A hometown street festival in the heart of downtown West Jefferson, NC, featuring handmade arts and crafts, traditional mountain music, food & family fun.
Sharing our Mountain Heritage! The Christmas in July Festival is one of the best, old fashioned summer festivals in the South drawing thousands to historic West Jefferson, NC each July! The Festival began in 1987 as a celebration of the Christmas Tree Industry Ashe County, NC is known for. In 2015, Ashe County, NC was named the #1 Christmas Tree producer in the United States. The Festival is a free-admission event held in Downtown West Jefferson featuring the very best in traditional mountain music, handmade arts & crafts vendors throughout the region while still celebrating the Christmas Tree industry. Numerous food vendors feature a variety of the infamous delicious festival foods & more.
Children’s activities, roving performers, fun competitions, non-profits and the Farmers’ Market are also part of the festival each year.
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!
WELCOME TO THE ASHE CIVIC CENTER. Home of quality entertainment and rental facilities
Our 282 seat theater/auditorium is home to a wide variety of events including music, theater, dance and more.
We are conveniently located off Highway 221 between Jefferson and West Jefferson. The Ashe Civic Center offers plenty of free parking.
