Valle Country Fair
P. O. Box 543
Valle Crucis,
North Carolina 28691
828-963-4609

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A busy tent community is set up in the center of a huge hayfield in the center of one of the most picturesque valleys in the North Carolina mountains during the peak of the fall color season. In addition to crafts, guests can enjoy homemade Brunswick Stew, fresh pressed apple cider and hot-out-of-the-kettle apple butter. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)

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Guests at the Fair enjoy the sounds of bluegrass, country and traditional mountain music performed by half a dozen top local bands. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)

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Entertainment at the fair includes performances by local cloggers and square dancers.

The 30th annual Valle Country Fair is Saturday, October 18, 2008, on the grounds of the Valle Crucis Conference Center in Valle Crucis, NC. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)

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As many as 135 excellent exhibitors have been selected to offer a wide variety of quality handmade items in a range of media. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)

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On the Thursday before the Fair, the Apple Butter Boys will start cooking down apples, sugar and spices to produce over 200 gallons of apple butter. On Fair day they start the fires at 3 a.m. and have the apple butter ready to start dipping into jars around 11:30. They will fill over 1,000 jars with the thick, sweet condiment before the Fair is over. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)

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The Valle Country Fair, held each October on the grounds of the Valle Crucis Conference Center is a great place to stock up on homemade jams and jellies prepared by the ladies of Holy Cross Church. (Photo by Catherine Morton.)