| Grandfather Mountain: Peak Beauty of Fall Foliage |
 Date: 10/6 - 10/21
Time: 08:00 am - 06:00 pm
Fall color comes early to the peaks of Grandfather, so you don't have to wait until late in the month to see spectacular foliage.
For more details, click on web site or call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Grandfather Mountain: Peak Beauty of Fall Foliage |
 Date: 10/6 - 10/21
Time: 08:00 am - 06:00 pm
Fall color comes early to the peaks of Grandfather, so you don't have to wait until late in the month to see spectacular foliage.
For more details, click on web site or call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Sugar Mountain Resort's Oktoberfest |
 Date: 10/13 - 10/14
Enjoy a two-day Oktoberfest in the North Carolina Mountains featuring live Bavarian music, performances by the national award winning Avery Smooth Dancers & Mountain Laurel Cloggers, German and American food & beverages; children's fun center; hay rides; local & regional craft fair; lift rides; winter sports shop sale, lodging specials and much more.
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| Grandfather Mountain: The Colors of Grandfather Guided Hike #1 |
 Date: 10/13 - 10/14
Time: 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
A guided hike led by Grandfather Mountain Naturalists to discuss the reasons trees change color in the fall and to identify what trees turn what colors. Free with park admission.
For more details, click on the web site or call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Sugar Mountain Resort's Oktoberfest |
 Date: 10/13 - 10/14
Enjoy a two-day Oktoberfest in the North Carolina Mountains featuring live Bavarian music, performances by the national award winning Avery Smooth Dancers & Mountain Laurel Cloggers, German and American food & beverages; children's fun center; hay rides; local & regional craft fair; lift rides; winter sports shop sale, lodging specials and much more.
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| Grandfather Mountain: Bonfire Bash and Spooky Stroll |
 Date: 10/20 - 10/20
Time: 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Rare after dark event features frightening ghost stories told by firelight and guided walks through the pitch-black woods and a spooky cemetery. Admission is $15 per person. Participants must be 12 years of age or older. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more details, click on web site or call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-8715.
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| Grandfather Mountain: The Colors of Grandfather Guided Hike #2 |
 Date: 10/20 - 10/21
Time: 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
A guided hike led by Grandfather Mountain Naturalists to discuss the reasons trees change color in the fall and to identify what trees turn what colors. Free with park admission.
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| Banner Elk's Woolly Worm Festival 2012 |
 Date: 10/20 - 10/21
The Woolly Worm Festival celebrates its 35 years on October 20 and 21, 2012. The residents of Banner Elk, Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain villages have celebrated the coming of the snow season with The Woolly Worm Festival. The event is hosted by the Avery Chamber of Commerce. The third weekend in October determines which worm will have the honor of predicting the severity of the coming winter. That worm earns the honor by winning the final of many hard fought races up a three-foot length of string set on the main stage and a chance to win $1000.00.
This is how the woolly worm race works:
As the late Charles Von Canon explained, "The Wooly Bear caterpillar has 13 brown and black segments that correspond to the 13 weeks of winter. The lighter brown a segment is, the milder that week of winter will be. The darker black a segment is, the colder and snowier the corresponding week will be." The winner of the final heat becomes the survivor of the fittest and is used to for prognasticating. Its been done that way for decades by the local farmers.
Don't miss this one of a kind festival where racing woolly worms is a highlight. A true predictor of the coming winter weather is the honor bestowed upon the winner of the final heat on Saturday. Woolly Worms are racing all day for this thwo day event with the Championship race held Saturday at the end of the festival close to the day's end for the festival. You will find great food, a woad wace, live entertainment, and lots of arts and craft vendors
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| Grandfather Mountain: Bonfire Bash and Spooky Stroll |
 Date: 10/20 - 10/20
Time: 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Rare after dark event features frightening ghost stories told by firelight and guided walks through the pitch-black woods and a spooky cemetery. Admission is $15 per person. Participants must be 12 years of age or older. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more details, call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-8715.
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