ReCaP: Terrific, Tremendous 10th BuildFest!

Held on Saturday, April 5th at Watauga High School, the 10th BuildFest was one for the record books with more than 100 hands-on activities, two shows, 208 volunteers, and an amazing 1,704 attendees!

We received many comments like these in our post-event survey of families: 

“It was simply amazing . . .   We stayed for 4 hours and could have stayed longer.”

"They loved the experiments, crafts, dulcimers...just all the interactive activities.  The staff volunteers were fantastic and made everything fun and interesting.  . . . Everyone I saw had big smiles."

"I loved seeing how the community came together to create memories for our children."

BuildFest will be back in early April, 2026! Don’t miss it!

Generous Sponsors Make BuildFest Possible!

Rockets: Moltox, Rezvani Property Group, and VPC Builders. Skyscrapers: Allen CPA, Animal Emergency Clinic of the High County/Pet Care Clinic of the High Country, Boone Rent-All, the Cardinal, ECRS, and Greene Construction. Bridges: Mast General Store and OPSmiles. Roads: Bluebird Dentistry, Ridgeline Leadership, and UNC App Family Healthcare. Bricks: Appalachia Cookie Company, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, Casting Bread Food Pantry, Greenway Medical, Mountaineer Mania, and Revolution Boone.

Community Heroes: Ashley Gallaher of Zionville Ramp Company and Valentine Reilly of Kind Designs Printing. Past BuildFest supporters, Ashley and Valentine combined forces to help the community after Hurricane Helene through Stateline Resource Station. Let's show our thanks by helping them restart their businesses.