"A hometown street festival in the heart of downtown West Jefferson, NC, featuring handmade arts and crafts, traditional mountain music, food & family fun!"

"The Festival began in 1987 as a celebration of the Christmas Tree Industry Ashe County, NC is known for. In 2015, Ashe County, NC was named the #1 Christmas Tree producer in the United States. The Festival is a free-admission event held in Downtown West Jefferson featuring the very best in traditional mountain music, handmade arts & crafts vendors throughout the region while still celebrating the Christmas Tree industry. Numerous food vendors feature a variety of the infamous delicious festival foods & more.

Children's activities, roving performers, fun competitions, non-profits and the Farmers' Market are also part of the festival each year."

July 5:  5:00pm - 10:00pm

July 6:  9:30am - 5:00pm

Photo Credits: www.christmasinjulyfestival.com/about