The Carolina Experience

White Squirrel Festival Go Nuts at the 9th Annual White Squirrel Festival: May 26-27, 2012 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Brevard, NC.

Experience two days of free concerts right on Main Street, with headliners Firecracker Jazz Band and Jeff Sipe Group… nearly 14 acts in all! Plus over eight blocks of street vendors, food vendors, merchants, artists, craftsmen, potters, painters, games, kid’s activities and loads of plain old fashioned fun!

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Biltmore's Festival of Flowers Celebrate the springtime beauty of George Vanderbilt’s 8,000-acre estate in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy formal and natural gardens filled with the colors of spring. Inside Biltmore House, outdoor colors are reflected in changing floral displays.

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Day Out with Thomas Come cheer on your favorite storybook engine as he pulls into the station! Thomas the Tank Engine™ will visit Tweetsie Railroad on June 1-10, 2012.

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Freedom Weekend Aloft Come and enjoy one of the largest hot-air balloon and entertainment festivals in the Southeast! May 25-27, 2012 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Simpsonville, SC. This 29-year-old annual event offers attendees a relaxing, family-oriented, affordable and fun-filled weekend which includes: 80 hot-air balloons, concerts, amusement rides and games, family fun zone, art show, great food and much more.

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Welcome to The Carolina Experience

Spring has arrived in the Carolinas! Come enjoy the famed Festival of Flowers at The Biltmore Estate, hike one of our beautiful mountain trails or see what all the buzz is about along side one of our famous waterfalls. There's fun for everyone in the North Carolina mountains! If you're looking for where to stay, what to do or where to eat, this website is your destination for family fun in the Carolinas.

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Looking for Exciting Family Fun?

Western North Carolina has a treasure trove of fun family activities, from taking a fun and entertaining tour of Asheville with LaZoom to exploring an exciting Children's Museum to climbing Chimney Rock!