The annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is one of the largest one-day arts & crafts festivals in the Southeast. The streets of downtown North Wilkesboro, NC, are filled with over 425 arts & crafts, 100 food concessions, 4 different music stages consisting of bluegrass, country, folk, gospel & Appalachian heritage. Cloggers, folk dancers, rope skippers & square dancers provide additional entertainment venues. Appalachian heritage crafts are highlighted such as woodcarving, chair making, soap making, pottery throwing & quilting. Let us not forget the apples! Local apple growers set up throughout the festival selling their apples, apple cider, and dried apples.