Events for November 8 - October 2

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    Festival on the Square

    Historic Hayesville Downtown Square 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

    Each Summer, the 2nd weekend of July, CCHAC hosts The Festival On The Square ~ beginning with a Friday night street dance, and continuing Saturday and Sunday with artist displays, music, and food. Our 2022 Festival, the 41st annual, featured over 80 local and out of state artists, with their original creations for sale. The Festival has become a town tradition […]

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    Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands – July

    For 76 years, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands has given the public an opportunity to cultivate craft in their daily life. This year, the annual event will take place Thursday July 20, 2023 until Sunday July 23, 2023. Doors open at the downtown Asheville venue on Thursday at 10:00 am and will last […]

    $10 – $12
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    Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention

    Alleghany Fairgrounds 1585 U.S. 21 North, Sparta, NC, United States

    On Friday night and during the day Saturday, the audience will see and hear a variety of bands and individual contestants who come to the stage when they are ready to play, in no particular order.  You never know who's coming next! The Saturday night show is 100 percent hot pickin' bands. The top 15 bluegrass […]

    $10.00 – $12
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    Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention

    Ashe County Park 527 Ashe Park Road, Jefferson, NC, United States

    Thank you to all our 2022 Sponsors, Volunteers, Judges, Attendees & Contestants! It was a wonderful convention full of talented musicians. Stay tuned for information about the 2023 Fiddlers Convention. 

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    LEAF Downtown

    Pack Square Park Pack Square Park, Asheville, NC, United States

    Our signature summer event is back! Join us for this free event in Pack Square Park and the historic Block! Check back or visit LEAF website for more details coming soon!

  • Christmas in July Fundraising Concert

    Wells Event Center 33 Wells Events Way, Waynesville, NC, United States

    Haywood Hospice and the Haywood Healthcare Foundation are proud to announce a special community event taking place in Waynesville this July. “Christmas in July” is a fundraising concert to benefit children’s grief programs in Haywood County. Taking place at the Wells Event Center in Waynesville, North Carolina, on Saturday, July 29, “Christmas in July” invites […]

  • An Evening of Appalachian Tales – Scribes on Stage Series Event

    Peacock Performing Arts Center 301 Church Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

    Grab a seat, sit a spell and enjoy the view for an evening of mountain music, story, dancing and more. Moonshine to mountain laurel, trails to turnpikes, drum beat to banjos, Cherokee to Shamrocks, Chunky Gal and Hanging Dog to Brasstown Bald and back again, you’ll enjoy the magic. Young and old storytellers, writers, poets, […]

    $5.50 – $65
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    Mt. Mitchell Arts & Craft Fair

    Burnsville Town Center 6 South Main Street, Burnsville, NC, United States

    Nearly 250 artists will fill Burnsville’s Town Square for the 66th Mt. Mitchell Arts & Crafts Fair on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5. Considered the granddaddy of art shows in Western North Carolina, this juried event focuses on quality, handmade wares from local artists in the Toe River Valley and regional artisans across the southern […]

  • Family Friday Nights

    Old Rock School 400 West Main Street, Valdese, NC, United States

    The Town of Valdese presents the Family Friday Night Summer Concert Series! The event is held on Temple Field located behind the Old Rock School. Bring a lawn chair & your dancing shoes! Concessions will be available for purchase. There are numerous opportunities for dinner at the local restaurants downtown. Activities for all ages will […]

  • Trail Head Lodge Summer Concert Series

    Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center 281 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, NC, United States

    We welcome the Darren Nicholson Trio to the Ebbs Chapel as the inaugural artist of the Trail Head Lodge Summer Concert Series that serves to promote the value of stories, folk lore history, and song with emphasis on the creativity and artistry of songwriters in the traditions of Western North Carolina and Blue Ridge mountain […]

    $30.00
  • Franklin Area Folk Festival

    Historic Cowee School 51 Cowee School Road, Franklin, NC, United States

    The 17th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival, “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage” will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023 (always set for the 3rd Saturday in August) from 10 am to 4 pm at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center. Nestled in Cowee West’s Mill Historic District at 51 Cowee School Drive in Franklin, […]

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    Cashiers Community Jam Sessions

    Albert Carlton - Cashiers Public Library 249 Frank Allen Rd., Cashiers, NC, United States

    UPCOMING COMMUNITY JAM SESSIONS Bring your guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, fiddle or rhythm instrument and join the fun at an informal jam session at the public library in Cashiers! All skill levels welcome. Piano on site. Folk, country, acoustic rock, Americana and traditional music. Sunday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 10 at 1:00 […]