Rhododendron Festival

Come out an enjoy the 76th Rhododendron Festival presented by Roan Mountain Citizens Club on June 17&18 10:00am to 5:00pm daily. We will have handcrafted vendors, music/entertainment and food. As always this event is free to the public an all proceeds collected by volunteers are put back into the Roan Mountain community. 

June 1947 saw the first of the Rhododendron Festivals, conceived and carried out by the Roan Mountain Citizens Club as a two-day celebration to memorialize and perpetuate the most gorgeous display of natural beauty on the North American continent.

This festival has continued uninterrupted for over sixty years.

The festival is held annually in June. Originally the festival was held at the top of Roan Mountain.

In recent years the festival is held in Roan Mountain State Park, located at the foot of Roan Mountain and features handmade crafts, food, and a variety of traditional music, plus an array of old-time folkway demonstrations. 

Festival 2023 dates: June 17 and 18, 2023; 10:00am to 5:00pm