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Events Near Sparta NC

Annual High Country Turkey Trot 5k and 10k

Thursday, Nov 28, 2024 at 8:30am
Clawson-Burnley Park
Boone, NC
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Watauga County Farmers Market

Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 at 9:00am
Boone, NC
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Alleghany Farmer's Market

Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 at 9:00am
Sparta, NC
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Mountaineer (App State) Ducks Unlimited Chapter

Mountaineer (App State) Ducks Unlimited Chapter

Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 5:00pm
Valle Crucis Apple Barn
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Bland County Farmers Market

Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 at 10:00am
Bland, VA
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Calendar Guns NC Tim Draughon

Calendar Guns NC Tim Draughon

Friday, Jan 31, 2025 at
Dobson, NC
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Calendar Guns WV

Calendar Guns WV

Friday, Jan 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wytheville, VA
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Alleghany Strutters Banquet

Alleghany Strutters Banquet

Friday, Feb 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Glade Valley, NC
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Surry Longspurs Banquet

Surry Longspurs Banquet

Friday, Mar 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Mt Airy, NC
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