serves as executive director/founder of TREE Foundation in Sarasota\, Fla\, established in 2000 as a 501(c)3 non-profit with the mission to link local underserved children to nature\, and to promote tree research\, education and exploration. Lowman recently launched Mission Green\, to build 10 canopy walkways in the world’s highest biodiverse forests over the next five years. \n“The Arbornaut\,” a memoir of her adventures\, is a bestseller. Her newest book\, “Tree Day” introduces a single tree in each chapter\, during a single hour\, highlighting 24 species from around the world. \nLowman’s outside interests are diverse. She’s the proud mother of two wonderful boys who grew up climbing trees around the world with their single-parent scientist-mom. She’s had an asteroid named after her\, comprising 16 acres encircling Jupiter (16304 Lowman). She loves birding\, beaches\, reading and enjoying nature. Her personal motto is “no child left indoors.” \nLowman’s Oct. 1 presentation is titled “In Honor of Jane Goodall – How Trees Keep our Planet and its Wildlife Healthy.” Mission Green is a global project to conserve the world’s most important forests by building canopy walkways. These walkways not only educate the public about the amazing 8th continent otherwise known as the treetops\, but they sustainably employ indigenous women via ecotourism\, and offer students access to forest canopies to make new discoveries. Speaker CanopyMeg Lowman pioneered the construction of canopy walkways that now bring economic incentives to forest conservation around the world. She will talk about Mission Green\, and the importance of both forest conservation\, plus linking kids to nature via the treetops and her friend Jane. \nNumerous ticket options available online.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/grandfather-presents-margaret-lowman-ph-d-aka-canopymeg/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary & Lecture,Nature & Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Sunset at the Swinging Bridge
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, Grandfather Mountain\, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, is offering a sunset experiences in 2026. These special events\, titled “Sunset at the Swinging Bridge\,” will provide guests with the rare opportunity to be in the park outside of regular operating hours and to hopefully experience a lovely sunrise from the bridge’s lofty vantage point. \nTickets for this event go on sale online on Grandfather Mountain’s website Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. \nAdmission to the event is $52 for general admission\, $33 for children (ages 3-12) and $20 for members of Grandfather Mountain’s Bridge Club. Event tickets include an entire day’s access to Grandfather\, with regular park hours being 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Trails close at 5 p.m. \nWith park admission included in each sunset ticket\, we encourage all event attendees to spend the day at Grandfather Mountain before their special event. \nAll participants will be required to head to the top of the mountain by 6 p.m. when the park is closing. Due to safety regulations\, eventgoers are only permitted to view the sunset from the Swinging Bridge area. The Top Shop gift shop and restrooms will be accessible during the events. \nPark educators will be on hand to talk to guests about the nature around the Swinging Bridge\, identify nearby points of interest and answer any questions. In addition\, a professional photographer very familiar with capturing sunsets at Grandfather Mountain will also be on hand to chat with those guests wishing to capture the beauty of the day’s last light with their cameras.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/sunset-at-the-swinging-bridge-2/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nature & Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Fall Color Ramble
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy short\, guided nature walks that highlight Grandfather Mountain’s fall colors. The Fall Color Rambles take place daily and are included in your admission ticket. The short excursions begin at 1 p.m. and typically last for 30 minutes. Rambles will start outside the entrance of the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery. Should it happen to be raining\, the event may be moved to the indoor exhibit hall in the Wilson Center. \nGrandfather Mountain is home to myriad species of plants and hardwood trees that range from pumpkin-colored beech trees to blood-red sourwoods and rusty red oaks. During the daily rambles\, guests learn all about the mountain’s unique biodiversity and the science behind the changing of the leaves. \nParticipants can become familiar with tree identification\, as the mountain’s talented and knowledgeable educators and interpretive park guides venture out with guests to some of the most colorful destinations on the mountain.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/fall-color-ramble-2/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nature & Outdoors
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20271011T133000
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SUMMARY:Fall Color Ramble
DESCRIPTION:Daily\, Oct. 3 – 11\n1 – 1:30\nFrom October 3 through October 11 (weather permitting)\, guests can enjoy short\, guided walks that highlight the mountain’s fall color. The starting locations will vary day to day based on the foliage. Grandfather is home to myriad species of plants and hardwood trees that range from pumpkin-colored beech trees to blood-red sourwoods and rust red oaks. During the daily rambles\, guests learn all about the mountain’s unique biodiversity and the science behind the changing of the leaves.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/fall-color-ramble/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20261010T071000
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SUMMARY:Sunset at the Swinging Bridge
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Oct. 2\nSunset at 7:10 p.m.\nBack by popular demand\, Grandfather is offering a sunset experience in 2026. This special event will provide guests with the rare opportunity to be in the park outside of regular operating hours and to hopefully experience a lovely sunset from the bridge’s lofty vantage point during the magic of the fall season. Tickets for the Oct. sunset event go on sale on Grandfather Mountain’s website on Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. This event is an additional cost.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/sunset-at-the-swinging-bridge/
LOCATION:Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation\, 2050 Blowing Rock Highway\, Linville\, NC\, 28646\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023
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SUMMARY:Hitchcock Radio Hour: Staged Radio Play
DESCRIPTION:Start your Halloween fun a few days early. Be a part of the “studio audience” and experience the spookiness of these Hitchcockian stories along with their sound effects and suspenseful musical underscoring. All being performed live onstage just like they were in their original 1949 radio broadcast.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/hitchcock-radio-hour-staged-radio-play/
LOCATION:Ensemble Stage\, 185 Azalea Circle SE\, Banner Elk\, NC\, 28604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210
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SUMMARY:A Banner Elk Christmas: Holiday Musical Variety
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the holiday show that has become a must see in the NC High-Country. It’s a fast-paced homage to the television holiday musical variety shows of the 60’s and 70’s complete with all or parts of nearly forty songs\, lots of choreography and costume changes. All tightly wrapped in one hour – ten minutes of holiday joy.
URL:https://averycounty.com/event/a-banner-elk-christmas-holiday-musical-variety/
LOCATION:Ensemble Stage\, 185 Azalea Circle SE\, Banner Elk\, NC\, 28604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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