Jun.
19
Held in the Mitchell County community of Bakersville in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina, this festival celebrates the rhododendron blooms that blanket the surrounding Roan Mountain highlands each summer. Local artisan vendors, live music, food, and guided wildflower walks show off one of the state's most scenic mountain settings.
Jun.
19
Stretching more than 100 miles along US Highway 301 through Johnston, Wilson, Nash, Halifax, and Harnett counties in eastern North Carolina, this annual event transforms an entire highway corridor into one enormous community yard sale. Residents, shopkeepers, nonprofits, and merchants set up hundreds of individual sales featuring everything from antiques and collectibles to vintage records and handmade crafts. A treasure hunter's dream and a uniquely North Carolina tradition.
Jun.
20
The perfect soil and amount of rainfall makes the coastal plains of the southeastern part of the state ideal for growing blueberries. This summer celebration of one of the most productive blueberry growing regions in the nation includes live music, a car show, 5k run, bike race, recipe contest, farm tour and exhibitors.