Brushy Mountain Apple Festival in North Wilkesboro Among the Largest One-Day Festivals in the Southeast

 

October  3, 2015     Brushy Mountain Apple Festival   This Annual Festival is one of the largest one-day arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast. The streets of downtown North Wilkesboro NC are filled with over 425 arts and crafts vendors and 100 food concessions. Four different music stages consisting of Blue Grass, Country, Folk, Gospel, and Appalachian Heritage provide live music all day long. 

photos courtesy Apple Festival

Cloggers, folk dancers, rope skippers, and square dancers offer additional entertainment venues for festival goers. Appalachian Heritage crafts are highlighted such as woodcarving, chair making, soap making, pottery throwing, and quilting. 

The Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club owns, operates, and organizes this annual fundraising event, supporting over 100 civic, church and other non-profit organizations. 


The  Brushy Mountain Apple Jam is held this year on October 2. This top-tapping musical event takes place at the corner of 10th and Main in downtown North Wilkesboro, the Friday evening preceding the Apple Festival. This year Taylor Hope Miller joins the Apple Jam for special performances.