The Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine

06/04/2026

Three Festivals. One Weekend. One Unforgettable Summer.
Experience all that McDowell County has to offer at any of our unique festivals this coming weekend! From Livermush Festival, to the NC Gold Festival at The Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine, to on-trail adventures at the Trails & Trains Festival in Old Fort, or the songs of bagpipes heard across the mountain at The Orchard at Altapass, we have an event for you! Share your experience with the world by using the hashtag , and then swing by our Destination McDowell Visitor Center in Old Fort for a free Destination McDowell sticker!

06/04/2026

✨ Special Festival Menu + Hours ✨

The Miner’s Diner will have a slight adjustment to our hours during the festival.

Friday, June 5:
8 am to 6 pm as usual

Saturday, June 6:
8 am to 11 am for breakfast
12 pm to 6 pm for lunch/dinner

Also, due to having the food vendors during the festival, we will have a limited menu.

We encourage you to try out all of the food offered as we are quite proud of our food vendors and of course our Miner’s Diner! 🍔

06/04/2026

2 days until the 22nd Annual NC Gold Festival!

06/01/2026

4 days until the 22nd Annual NC Gold Festival!

06/01/2026

5 days until the 22nd Annual NC Gold Festival!

05/31/2026

✨ Menu Highlight ✨

This week’s menu highlight is for the light eaters!

Liz’s pick - sweet potato fries and fried okra

Liz’s opinion - “I love the salt on my sweet potato fries. The perfect light lunch, they are slightly crunchy on the outside and fluffy texture on the inside. The flavors just pop in your mouth.”

This is the perfect lunch when you just need a light taste of deliciousness!

With summer around the corner, let us feed you so the fun doesn’t have to stop!

05/30/2026

05/25/2026

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭

To those that wrote a blank check to our country and paid the ultimate price,

To those who made it home, but the battle came with them,

To all of those that served but are no longer with us,

We offer our sincerest and humblest thanks. We will never take your sacrifice for granted.

Today as a very small token of our appreciation for the hard fought freedom we enjoy, all US veterans will receive 20% off gold and gem buckets, and a free ice cream from our Miner’s Diner.

05/22/2026

✨ Educational Features at the 22nd Annual NC Gold Festival ✨

•Real life Gold Miner James: Friday and Saturday

•Davidsons Fort: Friday and Saturday

•Pumpkintown Primitives: Friday and Saturday

McDowell County Historical Society: Saturday only

Mountain Gateway Museum: Saturday only

Gold Cube: presentation Saturday only

The 22nd Annual NC Gold Festival offers fun and education! Don’t miss out!

🗓️ June 5: 2 pm to 9 pm
🗓️ June 6: 9 am to 6 pm
📍251 Lucky Strike Drive Marion, NC 28752

05/22/2026

A club member has a 4 stack Gold Cube for sale. It can be seen here at The Lucky Strike.

$325

Contact info:
Steve Kirschman
[email protected]
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