The wonderful fall color issues in the Holiday Season events like Old Timey Days in the Town Square, TRAC Holiday Studio Tour (Dec 6 & 7th, 2008) that covers all of Yancey and Mitchell Counties and Burnsville’s Winterfest 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.
Look for up-coming events at the Terrell House to be listed here.
TRAC Java Jams in the Burnsville Civic Center featuring :
May 9 - Ras Alan
June 13 - Wicked Mojos
July 11 - Tater
August 8 - Gypsy Bandwagon
Sept 12 - Hot Duck Soup
Watch for "Fire on the Mountain", Blacksmith Festival in Spruce Pine (20 minutes away) on April 26, 10 AM to 4 PM.
May 24 is the date for the SECOND ANNUAL TRAC PAINT OUT. Prizes are for 1st 2nd and 3rd for the best painting of Burnsville on the day. See TRAC's website or contact us for details.
May 31 is the Spring Arts Festival on the Town Square, which will include crafters, live music and great food. You'all come.
Mountain Airs 2nd Annual Hand Crafted Art Renaissance Show is June 20-21, Tickets are $ 20.
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 2008 schedule will include the following shows :
Parkway travellers will enjoy our downloadable Parkway Bloom Guide in a printer friendly .PDF format.
Look for great events like the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair the first weekend in August and TRAC's "Music In The Mountains".
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.
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 lush green spring is perfect for activities like the Burnsville Metric Bike Ride in April of 2009 (Date to be confirmed), arts and crafts events such as the Toe River Arts Council's (TRAC) Spring (June 14-15, 2008) and Winter Studio Tours, 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, or Reems Creek Golf Club and some others. For hikers and sightseers Linville Falls, Grandfather Mountain and the Applachian Trail are only an hour away.