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Tim White & Troublesome Hollow

Historic Earle Theatre North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC, United States

Troublesome Hollow is a dynamic bluegrass and Americana band from Hickory Tree, Tennessee. The band has been together for many years performing all across the eastern United States. Tim White on banjo, guitar and vocals, Donnie Ollis on guitar and vocals and his younger brother Garry Ollis on upright bass and vocals. The band performs […]

Mountain Heritage Day

Western Carolina University Campus 1 University Way, Cullowhee, NC, United States

Enjoy one of the top 20 events in the Southeast with live entertainment, 130+ food and craft vendors, tons of family-friendly activities, interactive kids area, along with performances and demonstrations celebrating the Southern Appalachian mountain culture.

Art on Main Downtown Hendersonville

Art on Main South Main Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Welcome to Art on Main! Autumn in the Western North Carolina mountains finds thousands of visitors traveling to the region to enjoy its amazing fall foliage. We celebrate fine art and fine craft on the last weekend of September each year by gathering distinctive local artists, as well as highly qualified artists from the southeast […]

Natural Dyes – Eco-Printing Workshop

Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United States

Rare Bird Farm is offering it’s first workshop and we are making it free to the first 12 people who sign up! We will guide participants through the basics of hands-on natural plant dyes and eco-printing. Participants can expect to learn about fabric preparation, dyeing plants, and techniques and leave with their own creations. We […]

Krista Shows with Opener, Gillian Tart-Snyder

Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United States

We are thrilled to announce this Intimate Barn Concert featuring the unforgettable talent of Krista Shows and Gillian Tart-Snyder. Shows has a unique “dark and lived-in” voice that stops the listener in their tracks, hanging on to every note. Tart-Snyder returns to her home state of NC with her first solo show after a music […]

Wildflowers: The Women of Country Music Starring Katie Deal

Historic Earle Theatre Rockford Street, Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States

Katie Deal takes the stage with her powerful one-women concert featuring her rockin' Nashville band. This original tribute honors legends such as Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Reba McEntire, Crystal Gayle, Shania Twain, Kitty Wells, and many more. Join Katie as she performs groundbreaking hits like "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky […]

Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival

Oak & Grist Distilling Company 1556 Grovestone Road, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest is an annual festival that benefits the WNC Cheese Trail. The WNC Cheese Trail is a non profit whose goal is to spread the word about the amazing cheese being made in WNC.  This year's festival will be at Oak and Grist Distilling Company in Black Mountain, NC.

Music at the Market Concert: Wood Family Tradition

Surry County Farmer's Market 903 E. Atkins Street, Dobson, NC, United States

Family values, legacy, faith and humor are just a few things that Wood Family Tradition bring to the stage with over 150 years of combined experience in the Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel genre. Wood Family Tradition has its roots from legendary banjoist and songwriter Al Wood. Mike and Bobby are his sons and Jason is […]

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Puddingstone Concert

The Hub Station Arts Center Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, North Carolina, United States

Puddingstone formed first as a trio, consisting of percussion, hammered dulcimer, harp, and flutes. It has since doubled in size and now includes vocals, guitar, synthesizer, and fiddle. The genres they play range from Americana such as fife and drum, Celtic, folk, New Age, Flamenco, Renaissance, and even some classical. What makes a Puddingstone arrangement […]

John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival

John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

Visit fine craft exhibitors, tucked along the school’s winding wooded paths. Watch artisans demonstrate traditional and contemporary crafts. Fill your ears with traditional roots music, and tap your toes to clogging, Morris, and other dance performances. Fall Festival tickets are now available for purchase online. Avoid the lines and buy your tickets in advance, with […]

The Village Potters Clay Center: Annual Mulit-Kiln Opening (MKO) Extravaganza!

The Village Potters Clay Center 191 Lyman Street, #180, Asheville, NC, United States

The Village Potters Clay Center (TVPCC) is very pleased to announce the return of one of their most popular events: the Annual Mulit-Kiln Opening (MKO) Extravaganza! The event will be held on October 1, 2022 from 11am-4pm and will coincide with a special exhibit in their fine craft gallery. The MKO will take place in […]

Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

Embrace your nocturnal side at Grandfather Mountain through Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight, the park’s after-hours program where guests enjoy rare after-dark tours, fireside tales and a chance to meet the park’s nighttime residents. This year’s Creatures of the Night & Bonfire Delight will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 6:30 p.m. […]

We welcome submission of Western North Carolina events focused on our heritage themes of mountain music, crafts, foodways, outdoors and Cherokee culture. Please submit two weeks in advance.

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