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At Primland, a new decade brings with it new opportunities—to escape from the everyday hustle, to step outside of our comfort zones, to create memories with the ones we love most. Here’s a glimpse at what 2020 has in store at Primland.
What will be your opportunity to get away this year?
October
Blue Moon Halloween Ball
OCTOBER 31, 2020 | 8:00–10:00PM | OLD HOME PLACE
Celebrate a rare Halloween night that also falls on a Blue Moon with a spooktacular Costumed Ball at the Old Home Place, the homesite of former mountain bootleggers! Event will include a DJ, spooky costume contest, pumpkin-carving contest, moonshine tastings at the Old Still, and plenty of Halloween-themed treats. We will also have a cash bar and feature our delicious Halloween Moonshine Cocktail. You’re sure to have a ball!
November
Holiday Candy Workshop & Tour
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
Learn the joy and art of candy-making in this fun-filled workshop led by our culinary team. Plus, enjoy a trip to Nancy’s Candy Company, a beloved local candy and fudge factory in Meadows of Dan since 1987.
December
12 Days of Christmas
DECEMBER 14-24, 2020
From holiday workshop and storytelling with Santa to an ugly sweater workshop and party, our 12 Days of Christmas will have you feeling merry and bright just in the (Saint) Nick of time.
January
Driven Pheasant Shoot
JANUARY 23, 2021
The Primland European Style Driven Pheasant Shoot features six gun lines with three morning and three afternoon drives, each unique in nature and challenge.DETAILS
5-Star Gazing Primland
Year-Round
Primland’s altitude and the clarity of our night skies combine to offer an extraordinary opportunity to study stars, planets, and other celestial objects. Our Observatory is equipped with a Celestron CGE Pro 1400 telescope, which provides glimpses into the heavens that you simply cannot see anywhere else. The Observatory is an incredible experience year-round, but below are a few star-studded events worth visiting for this year.
Fall Equinox
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
During the changing of the seasons, the waxing crescent moon will hang low in the western sky after sunset.Mars at Opposition
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth, and its face will be fully illuminated by the sun.Leonids Meteor Shower
NOVEMBER 17-18, 2020
These spectacular meteor storms only happen every 33 years.
