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General Store will serve food including sandwiches, pintos, chicken stew, sonker, fried apple pies, and more. 5174 Rockford Road, Dobson, NC 27017 336-374-5317

Annual Elkin Community Chorus (Holiday Music Fest) Locations alternate in Elkin 2nd Sunday in Advent Autumn Leaves Festival

rockfordgeneralstore.com Corn Shucking Frolic

This festival is held annually in historic Downtown Mount Airy on the 2nd full weekend in October.This long-running festival, is an annual celebration of our local culture, including great food, live music, and arts &

Held the third Saturday each October, this annual agricultural heritage festival at the 1900-era Horne Creek Living Historical Farm features heritage music, food, crafts, demonstrations, and activities related to the harvest season 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 336-325-2298 Located on Main Street, historic downtown Elkin Fourth Saturday of every Month, May thru October 4pm to 9pm Vicki Roberts vkroberts@embarqmail.com or visit facebook.com/CruiseDowntownElkin/ Dobson Cruise-In Held around the old Surry County Courthouse the 2nd Saturday of every month March - September. Dobson, NC 27017 336-648-2309 www.facebook.com/Dobson-Cruise- In-1573001356251580/ Dobson Farmers Market Every Thursday April through October in Dobson Town Square Park, featuring fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, and eggs as well as baked goods, plants, flowers, crafts, pot- tery and more 336-401-8025 Dobson Farmer’s Festival Annually every September celebrating the Latin culture. Featuring food, games, rides, live music, and other entertainment. Dobson Spring Folly This two-day festival is held annually in April with live music, craft vendors, food vendors, farmers market vendors, and games. 336-356-8962 dobson-nc.com Dobson Summer Movie Series A new family-friendly event taking place in the Dobson Square Park starting Summer 2015. Bring your own chairs/blankets and enjoy a movie on the lawn of the park. 336-356-8962, dobson-nc.com Downtown Mount Airy Art Walk Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. and the Downtown Business Association, in a partnership with Surry Arts Council host the this event,.The ArtWalk features over 60 regional artists throughout venues in Historic Downtown Mount Airy, as well as special events and workshops. 336-401-0885, mountairydowntown.org 51 nchistoricsites.org/horne/horne.htm Cruise In Downtown Elkin

crafts vendors. Free to the public. www.autumnleavesfestival.com Big Elkin Brewfest

Big Elkin BrewFest will be held 3rd Saturday in September in Elkin, North Carolina from 2pm until 7pm. Enjoy live music, sample the finest NC craft beers & ciders, eat deli- cious food from food trucks and local venues. Located at Elkin Municipal Park. Blackmon Amphitheatre Summer Series Live entertainment, featuring the best in beach music and more, every April through September at the Black- mon Amphitheatre in Mount Airy, across from the Andy Griffith Playhouse. 231 Spring Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030 Budbreak Wine and Craft Beer Festival Held the first Saturday in May in Downtown Mount Airy, this festival features many of the top wineries and breweries from around the region, as well as entertain- ment and special events from downtown merchants. The festival also features of the unveiling of the Fiddle Crawl, with larger-than-life fiddle sculptures on exhibit throughout the downtown area. 800-948-0949 or 336-786-6116, budbreakfestival.com British Car Gathering Held every April at SheltonVineyards near Dobson, this is a chance for everyone to enjoy viewing Austin Hea- leys, Jaguars, MGs,Triumphs, Bentleys, and other classic automobiles. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a picnic basket or dine at Harvest Grill, sip some wine, and enjoy viewing the beautiful automobiles. 286 Cabernet Lane, Dobson, NC 27017 336-366-4724 sheltonvineyards.com Christmas by Lamplight Held every December, this annual Christmas experi- ence features music and food from a rural turn-of-the- century farm. 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 336-325-2298 nchistoricsites.org/horne/horne.htm Civil War Battle and Living History Weekend This annual event is held in Historic Rockford the first weekend in March.The re-enactments include tradi- tional campsites, costumed re-enactors, and exciting and educational drills and battles.This event has plenty of fun for the entire family. Rockford 336-786-7998 surryarts.org