Elkin, North Carolina
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Elkin, North Carolina is the geographic center of the gorgeous Yadkin Valley located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In Elkin, you can experience 6 vineyard tasting rooms along with dozens more in the surrounding Yadkin Valley Wine Region (AVA).
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Elkin is known for its charming downtown (with art galleries, retail, quilt and antique shops to explore) situated along the Yadkin River. You'll also find a microbrewery, restaurants, numerous trails, and lots of friendly faces. It's well known for a place to relocate to for young families (great school options) as well as retirees (lots of active seniors and an award-winning hospital)! Numerous shops make up Elkin’s bustling downtown, and from mid-April through October, Elkin’s downtown Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9 am to noon. Learn more here. CRUISE! Downtown Elkin events are held from May to October (the 4th Saturday of each month). CARS and COFFEE events are from 9am to noon by the Heritage Center in downtown, the morning of the CRUISE events. There are five annual festivals – the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival and the Elkin Roots Festival in June, Reevestock MusicFest in August, and the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival in September, and Big Elkin Brewfest in October. A series of downtown events also include Friday Food Trucks, Live at Five, Downtown Block Parties, Cruise-Ins, the Yadkin Riverkeeper paddle event, live music at downtown restaurants, Historic Ghost Tours in October, monthly gallery openings, and family fun holiday events (Light Up Night and a Christmas Parade) are planned throughout the year. The newly renovated REEVES THEATER offers live music every Friday and Saturday night in downtown Elkin. Tickets are very reasonably priced. The Elkin area also offers some of the best places to hike, bike and paddle to see the fall color display. Elkin offers a wide variety of lodging from beautiful cabins (many located at the vineyards) to the #1 rated Fairfield Inn in the country for customer service! Click here for a wide variety of LODGING. Elkin & Jonesville have the most accommodations available during the market weekend. Elkin is minutes from The Blue Ridge Parkway, Stone Mountain State Park, and Pilot Mountain State Park, which draws thousands of visitors to our region each year. For information on events, restaurants and lodging in Elkin, please visit: WhatsUpinElkinNC.com visittheyadkinvalley.com ExploreElkin.com 
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Event Calendar
JANUARY 2019
Event Name: Winery Passports
Description: Enjoy passport discounts at all participating wineries near Elkin, including tastings, purchases, hotels, and restaurants.
Date: Nov - March
Location: Pick up a passport at any participating winery. All wineries in Elkin are eligible.
Website: surrywineries.com
Event Name: Reeves Theater
Description: Live music venue seating up to 280 people, offering an affordable venue for fantastic music every weekend. Tickets run $10 - $20 on average.
Date: Friday and Saturday evenings for ticketed shows, and Tuesday nights for Open Mic Night (free)
Location: 129 W Main Street, Elkin NC (historic downtown)
Website: reevestheater.com
FEBRUARY 2019
Event Name: Reeves Theater and Cafe
Description: LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Date: Fridays and Saturdays, weekly; Tuesday nights (free) Open Mic Night
Location: W Main Street, downtown Elkin
Website: reevestheater.com
Event Name: Foothills Dessert Theater
Description: Dearly Departed
Date: Feb 23-24, 2019
Location: Elkin First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, downtown Elkin
Website: foothillsartscouncil.org
Event Name: Reeves Theater and Cafe
Description: LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Date: Fridays and Saturdays, weekly; Tuesday nights (free) Open Mic Night
Location: W Main Street, downtown Elkin
Website: reevestheater.com
Event Name: Foothills Dessert Theater
Description: Dearly Departed
Date: Feb 23-24, 2019
Location: Elkin First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, downtown Elkin
Website: foothillsartscouncil.org
MARCH 2019
Event Name: St Paddy's Day Crawl
Description: Enjoy the evening exploring various downtown restaurants who have prepared special dishes and drinks for celebrating the Luck of the Irish!
Location: All restaurants in downtown, open after 5pm.
Website: Explore Elkin facebook page
Event Name: Community Gathering
Description: Come to Elkin's Annual event that showcases great things happening in our town. If you are thinking of moving someplace new, visit us during the event and learn all of the exciting new things going on here in our town! Free event.
Date: March 28, 2019
Location: The Liberty, 222 E Main Street, downtown Elkin
Website: ExploreElkin.com
APRIL 2019
Event Name: Farmers Market opens for the season!
Description: Full of fresh produce, baked goods, local crafts, and live music!
Date: April 20th, opening day
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, Elkin (Town Hall parking lot)
Website: surrycountyfarmersmarket.com
Event Name: Habitat Hammer 5K & 10K Run, a fund raiser for the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Elkin.
Description: Enjoy this annual run/walk for all ages and help the Habitat raise money for the community.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Location: Elkin Municipal Park, 399 US Highway 268 W., Elkin, NC
Website: uyvhabitat.org
Event Name: Farmers Market opens for the season!
Description: Full of fresh produce, baked goods, local crafts, and live music!
Date: April 20th, opening day
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, Elkin (Town Hall parking lot)
Website: surrycountyfarmersmarket.com
Event Name: Habitat Hammer 5K & 10K Run, a fund raiser for the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Elkin.
Description: Enjoy this annual run/walk for all ages and help the Habitat raise money for the community.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Location: Elkin Municipal Park, 399 US Highway 268 W., Elkin, NC
Website: uyvhabitat.org
MAY 2019
Event Name: Second Friday Food Truck Fun!
Description: The second Friday of each month, April to October, enjoy a wide selection of food trucks throughout the day from 11 to 8pm. Live music begins at 5:30 pm and lasts till 8pm. Wineries and breweries set up for adult refreshments too! Bring a lawn chair and relax with friends. Music is free.
Dates: April 12, May 10, June 14, (none scheduled in July), August 9, September 13...and October 5.
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, in the parking lot of Elkin's Town Hall
Website: Visit facebook page: Explore Elkin
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market open for the season!
Description: Enjoy over 20 market vendors offering fresh produce, crafts and delicious baked goods. Restrooms open.
Date: EVERY SATURDAY from 9am to noon.
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, in the parking lot of Elkin's Town Hall
Website: surrycountyfarmersmarket.com or go to the Town's website for the music lineup: elkinnc.org
Event Name: Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival and Tour de Yadkin cycling event (morning of)
Description: Approximately 3-dozen Yadkin Valley wineries gather for the day for tastings, along with live music, dancing, food, and lots of fun! Family friendly with kids park too. Event is free to attend, with a ticket purchase required for tasting ticket. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the afternoon!
Date: Saturday, May 18, 11 am to 5 pm, 2019. Free to attendees. $22.00 in advance, or $30.00 at the gate for wine tasting ticket.
Location: Elkin Municipal Park, 399 US Highway 268 W., Elkin, NC
Website: yvwf.com
Event Name: Second Friday Food Truck Fun!
Description: The second Friday of each month, April to October, enjoy a wide selection of food trucks throughout the day from 11 to 8pm. Live music begins at 5:30 pm and lasts till 8pm. Wineries and breweries set up for adult refreshments too! Bring a lawn chair and relax with friends. Music is free.
Dates: April 12, May 10, June 14, (none scheduled in July), August 9, September 13...and October 5.
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, in the parking lot of Elkin's Town Hall
Website: Visit facebook page: Explore Elkin
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market open for the season!
Description: Enjoy over 20 market vendors offering fresh produce, crafts and delicious baked goods. Restrooms open.
Date: EVERY SATURDAY from 9am to noon.
Location: 226 N Bridge Street, in the parking lot of Elkin's Town Hall
Website: surrycountyfarmersmarket.com or go to the Town's website for the music lineup: elkinnc.org
Event Name: Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival and Tour de Yadkin cycling event (morning of)
Description: Approximately 3-dozen Yadkin Valley wineries gather for the day for tastings, along with live music, dancing, food, and lots of fun! Family friendly with kids park too. Event is free to attend, with a ticket purchase required for tasting ticket. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the afternoon!
Date: Saturday, May 18, 11 am to 5 pm, 2019. Free to attendees. $22.00 in advance, or $30.00 at the gate for wine tasting ticket.
Location: Elkin Municipal Park, 399 US Highway 268 W., Elkin, NC
Website: yvwf.com
JUNE 2019
Event Name: 4th Annual Elkin Roots MusicFest- $10 donation at door suggested
Description: Fun, fabulous and bluesy! All types of music and this year, you'll find contra dancing and more during the two night event!
Date: Thursday and Friday, June 20 & 21.
Location: Downtown Elkin
Website: Visit their Facebook page or website at www.elkinrootsmusicfest.com
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE; and CRUISE Downtown Elkin
Description:
1) Cars n Coffee occurs every morning of the monthly cruise in from 9am to noon. Parking is at the Heritage Center on W Standard Street, one block south of Main Street.
2) THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides parking and cruising along Main Street from 4pm to 8pm every 4th Saturday. Gorgeous cars, trucks and motorcycles provide hours of enjoyment. Bring chairs to sit along Main Street and watch the crowds.
3) Cruising continues along other streets that are not blocked. Each month features a themed event. June will feature a Car Show Parade from 3pm to 4pm along Main Street, ending at the Elkin Municipal Park. That evening, celebrate at the park with vendors, food trucks, music and and early 4th of July celebration (June 29th)!
Date: Every 4th Saturday of each month, May - October
Location: Downtown Elkin, NC
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: 4th Annual Elkin Roots MusicFest- $10 donation at door suggested
Description: Fun, fabulous and bluesy! All types of music and this year, you'll find contra dancing and more during the two night event!
Date: Thursday and Friday, June 20 & 21.
Location: Downtown Elkin
Website: Visit their Facebook page or website at www.elkinrootsmusicfest.com
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE; and CRUISE Downtown Elkin
Description:
1) Cars n Coffee occurs every morning of the monthly cruise in from 9am to noon. Parking is at the Heritage Center on W Standard Street, one block south of Main Street.
2) THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides parking and cruising along Main Street from 4pm to 8pm every 4th Saturday. Gorgeous cars, trucks and motorcycles provide hours of enjoyment. Bring chairs to sit along Main Street and watch the crowds.
3) Cruising continues along other streets that are not blocked. Each month features a themed event. June will feature a Car Show Parade from 3pm to 4pm along Main Street, ending at the Elkin Municipal Park. That evening, celebrate at the park with vendors, food trucks, music and and early 4th of July celebration (June 29th)!
Date: Every 4th Saturday of each month, May - October
Location: Downtown Elkin, NC
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
JULY 2019
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market (Saturday mornings till noon, but may be open later during the Road Market!)
Description: Averaging 25 or more vendors by summer, this annual event brings locals and tourists to downtown every weekend, and features wonderful local music from harps to fiddles and lots of variety in between! Baked goods, fresh produce, crafts and lots of fun! STOP IN DURING THE HWY 21 ROAD MARKET EVENT!
Date: Open every Saturday, May - October from 9am to noon (extra-long hours on July 28th!)
Location: Elkin Town Hall Parking Lot, 226 N Bridge St, Elkin, NC
Website: elkinfarmersmarket.com
Event Name: TAKE A BREAK HWY 21 ROAD MARKET
Description: 3 days of shopping excitement along Business Hwy 21 in Elkin. Be sure to also visit Main Street in historic downtown as the shops there also offer special sales and are excited about your visit. We also have lots of great restaurants and even a microbrewery in downtown, so stop and enjoy a stroll and stretch your legs... lots of great shopping and food to enjoy! Main Street intersects with Hwy 21 (also known as Bridge St) in downtown Elkin.
Date: Friday through Sunday, July 26 - 28
Location: Bridge Street (Business Hwy 21) from the Yadkin River entrance up to N Elkin entrance onto Hwy 21.
From I-77 directly into Elkin: Take Exit 82 west (on hwy 67) into Elkin, cross over the Yadkin River and begin your journey northbound onto Business Hwy 21!
From Hwy 21 (southbound from Sparta: Head south on Hwy 21. After the town of State Road, veer to the right when you see the Elkin sign, which brings you onto Bridge St (Business Hwy 21).
From Harmony: Head north on Hwy 21 through Jonesville and follow the signs along Hwy 21 north into Elkin. We are on the north side of the Yadkin River.
Website: whatsupinElkinNC.com or ExploreElkin.com for info on Elkin
WHERE TO STAY: Visit this page for lodging.
Other events that day:
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE (9-noon); CRUISE downtown Elkin (3-8 pm) and evening BLOCK PARTY (5-8 pm) on Main Street
Description: THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides both parking and cruising along historic Main Street from 4pm to 9pm every 4th Saturday of the month all summer long! This month's theme is COOL CARS, HOT DAYS with gorgeous classic cars you won't want to miss!
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Location: Main Street in historic downtown Elkin
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Downtown Ghost Tours (scheduled monthly after each Cruise In!)
Description: After the Cruise In, stay for a guided downtown tour of historic Elkin and enjoy learning about unique buildings and stories of legend! Lots of fun, but make sure you wear your walking shoes and bring a flashlight!
Date: Saturday, July 27th from 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: Diana's Books and More at 126 W Main Street. Reserve your spot by calling (336) 835-3142
Website: https://www.dianasbooksandmore.com/ghost-tours.html
Looking for food locations on a Sunday in Elkin?
Vineyards: Elkin Creek Vineyard for some stone-fired handmade pizza. A real gourmet delight, and the wine is delicious too! (pizza offered Sunday only)
Downtown: Angry Troll Brewing & Restaurant, Southern on Main (brunch thru dinner), and Nana's Family Restaurant are all open on Sundays for lunch/dinner in downtown, along with other restaurants throughout the town
Various locations throughout town: Skull Camp Brewing, Dodge City, etc.
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market (Saturday mornings till noon, but may be open later during the Road Market!)
Description: Averaging 25 or more vendors by summer, this annual event brings locals and tourists to downtown every weekend, and features wonderful local music from harps to fiddles and lots of variety in between! Baked goods, fresh produce, crafts and lots of fun! STOP IN DURING THE HWY 21 ROAD MARKET EVENT!
Date: Open every Saturday, May - October from 9am to noon (extra-long hours on July 28th!)
Location: Elkin Town Hall Parking Lot, 226 N Bridge St, Elkin, NC
Website: elkinfarmersmarket.com
Event Name: TAKE A BREAK HWY 21 ROAD MARKET
Description: 3 days of shopping excitement along Business Hwy 21 in Elkin. Be sure to also visit Main Street in historic downtown as the shops there also offer special sales and are excited about your visit. We also have lots of great restaurants and even a microbrewery in downtown, so stop and enjoy a stroll and stretch your legs... lots of great shopping and food to enjoy! Main Street intersects with Hwy 21 (also known as Bridge St) in downtown Elkin.
Date: Friday through Sunday, July 26 - 28
Location: Bridge Street (Business Hwy 21) from the Yadkin River entrance up to N Elkin entrance onto Hwy 21.
From I-77 directly into Elkin: Take Exit 82 west (on hwy 67) into Elkin, cross over the Yadkin River and begin your journey northbound onto Business Hwy 21!
From Hwy 21 (southbound from Sparta: Head south on Hwy 21. After the town of State Road, veer to the right when you see the Elkin sign, which brings you onto Bridge St (Business Hwy 21).
From Harmony: Head north on Hwy 21 through Jonesville and follow the signs along Hwy 21 north into Elkin. We are on the north side of the Yadkin River.
Website: whatsupinElkinNC.com or ExploreElkin.com for info on Elkin
WHERE TO STAY: Visit this page for lodging.
Other events that day:
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE (9-noon); CRUISE downtown Elkin (3-8 pm) and evening BLOCK PARTY (5-8 pm) on Main Street
Description: THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides both parking and cruising along historic Main Street from 4pm to 9pm every 4th Saturday of the month all summer long! This month's theme is COOL CARS, HOT DAYS with gorgeous classic cars you won't want to miss!
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Location: Main Street in historic downtown Elkin
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Downtown Ghost Tours (scheduled monthly after each Cruise In!)
Description: After the Cruise In, stay for a guided downtown tour of historic Elkin and enjoy learning about unique buildings and stories of legend! Lots of fun, but make sure you wear your walking shoes and bring a flashlight!
Date: Saturday, July 27th from 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: Diana's Books and More at 126 W Main Street. Reserve your spot by calling (336) 835-3142
Website: https://www.dianasbooksandmore.com/ghost-tours.html
Looking for food locations on a Sunday in Elkin?
Vineyards: Elkin Creek Vineyard for some stone-fired handmade pizza. A real gourmet delight, and the wine is delicious too! (pizza offered Sunday only)
Downtown: Angry Troll Brewing & Restaurant, Southern on Main (brunch thru dinner), and Nana's Family Restaurant are all open on Sundays for lunch/dinner in downtown, along with other restaurants throughout the town
Various locations throughout town: Skull Camp Brewing, Dodge City, etc.
AUGUST 2019
Event Name: Reevestock Music Festival (2-day event)
Description: Fund raiser for local high school students going to college to study music, this event has grown into the best kept secret around! All day Saturday music event, beer/wine and food vendors, and unbelievable atmosphere like no other in the state. Cozy, relaxing venue for all ages. Bring chairs/blankets to set up on the hillside. Paved walkways throughout.
Head downtown in the evening before the festival, on August 2nd, to start the weekend right with live music and fun (location to be determined in downtown).
Date: Friday night, August 2nd, attend the Downtown Get Down;
Saturday, August 3rd, come for the all day concert
Location: Saturday at Elkin’s Hidden Amphitheater, 357 Ivy Circle, Elkin, NC
Website: Reevestock.com
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE; CRUISE downtown Elkin; and Downtown Block Party!
Description: THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides parking and cruising along Main Street from 4pm to 9pm every 4th Saturday. Gorgeous cars, trucks and motorcycles provide hours of enjoyment. Bring chairs to sit along Main Street and watch the crowd
Date: Saturday, August 24, from 3pm to 8pm (Cars n Coffee is in the morning from 9am to noon)
Location: Downtown Elkin, NC
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Reevestock Music Festival (2-day event)
Description: Fund raiser for local high school students going to college to study music, this event has grown into the best kept secret around! All day Saturday music event, beer/wine and food vendors, and unbelievable atmosphere like no other in the state. Cozy, relaxing venue for all ages. Bring chairs/blankets to set up on the hillside. Paved walkways throughout.
Head downtown in the evening before the festival, on August 2nd, to start the weekend right with live music and fun (location to be determined in downtown).
Date: Friday night, August 2nd, attend the Downtown Get Down;
Saturday, August 3rd, come for the all day concert
Location: Saturday at Elkin’s Hidden Amphitheater, 357 Ivy Circle, Elkin, NC
Website: Reevestock.com
Event Name: CARS n COFFEE; CRUISE downtown Elkin; and Downtown Block Party!
Description: THE cruise destination of the east coast, Elkin provides parking and cruising along Main Street from 4pm to 9pm every 4th Saturday. Gorgeous cars, trucks and motorcycles provide hours of enjoyment. Bring chairs to sit along Main Street and watch the crowd
Date: Saturday, August 24, from 3pm to 8pm (Cars n Coffee is in the morning from 9am to noon)
Location: Downtown Elkin, NC
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
SEPTEMBER 2019
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market
Description: This market continues into the fall and ends on the last weekend of October. Drop by on your way up (or down) old Business Hwy 21 (also called Bridge Street), stretch your legs, and enjoy the goodies. Live music is booked most weekends.
Date: Every Saturday morning from 9am till noon.
Location: Elkin Town Hall parking lot shelter, 226 N Bridge St.
Website: Farmers Market music line up
Event Name: Tractor and Car Show Block Party
Description: Enjoy a car show featuring lots of classic cars parked downtown and also cruising up and down all downtown streets. Bring your own beauty if you wish and join in the fun, or just walk around and enjoy the wide range of cars from all decades.
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street, during the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival, from 3pm to 8pm
Website: Cruise Downtown Elkin facebook page
Event Name: Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival
Description: Enjoy this family friendly annual festival with small-town charm.
1. Pumpkin Festival on Main Street (downtown) is from 9am to 4pm- family friendly with HUGE pumpkin contest, vendors, food;
2.Quilt Show at the Episcopal Church (west end of main Street behind the library);
3. Duck and Turtle Regatta (an Elkin Valley Trails fund raiser).
Date: Saturday, September 28
Location: Pumpkin Festival on Main Street; Car show downtown at Crater Park; Quilt show all day at the Episcopal Church (W Main St); BeerFest at the Elkin Municipal Park (a few blocks away from downtown)
Website: yadkinvalley.org
Event Name: Elkin Farmers Market
Description: This market continues into the fall and ends on the last weekend of October. Drop by on your way up (or down) old Business Hwy 21 (also called Bridge Street), stretch your legs, and enjoy the goodies. Live music is booked most weekends.
Date: Every Saturday morning from 9am till noon.
Location: Elkin Town Hall parking lot shelter, 226 N Bridge St.
Website: Farmers Market music line up
Event Name: Tractor and Car Show Block Party
Description: Enjoy a car show featuring lots of classic cars parked downtown and also cruising up and down all downtown streets. Bring your own beauty if you wish and join in the fun, or just walk around and enjoy the wide range of cars from all decades.
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street, during the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival, from 3pm to 8pm
Website: Cruise Downtown Elkin facebook page
Event Name: Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival
Description: Enjoy this family friendly annual festival with small-town charm.
1. Pumpkin Festival on Main Street (downtown) is from 9am to 4pm- family friendly with HUGE pumpkin contest, vendors, food;
2.Quilt Show at the Episcopal Church (west end of main Street behind the library);
3. Duck and Turtle Regatta (an Elkin Valley Trails fund raiser).
Date: Saturday, September 28
Location: Pumpkin Festival on Main Street; Car show downtown at Crater Park; Quilt show all day at the Episcopal Church (W Main St); BeerFest at the Elkin Municipal Park (a few blocks away from downtown)
Website: yadkinvalley.org
OCTOBER 2019
Event Name: Farmers Market
Description: Our market will continue thru October and November this year! Drop by and visit with our vendors!
Date: Every Saturday from 9am to noon
Location: Elkin Town Hall, market shelter
Website: Farmers Market music lineup
Event Name: TRUCK or Treat on Main Street
Description: Stop by for the last cruise-in of the season with your classic trucks. Fill em with candy for a trick or treat night with the kids! Parking permitted on Main Street with candy...but be ready for 3 hours of hand outs!
Date: Saturday October 31, from 5pm to 8pm.
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Big Elkin Brewfest
Description: Enjoy live music, vendors and lots of delicious craft breweries at our municipal park. It's a great place for friends to enjoy the day!
Date: October 26th, Saturday afternoon... time TBA
Location: Elkin's Municipal Park
Website: https://www.bigelkinbrewfest.com/
Event Name: Farmers Market
Description: Our market will continue thru October and November this year! Drop by and visit with our vendors!
Date: Every Saturday from 9am to noon
Location: Elkin Town Hall, market shelter
Website: Farmers Market music lineup
Event Name: TRUCK or Treat on Main Street
Description: Stop by for the last cruise-in of the season with your classic trucks. Fill em with candy for a trick or treat night with the kids! Parking permitted on Main Street with candy...but be ready for 3 hours of hand outs!
Date: Saturday October 31, from 5pm to 8pm.
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Big Elkin Brewfest
Description: Enjoy live music, vendors and lots of delicious craft breweries at our municipal park. It's a great place for friends to enjoy the day!
Date: October 26th, Saturday afternoon... time TBA
Location: Elkin's Municipal Park
Website: https://www.bigelkinbrewfest.com/
NOVEMBER 2019
Event Name: Winery Passports (available to purchase October)
Description: Holiday passports are available at any Elkin Winery and offer huge discounts for visits to participating wineries (and one microbrewery) along Highway 21 and in Surry County. Enjoy 10 locations while visiting the region, discounts at participating hotels, shops, wineries and restaurants. Also, you can return throughout mid-March for food and wine parings and live music events! Each visit to a winery listed on the passport, also includes a free handmade charm for your wine glass!
Date: Passport is in effect from November thru March
Locations: All Elkin wineries or microbrewery (Elkin offers 6 of the locations on the passport: Carolina Heritage, Slightly Askew Winery, Adagio Winery, Elkin Creek Winery, Grassy Creek Vineyard, Skull Camp Brewery)
Website: surrywineries.com/Surry_Wineries/Welcome.html
Event Name: Live at Five
Description: Come to the Reeves Theater for live music and fun with friends. Music is in lobby, unless crowd is too big, then we'll move it into the theater on stage.
Date: Every FIRST THURSDAY of each month throughout 2019.
Location: 129 W Main Street, downtown Elkin
Website: Reeves Theater website
Event Name: Winery Passports (available to purchase October)
Description: Holiday passports are available at any Elkin Winery and offer huge discounts for visits to participating wineries (and one microbrewery) along Highway 21 and in Surry County. Enjoy 10 locations while visiting the region, discounts at participating hotels, shops, wineries and restaurants. Also, you can return throughout mid-March for food and wine parings and live music events! Each visit to a winery listed on the passport, also includes a free handmade charm for your wine glass!
Date: Passport is in effect from November thru March
Locations: All Elkin wineries or microbrewery (Elkin offers 6 of the locations on the passport: Carolina Heritage, Slightly Askew Winery, Adagio Winery, Elkin Creek Winery, Grassy Creek Vineyard, Skull Camp Brewery)
Website: surrywineries.com/Surry_Wineries/Welcome.html
Event Name: Live at Five
Description: Come to the Reeves Theater for live music and fun with friends. Music is in lobby, unless crowd is too big, then we'll move it into the theater on stage.
Date: Every FIRST THURSDAY of each month throughout 2019.
Location: 129 W Main Street, downtown Elkin
Website: Reeves Theater website
DECEMBER 2019
Event Name: Light up Elkin
Description: Three- day event celebrating lighting up downtown including entertainment for all, art festival, live music, good food, local wine and lots of holiday spirit! Kids activities, Santa, dancing performances, hot chocolate, kiddie train rides, and so much more!
Date: Dec 6-8 (Main LIght up Event is on Friday night, Dec 6th)
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street
Website: foothillsartscouncil.org and www.facebook.com/LightUpNightElkinNC/
Event Name: Annual Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade
Description: Over 100 entries every year, provides lots of Christmas spirit for everyone to enjoy. High School bands, floats, and lots of fun for everyone!
Date: Second Sunday in December
Location: Main Street, Elkin (parade begins in Jonesville then continues on Hwy 21 over the Yadkin River's bridge into downtown Elkin. Be sure to access downtown Elkin from the north entrance to avoid the Bridge Street closures - from Jonesville into Elkin due to the parade).
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
Event Name: Light up Elkin
Description: Three- day event celebrating lighting up downtown including entertainment for all, art festival, live music, good food, local wine and lots of holiday spirit! Kids activities, Santa, dancing performances, hot chocolate, kiddie train rides, and so much more!
Date: Dec 6-8 (Main LIght up Event is on Friday night, Dec 6th)
Location: Downtown Elkin, Main Street
Website: foothillsartscouncil.org and www.facebook.com/LightUpNightElkinNC/
Event Name: Annual Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade
Description: Over 100 entries every year, provides lots of Christmas spirit for everyone to enjoy. High School bands, floats, and lots of fun for everyone!
Date: Second Sunday in December
Location: Main Street, Elkin (parade begins in Jonesville then continues on Hwy 21 over the Yadkin River's bridge into downtown Elkin. Be sure to access downtown Elkin from the north entrance to avoid the Bridge Street closures - from Jonesville into Elkin due to the parade).
Website: www.facebook.com/DowntownElkinBusinessAssociation/
