4th of July in the High Country

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🎆 Fourth of July in the High Country 2025


The North Carolina High Country is bursting with patriotic

spirit, live music, fireworks, parades, and family fun from

July 1st through July 6th! Here’s your complete guide.


📍 Mount Victory – Newland

Celebrate America Day

📅 Thursday, July 3 | 🕔 5–10 PM

📍 507 Mill Timber Creek Rd, Newland

🎶 Live Music | 🍔 BBQ & Hotdogs

🎉 Bouncy Houses, SnoBalls, Train Rides

🙏 Prayer for America | 🎆 Fireworks


📍 Minneapolis

50th Anniversary Independence Parade

📅 Thursday, July 3

🕕 Erica McKinney Band @ 6 PM

🎆 Fireworks @ 9:30 PM

📅 Saturday, July 5

🕐 Parade @ 1 PM (Line-up at noon)

🎶 Music by The Collective (2 PM) & Tommy Carver (4 PM)

📍 Old Minneapolis School Rd, Newland


📍 Crossnore

Crossnore’s 4th of July Celebration

📅 Friday, July 4

🛍 Craft Fair @ 11 AM

🎈 Parade & Festivities @ 4 PM

🎉 Bounce Houses | 🏆 Frog Jumping Contest

🎯 Cornhole | 🍔 Food from Crossnore Fire Dept

🎶 Boone and Church @ 7 PM | 🎆 Fireworks at 9 PM


📍 Spear & Plumtree

4th of July Parade

📅 Friday, July 4 | 🕓 4 PM

📍 Plumtree Church | Line-up @ 3 PM


📍 Elk Park

BBQ Parade & Party

📅 Saturday, July 5

🕔 Parade @ 5 PM (Line-up @ 4:30 PM)

🍖 Western BBQ | 🎯 Cornhole | 💦 Waterslide

🎶 Cody Fair | 🎆 Fireworks at Dark


📍 Big Mike’s Creekside – Newland

Independence Day Celebration

📅 Saturday, July 5 | 🕙 10 AM–4 PM

🪂 Skydiving @ Dusk | 🎆 Fireworks

🎶 Bluegrass Blend & The Harris Brothers

📍 400 Wyatt Drive, Newland


📍 Banner Elk

Star-Spangled Banner Elk Fourth

📅 Friday, July 4 | 🕚 11 AM

📍 Downtown Banner Elk

🎉 Parade & Family Fun


📍 Boone

Downtown 4th of July

📅 Friday, July 4

🕚 Parade on King St. | 🕛 1872 Award @ Jones House

🎂 Free Cake & Watermelon

🎆 Fireworks @ Clawson-Burnley Park (Dusk)


📍 Sugar Mountain Resort

📅 Friday, July 4

🏔 Summit Crawl @ 9 AM

🚡 Lift Rides | 🎶 Live Music | 🎆 Fireworks @ 9 PM

🎮 Yard Games | 🛹 Bike Park


📍 Beech Mountain

Brick Oven Pizzeria Celebration

📅 Friday, July 4 | 🕠 5:30–8:30 PM

🎶 The Rewind (80s tribute band)

🎉 Bounce Houses | 🍕 Food | 🍺 Beer | Free Show

📍 402 Beech Mtn Pkwy, Beech Mountain

📅 Also at Beech Mountain Resort

🎈 Inflatables | 🎶 Samantha Gray & Ben Shuster (July 4)

🧘‍♀️ Yoga & 🎶 The Soulamanders (July 5)

🎆 Fireworks: July 5 @ 8–10 PM


📍 Todd

Todd Liberty Parade

📅 Friday, July 4 | 🕚 11–11:30 AM

🎨 Unique and whimsical community parade


📍 West Jefferson

Christmas in July Festival

📅 Friday & Saturday, July 4–5

🕔 5–9 PM | Family Fun, Shopping & Music


📍 Old Barn Winery Vendor Fair – West Jefferson

📅 Saturday, July 5 | 🕛 12–7 PM

📍 2152 Beaver Creek School Rd

🛍 20+ Local Artisans | 🎶 Live Music | 🍷 Wine | 🍽 Food


📍Linville Land Harbor: Click Here!


SPECIAL EXPERIENCES

📍 Grandfather Vineyard & Winery

Live Music & Food Trucks

🗓 Ongoing June 30 – July 6

🎶 Daily Artists (Scarlet Lemonade on July 4)

🍽 The Ham Shoppe & Lazy Bear Food Trucks


📍 The Pottery Lot

4th of July Themed Pottery Classes

🎨 Tuesday, July 1 @ 11 AM – Star Platters

🎨 Thursday, July 3 @ 2 PM – Pinch Pot Mugs


📍 Betsy’s Barn Fourth of July Festival

📅 July 4 & 5 | 🕒 3 PM

📍 9260 Three Top Rd

🎶 Live Music | 🏕 Camping

🔥 Fireworks & Fire Spinning

🚣 Tubing/Kayaking | 🐾 Wildlife Workshops

🌐 betsysfourthfest.com


🎉 Wherever you celebrate, you’re sure to find fireworks,

food, and fun around every turn in the High Country!

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸


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