Annual Memorial Day Picnic at the Orchard
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Orchard At Altapass 1025 Orchard Road milemarker 328.3 Blue Ridge Parkway, Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777
This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27, and is the day the folks at the Orchard at Altapass celebrate with millions of others around the nation and honor the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. The Memorial Day picnic has become an annual event at the Orchard and a time to come together, enjoy a meal, music, and memories. Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day until 5:30 p.m. There will be live traditional music, clogging, dancing, and food, lots of food—all to commemorate the national holiday and its meaning.
On the schedule are bluegrass favorites, Town & Country, Country Just Us, with young Kevin Beddingfield sandwiched between.
The price of admission is a covered dish (enough to feed your family, staff, volunteers, and musicians). Without a shared dish, the day will cost $15 that includes all the music and dancing you can stand, Orchard BBQ and buns, coleslaw, beans, and beverages.