Cradle of Forestry in America
11250 Pisgah Hwy
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768.
There is NO waitlist for this event.
All ticket purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE.
2023 Events will be held Tuesdays through Saturdays:
May 16-20
May 23-27
June 6-10
General Admission – $50
Youth – $25 (Ages 4-12)
America The Beautiful Passholders*- General Admission Ages 13 and older-$25
America The Beautiful Passholders*- Youth Ages 4-12-$12.50
Cradle of Forestry Annual Passholders*- General Admission Ages 13 and older-$25
Cradle of Forestry Annual Passholders*- Youth Ages 4-12- $12.50
*Passholders must present pass in-person during check-in.
Passholder purchases are limited to 4 tickets ONLY. 1 for passholder and 3 additional tickets.
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The Blue Ghost Firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a secretive, hard-to-find native insect that calls our area home, and for a very short amount of time in early summer, they inhabit our surrounding woodlands of Transylvania County.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are home to a very unique creature that some say resembles a tribe of fairies carrying blue candles through the forest.
The Blue Ghost Firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a secretive, hard-to-find native insect that calls our area home, and for a very short amount of time in early summer, they inhabit our surrounding woodlands of Transylvania County.
You’ll experience an educational presentation at our outdoor amphitheater starting at 9:00pm and then use the cover of darkness and special flashlights to go in search of the Blue Ghost fireflies while hiking on a paved trail through the forest. Cradle of Forestry team members will be stationed at key locations around the trail to provide further information about this amazing natural phenomenon. Please feel free to congregate near these areas with your fellow firefly enthusiasts or go explore on your own! We require everyone to stay on the trail to prevent habitat damage, and team members will clear the trail and require everyone to depart by 10:30pm.
Ticket Purchase/Pre-registration is required. This is a light rain or shine, family-friendly, no pets event!
In order to maximize our participant experience while minimizing our impact on the resource, we limit each night to 125 participants.
While we all love our fury friends, pets are NOT permitted at this event.
Gates open at 8:15pm
Event from 9pm to 10:30pm
Program starts promptly at 9pm
Rain Jacket
Flashlight (we provide red cellophane to cover your flashlight)
Comfortable Walking Shoes
Sense of Wonder
All ticket purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE. Unused ticket purchases will go to support the mission and work of FIND Outdoors, a 501(c)(3) tax deductible nonprofit organization Tax ID# 56-1302500.
If you wish to transfer your ticket to someone else, make sure they give YOUR name at check in. We are using a manifest from the ticketing website that lists tickets by name.
Customers will receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to severe weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
All of the 2023 dates are at capacity and tickets are no longer available. Please join us in 2024!
