A massive crowd of thousands converged upon downtown Banner Elk for the 2025 Woolly Worm Festival October 18 and 19. This is a big week for fairs and special events in the High Country. One of them is the big Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk. (See below... See more
It’s October. And fall has definitely arrived. Expect the leaves to change colors this month--and more. October has hundreds of area events and happenings. Too many to mention. But here are a few… Where did that name come from? The name “October” comes fr... See more
We have these dates and events to look forward to this week: - NATIONAL NORTH CAROLINA DAY, Sept. 25 - FULL (Harvest) MOON, Sept. 26 - JOHNNY APPLESEED Day, Sept. 26 - HURRICANE HELENE, 2nd Anniversary, Sept. 27 Fall officially ‘“began” this week. On Tues... See more
Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 20, and ends at night fall on Monday, Sept. 21. Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day of the year in Judaism, translating literally to the “Day of Atonement”. It marks the culmination of the High Holy ... See more
September means “the seventh month,” coming from the Latin word septem, which means “seven”. The early Roman calendar had only ten months and started the year in March. September was the seventh month in this original system. Later, the Romans added Janua... See more
