Sharing our Mountain Heritage! One of the best, old fashioned summer festivals in the South drawing thousands to historic downtown West Jefferson each July! Christmas in July is a free-admission event featuring the very best in traditional mountain music and handmade arts & crafts throughout the region while celebrating the farm-grown Christmas Tree industry Ashe County is known for. Join us in 2016 for our 30th year! Friday night, July 1 from 6-10pm brings opening ceremonies, a civil war re-enactment, great live music and a variety of food vendors. Saturday, July 2 the festival is in full swing from 9am-7pm with numerous food vendors featuring a variety of the infamous delicious festival foods & more. Children’s activities, roving performers, fun competitions, civil war reenactments and the Farmers’ Market are also part of the festival. The Main Stage features local and regional performers of traditional mountain music, country & bluegrass. The Community Stage features talent from local community groups & individuals that include dancing, clogging, singing & more! Nowhere else will you find such an excellent array of local & regional music, food vendors, fun and festivities for the entire family than at Christmas in July in downtown West Jefferson! Hope to see you there in historic Downtown West Jefferson! To find more information visit our website at www.ChristmasInJuly. Taken from http://visitwestjefferson.org/
