- The Nest Artisan Market: hors d’oeurves, two artists on special display
- Vines of Tryon: Vines of Tryon 24th Anniversary Open House Celebration with holiday door prizes, food & drink.
Music & Sing-a-Long with Janet & Clifford Joens in the Shops of Tryon lobby.10% of all sales donated to Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry.
- Brett Auston Flowers: Cookies, Fudge, Cheese/Crackers, Fruit, hot cocoa and champagne punch. Receive 10% off your entire purchase during the stroll
- Carri Bass Photography: Wine and hors d’oeurves
- The Book Shelf: Book signing with Sally Hursey
- Tryon Toymakers / Du Jour / Carolina Confections: decorate your own gingerbread man, young violinists
- Huckleberry’s Tryon: Smoked salmon and corn chowder, cocktails and EDGE beer
- After-Stroll party at McGourty’s Pub with Shane Pruitt
Join popular instructor Petra Brooks for this Holiday Workshop. Learn to make a wire Christmas tree pendant and necklace for the season. This also makes a great gift!
Workshop includes holiday treats!
Only $45 per person ($5 Material Fee)
Register Soon: 828 859 8323

Saturday, Dec. 1st, 9 am – 5 pm
$40 for members; $55 for non-membersMaterials Fee – $10 payable to the instructor at the time of the workshop.Craft an original Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer out of wood. Rudolph will be a great, handcrafted holiday gift or house decoration, carrying with him a message of hope for the underdogs in our lives.Get your bearings, or further your carving skills, under the guidance of Karl Schwartz. Karl will go over how we plan and bring to life 3-dimensional designs of animals. He will also cover safe practices, particularly on the band saw.Tools and materials will be provided. However, students are encouraged to bring a Dremel tool if they own one.
Skill Level: Beginner and Up; The group size is small so that you will have ample space and ample one-on-one time with the instructor.
Register Online or Call: 828 859 8323 (Space is limited!)
Holiday celebration
Saturday, December 1, 6:30pm
Don’t miss the elegant holiday festivities at the annual Nutcracker Ball. Join us in TFAC’s lobby and Eifert Plaza for an evening of music and dancing, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and creatively crafted Nutcrackers.
Sunday, December 2nd 2-5pm
1005 south trade st
Tryon NC
Tryon Antique Mall & marketplace
A drawing will be done for $25, $50,$75, & $100 gift certificate at the mall!
Screening of the 1987 holiday comedy
$40 per person * Includes 2 FREE drinks
Costumes Encouraged
70’s Style Hors D’Oeuvres
Silent and Live Auction
Live DJ * Photo Booth
December 9: Carolina Community Chorus “Christmas Around the World” at Polk County High School
Don’t miss Carolina Community Chorus’s entertaining holiday concert conducted by Susan Lyle and accompanied by Pam McNeil, piano! You’ll love hearing your favorite international carols plus some fun arrangements of old standards like The Night Before Christmas and a stunning arrangement of Lo How a Rose combined with The Rose, as well as Christmas selections from the Messiah! The concert will also feature The Cathedral Brass and Carolina Carolers.
Bring family and friends and join us for this concert of seasonal music that entertains the spirit and satisfies the soul!
Tickets are available at the door, day of concert, or from a chorus or Rotary Club of Tryon member.
Tryon Christmas Parade
Wednesday, December 12, 5pm
TFAC: Jamie Laval’s Celtic Christmas Sun., Dec. 30. 7pm
Music & Stories for the Deep Midwinter