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HIghlands Food & Wine

  The planets have aligned to lure stars of the culinary and musical worlds here for the Highlands Food and Wine Festival, November 8-11. Visit HighlandsFoodAndWine.com for a complete list of all the talent who will be participating in this, the most popular food, wine, and music event in the Southeast.  You’ll see bios of chefs from all over the …

Sky Valley Fall Festival

The Fifth Annual Sky Valley Fallfest is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Fallfest activities take place adjacent to the beautiful Sky Valley Golf and Country Club. Visitors will be treated to hayrides throughout the day taking you to the valley’s magnificent waterfall, a crystal-clear falls with a vertical drop of 100 feet that flows …

Recovery Ministries

The 35th Annual Gathering of the Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church is taking place at All Souls’ Cathedral in Asheville, North Carolina Thursday, September 27 through Saturday, September 29.  This event is an opportunity for education, fellowship, great food and good music.  People from all over the country come to meet others either in recovery or interested in learning …


The Empty Bowls Project

When was the last time you ate a hot meal? Was it a chicken biscuit this morning? Or maybe it was that juicy steak you had for dinner last night. Even if it was a cold cut sandwich, you probably spent more time just trying to decide where to get it from. But for many people, where their next meal …

Fall Festival

Make sure all electronic devices are turned off, grab the fam, and get ready for a night of hands-on fun at the annual Highlands School Fall Festival, Saturday October 6, at the Highlands Rec Park. This fundraiser has been a tradition for many generations and has seen its fair share of changes over the decades. But one thing that hasn’t …

Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival

Just because the summer season has ended, doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to see and do here on the Plateau.  Our seasonal guests will be returning for one last visit to our beautiful mountains to witness Mother Nature replace her brilliant green dress with her cloak of gold, red, and orange.  The Village Green takes advantage of this transitional …


Art is in the Air

The Town of Highlands celebrates the 38th Highlands Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, October 13, from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the Highlands Civic Center at 600 North Fourth Street.  Admission and parking to this event are free. Autumn is a season ripe for exploring all the bounty our area has to offer.  For many, autumn is the …

Tour de Cashiers

The 26th annual Tour de Cashiers Mountain Cycling and Running Event rolls out on Saturday, September 15, at 8:00 A.M. from The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center on Frank Allen Road.  Riders make the pilgrimage to Cashiers for this annual event, which has earned a reputation as one of the premier events in the Southeast, with its challenging ascents and thrilling descents.  …

Pick Your Pumpkin

Where has the summer gone?  It’s hard to believe that the leaves are beginning to turn as the night air turns crisp.   Another sentinel event of the fall in Highlands is the annual Pumpkin Patch operated by the youth at Highlands United Methodist Church.  Support the youth as they change lives – both their’s and the people that they serve.  …


109 Years of Conservation

People visit the Plateau for many reasons – golf, shopping, family reunions.  But once here, they come to appreciate other things even more – mountain air wafting across meadows; clear water babbling over boulders; soft breezes rustling leaves; singing, calling, chirping birds; a strutting turkey, the glimpse of a bobcat.  They take a hike, climb a mountain, raft a river, …

Growing A Vision

The Village Green is Growing a Vision for Cashiers, to raise funds for construction of a multi-use year-round facility in the 13-plus acre privately-conserved public park. The goal of the campaign is to extend the mission of The Village Green by enhancing the lives of residents and visitors to Cashiers.  The facility will host an array of events such as …

Autumn’s Opening Act

Fall is in the air.  Before long the trees will be ablaze with color.   Dahlias, in a stunning array of colors and shapes, are in full bloom.  Come celebrate the beauty of the Dahlia at the Highlands Historical Society’s Eighth annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival on September 6 through 8.    On Thursday, September 6, Highlands Country Club will host patrons as …