2024 Special Events

Special events are an exciting time to plan a visit! Browse the list below for this year's special events. For ranger programs and more, check our calendar.

 

 

January

January 15^th | Fee Free: Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day | All National Parks

April

April 20^nd | Fee Free: First Day of National Park Week | All National Parks
April 27^nd | Junior Ranger Day | Visitor Centers
April 20^th - 28^th | National Park Week | All National Parks

May

May 11^th | Youth Art Contest Winner Ceremony | Byrd Visitor Center
May 11^th - 12^th | Wildflower Weekend | Parkwide
May 18^th | Kids to Parks Day | Visitor Centers

June

June 1^st | National Trails Day | Visitor Centers
June 14^th - 16^th | Leave No Trace Weekend | Visitor Centers
June 18^th | National Go Fishing Day
June 19^th | Fee Free: Juneteenth National Independence Day | All National Parks
June 22^nd | A Walk for Sunshine Appalachian Trail Show | Big Meadows Lodge
June 23^rd | Stroll Back in Time to a CCC Camp and Meet the President | Byrd Visitor Center

July

July 20^th | A Walk for Sunshine Appalachian Trail Show | Big Meadows Lodge
July 21^st | Stroll Back in Time to the Original Stony Man Camp | Skyland Lodge

August

August 2^nd - 4^th | Night Sky Festival | This year's event has been postponed. Please join us again in 2025!
August 4^th | Fee Free: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act | All National Parks

September

September 7^th - 8^th | Wilderness Weekend | Visitor Centers
September 27^th - 29^th | Art in the Park | Parkwide
September 28^th | Fee Free: National Public Lands Day | All National Parks

October

October 19^th | A Walk for Sunshine Appalachian Trail Show | Big Meadows Lodge
October 20^th | Eastern Wilderness Act | Visitor Centers

November

November 11^th | Fee Free: Veterans Day | All National Parks