2009: Local Seasonal Events Summer  June: Rhododenron bloom June 20-21 Lavendar Festival at the Burnsville Mountain Farm July 3 Fireworks Downtown Burnsville! July 4 Picnic on the Town Square in Burnsville with hotdogs/hamburgers and crafters 8-4 July 9 - July 12 Scottish Highland Games Festival at Grandfather Mountain July 18: Toe River Storytelling Festival Spruce Pine July 31-August 2: Antiques Fair, Asheville August 1-2: Annual Asheville Village Crafts Fair August 1 at 8:00 PM live on lawn at Biltmore House: Oak Ridge Boys and Doc Watson August 7-8: Mt. Mitchell Craft Fair on the Burnsville Town Square August 7-9 The Annual Quilt Show at the NC Arboretum August 8-9 the Black Mountain Sourwood Street Festival August 18 at 1:00 PM: Birding Lecture by Simon Thompson at the NC Arboretum Early August: Annual 4 day gem festival in Spruce Pine Fall September 19: Afternoon Tea with Llamas – www.cradleofforestry.org September 26: Old Timey Fall Festival on Town Square, Burnsville September: Monarch butterfly migration October: Leaf change October 2-4: Oktoberfest at Old Fort October 3: Music in the Mountains Festival- Toe River Campground October 10: Mountain Glory Festival, Marion October 10 - Burnsville Fire Department Rod Run October 10: Mineral City Heritage Festival, Dowtown Spruce Pine Winter November 1,2009: Our homes are winterized and closed.