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Plein Air Festival Returns

The Plein Air Festival returns once again to Blowing Rock, NC. Artists from all over will come to paint "en plein air" or outside and be inspired by the beautiful landscape. The event starts on August 19 when artists of all stripes will be painting around town and the surrounding areas, then culminates in the Wet Paint Sale on August 23. Click the picture or link above for more details!

Final Days of the Horse Show

This is the last weekend of the 2025 Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show! Make sure to stop by and support all of the beautiful horses and their skilled riders as they maneuver about the ring. See our Tips for attending the Horse Show and don't forget to bring your $10 per person for the day. Children 12 and under get in free!

August Events

1: Music on the Lawn, Inn at Ragged Gardens

2: Children's Story Time, Blowing Rock Community Library

3: Summer Rock Hound Tour, McCoy Minerals – Offsite Dig

3: Sit & Stitch, Blowing Rock Library

4-10: Artists in Residence: Randi Robeson & Scott Ballard, Edgewood Cottage

6: Mindfulness Meditation Group, BRAHM

7: Blowing Rock Farmers' Market, 379 Sunset Dr.

7: Called to Response, BRAHM

8: Music on the Lawn, Inn at Ragged Gardens

8: Full Moon Paddle, Price Lake Boat Rentals

9: Children's Story Time, Blowing Rock Community Library

9: BRAHM Gala, Blowing Rock Country Club

9: Full Moon Paddle, Price Lake Boat Rentals

13: Mindfulness Meditation Group, BRAHM

14: Blowing Rock Farmers Market, 379 Sunset Dr.

14: Southern Culture on the Fizz - Book Signing, BRAHM

15: Sit & Stitch, BRAHM

15-17: Women’s Beginner Backpack, Speckled Trout Outfitters

16: Art in the Park, 132 Park Ave.

16-17: Riders in the Sky, Tweetsie Railroad

17: Summer Rock Hound Tour, McCoy Minerals – Offsite Dig

17: Daingerfield Docent Focus Tour, BRAHM

17: Concert in the Park – Alair Summer Concert Series, Memorial Park Gazebo

18-24: Artists in Residence: Maria Register & Ricky Evans, Edgewood Cottage

19-23: Plein Air Festival, Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce

20: Mindfulness Meditation Group, BRAHM

21: Blowing Rock Farmers' Market, 379 Sunset Dr.

22: Music on the Lawn, Inn at Ragged Gardens

23-24: Railroad Heritage Weekend, Tweetsie Railroad

25-31: Artists in Residence: Lee Harper & Theresa Gloster, Edgewood Cottage

27: Mindfulness Meditation Group, BRAHM

28: Blowing Rock Farmers' Market, 379 Sunset Dr.

29: Music on the Lawn, Inn at Ragged Gardens

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