🪨✨ Mount Airy GraniteFest ✨🪨
In Partnership with NC SciFest
📅 Saturday, April 18
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
301 N. Main Street, Mount Airy, NC
🎉 FREE & Open to the Public
Celebrate the stone that built our city!
Join us for a full day dedicated to the history, science, and impact of Mount Airy White Granite. From the world’s largest open-face granite quarry to the buildings and monuments crafted from this incredible natural resource, GraniteFest brings together history, geology, engineering, and hands-on fun for all ages.
🪨 Celebrate Local History
Discover the story of Mount Airy granite through educational presentations, exhibits, and authentic quarry artifacts.
🔬 Fun for the Whole Family
Enjoy engaging, interactive activities designed to spark curiosity and introduce kids to local history and STEM concepts.
🏗 Explore Geology & Engineering
Learn how granite forms, how it’s extracted, and how it becomes part of some of the most impressive structures in the country.
As part of North Carolina SciFest, this event blends science and community in a way that is uniquely Mount Airy.
Bring the whole family and spend the day celebrating the rock that put our town on the map.
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