Festivals
Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention
Jones Farm, Happy Valley/Lenoir, NC 3590 NC-268 , Lenoir, United StatesThe Caldwell Arts Council invites you to experience a perfect Labor Day Weekend on the banks of the Yadkin River, surrounded by mountain music, dance, food, and beautiful scenery. Festival fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring a community dance with mountain music, cake walks, open caller mic & more. Saturday is packed with great […]
Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention
Jones Farm, Happy Valley/Lenoir, NC 3590 NC-268 , Lenoir, United StatesThe Caldwell Arts Council invites you to experience a perfect Labor Day Weekend on the banks of the Yadkin River, surrounded by mountain music, dance, food, and beautiful scenery. Festival fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring a community dance with mountain music, cake walks, open caller mic & more. Saturday is packed with great […]
Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention
Jones Farm, Happy Valley/Lenoir, NC 3590 NC-268 , Lenoir, United StatesThe Caldwell Arts Council invites you to experience a perfect Labor Day Weekend on the banks of the Yadkin River, surrounded by mountain music, dance, food, and beautiful scenery. Festival fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring a community dance with mountain music, cake walks, open caller mic & more. Saturday is packed with great […]
Fines Creek Heritage Fair and Music Festival
Food, Exhibits, and much more! Hotdog Plate $5 Hamburger Plate $6 (Both include chips, baked beans, dessert and drink) Exhibits and Live Demonstrations with Sunset Cruisers, Ole Smoky Antique Tractor Club, Blacksmithing, Weaving, Farm Animal Exhibit, Knife Fabricating, Local History Narrated by: Louise K. Nelson-Author and others, Bushcraft and Survival, Sustainability, Handmade Soaps, Local Art, […]
Fines Creek Heritage Fair and Music Festival
Food, Music, Exhibits, and much more. Food offered: Hotdog Plate $5 Hamburger Plate $6 (Both include chips, baked beans, dessert and drink) and Saturday at 5 pm: Poor Man’s Supper: $8 Music from 4:00-11:00 pm (Bring a chair): Big Creek Band, David Teague and Kelsey, Jamie Gann & the Longshot Band, Rewind, Running Wolfe and […]
Fines Creek Fair and Music Festival
Food, Exhibits, and much more. Food offered: Hotdog Plate $5 Hamburger Plate $6 (Both include chips, baked beans, dessert and drink). Exhibits and Live Demonstrations by: Sunset Cruisers, Ole Smoky Antique Tractor Club, Blacksmithing, Weaving, Farm Animal Exhibit, Knife Fabricating. Local History Narrated by: Louise K. Nelson-Author and others, Bushcraft and Survival, Sustainability, Handmade Soaps, […]
Carolina in the Fall Music & Food Festival
Historic Downtown Wilkesboro 100 East Main St, Wilkesboro, NC, United StatesNorth Carolina in the fall of the year… thinking about it conjures up images of brilliant colors and cooler temperatures. A time when life slows down and nature’s beauty speeds up! With that as a backdrop, Carolina in the Fall™ brings “New Carolina Music” to Wilkesboro, NC, located in the picturesque foothills of North Carolina. […]
Cherokee Heritage Festival
Cherokee Homestead 805 Hwy 64 Business, Hayesville, NC, United StatesEnjoy traditional Cherokee dancing, cultural arts demonstrations, storytelling, frybread, singing and flute music during this free festival at the outdoor 17th century Cherokee Homestead Exhibit, one of five attractions along a 2-mile Cherokee History Trail in Hayesville. Featured Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will include nationally recognized storyteller and artist Davy Arch, the Oconaluftee Village […]
Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesCelebrate the rich heritage of the Appalachians at our 45th Fall Festival, featuring over 200 craftspeople, continuous live music and dance, craft demonstrations, good food, and much more!
Folk School Fall Festival
John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesGolden fall sunlight and brightly colored leaves provide a scenic backdrop for the John C. Campbell Folk School's Fall Festival. This treasured annual celebration of Appalachian culture, held on the Folk School's Brasstown, North Carolina campus, heralds its 45th anniversary in October. The Folk School's enduring commitment to the arts is evident in a vibrant […]
Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia”
Mars Hill University: Rural Heritage Museum 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesThe Lunsford Festival is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. The event is the second oldest folk festival in Western North Carolina and was named in honor of cofounder Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Lunsford was a musician and folklorist who dedicated his life to collecting and promoting the music of the Southern Appalachians. […]
Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United StatesCelebrate the rich heritage of the Appalachians at our 45th Fall Festival, featuring over 200 craftspeople, continuous live music and dance, craft demonstrations, good food, and much more!
