Join us FRIDAY JULY 4TH FOR THE ULTIMATE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION!!! 
RAD Brewing Co. will be pouring the DRINKS!!! The Happy Belly Food Truck Company will be on site serving up their delicious and unique eats!! And UCW WILL BE DELIVERING ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT WITH “FREEDOM AINT FREE V”
Join us on the 4th of July for @mountainartisancollective Makers’s Market!
Lots of local vendors and The Candleers are playing from 5-7pm!
Join us at Turgua for our first-ever Birds & Brews Festival!
35+ Local Makers, Shakers, and Artisans! The perfect one-stop shop for local and Handmade
Local Music by Mission Accomplished and Fraces Eliza
Food trucks and sweet Treats
Kids’ activities, including face painting and an egg hunt
Adult Egg Hunt with Prizes!
Join us for our Experience Center Grand Opening — and don’t miss the Pop-Up Bike Park from Asheville on Bikes!
From strider bikes to full-suspension rippers, it’s fun for kids of all ages. Jumps, skills features, and good vibes all day long.
Event schedule linked above.
Join us in the Big Barn for a laid-back summer evening celebrating the sea, the sow, and the soil—a Southern tradition brought to life. Enjoy small bites made with NC-sourced ingredients, a raw oyster bar with Outer Banks oysters, and a classic Lowcountry Boil by Locals Seafood featuring NC shrimp and our housemade pasture-raised pork sausage. Sweet treats from Mount Patisserie, live music by the Jones Boy Trio, and drinks from local makers round out the night.
Full Boil Experience – $68
Kid’s Hot Dog Plate – $15 (includes grassfed beef hot dog, Carolina Kettle Chips, dessert & condiments)
Non-alcoholic options available. Bring the whole crew—this one’s for the community.
A specially selected series of family films.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 9:30am. Two movies to choose from each day with FREE Admission!
THE 2025 MOVIE LINEUP:
June 20th -22nd, 2025
The 31st M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show will have over 35 indoor and outdoor vendors with everything from affordable treasures to the finest gems and minerals in the Southeast! Come shop for minerals, crystals, and handcrafted jewelry from locally and nationally known vendors. We have something for everyone, from seasoned rockhounds to new collectors and jewelry lovers. Many of our vendors specialize in North Carolina, Southeastern and USA minerals and they enjoy sharing their expert knowledge. You’re sure to learn new things and find some great gems, minerals, fossils, artifacts and many more treasures from the earth.
Entering the show is always free and this event is fun for the entire family. We are located only 15-minutes from Asheville in Swannanoa, NC.
Food and drink are offered daily with vegan options available.
Awesome Rock Raffle with grand prize drawing at 3pm on Sunday. Over $1,000 prize – $1 tickets!
The M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Gem Show happens 4 times a year and this is an event that you can keep coming back to! The June 2025 Summer Gem Show is presented by M.A.G.M.A. and Jacquot and Son Mining. For show information, contact Richard Jacquot at 828-779-4501 or email RickJacquot@gmail.com
Our circus in Asheville joins others across the country to turn satire and humor into resistance and reclaim the big tent for democracy. Join us for a family friendly event at Pack Square on June 14th. Bring the dogs and kids! Dress them up! There will be costume contests with categories for clowns and kings. We’ll have entertainment, carnival games and activities to benefit the Equal Plates Project, so bring some cash to play/donate. There is a carnival style parade scheduled for 3:30pm.
Bring your family out to Go Skateboarding Day at Patton skatepark! Fun for all ages and skill levels. Free food and free prizes.
Special Day! Typically on Thursday afternoons!
The Enka-Candler Tailgate Market’s, purpose is to promote local agriculture and heritage crafts, to provide the Enka-Candler community with a market for fresh local produce and other quality products, and to serve as an educational resource.