September is a pretty sweet month.
September is a pretty sweet month.
Dear Traveler,
September is a pretty sweet month. The last few true summer weeks feel a little magical, especially if you catch the slightest whiff of the coming autumn. We’ve got a month or more before the leaves start doing their fall fashion show (oranges, reds, golds are going to be big this year, we predict), which means you’ve got plenty of time to go big on the green and soak in those summery days on the trail, on the river, or on a patio outside your favorite local watering hole.
All sorts of things are happening in Brevard and Transylvania County, indoors and outdoors, no matter your pleasure, so you’re sure to find plenty of great excuses to stop by for a spell and see what makes this month so special.
 
Catch you on the trail,  
-The Adventurist
 The Beat Goes On
Mountain Song Festival
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Brevard Music Center
September 9-10

 
Brevard’s Mountain Song Festival has picked, fiddled, jammed and rocked its way into the hearts of music fans throughout the Southeast for almost two decades. 2022’s event brings a fantastic line-up of folk, rock, americana and bluegrass artists to the stage, including Amythyst Kiah, Del McCoury Band, Chatham Rabbits, Gibson Brothers, Henhouse Prowlers, and hosts and curators, Brevard’s own Steep Canyon Rangers. Tickets to the Mountain Song Festival tend to go pretty fast, so move quickly if you want to catch this awesome musical experience.
 
Get your groove on here.
Raise Your Glass
 Brevard’s 2nd Annual Oktoberfest

165 King Street
Saturday, September 17
5pm

 
What’s better than a chance to raise a glass in honor of the season at one of Brevard’s beloved breweries? How about a chance to try out all of Brevard’s local breweries at one event, with live music, games, delicious food and plenty of opportunity to model your favorite lederhosen for all your new freunds. Tickets include a commemorative stein and proceeds go toward Mountain School of Strings.

Lace up your dirndls over here.

Butterfly Effects
Mountain Monarch Festival
Gorges State Park
Saturday, September 24
11am-3pm


 Leaf chasers are not the only seasonal visitors to Brevard and Transylvania County this time of year. Scores of migrating monarch butterflies pass through the area on their migration to Mexico in late September. Gorges State Park just happens to be on the way, and this exciting event allows visitors of all ages the chance to celebrate these beautiful creatures with exhibitions, art, educational programs, music and food.
 
Set your heart aflutter here.

Also of note in September:
 Pirate Day on the
Upper French Broad River

Headwaters Outfitters
Saturday, September 3
9am-7pm

 
Buccaneers, corsairs, dread pirates and scurvy sea dogs looking to take the high seas (or the Upper French Broad) will say Yo-ho-ho to paddling, tubing, live music, food and costume costumes.
 
Shiver your timbers here.
Flow State
Art is in the Air:
En Plein Air Art Festival

Downtown Brevard
September 13-18

 
Join a talented group of twenty-five artists
from across the region at this four-day open-enrollment art happening focused on en plein air technique, with demonstrations, exhibits and a Fall Artisan Market.
 
Start sketching here.

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