For a limited time, Tractor Ride Tickets come with a FREE sweet treat at our ice cream counter! Choose from a double-scoop cup, a double-scoop cone, or go all out with a slice of warm apple pie topped with a single-scoop of your favorite flavor. Tractor Ride Tickets: $10 per person Tractor Ride Schedule: Saturdays […]
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Friday, Aug 22, 2025 6 PM – 8 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: $10 at the register Join us for a special evening of music with long-time Orchard friend, Randy Flack, and the Orchard’s very own Sam McKinney! Doors open at 6 PM and tickets are available for $10 at the General Store register.
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Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Rhonda Gouge and Keeping Time (Rhonda Gouge, Kathy Kuhne, and Sam McKinney) is a trio of musicians from Mitchell County who play an eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and old-time mountain music. The trio is led by Rhonda
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Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Michael C. Hardy is an award-winning historian and author based in western North Carolina, renowned for his extensive work on the American Civil War and the history of the Old North State. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Hardy
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Sunday, September 7, 2025 (& 2nd show on October 5th!) 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE SouthWind is Suzie and Gary Solomon from Bakersville, NC. Suzie has been playing music most of her life; Gary joined her when they were married 18 years ago. Together they play stringed folk instruments—guitar,
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Saturday, Aug 23, 2025 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Tonja Smith will be signing and selling copies of her books “The Adventures of Bailey, Bleecker, and Banjo: Linville Gorge” and “I Believe I Can,” books 1 & 2 of The Painted Series. About The Painted Series:Vibrant, careful strokes of
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Sunday, Aug 3, 2025 1 PM – 2 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Junior Appalachian Musicians believes that children who are actively engaged in traditional mountain music are more connected and better prepared to strengthen their communities for future generations. And that is why we are always excited to welcome the JAM kids
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Saturday, August 16, 2025 Time: 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Split Rail Bluegrass, a band from South Carolina, is sure to get your feet moving. They’ll bring several types of bluegrass and a selection of other music, sure to please. Flatt and Scruggs and a little Monroe, some gospel,
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Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 2 PM – 4 PM Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE Buffalo Cove is an acoustic trio from Western NC playing mostly traditional with lots of old-time, old country with a bit of Irish music mixed in. They enjoy playing upbeat music with fun energy for dancing. The Orchard Music Program
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Special Event: Charlie McKinney Reunion Saturday & Sunday, July 26 & 27, 2025 Time: details coming soon! Orchard at Altapass (directions) Admission: FREE If you have ever taken a wagon ride at the Orchard, you have probably heard the stories about Charlie McKinney, the first settler on the land that now includes the Orchard at
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