Yadkin Valley Visitors Guide

Heritage Day This annual event is held at Historic Horne Creek Farm every May with demonstrations including butter-making, sheep-shearing, natural dyes, fiber arts, craft demonstra- tions and wood working.The event also includes live music and dancing, children’s games, cooking, gardening, storytelling, crosscut sawing, beekeeping, crafts vendors, and much more. 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 336-325-2298. nchistoricsites.org/horne/horne.htm Hot Nights and Hot Cars Cruise-Ins Hot Nights and Hot Cars are cruise-ins, free to the pub- lic, held on Main Street of Pilot Mountain.They are held on the first Saturdays of each month from June through October from 4 to 10 p.m.There are 50/50 cash draw- ings, vendors, swap meets, food, and live music. Bring a chair and enjoy the festivities each month. One of the YadkinValley wineries is featured at each event. 124W. Main Street, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 336-368-2248 hotnightshotcars.com Light Up Downtown Elkin Two events have combined into one fun and festive event. Downtown Elkin offers a family friendly light up event, carriage rides and a visit with Santa, along with regional music and dancing throughout Main Street. One block up, a beautiful event at the Foothills Arts Council supplies a variety of artists booths, holiday crafts and gifts, live music, beer/wine, firepit, food trucks, and more. Downtown Elkin (Main Street) and Foothills Arts Coun- cil (Church St) Hours: Typically the first Friday in December for both events. On Saturday, the arts council is open for shop- ping for gifts, or gallery viewings as well. Dan Butner at the FAC danbutner@gmail.com, downtownelkin.com, info@downtownelkin.com Mayberry Cool Cars & Rods Cruise-In The cruise-in is held on the third Saturday of each month from June through September, in Historic Downtown Mount Airy. It includes cruising (with prizes for participants), live music, great food, a 50/50 drawing, and door prizes. Many downtown businesses will remain open until the end of the cruise-in. 336-786-4511 or 336-786-6116, mountairydowntown.org Mayberry Days This annual event is held on the lastThursday through Sunday in September with entertainment throughout Mount Airy and many special guests,all celebrating the legacy of the 1960s television programTheAndy Griffith Show inAndy Griffith’s hometown.The epicenter of the festival is Surry Arts Council/Andy Griffith Playhouse.A parade is held on the Saturday of the festival,through Downtown MountAiry and ending at theAndy Griffith Playhouse. 218 Rockford Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030 336-786-7998, surryarts.org or mayberrydays.com Mayberry Farm Fest and Tractor Parade Downtown Mount Airy brings the community together for the annual Farm Fest and Tractor Parade on the weekend after Mother’s Day, in May each year.This fun, family-friendly festival celebrates our agricultural roots with food, music, heritage craft demonstrations, craft vendors, farm displays, tractors, farm equipment on dis- play, entertainment, children’s activities, and lots of fun! The Tractor Parade kicks-off the festival on the Friday evening before Saturday’s Farm Fest. 336-786-4511, mountairydowntown.org

Elkin Farmers Market Every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., featuring fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, and eggs as well as baked goods, plants, flowers, crafts, pottery and more. Held at Elkin Town Hall Parking Lot 226 North Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621 336-794-6469 Elkin Roots Music Festival Located at The Foothills Arts Council this year, the Roots Music Fest features local and regional bands for a donation of $10.The event has food, beer, wine, great music, all in a relaxed atmosphere in the garden of the arts council. Each year has had an impressive line up. This year, the festival will have 3 featured bands and evening hours. 5 - 10pm, Friday, June 23rd 129 Church Street, Elkin NC 289621 FAC (336) 835-2025, elkinrootsmuiscfest.com Elkin Valley Fiddlers by the River The ElkinValley Fiddlers bring traditional roots music to Elkin Municipal Park the second Saturday in May each year. 336-835-2025, foothillsartscouncil.org Elkin's Live at Five Every other Thurs May – September Located at Elkin’s Farmers Market Shelter 226 N Bridge Street, Elkin NC 28621 5-7:30pm Beer/Wine/Refreshments and Live Music exploreelkin@gmail.com or Explore Elkin FB page Fiddle Crawl The Fiddle Crawl is a public art initiative presented by Mount Airy Downtown, Inc, featuring larger-than-life, three-dimensional, fiberglass fiddle sculptures painted and decorated by local artists.The fiddles are on display throughout Downtown Mount Airy for the five-month art exhibit, with some fiddles donated for exhibit year- round. Stop by the Mount airyVisitors Center at 200 N. Main Street for a Fiddle Crawl brochure and map as well as a fun scavenger hunt activity featuring “Fiddle Riddles.” 336-401-0885, mountairydowntown.org 5 – 7:30pm Beer/Wine/Refreshments and Live Music exploreelkin@gmail.com or Explore Elkin FB page Fourth of July Celebration and Parade Visit America’s Favorite hometown for a classic Fourth of July celebration with a parade through Downtown Mount Airy and a fireworks celebration at Veteran’s Memorial Park onWest Lebanon Street. Downtown Mount Airy 336-786-6116 or 336-786-4511 visitmayberry.com, mountairydowntown.org Harvest Festival This is an annual event held at SheltonVineyards every October, honoring the tradition of celebrating harvest season, with a fireside kick-off the night before the festival.There are free tours and tastings, an antique tractor competition, grape stomping, local artisans, live music, and more. First Friday Food truck Festival May – September Located at Elkin’s Farmers Market Shelter 226 N Bridge Street, Elkin NC 28621 11am – 7:30pm Food Trucks

286 Cabernet Lane, Dobson, NC 27017 336-366-4724, sheltonvineyards.com

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