Top of the Grade Concert Series Returns! The Top of the Grade Concert series returns this summer on the Ella Grace Mintz Stage in McCreery Park on the third Friday evening of the month. Mark your calendars for evenings of great fun and music with your neighbors. The shows start at 7 pm and wrap up as the sun […]
Saturdays in the Park is a free concert series presented by the Alleghany Arts Council in Sparta, NC. Concerts are on the last Saturday of the month from June - September, at 6:00pm. There will be a food truck at each event! Upcoming 2023 Concerts: June 24th – Thief of Hearts July 29th - Phatt City August 26th […]
Stecoah’s summer concert series, An Appalachian Evening presents music by award-winning artists – quality entertainment for the entire family. Choose from ten great Saturday evening shows in the air-conditioned Lynn L. Shields Auditorium. The lineup consists of newcomers to the Stecoah stage as well as perennial favorites. It’s going to be a great season of bluegrass, […]
Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Ebbs Chapel, Mars Hill (presented by the Madison County Arts Council), 4:00 pm Donna Ray Norton with Josh Goforth, Bayla Davis with Cary Fridley, and The Allen Boys with Kelley Breiding Listen to live collaborations of seasoned traditional artists and emerging musicians of Western NC! These concerts are the exciting […]
West Jefferson, NC –When Christmas In July opens on June 30, 2023, it marks its 35th year for Ashe County’s longest-running festival. The festival received the designation of “Finest Festival” by Carolina Country magazine in 2022 and reinvented its footprint last year, moving to Jefferson Avenue in Downtown West Jefferson. This year, it promises to […]
The Darren Nicholson Band and Unspoken Tradition take the stage at Lake Junaluska’s historic Stuart Auditorium for an Independence Day Celebration concert on Sunday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The event is part of Lake Junaluska’s Independence Day Celebration weekend of events. About the Darren Nicholson Band A GRAMMY nominee and winner of 13 International […]
Bluegrass and Brass July 4th Musical Celebration featuring the Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys & King Street Brass Join us for our annual celebration, now in its 30th year! Bluegrass & Brass is an evening filled with exceptional renditions of songs from both musical genres. Each group will perform standards from their respective styles, but the […]
The NEW spectacular Highland Echoes show is our Scottish performing arts programming, where we use Scottish Highland Dance and music to tell the story of Scotland's migration. All the legends, mystery, and history surround the Story of the Scottish Diaspora. This is our story, and we express it the way those before us expressed their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
