Look for up-coming events at the Terrell House to be listed here.
Toe River Arts Council (TRAC) Events: (all in the Town Center)
August 21, Jerry Pierce and the Nightlife Band, Concert and Dance
August 28, The Altapass All Stars Encore Show
September 25, Tribute to the 70's
October 15th, Doug Gragg & the Distant Gold Band
Come and stay and have some fun.
Have a look at our Links section for more things to do in and around Burnsville.
The lush green spring is perfect for activities like the Burnsville Metric Bike Ride in April of 2011 (April 30, 2011), A paint out in town is May each year, come and bring your oil paints and win a prize, arts and crafts events such as the Toe River Arts Council's (TRAC) Spring Studio Tour (June 11-12-13, 2010 ), The Yancey County Farmer's Market is every Saturday April thru October. Come stay with us and go golfing at a number of locations including the Mt. Mitchell Golf Club, Reems Creek Golf Club, The Country Club of Asheville, and some others.
For hikers and sightseers Linville Falls, Mt. Mitchell,Grandfather Mountain and the Applachian Trail are only an hour away.
The warm days of summer turn hot with a new season, for one of oldest theatre companies in western North Carolina, the Parkway Playhouse. Come stay with with us for the Theatre nights. The 2010 schedule includes the following :
Parkway travellers will enjoy our downloadable Parkway Bloom Guide in a printer friendly .PDF format.
There is a Lavender Festival at a local farm every June, and there is Rhododendron Festival in Spruce Pine in early June and trips to see the flowers on Roan Mountain.
Look for great events like the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair the first weekend in August and Spruce Pine's Mineral show the previous week.
Penlands Annual Benefit Auction is August 12-13, 2011.
Over the year, the changes in Burnsville and Yancey County are as dramatic as the change in seasons themselves. Besides the events and entertainment found during different seasons look for great shows, fairs and movies year-round at the Burnsville Town Center and Yancey Theatre.
The wonderful fall color ushers in the Holiday Season events like The Burnsville Literary Festival (Sept 10-11, 2010,) Old Timey Days in the Town Square (September 25, 2010) and the Bakersville Creek Walk Crafters is also Sept 25, 2010. We also have a car show and events most weekends during the autumn.
There is a Quilt Road Rally Nov. 6, see www.quilttrailswnc.org for full details.
With the New Year and cooler weather, there's a unique beauty to the white blanket that covers the mountains affording skiing and snowboarding at nearby Wolf Laurel.
We have a free ski pass available on a first come first serve basis. Book a winter break of two nites and you will receive a free ski lift pass at Wolf Laurel.
The Toe River Arts Council Studio Tour is Dec. 3-4-5, 2010. Come and see the studios and get started with your Christmas shopping.
Burnsville’s Winterfest (Christmas Parade is first Sat in Dec) with events in the Town Square and Center. You can plan your visit to pick out your locally grown Fraser Fir Christmas trees which are the best in North Carolina.