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Weekly hoedowns, history museums, traditional crafts, annual holiday celebrations, small town shops and all around nice people nestled alongside stretches of national forest what more do you want. For two centuries, travelers have found a welcoming and hospitable stop in this small historic community in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Old Fort Annual events, an affordable and enjoyable time for young and old.
Old Fort like many small towns have their own home style events. We invite one and all to come and enjoy our hospitality.
Pioneer Day Last weekend in
April A festival celebrating the pioneer heritage with arts, crafts, entertainment and food, held at the Gateway Museum in town. Please allow time for the pictures of our last Pioneer Day to load.
Freedom Celebration Fireworks on the 4th with a parade at 2 p.m. RODEO on the weekend. A real, old-fashioned cowboy rodeo. Bull roping, bucking broncos, clowns, and more. Pulls into town every year at the intersection of Catawba River Road and I-40. Hosted by our Ruritan Club Mountain Music Date: Every Friday night at 7 PM
Every Friday hundreds of people get together in a hall beside the old Fire Department for music making and dancing. Nobody's paid everyone's welcome and coffee and soft drinks are still just a quarter. Mountain Music featuring traditional music. Old Mountain Christmas
Date: 5,6,7,12,13,14 December 2002 An Old Fort tradition. Authentic foods cooked and served by local non-profit groups at the Railroad Depot. These dinners are the only way most of these groups raise money to provide their services to the community. Christmas Parade
A yearly tradition. Getting longer and longer every year. Starts at the elementary school and travels thru town.
Andrews Geyser
Popular streamside and wooded picnic area. A gravity-forced geyser, which shoots a tall water plume in the air, was constructed in 1885 to mark the railroad gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mill Creek Road (SR 1407), Old Fort. 828-668-7223 |
