ALL DAY SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP - Shop in our boutiques and specialty gift stores in town and at The Tanger Outlet Center throughout the day.

WINTERFEAST 5:30pm - 7:30pm – A fabulous array of culinary delights as the best restaurants in the Blowing Rock area come together at Chetola Resort (in the Evergreen Room on the 2nd Floor). Join us for this annual dinner that will kick off Blowing Rock WinterFest 2012! Participating restaurants include: Timberlake's Restaurant at Chetola Resort, Rowlands, The Table at Crestwood, The Gamekeeper, The Best Cellar, Sixpence, Canyons, Foggy Rock, The Green Park Inn, Bistro Roca, Woodlands, The Meadowbrook, Glidewell's, and Ooh La' La' Cupcakes. Advance Tickets ($25 each) available online, at the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce (828.295.7851), and Chetola Resort. Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability ($30). Seatings are 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30pm. Please limit dining to one hour as a courtesy to guests of the next seating.

ALL DAY SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP - Shop in our boutiques and specialty gift stores in town and at The Tanger Outlet Center throughout the day.

3:00pm FREE Hot Chocolate Begins - Downtown

DUSK BONFIRE - Weather permitting in Memorial Park. Make your own toasted marshmallows or s'mores. All supplies provided.  Hosted by the Blowing Rock Boy Scouts. 

ALL DAY SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP - Shop in our boutiques and specialty gift stores in town and at The Tanger Outlet Center throughout the day.

10am-4:00pm RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION BEGINS - Purchase your raffle tickets for a chance to win fantastic prizes that include trips, hotel packages, ski packages and equipment, restaurants, etc. Don't forget the Silent Auction. - Located in the Blowing Rock School Cafeteria on Morris Street. Proceeds benefit Mountain Alliance, a program to promote leadership and being outdoors to youth.

10am THE POLAR PLUNGE for WINE TO WATER- Watch the fearless contenders take the Plunge into Chetola Lake. Sponsored by Chetola Resort. The #1 spectator sport in Blowing Rock. Don’t miss it! New Polar Plungers are welcome. It costs only $25 to jump. This year, the Polar Plunge will benefit the Boone-based non-profit organization Wine to Water, which will use all proceeds to help provide clean drinking water for a village in Ethiopia. Wine to Water founder and president Doc Hendley will even take the plunge!

10am FREE HOT CHOCOLATE – Downtown Blowing Rock

11am - 1:00pm ISABELLA PROPELLOR AND THE MAGIC BEANIE -Children's author and Blowing Rock resident Jonathan Graves will do a special reading and book signing of Isabella Propeller and the Magic Beanie, a Children's Literary Classics Approved book. Set in the Village of Blowing Rock, Isabella sets out on a wonderful flying adventure with her dog, Mullaby, and a flying companion, Red Tail.

11am-3pm CHILI COOK-OFF! D-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! - CASI-sponsored Chili Cook-Off!  Taste a wide variety of chili concocted by the pros.  Restaurants as well as individuals will be serving up spicy or mild, chunky and smooth and Brunswick Stew for your tasting pleasure. Located at the Blowing Rock School Gymnasium on Morris Street.  Tickets available at the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, online, or at the door.

Noon - ICE CARVING DEMONSTRATION - Have we got a treat for you! This year watch the US Army Special Forces Ice Carving Team turn blocks of ice into enchanting works of art. FREE - Downtown Blowing Rock - Memorial Park

2pm - Winterfest WINE TASTING - Held this year at The Green Park Inn. Enjoy tasting a wide selection of fabulous local, regional and international wines.   Representatives will be on hand to talk about the characteristics of the many different wines which will be available for purchase.  The Winterfest Wine Tasting is immediately followed by the Wine Auction.  Purchase Tickets at the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce or Online.

DUSK BONFIRE -Weather permitting in Memorial Park. Make your own toasted marshmallows or smores. All supplies provided.

8:00am WINTERFEST PANCAKE BREAKFAST - Join us Sunday from 8:00 am - 11:00 am at the Blowing Rock School Cafeteria on Morris Street just off of Main Street for a delicious pancake breakfast hosted by Knights On Main.  Proceeds will go to Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue and the volunteers will be helping to serve you with all the trimmings.  Tickets are available at the door.

ALL DAY SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP - Shop in our boutiques and specialty gift stores in town and at The Tanger Outlet Center throughout the day.