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