Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Both professional and community theater keep playgoers entertained while music festivals, Chamber music and bluegrass music can also be enjoyed year-round. Highlands NC and Cashiers NC has always attracted visual artists thanks to the luxuriant setting, and the number of fine art galleries encourage collectors to make frequent forays. There are writers’ groups, lectures and classes of all types. Search below to get your creativity fix.
Cinema Across the Mountains
This year’s Highlands-Cashiers Film Festival blends regional stories with global perspectives, offering films that explore place, identity, and community ties.
An Afternoon of Bel Canto
The 34th annual Bel Canto Recital returns September 13, bringing world‑class vocalists to Highlands and continuing a tradition that has raised more than $900,000 for arts and education.
Grace and Glorie Take Stage
From August 27 –September 6, Grace and Glorie arrives with a warm, humorous, and deeply felt story of two women whose unlikely friendship becomes the heart of this touching dramatic comedy.
Highlands Creative Summer Weekend
On August 29-30, Mountaintop Rotary’s 20th Annual Art and Craft Festival returns to Kelsey‑Hutchinson Park, bringing back its mix of standout artisans, live entertainment, and family activities.
Behind Every Hit Song
On August 22, the 20th Annual Nashville Songwriters’ Round returns to the Keller Pavilion, offering a rare chance to hear hit songs in their first life – shared by the writers themselves, unscripted, intimate, and full of the stories that shaped them.
A Handmade Summer Tradition
It’s August, and many of us are enjoying one last vacation or thinking about back‑to‑school so it’s a great time to put our cares on the back burner for a […]
