Calendar

The Waynesville Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot 5K will be held at Lake Junaluska on Thanksgiving Day. Learn more.

Spend Thanksgiving at Lake Junaluska. Join us for a Thanksgiving meal at the Lakeside Bistro, and enjoy a peaceful waterfront setting with a lakeside trail to walk off the extra calories, rocking chairs for relaxation and plenty of festive holiday decorations. Stay the weekend or visit just for a day! Click here to learn more about Thanksgiving at Lake Junaluska.

Enjoy the award-winning bluegrass group, Balsam Range, as they perform alongside friends for a festival featuring some of the top bluegrass and acoustic musicians in the nation. Learn More!

Winter kicks off at Lake Junaluska with a seven-week holiday season as volunteers and staff members decorate Lake Junaluska with wreaths, garlands, lights, bows and more. Cookies and treats, Christmas movies, a candlelight service in the Moravian tradition and special events help guests get in the holiday spirit. Carillon bells ring out Christmas favorites. Click here to learn more about Holidays at Lake Junaluska. 

The Friends of the Lake 5K Road Race & Walk is a charitable event to support the recreation opportunities of Lake Junaluska through the Friends of the Lake program. Learn More.

The 2021 Native American Conference at Lake Junaluska will explore the theme “Healing the Sacred Hoop." JoAnn Chavis Lowery is the keynote speaker, Dr. David Lowry the Bible Study Leader, Dr. Lowry and Nicole Lowry leaders of the youth track, and Freeman Owle as conference storyteller.  Learn More about the Native American Conference.