The Sourwood Festival is held the 2nd weekend of August every year in Black Mountain, NC.  This year's festival is August 10th and 11th. Admission is free, and the festival runs from 10-6pm on Saturday and 10-5pm on Sunday in the downtown area. You can look forward to shopping for handmade jewelry, local artwork, homemade jams and jellies, honeybee products, live bees and education, totem pole carving and so much more.