Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more
Festivals and Expos through July 16
North Carolina
Asheville, July 16-19. Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. Details: www.southernhighlandguild.org (click “Shops & Fairs”.
Waynesville, July 16-26. Folkmoot USA. Details: www.folkmootusa.org.
Fair Bluff, July 17-19. N.C. Watermelon Festival. Details: www.ncwatermelonfestival.org.
Spruce Pine, July 17-18. Spruce Pine BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival. Details: www.sprucepinebbqbluegrass.org.
China Grove, July 18. Farmers Day Festival. Details: www.chinagrovenc.gov.
Kings Mountain, July 18. Beach Blast. Details: www.cityofkm.com/calendar_events.asp.
South Carolina
Bluffton, July 16-17. May River Shrimp Festival. Details: www.blufftonsunsetparty.com.
Beaufort, July 17-26. Beaufort Water Festival. Details: www.bftwaterfestival.com.
Pageland, July 17-18. Pageland Watermelon Festival. Details: www.pagelandwatermelonfestival.com.
Columbia, July 18. Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival. Details: www.tastytomatofestival.com.
Art, antiques show coming up in Blowing Rock
The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum’s annual Art and Antiques Show will be July 31-Aug. 2. Items available for purchase includes American and European paintings, antique clocks and music boxes, period furniture, vintage linens, maps, estate jewelry, silver, equestrian and sporting pieces, rugs and porcelain. Admission: $10. Details/tickets: www.blowingrockmuseum.org.
John Bordsen
This story was originally published July 13, 2015 at 2:17 AM with the headline "Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more."