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Highlands Saturday Marketplace at Kelsey Hutchinson Park
2024-09-21 08:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-28 08:00 - 12:30, 2024-10-05 08:00 - 12:30, 2024-10-12 08:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Highlands Saturday Marketplace at the Kelsey Hutchison Founders Park begins on April 1 and is held each Saturday from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M.
There’s something uniquely wonderful about starting your weekend strolling through this colorful marketplace as the dew still glistens on the grass.

Village Nature Series at The Village Green
2024-09-24 17:30 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife, habitats, conservation, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields!
The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers.
These programs are FREE, family-friendly, held rain or shine, and no registration is required.
Thank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series!

Cashiers Quilters at St Jude's Catholic Church
2024-09-26 11:30, 2024-10-03 11:30, 2024-10-10 11:30, 2024-10-17 11:30, 2024-10-24 11:30, 2024-10-31 11:30, 2024-11-07 11:30, 2024-11-14 11:30 and 2 more dates | NC
Come join us for lunch each Thursday at 11:30 at a local restaurant and then quilting at the church.
Held at St Jude’s Catholic Church in Cashiers.

Dementia Caregivers Support Group at Albert-Carlton Community Library
2024-09-26 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-10 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-24 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-11-14 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-11-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Albert-Carlton Community Library, 249 Frank Allen Rd, Cashiers, NC, 28741, United States
Join a welcoming group of people that understand what you are going through. We come together to offer each other support, resources, and a listening ear.
The group is a safe place for judgement free discussion.
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

Community Coffee with Mayor Taylor at Hudson Library
2024-09-27 11:00, 2024-10-25 11:00 | Hudson Library, 554 Main St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us at the library for coffee with the mayor of Highlands and learn about things that are important to the Highlands community. Topic of discussion to be announced.

Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival at The Village Green
2024-10-11 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-13 10:00 - 15:00 | The Village Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC, 28717, United States
This fall festival celebrates the leaves beginning to change in the beautiful mountain village of Cashiers, NC!
This popular and FREE community event welcomes 90 local and regional artisans to the park.
Visitors to the festival will find unique handcrafted products such as wood, pottery, jewelry, textiles, fine art, and much more on display and for sale throughout the weekend. Visitors are able to meet the artists who create their goods from start to finish.
Food, drink, and live music add to the festive spirit of the event! The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, October 11-13, 2024.

Highlands Heritage Jamboree at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2024-10-12 15:30 - 19:30 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Highlands Heritage Jamboree celebrates and honors the town’s rich and storied history with traditional music, dancing and more!
Join the fun October 12 in Highlands’ Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Longtime residents, newcomers and visitors will come together to enjoy traditional bluegrass by some of the genre’s most acclaimed musicians, clogging by the award-winning Bailey Mountain Cloggers and a bagpipe performance by the beloved Highlands Bagpipers.
In between performances, head over to the food and beverage tents for a taste of traditional mountain fare. It’s an afternoon celebration you won’t want to miss!
This event is organized and hosted by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC.

International Friendship Center | Empty Bowls at First Presbyterian Church of Highlands
2024-10-13 11:30 - 13:30 | First Presbyterian Church, 471 Main Street, HIghlands, NC, 28741, United States
Join us on Sunday, September 24th at the First Presbyterian Church of Highlands from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm for our 1th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser! Enjoy a soup from some of Highlands best chefs, visit with friends and neighbors and take home a hand-turned bowl all in the name of improving the lives of our region’s food insecure populations.
This event pairs potters and other craftspeople with concerned citizens supporting the elimination of food insecurity.
For more information, visit internationalfriendshipcenter.org or call 828-526-0890.

Walk in the Park with Highlands Historical Society
2024-10-26 14:30, 2024-10-26 17:00 | NC
Join the Highlands Historical Society as we visit our forefathers in Highlands Memorial Cemetery by highlighting the movers and shakers who made Highlands what it is today.
This event is sponsored by the Highlands Historical Society.
For more information, visit highlandshistory.com or call 828-787-1050.

Enchanted Forest at Highlands Botanical Gardens
2024-10-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Highlands Botanical Gardens, 930 Horse Cove Rd, Highlands, NC, United States
Go trick-or-treating through the forest trails of the Highlands Botanical Garden from 5:30 – 7 p.m. A bonfire, refreshments, and more will be waiting at the end. Costumes encouraged!
For more information visit highlandsbiological.org or call 828-526-2221.
