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Music on Main Street Concert Series Features the Marsha Morgan Band

Hendersonville Visitor Center Stage 201 S. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

The Music on Main Street concert series features the Marsha Morgan Band.  Marsha was born in Asheville North Carolina where she began singing in church. She performed in “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson at the direction of Quincy Jones which led to a performance on the American Music Awards show in Los Angeles. […]

Sandburg Sing-Alongs

Carl Sandburg Home NHS 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC, United States

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site will offer monthly Sandburg Sing-alongs beginning in August. The Sing-alongs celebrate the Sandburg family’s love of music and singing.  Musicians will lead the audience in familiar songs, with lyrics provided.  Sing-alongs will be held in the park’s amphitheater and are free and open to the public.    Due to COVID19 considerations, audience […]

Music on Main Concert Series Features Emporium

Hendersonville Visitor Center Stage 201 S. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Celebrate a beautiful Friday evening at the Music on Main concert series. The concert features the band Emporium playing hits from classic rock, disco, funk and beach music, as well as current hits “Brown-Eyed Girl,” “Uptown Funk,” “Summertime,” “My Girl,” “Disco Inferno” and “Tracks of My Tears” just might be on the docket. The concert, […]

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55th Season of Shindig on the Green

Roger McGuire Green-Downtown Asheville 121 College Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2021 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the […]

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55th Season of Shindig on the Green

Roger McGuire Green-Downtown Asheville 121 College Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2021 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the […]

FREE

Music on Main Presents Deano and the Dreamers

Hendersonville Visitor Center Stage 201 S. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

The season finale of the popular Music on Main concert series will conclude on Friday, August 27th. The evening features the sounds of the band Deano and the Dreamers.  They play favorites from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s as well as the standards. The Annual Music On Main concert series is at the Visitors  […]

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North Carolina Apple Festival

Downtown Hendersonville Main Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

The North Carolina Apple Festival once again fills Main Street with merriment Sept. 3-6 to celebrate the Hendersonville apple harvest. Held each Labor Day weekend, this year’s festival marks the 75th anniversary. Beginning Friday and continuing through Labor Day, festivities include a street fair, live music, a parade, a kids’ carnival, pancake breakfasts, a recipe […]

44th Annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival

Downtown Yadkinville Elm & Jackson Street, Yadkinville, NC, United States

The Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival finally makes its 44th debut! This festival, which has been a highlight of the fall season around Yadkinville since 1976 witnessed its first ever cancellation in 2020, and the return of the regular festivities is sure to be sweet! This year the festival will be held on Elm and Jackson […]

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ASAP’s Farm Tour

Connect with our region’s farmers and get a behind-the-scenes tour of local food in the mountains. ASAP’s Farm Tour is a chance to experience how food is grown and raised through guided tours, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and tastings. The tour is a family-friendly event and a great outing for visitors of all ages, abilities, and […]

2021 Cherokee Heritage Festival

Cherokee Homestead 805 Hwy 64 Business, Hayesville, NC, United States

Learn all about the Cherokee culture in your own back yard. The 2021 Cherokee Heritage Festival is not to be missed! Come see demonstrations and dancing from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Try authentic Fry Bread, or purchase a beautiful hand-crafted piece of jewelry or art! Come see demonstrations and dancing from the Eastern […]

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Valle Country Fair in Valle Crucis

Valle Crucis Conference Center Fair Grounds Highway 194S , Valle Crucis, NC, United States

The Valle Country Fair in Valle Crucis North Carolina is a true mountain fair!  The fair features homemade Brunswick Stew, BBQ and Apple Butter to warm you up on a crisp Autumn Day.  Children's activities include storytelling, pumpkin carving and pumpkin bowling.  Fair goers can peruse over 150 juried arts & crafts vendors and listen […]

An Evening of Storytelling at Vance Birthplace

Vance Birthplace State Historic Site 911 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville, NC, United States

Join us as we get you in the spooky spirit of Halloween with a few Appalachian ghost stories and others from afar. Dr. Delanna Reed, a member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild and a professor at East Tennessee State University, will bring these scary tales to life through spoken word. Visitors can bring a blanket […]

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