Past Event — Apr 4

Pioneer Day

Apr
4

Annual celebration of mountain heritage. The one-day festival features mountain music in the amphitheater, craft demonstrations such as weaving, black smithing, and pottery turning, “Hit or Miss” engine displays and vendors displaying and selling their wares. All day; Mountain Gateway Museum.

Event Details

Dates, Location & Info

Date
Apr 4
Address
Mountain Gateway Museum - 102 Water St.
Phone
(828)668-9259
Email
[email protected]
Things to Do

Attractions in Old Fort

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Catawba Falls Campground

RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located…

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McDowell County Tourism Development Authority

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Downtown Old Fort

Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint…

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885, a gravity-forced geyser…

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