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Tickets for the 2026 Bear Shadow spring music festival will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 11, at 12 noon ET, according to an announcement from Highlands Festivals, Inc.

The 2026 Bear Shadow music festival lineup features headliners Trombone Shorty (Saturday) and Charley Crockett (Sunday). Mavis Staples, Margo Price, Marc Broussard, Kashus Culpepper, Pony Bradshaw and J & The Causeways will also perform, according to an announcement from Highlands Festivals, Inc. today. The music festival is set to return to Highlands, NC, from May 29th-31st, 2026.

The Village Green is pleased to announce the appointment of Dale Gordon as its new Executive Director, beginning Nov 3rd. Dale brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, community development, media, events and public service – and was named one of Tampa Magazine’s Top 10 Leading People in 2016. Since 2018 she and her husband have lived and worked on the plateau and raised their 2 sons here.

Leadership Highlands, a Highlands Chamber of Commerce community engagement program, is now accepting applications for its 2026 class.

Members of the Rotary Club of Highlands recently learned how Sue Blair, their own Rotarian colleague, has nurtured thousands of people and horses through her work as founder of Carpe Diem Farms in Highlands.

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC invites residents and visitors to celebrate the season with a festive lineup of events. From ice skating under the stars to the annual Christmas Parade and Lighting of the Menorah, Highlands offers holiday traditions that bring warmth and wonder to the mountains.

Leadership Highlands, a signature community engagement program of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC, proudly announces the graduation of its Class of 2025.

When the clock strikes 9 pm on Mondays, something stirs in the mist over the Highlands Plateau. Not the wind… not the owls… but the pulse of Halloween Baking Championship—the bewitching hour on Food Network.

The Macon County Community Foundation, a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded $14,390 in grants to eight organizations supporting the local community.