Last Updated on June 30, 2025 1:09 pm
The 2025 Back 2 School Festival will be held on Saturday, August 9 at Watauga High School. Students and their families can come pick up supplies at their school's assigned times:
9:00 AM – Valle Crucis, Mabel, Bethel, Two Rivers
10:30 AM – Hardin Park, Blowing Rock
12:30 PM – Cove Creek, Parkway
2:00 PM – Green Valley, Homeschoolers
High school students attend during your school district's time slot.
Homeschoolers must be part of a registered active homeschool in Watauga County.
The Back 2 School Festival is for Watauga County families that are struggling to meet the high cost of back-to-school supplies. We will be distributing backpacks, shoes, haircuts, pencils, notebooks, crayons, erasers, highlighters, earbuds, headphones—everything your child needs to start the school year off confident and prepared. 
Students must be physically present at the festival in order to receive shoes.
Come get that fresh back-to-school ‘do with our volunteer hairstylists—haircuts available as time allows, just sign up for an appointment when you arrive!
