Free. Monday, April 28, 10am at Saluda Library. Saluda Garden Club presents Climate Trends in Western NC. Emma Scott with NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) gives an overview of the work they do and will focus primarily on Western NC climate trends and impacts. Space is limited so advance reservations are required by calling […]
Free. Tuesday, April 29, 4-7pm, McCreery Park, Saluda, NC Come investigate and meet these fascinating creatures with the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers. This program is designed for kids and their families, but all ages are welcome.
Bring the whole family for a day of fun, horses and hands on activities. Enjoy a barn tour, meet the farm animals, meet the horses, stop at the photo station, play games, and do crafts. Purchase raffle tickets for $1 each for a chance to win prizes.
Saturday, May 3, 12-4pm. Advance tickets required, $1-3 per performance, and are available online at: https://www.mountainpage.theater/event-details-registration/sensational-saturday-theater-festival. Have an unforgettable afternoon of performances, food, and family fun. Featuring a lineup of incredible musical performances, local vendors, and tasty treats for all ages. Please RSVP at: https://www.mountainpage.theater/event-details-registration/sensational-saturday-theater-festival Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of performances, food, and […]
View the Kentucky Derby and per-races, free BBQ, hat contest, and a silent auction. All proceeds from silent auction will go to Guiding Reins. Must RSVP to Heather Chambers at 828-699-5914 or JJ Murphy at 828-980-2401.
19th Annual Spring Green Bash, Saturday, May 3, 5-9pm, Green River Adventure, 150 E. Main St., Saluda, NC, Saluda's favorite river and block party. Celebrate the summer reopening at Green River Adventure with live music by The Sun Sippers, Tie Dye activity by Looking Glass Reality, raffles, and more.
Rescheduled to May 4, 12-3pm Join FENCE as we celebrate spring with a Go Fly a Kite Day event! This event will take place on Sunday, May 4th from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. at FENCE on Hawk’s Ridge located behind the FENCE Center. Go Fly a Kite Day is free for the community with […]
Animal Fair Fundraiser on Sunday, May 4, 12-4pm, at Caitlyn Farms. Enjoy a spectacular afternoon benefiting Foothills Humane Society. Advance tickets are required, $100 each, by visiting: https://www.foothillshumanesociety.org/event-details/animal-fair. Events include raffles & silent auction, live music, delicious food & drinks, demos, and more.
Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of floral arrangement. Free demonstration and exhibition. May 7 and May 8, 4-6pm at the Mirrorball Gallery, 84 Pacolet St., Tryon, NC.♦ See a live Ikebana demonstration by seasoned floral artist Sharon Nagayama. Afterward, enjoy a new exhibition "Balance in Bloom: Ceramic Vessels" and The Ikebana Experience". The exhibition […]
Free.The film "Kiss the Ground" will screen at the Historic Tryon Theatre on Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm.♦ "Kiss the Ground" is an inspiring and ground breaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. Featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground shares that regenerating the world's soils, we can completely and rapidly […]
Free. Friday, May 9, 3-5pm, at Looking Glass Creamery. Bring the kids and a white t-shirt (or tea towel or socks or whatever) for them to Tie Dye for Mom. All other supplies will be provided. Let out your inner hippie, open to all ages if you want to dye your own.
May 10, 2025, 10am-4pm. Spend a day in the splendor of the Carolina Foothills countryside during the peak spring blossoming season touring five unique horse barns. This is a one-day, self-guided driving tour. Each barn, along with the talented horses that live there, has its own story to tell. Local artists will be displaying and […]
Free. Saturday, May 10, 12-4pm at the Old Mill Market Square, 151 Southern Mercerizing Rd., Tryon. ♦ Cruise in and show off your ride. There is no entry fee. Delicious food will be sold by Mountain Man BBQ, live music by Hunnilicious, a bounce house for the kids, and shop from a variety of vendors.
Dive into the magic of watercolors, discover nifty brush tricks and embrace the joy of painting. Everything needed is included. Local artist, Cathey Stoney, will guide you as you create your own unique painting. Advance reservations required, $35. Call 863-0524 or 828-713-6366 for reservations.
Peaks & Petals Candle Making Class on Saturday, May 10, 2pm, at Mountain Brook Vineyards. Peaks & Petals leads this hands-on workshop on how to make organic soy candles. Advance registration required, $40. Register online at: https://www.mountainbrookvineyards.com/events/
Sunday, May 11, 11am-6pm at Parker-Binns Vineyard Treat Mom to a Mother's Day Brunch surrounded by rolling vineyards, delicious wine, and loved ones. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made at info@parkerbinnsvineyard.com. Walk-ins welcome, however, reservations will come first.
Sunday, May 11, 1-3pm, Mother's Day Brunch at Mountain Brook Vineyards Treat mom to a special afternoon with our delicious brunch buffet, featuring an array of hot and ready favorites. Raise a glass with our signature ‘Mom-osa’ Flight boards, and let’s toast to all the incredible moms who deserve to be celebrated! It’s the perfect […]
Four Old Broads at Tryon Little Theater Workshop, May 1-4 & 8-11. Tryon Little Theater's last show of the season if "Four Old Broad". Written by Leslie Kimball, and directed by Linda Killon, the play will open May 1, at the Tryon Little Theater Workshop Theater, and run for two weekends: May 1-4 and May […]
April 13, 7pm, at The Historic Tryon Theatre. Tickets are $9 and are available online at: https://tryonarts.org/event/no-country-for-old-men/. ♦ No Country for Old Men is a Neo-Western crime thriller by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is set in the desert landscape of West Texas and revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the […]
Friday, May 16, 6:30-10pm, 80's Prom Dance Party at The Fitzgerald♦ Bring your friends to The Fitzgerald for a Totally Awesome 80's themed prom dance party. Break out your best 80's attire, tease up your hair and come party like it's 1999. 80's attire encouraged, but not required. Advance tickets required, $20, available online at: […]
20th Annual Saluda Arts Festival on Saturday, May 17, 10am-4pm, downtown Saluda. Wonder through booths filled with one-of-a-kind paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, and more, all handcrafted with passion and skill. Feel the pulse of the festival as live performances fill the air with contemporary folk, traditional, and bluegrass music at Saluda's amphitheater. Families […]
Free. May 17, 10:30am-12pm, Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Update from the Green Riverkeeper with MountainTrue. Speaker Erica Shanks gives an update on the Green River. RSVP required: https://conservingcarolina.org/event/walnut-creek-preserve-speaker-series-update-from-the-green-riverkeeper-with-mountaintrue/
Free. May 17, 1pm, Mirrorball Gallery, 84 Pacolet St., Tryon, NC. ♦ The Exhibition opens on May 16, 4-7pm. Exhibition with blacksmith artist Elizabeth Brim to include a screening of her upcoming documentary "Iron Pearls" and a Q&A with Brim and the film's director E. Vincent Martinez. Mirrorball Gallery is proud to present a special […]
Saturday, May 17, 9am-2pm and Sunday, May 18, 11am-3pm. Stop by Iron Key Brewing Dining Hall (located behind the brewery) and shop for a cause from a variety of household items, decor, pet supplies, books and more. Every dollar raised goes directly toward helping the homeless pets being cared for by the Foothills Humane Society.
"This is How it Happened" by Margaret Curtis opening reception and walk and talk on May 18 at 2pm, Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, NC. ♦ RSVP required at: https://www.upstairsartspace.org/event-details/opening-reception-9 Margaret Curtis (b.1965, Bermuda) is a feminist artist whose multi-layered narrative paintings address power dynamics on both the individual and societal level. Please […]
May 20, 7pm, seven short works from award-winning playwrights. Tickets are $15 and are available at https://tryonarts.org/♦ Enjoy a staged reading of plays by award winning and published playwrights, for one night only. These readings will have theatrical elements of music and lighting. From quirky to poignant to outright hilarious, and absurd, each of these […]
Free, Wednesday, May 21 at 1pm, at Lanier Library, Tryon. ♦ Live@Lanier goes deep into The Dark Corner of SC, once disreputable for its gunfights, outlaws and moonshiners. Greenville County Historian and author, Jim Stehlik, will take you across years and mountains and through forests to meet the matriarchal heads of the Dark Corner families […]
This special tasting opportunity will be hosted by Overmountain VIneyards winemaker, Sofia Lilly. The tours begin at 12:30pm. Advance registration required, $50 per person. Call to book reservation 828-713-6366. Tours will be scheduled March 28, April 11, May 9, and May 23
Free, Friday, May 23, 1-3pm. This event is for kids (and adults!) of all ages. Learn about pigs and the important role they play on the farm, take a short hike to visit the resident pigs and feed them before finishing up at the craft table pounding leaves and making impressions.
Free. May 23, 5-10pm, opening reception at Mirrorball Gallery, Tryon. ♦ This is the 2nd annual "First Look" at the Penland School of Craft 40th Auction preview exhibition. Enjoy an exclusive preview of select works from the 40th Annual Penland School of Craft Benefit Auction. The exhibition showcases standout pieces from some of the most […]
Friday, May 23, 8:30-10:30pm, at Legend's Club, Tryon International Equestrian Center. Comedy night returns to Tryon International! Bring your friends’ for an evening out or a date night as headliner Jason Allen King and opener BURPIE aka Jeremy Alsop take the stage. These talents are sure to have you laughing all night long! Please note: […]
Sunday, May 25, 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.♦ Don't miss this special viewing of "The Friend" starring Naomi Watts & Bill Murray at the Historic Tryon Theatre. This is a fundraiser for Foothills Humane Society. Tickets are $10 each and are available at: https://www.foothillshumanesociety.org/event-details/the-friend-special-movie-viewing-at-tryon-theatre
From Americana Folk to Bluegrass, spend a lovely spring evening with these engaging musicians outdoors in the Amphitheater. ♦ Thursday nights in May at 6:30pm. Individual tickets in advance or at the door, $15 or Season Tickets $60. Food trucks and beverages will be available for purchase. May 1 Alice Wallace Band May 8 Autumnwüd […]
Free. The fourth owner, Julia Calhoun, will be giving a talk on the history of the Toy Makers on Thursday, May 29, 6-7pm at Tryon Arts and Crafts School.♦ Light refreshments will be provided. When Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale moved to Tryon and opened the Tryon Toy Makers and Weavers, it's doubtful they thought […]
Taste Mountain Brook wine in its most raw, unfiltered form before it has been bottled and fully matured. Led by the winemaker you will get to experience how the wine evolves over time, with each stage revealing different flavors, aromas, and gain a deeper understanding of the craft. Tickets are $45 per person. Advance registration […]
Free concert by the Rutherford Chamber Consort on Saturday, May 31, 7pm, at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon, NC. "Harmony Weaves a Tapestry of Hope" music of Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Schumann will be performed.