Fire On the Mountain Blacksmith Festival 2016

From Fire On the Mountain Blacksmith Festival 2016 Website:

April 30th, 2016, 10am-4pm. Celebrating the art of the blacksmith, featuring nationally renowned demonstrators, exhibits, tool vendors, and a hands-on tent

Fire on the Mountain is an annual celebration of the art of the blacksmith, held the last Saturday in April in downtown Spruce Pine, NC. The event is a partnership between Spruce Pine Main Street, Penland School of Crafts, and the Toe River Arts Council. Each year, the festival contains:

- A month long exhibit of new work by artist blacksmiths, culminating in a closing reception the Friday night before the festival

- A featured Master Blacksmith who demonstrates multiple times at the festival, presents a lecture at Penland School, and conducts a Master Demonstration workshop the Friday before the festival

- Several invited demonstrators who share their talents at the festival

- Vendor blacksmiths selling their wares, and demonstrating techniques in their booths

- Tool vendors

- A free hands-on tent, where the public can sign up to try their hands at blacksmithing, assisted by blacksmith volunteers

- Food!