The annual Blowing Rock WinterFest will take place between January 23 – 26, 2025 in Boone, NC. The fest features arts & crafts, holiday themed activities, cork and canvas, concerts and performers, a polar bear plunge in Chetola Lake, ice-carvings, chili cookoff, wine tastings, silent auction and raffle. The fest is also a fundraiser for various local charitable causes. Travel & Leisure magazine named Blowing Rock “one of America’s Prettiest Winter Towns.”