Activities & Events
Special Events
Montreat Fund Patrons Banquet • Thanksgiving Dinner
Spring Planting Day
Each May, when the last danger of frost is past, Montreat Conference Center volunteers and staff will pull on their gardening gloves, grab their spades and trowels, and disperse throughout the conference center grounds to set out hundreds and hundreds of baby annuals that grow into the beautiful, bright flowers our visitors enjoy throughout the summer. If you’d like to join the fun, contact Polly in the Development office, 828.669.2911, ext. 340, or email pollyc[at]montreat.org.
Firefly Banquet
Early Montreaters carried little lanterns called “fireflies” to light their way home after evening conference center activities. The person carrying the firefly would lift it high, lighting the way for others to follow. It seemed appropriate to choose that historical tradition as the symbol for the Montreat Conference Center Endowment. The Firefly Society Reception and Dinner in June is hosted by the Montreat Conference Center Development Foundation Board of Directors to honor current members of the Firefly Society and welcome new members who wish to join. The Firefly Society recognizes those who have demonstrated their commitment to the future of Montreat by making current or deferred gifts of a minimum of $10,000 to Montreat Conference Center’s Endowment.
Fourth of July Celebration
Please note: the 2010 4th of July parade and festivities will take place on Saturday, July 3rd.
Celebrate July Fourth the old-fashioned way… at Montreat Conference Center! Traditionally a homecoming holiday that brings extended Montreat families together from all over the country, the Fourth of July celebration at Montreat truly captures the essence of American life and has become a popular celebration for everyone in the area. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 3, 2010
- Montreat Gait 5k Race, 7:00 AM, Montreat Gate
- Library Book Sale, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM, L. Nelson Bell Library
- Parade Units in Formation, 10:00 AM, Geneva Place & Appalachian Way
- Fourth of July Parade, 10:30 AM, Lookout Road/Assembly Drive/Assembly Circle (applications for parade floats will be available at the General Store, Volunteer Office, and Post Office; application deadline is June 25.) (see photos)
- Flag-raising ceremony following parade, Anderson Lawn
- Cottagers Barbecue Lunch, 11:45 AM, Grounds of Anderson Auditorium, (tickets will be available at the Post Office, General Store and the Bookstore prior to the event)
- Silent Auction, 1:00-5:00 PM, Wilbur Hoke Currie Craft Center and Sally Jones Pottery
- Free Pool and Tennis, 1:00-6:00 PM
- Free Boats, 2:00-6:00 PM
- Carnival Games on Anderson and Moore Center Fields, 2:00-4:00 PM, Anderson Lawn & Moore Center Field
- Old-Timers’ Softball Game, 2:00 PM, Welch Field
- Barn Dance, 7:00-9:30 PM, Upper Tennis Courts by the post Office (Barn in the event of rain)
Montreat Fund Patrons Banquet
In July, the Montreat Fund Patrons Banquet honors donors who have given $300 or more during the previous fiscal year. If you are already contributing at the Patron level ($300) and above, thank you for your continued support. If you are interested in investing in the Conference Center’s mission and ministry each year, please contact the Development Office at 828.669.2911, ext. 340, email pollyc[at]montreat.org, or contribute online today!
The banquet will be a tented, seated gala under banquet tents in the front Anderson Auditorium parking lots. The Montreat Fund Patrons Banquet, hosted by the Montreat Conference Center President’s Council, will be a relaxed affair and will be followed by evening entertainment. Please contact the Development Office at phoebed[at]montreat.org, or 669.2911, ext. 349 to make your reservations.
Thanksgiving Dinner
This Thanksgiving, gather up the whole family and come to Assembly Inn’s historic Galax Dining Room for a traditional Thanksgiving feast (that you didn’t have to prepare…or clean up). This scrumptious buffet lunch is served at 12 noon on Thanksgiving Day. Tickets are $18.00 for adults, $9.00 for children ages 5-11, and no charge for children under 5. For overnight accommodations, be sure to check out our Thanksgiving Specials.
If you’d like to make reservations for Thanksgiving Dinner, please contact the front desk at Assembly Inn at 828.669.2911, ext. 0, or email frontdesk[at]montreat.org.
For details on more special events, check out our calendar of events and the Quarterly Update. Plus, during the summer months, see the latest issue of This Week in Montreat.