Brushy Mountain Apple Festival
brushy mountain apple festival oneday art craft fair held annually downtown north wilkesboro north carolina founded fair held first saturday october people visit fair year one largest singleday art craft fair southeastern united state fair held celebrate apple harvest nearby brushy mountain church civic nonprofit organization wilkes county neighboring county participate fair year fair street north wilkesboros business district closed auto traffic several block allows food concession stand set along art craft concession stand four large music stage food craft display usually demonstrate heritage culture people southern appalachian mountain concession include pottery quiltmaking woodcarving chairmaking blacksmith apple cider fried apple pie dried apple apple jam etc pork barbecue chicken barbecue also popular food item four music stage also dedicated musical heritage appalachian region bluegrass folk country gospel music heard throughout day square dancing clogging form dance traditionally popular local mountain also displayed festival festival sponsored organized brushy mountain ruritan club ruritan club u national organization club approximately thousand member providing helpful service large variety community festival cancelled august due covid pandemic united state festival rd scheduled october brushy mountain apple festival website brushy mountain ruritans club website ruritan club national