The
Ensure® Classic at Rock Barn
returns to Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, NC
September 27 - October 3, 2010. This weeklong event,
a PGA TOUR's Champions Tour golf tournament,
includes special events, attractions, and three days
of fierce competition among golf's greatest legends.
It is ideal entertainment for fans of all ages.
Get your tickets now!
Oktoberfest,
the most anticipated event in the Unifour area, is
in its 25th year. This year, Oktoberfest will be
held October 8-10. This festival offers a
weekend of family entertainment. Two stages will
present non-stop musical entertainment. Kids will
enjoy the Kidsfest area, offering amusement rides
and games for a thrill for all ages. Artisans will
be selling such items as beautiful pottery, jewelry,
glass, fabrics, woodcrafts, etc. Commercial vendors
sell a variety of merchandise ranging from
sunglasses to handmade soaps. There are many food
vendors located in the Food Court selling a variety
of treats, goodies and great food.
Click here for more info.
Hickory, Lenoir and
others are teaming up and working toward a stellar
application for Google in hopes of being the
community Google chooses to build its super fast
fiber network! Google plans to test ultra-high speed
broadband networks in one or more trial locations
across the country. The networks will deliver
Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what
most Americans have access to today, with over 1
gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections.
Click here to learn more about the
project.
“A Message from the President…”
Welcome to the Hickory Metro Convention and Visitors
Bureau website. There are few places on earth where
you can truly have it all, but the Hickory Metro is one of
those rare finds. Hickory has been named an
"All-America City" three times and has also been named the
10th best place to live and raise a family in the United
States by
Readers Digest. The Hickory Metro is comprised of
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties.
Pristine and beautiful nature paints the perfect backdrop
for this four-county area complete with small town charm and
big city amenities, including one of the best convention
centers in North Carolina. Warm welcomes and relaxing
days await you. Come visit, come stay…in a region
where you truly have it all.
Business and beauty, night life and nature, events and
entertainment, fun times and furniture shopping in
western NC. Hickory and the Hickory Metro have
everything. Tourist attractions in Hickory are
plentiful and truly one of a kind experiences.
Antique & Furniture Shopping – Nationally renowned
for its furniture roots, Hickory boasts the best
furniture shopping in western NC, with over 1.5 million
square feet of furniture shopping bliss.
Sports & Recreation – Spend the day at the ballpark
and your evening on the track or tee off at one of our
14 award-winning golf courses.
Arts
& History – Immerse yourself in a variety of local
cultural programs and art galleries, national and
regional on-stage shows, music and theatre, historical
sites and museums.
Located along I-40 in the rolling foothills of North
Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Hickory is
well-situated mid-way between Charlotte to the south,
Blowing Rock to the north, Asheville to the west and
Winston-Salem to the east.
The
Hickory Metro Convention Center, one of the premier
convention centers in North Carolina, provides over 76,000
square feet of state of the art meeting facilities to
accommodate any event.
Contact
the Hickory Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau or
call 1-800-509-2444 and let us help you plan your trip to
our region. Whether your visit is for business or pleasure,
let us show you first hand the hospitality you will only
experience in Hickory!
