Deadfall day planned for April 11

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Friends of Silvermont

On Saturday, April 11 at 8:30 AM, Friends of Silvermont members will be gathering at Silvermont Park to pick up deadfall and continue kicking off a new year of landscaping efforts.

The 8:30 start is due to a conflict with the Assault on the Carolinas bike race that is starting at 9 AM on Main Street in town. If you can come early, you may be able to park in the Silvermont lot (especially behind the mansion) or on the nearby streets.

The planting beds around the mansion have been weeded and we should have some mulch to spread. If possible, please bring some tools including shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows. Some tools, including rakes, saws, shovels, and tarps, will be available at the park as well. We plan to work for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Please join us if you are able.

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Silvermont Park and Mansion to Star in October 31 WSPA Morning Show

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

Friends of Silvermont is excited to announce that on Halloween, Friday, Oct 31 from 9-10 am, WSPA Your Carolina show will be broadcast live at Silvermont Park , hosted by Jamarcus Gaston.

You are invited to dress in costume and be part of the show audience. Please bring a stool or camping chair so you have seating, and arrive by 8:30 am so the show goes smoothly..

Clips from the show will be available that afternoon on our website http://www.yourcarolina.tv. The segments will also be available on our WSPA + app that day as well.

Friends of Silvermont will be represented by vice president Joe Dapkins . Rebecca Suddeth will talk about the mansion and history museum.

The show will open with the witches flash mob.

Other Transylvania Halloween traditions will also be shared, including Lagoon of the Lost – Haunted Attraction .

Pumpkin Fest has left up a few of the front of mansion displays to add to the ambiance.

Please join us Friday!

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last night of pumpkin fest Brevard

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont
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Constitution Week events planned for September 17-23

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont
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Deadfall day scheduled for September 6

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

Friends of Silvermont has a deadfall and clean-up day planned for Saturday, September 6 from 9 AM to about 11 AM.

Because we have Pumpkin Fest starting on Saturday, October 3, we hope to have a good group of volunteers to do some general clean-up plus some pruning of the large rose bushes in front of the mansion, some string trimming, and some general pruning of the other overgrown bushes and shrubs. This is our last chance to spruce up the park prior to Pumpkin Fest move-in starting in mid-September and the event running through October. Please bring gardening tools, especially clippers, pruning tools, and rakes if you have them.

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And so it begins…

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

You know Pumpkin Fest is just around the corner when our pumpkin-headed ambassadors make their appearance in front of Silvermont! Thanks to a volunteer crew, the Pumpkin Fest sign is up. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to Pumpkin Fest, first four Friday and Saturday nights in October.

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Pumpkin Fest is coming soon!

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont
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Pumpkin Fest to return to Silvermont in October 2025

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

Pumpkin Fest is returning to Brevard in 2025!  Event dates are October 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, and 24-25.


Pumpkin Fest, a Brevard tradition since 2015, is an annual family-friendly Halloween-themed event held at Silvermont Park the first four weekends of October. Featuring beautiful lighted carved pumpkin displays on a short walking trail, local musicians, food trucks, games, storytelling, face painting, a white squirrel scavenger hunt, and tours of the historic mansion, Pumpkin Fest is developed, organized, and staffed by Friends of Silvermont, an all-volunteer organization.

More detailed information is available on the 2025 Pumpkin Fest page on this site, as well as on our new event website, pumpkinfestbrevard.org. Stay tuned as we add more information on our entertainment schedule, food trucks, sponsors, and more!

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Deadfall and clean-up day scheduled for July 5

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont
Silvermont mansion with daffodils in foreground

Friends of Silvermont will be holding the monthly deadfall and clean-up day at Silvermont Park on Saturday, July 5th from 9 AM to approximately 11 AM. If your Fourth of July weekend schedule allows, please consider coming out and helping with some weeding and pruning in the park. Please bring gardening tools and gloves.

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Deadfall Day scheduled for Saturday, May 3

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

April showers bring May flowers and WEEDS, lots and lots of weeds. We will be having our monthly deadfall and clean-up day this Saturday, May 3, at Silvermont. Since it is getting warmer and days are longer, we will start working at 9 am starting with this work day until roughly September. As usual, we will work for about two hours.

Some of our Friends of Silvermont volunteers have started working on weeding the large planting bed along Main Street.  We will pick up from their excellent progress around the entrance and continue along that bed.  Depending on how many people we have, we may work on some of the smaller beds as well.  

If weeding is not your favorite thing to do, we also want to continue work on our nature trail. We plan to clear some of the weeds and unwanted plants around the trail and to begin to define the entrances to the trail from the paved path. 

We hope you can join us on Saturday, May 3, at 9 am.

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Deadfall Day planned for March 1

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

This Saturday, March 1, at 10 AM we will be gathering at Silvermont to pick up deadfall and begin weeding some of the beds including the large bed along Main St.  We plan to be working for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Please join us if you are interested.  Bring your own gardening tools if you can.

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Eugene “Gene” Baker, 1936-2025

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

Friends of Silvermont gratefully celebrates the life and accomplishments of Eugene “Gene” Baker, a long-time Silvermont benefactor. The Transylvania Times recently published his obituary, which describes Gene’s many contributions to the community.

If you’ve walked the trail around Silvermont, you have Gene and Sally Baker to thank for donating it in memory of their late son. Gene also managed restoration projects on the mansion, and he and Sally have supported Friends of Silvermont for many years through generous financial contributions.

We’ll miss you Gene, one of Silvermont’s truest friends.

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First Deadfall Day of 2025 scheduled for Saturday, February 1

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Friends of Silvermont

Given the moderating temperatures we’ve decided that it’s time to end our hibernation and get back to work cleaning up our beloved Silvermont Park.  This Saturday, February 1, at 10 AM we will be gathering at Silvermont to pick up winter deadfall, collect leaves along the Main St sidewalk and begin planning the trailheads for the natural woodland trail we have been establishing.  We plan to be working for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

We hope you will join us as we get back in the swing of monthly Deadfall and Clean Up days.

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Silvermont to host Halloween Fest activities

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Friends of Silvermont

Though Friends of Silvermont is taking a break this year from Pumpkin Fest, we just can’t resist halloween-themed fun! We’ve teamed with Heart of Brevard to participate in their annual Halloween Fest activities on Saturday, October 26, from 10 am-5 pm.

In addition to the fun in downtown Brevard, a two-block walk down East Main Street will bring you to Silvermont Park, where we’ll have free activities for young and old alike.

  • An abbreviated version of our popular white squirrel scavenger hunt, with prizes for counting the white squirrels found around the paved walking path
  • Temporary tattoos
  • Coloring and sidewalk chalk
  • Ring toss, hula hoops, and cornhole games
  • Haybale toss (adults only, at 4 pm – sign up at the DAR booth downtown)
  • Tours of the historic Silvermont Mansion

The popular pet costume contest starts at Silvermont at 1:30, with participants lining up in the parking lot before parading downtown for judging.

Come join us for more family-friendly fun. Volunteers from Friends of Silvermont will also be on site to tell you about mansion restoration projects, monthly volunteer opportunities, and planning for Pumpkin Fest 2025.

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Deadfall Day scheduled for October 5

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Friends of Silvermont

While almost all of us are dealing with some form of our own issues, clean ups, and repairs, Silvermont Park is also in need of some love and attention.  We would like to get a start on Saturday, October 5 from 9 to 11 AM.  This will be a true “Deadfall Day” in the sense that much of what has to be dealt with is fallen limbs, branches, leaves and debris.  There are two trees down, the smaller of which was blocking the path by the tennis court.  It has been cut back from the path and we will attempt to better clear the area.  The county has already cut and moved some of the much larger fallen hemlock tree by the playground and we will leave that one for the county to remove but clean up where we can. There are many bundles of smaller sticks and branches collected around the park and we will move them up to the parking lot for the debris truck.

If you have some time to spare, we would appreciate your help on Saturday.  We may hold another clean-up day later this month and will inform you once that is scheduled.

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