Weekend Festivals: PlottFest and Smoky Mountain Trout Festival in Maggie Valley

June 22 - 23   PlottFest  This second annual festival offers the best in mountain music, American Plott Association and National Plott Association sanctioned Bench Dog Shows, and the Smoky Mountain Trout Festival. The Festival showcases the official NC dog, the Plott Hound.

All profits from the Festival will Benefit Head Start of Haywood and Jackson Counties. One of the highlights of the event is a mountain music festival celebrating WNC's heritage. Some of the popular musicians performing include Balsam Range, the Darren Nicholson Band, Eddie Rose & Highway 40 and Mark and Amy Bumgarne.

A variety of food and crafts vendors will also be available.

Learn more about local rentals, attractions and events on the Maggie Valley NC Visitor Guide

MerleFest 2013 Pays Tribute to the Late Doc Watson

April 25 - 28  MerleFest, one of the premier music festivals in the country, kicks off spring time in the mountains and the warm weather music and art festivals.  This year's MerleFest includes special memorial tributes to the beloved Doc Watson who passed away in 2012 after years of headlining and promoting the festival. 

The four-day festival features over 90 artists performing on 14 stages,with such renowned country and crossover muscians as Vince Gill, The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Kruger Brothers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Leon Russell, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and the Tedeschi Trucks Band.MerleFest is held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro NC.

Get a link for MerleFest and other local mountain events, attractions and lodging on the Wilkesboro NC Visitor Guide.

Pop Fergeson Returns to Lenoir Blues Festival

June 8-9    Pop Fergeson Blues Festival IV   A two day Blues Festival featuring Pop Ferguson and Blues Legends Mac Arnold, Drink Small, Boo Hanks and Beverly "Guitar" Watkins. The Festival starts on Friday at 7:00 PM with workshops for Slide Guitar, Country Style Pickin' Guitar and Blues Harmonica followed by a jam session at 8:30 PM on the outdoor Hogwaller Stage. The Festival continues Saturday with live music throughout downtown Lenoir NC on indoor and outdoor music stages.

Winter Blues Festival a part of this years WInterfest

January 27, 7:30 PM at the Hayes Performing Art Center - Winter Blues Festival. This year's festival features the return of the mighty King Bees along with the Hayes Center debut of Atlanta's own Beverly "Guitar" Watkins.  

Winston-Salem Bluesman "Big Ron" Hunter joins the Hayes Center's Winter Blues Festival lineup. Mentored by the legendary Guitarist Gabriel and versed in R&B, Rock and the Blues of BB King, Big Ron has been described as having a voice that gives people chills and carries warmth and tenderness. It  is unmistakably his own and embodies everything that's raw, pure and beautiful about the blues.

Tickets are just $20, and are available online or you can purchase them in person at the Blowing Rock Chamber (828-295-7851.

January 28th at 7:30 pm - John Cowan Band.  Whether he's performing as a member of New Grass Revival, the Doobie Brothers or his own band, John Cowan's ability to take audiences on a jam-filled musical journey has made him one of the most unique vocal artists of his generation. As the man himself says: "...a JCB Jam is something special, and we'd love to share it with y'all!" Get your tickets now for this special "One Night Only" event!

  

Tickets are just $26, and are available online or you can purchase them in person at the Blowing Rock Chamber. (828-295-7851)

The Hayes Performing Arts Center is located at 152 Jamie Fort Rd.in Blowing Rock  NC. Get a link for the Winter Blues Festival and other Blowing Rock NC events HERE.

Asheville's Moogfest Begins Today

October 28-30   Moogfest  is three extraordinary days of music, featuring amazing music and bands, exhibitions, installations, films, workshops, and discussions... all celebrating the spirit and expansive vision of Bob Moog.

Moogfest celebrates Bob Moog’s legacy as a sonic pioneer, the common theme of the festival’s rich array of musical offerings.  Performers use a wide range of Moog instruments – the Minimoog Voyager, the Little Phatty, the Etherwave Theremin, Moogerfoogers, and the Moog Guitar – but are not  limited to only Moog instruments.  Instead, artists will be chosen for their role in creating unique and groundbreaking musical experiences that embody the essence of Bob Moog’s visionary and creative spirit.

In addition to unique concerts by renowned performers of all kinds, Moogfest offers opportunities to engage with the artists in panel discussions, question and answer sessions, and workshops.  There will also be interactive experiences for the audience to explore their own musical creativity with a variety of Moog instruments.  The festival also offers visual art exhibitions, installations, and film screenings throughout the weekend.

Get a link for Moogfest and other 

Asheville NC events, lodging and visitor information HERE.

Pisgah Brewing Company hosts Gaelic Storm's Shamboozle Fest

September 24 - Gaelic Storm has  announced its first music and food festival, Shamboozle Fest 2011 at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain NC.

Imagine the greatest house party you have ever been to, add Pisgah Brewing Company's outdoor stage in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, and then throw in four phenomenal live acts - THAT'S Shamboozle.

OUTDOOR STAGE
$22 in Advance, $25 Day of Show
Hopster & Brewmaster VIP Packages Available
TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192637

3:00pm – Doors
3:30pm – Scott Munns – Taproom Stage (playing all night!)
5:30pm – Big Daddy Bluegrass – Outdoor Stage
7:00pm – The Movement – Outdoor Stage
8:30pm – GAELIC STORM – Outdoor Stage

Labor Day Weekend Event: New River Blues Festival

September 4    Annual New River Blues Festival    A legendary day of music on the banks of the pristine New River, there is a day devoted to world-class blues. The setting is wonderfully scenic and hundreds of blues fans dance in the green grass to the music of living legends. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, the kids, umbrellas (rain or shine). Food, mixed & soft drinks, beer and wine available for purchase. West Jefferson NC.

Labor Day Weekend Event: Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival

September 4    Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival (LAAFF)   LAAFF is an experience for the whole family. Kids will love making art, dancing, getting their faces painted and activities throughout the day. Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville is shut down for the day and filled with the largest independent street fair in the southeast.


Kids are also in on the act showing off their breakdancing, parading, and making music. The big “kids” will enjoy the ever popular bicycle jousting, local brews, an eclectic culinary and artistic experience, as well as the new big people game, Big Wheels for Big Kids.

Arts 2 People has been presenting LAAFF for 10 years with the support of the Asheville Community. Arts 2 People offers classes to the general public on a sliding scale, and provides arts-in-education opportunities to underprivileged populations. The organization is committed to strengthening the reputation Asheville has as a haven for the arts, continuing in importance with future growth.

Labor Day Weekend Event: 40th Annual Smoky Mountain Folk Festival

On September 2 and 3 enjoy two evenings and 100s of some of the best mountain music and dance performers at this year's Annual Smoky Mountain Folk Festival.  The Festival begins each evening with the "Open tent" begins at 5 PM followed by  the Main Stage Show follows at 5:30 PM.

The event features a huge variety of mountain music and dance including fiddlers, banjo players, string bands, ballad singers, buck dancers, square dance teams as well as the wondrous sounds of dulcimer, harmonica, jew's harp, bagpipes, spoons, saws, and folk ensembles of all sorts. Get a schedule here.

Tickets available at the Junaluska Administrative Office, Haywood County Arts Council & at the door. Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska. The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival is held annually Labor Weekend in Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska, NC.

Music on the Mountaintop Festival - good music for a good earth

August 26 - 27 at Grandfather Mountain Campgrounds, Foscoe NC. The 4th Annual Music on the Mountaintop will feature Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, 7 Walkers, the Infamous Stringdusters, Acoustic Syndicate, Possum Jenkins, The Lazybirds and many other fine Folk. Sponsored by Appalachian Voices and The Mountain Alliance, Sam Bush and the Music on the Mountaintop Festival Team-Up for more "Good Times, Good Music, and Good Works:.

Music on the Mountaintop is a one of a kind, sustainability minded music festival, offering first class entertainment as well as educational awareness on current environmental and social justice issues. As part of a commitment to our region, Music on the Moutaintop is donating a portion of the proceeds from this year’s festival to Appalachian Voices and the Mountain Alliance, to sustain our work to protect the land, air, water, and people of Appalachia.

Watch the video below by Sam Bush, made  to personally invite you to the festival and to let you know why he and the band LOVE playing Music on the Mountaintop and why he’s working to end mountaintop removal coal mining in his home state of Kentucky.

Asheville's Bele Chere begins tomorrow

July 29-31   Bele Chere Festival  is the largest FREE street festival in the Southeast. Held in downtown Asheville each July., the Festival includes arts & crafts, food, entertainment, interactive events, and a children’s activity area. The event draws about 300,000 visitors each year.

This year the event includes more music with bands performing at Bele Chere playing extended 90 minute sets. Festival-goers will be able to catch multiple acts performing at the same time on different stages.  Friday night's performance is headlined by the up and coming Mark Broussard. Touted as the next "big thing" in the music biz, you can see him for free at Bele Chere! Be sure to check out some of the great local bands including, Balsam Range, Skinny Legs & All, Vertigo Jazz Project, Paper Tiger and the Secret B-Sides.

The Festival food offerings will be more diverse this year combining the Pritchard Park food court for traditional festival fair such as gyro's, funnel cakes, hot dogs and snowballs,  with local flavor from the Taste of Asheville section located at Pack Square Park. A number of renowned restaurants will be on hand including Mela, Corner Kitchen and Vincenzo's.

The Festival always provides fun for the youngsters and this year there will be a kid zone in the Asheville Civic Center for crafts, ticketed rides and exhibits, all in a secure (and air-conditioned) arena. Catch the hula hoop demonstration, sing-a-longs and cool wildlife demonstrations courtesy of the WNC Nature Center. Another fun activity for the family is Airdogs! Watch a variety of pooches try to capture the title of top dog in this dock jumping competition. This popular Bele Chere event offers audience members a chance to win prizes as well (no jumping required).

The Bele Chere mural returns this year encouraging creativity by all ages. Leave your mark on the multi-panel display. New for 2011 - a mobile art lab will be on hand complete with a photo booth. The photos will be projected onto the BB&T building throughout the festival.

If you've always wanted to learn a special dance step there will be interactive performances on Lexington Avenue: enjoy a zumba lesson, learn a new dance routine and perform it live at the festival or participate in the community drum circle. Ball room, Two step, and clogging are also planned.

Beat the heat with two mist tents located at Pritchard Park on College St. and outside of Blue Spiral Gallery on Broadway Ave. For more than mist head over to Pack Square Park and Splasheville, a "come-on-in" water feature that provides instant relief from July temps.

Late Night: Bele Chere winds down around 10 PM on both Friday and Saturday nights, but that doesn't mean the party has to end. Many restaurants surrounding the downtown area will be running Bele Chere specials. Enjoy a great late-night dinner or snack at popular eateries including Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro, Rosetta's Kitchen and MoDaddy's.

Park and Ride Shuttle Service for Bele Chere

The City of Asheville will provide continuous express shuttle service and free parking for Bele Chere, July 29-31. Beat the traffic in and  around the downtown area for this year's Bele Chere Festival with multiple shuttles available.

To use the service, festival attendees should park at one of two designated locations and look for the Bele Chere booth selling shuttle tickets. The shuttle will transport people downtown, eliminating the need to find parking during the popular festival. The cost for the shuttle is $2 round trip.

Park-and-ride locations:
West Asheville Shuttle: K-Mart on Patton Avenue, northeast corner of Patton Avenue (US-19/US-23/US-74) and Louisiana Avenue.
Downtown pick-up/drop-off location: At the Civic Center, the corner of Haywood Street and Flint Street.

East Asheville Shuttle: Asheville Mall, Sears Department Store, Asheville Mall parking area near White Pine Drive in the back, near the Sears department store.
Downtown pick-up/drop-off location: At the corner of Market Street and College Street in City/County Plaza.

Shuttle schedules: Shuttles will run about every 20 minutes:
Friday, noon – 11 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, noon – 7 p.m.

Find Hog Heaven at the Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival

 One of the biggest and best summer NC mountain festivals is coming up this weekend in Tryon. The Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival has three main components: a KCBS sanctioned barbecue competition and the best of the best barbecue; Musical entertainment with the bigger acts and headliners on the Main Stage and singer-songwriters and acoustical music on the Riverside Stage; The Foothills Craft Fair, a juried fine arts and craft show, includes live artisan demonstrations.

And there's more...Rides and games at the Back-to-back Kids Fun park; Main Street Vendor with barbecue related products for sale along with equestrian, farm and other commercial goods; Special Saturday events including the 3rd Annual Rubber Duckie River Race, the Hawg Run and an Antique Auto Show.

photo credit Erik Olsen

This year's musical lineup offers a broad range of music genres and styles with Nashville recording artist and rising country star, Chuck Wicks headlining. Other Main Stage performers  include Acoustic Syndicate, the Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and Devon Allman’s Honeytribe. Many  local favorites can be found on the Riverside Stage, such as The Shane Pruitt Band, Big Daddy Love and the Tryon Music Review. The Main Stage will have a large dance area for those inclined to shake, rattle and roll.

photo credit Erik Olsen

The Foothills Craft Fair attracts between 15,000 and 20,000 art and craft lovers each year with exhibits of paintings in oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolors. Fine art graphics/drawings, prints, mixed media, photography, and sculpture. Find Crafts and demonstrations in all media -  wood, paper, fiber, fabric, leather, metal, gems, glass, stone, clay, and natural materials.

The barbecue competitors provide their "slow and low" cooked meats and all the sides to BBQ booths where it can be purchase along with sweets and treats and exotic beers in the Biergarten as well as wine by the glass in  the Vineyard Tent. There will also be fresh-squeezed lemonade, soda, tea and bottled water.
 
The Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival began in 1994, the brainchild of Polk County Chamber of Commerce member Jim Tabb. Jim's insistence on assembling the BEST cookers with the BEST judges is credited with much of the Festival's growth and continuing success. The event is held each year at Harmon Field, a geographically remarkable site at the foot of Warrior Mountain along the banks of the Pacolet River. Participants and visitors enjoy tranquil beauty as well as the “isothermal effect,” a local phenomenon that makes the Harmon Field area several degrees cooler in summer than surrounding locales.

Grandfather Mountains Notes the Passing of an Era

Granfather Mountain officials have announced the end of an Era for The Singing on the Mountain with the passing of Singing Chairman Robert Hartley.

The 87th annual Singing on the Mountain will be a memorial to two of the event’s great leaders: Singing Chairman Robert Hartley who passed away in May 2011 and Music Master Tony Greene who passed away in September 2010.

Robert Hartley was the youngest child of Singing Founder Joe Hartley, who with his four brothers took over the role as Chairmen of the Singing after their father’s death in 1966. The last remaining Hartley brother, Robert’s passing is the end of an era that his friends and family will celebrate Sunday, June 26.

Performing at the 87th Singing will be the Tim Greene Trio, The Hoppers, The Primitive, The Cockman Family, Michael Combs, the Mighty Gospel Enforcers and George Hamilton IV with Terry Warren. Admission is free.

Memorial Day Weekend Events: Heritage Festival in Bryson City

May 27 - 28   Bryson City's   Heritage Festival   is and event that has it ALL.  The Friday night entertainment is loaded with local talent and features the best of old-time gospel music. Saturday's entertainment includes classic country and bluegrass, clogging and Indian hoop dancing. In addition to music, the festival will have local arts and crafts, food, games for the kids, a log-sawing contest and plenty of fun for the whole family.

Things to do in the NC Mountains: 2011 Season Bigger and Better than ever!

The NC Division of Tourism reports an increase in Festivals, Events and special things to do in the NC mountains for 2011. If May and the Memorial Day Weekend are an indication, both the quality and quantity of mountain events offers something for everyone from sports competitions to arts and crafts to old fashioned family fun.

Enjoy the Great Outdoors and this spring's wonderful weather with mountain biking and the Assault on Mt Mitchell and Marion or Bryson City's  12 Hours of Tsali for the 7th annual Team and Solo competitions, one of the most fun and challenging races of the year. Held on the famous Tsali trail system, the race is10 miles per lap of fast flowing single track through the hills of Western North Carolina. Or test you overall fitness with the Second Annual Lake James Triathlon, a 750 meter swim in Lake James followed by a 22 mile bicycle ride ending with a 3.1 mile foot race to the finish line! And on Memorial Day Weekend Asheville's 11th Annual Mountain Sports Festival  challenges both pros and ametuers in mountain sports in a festival setting. In the High Country The Black and Blue: Double Century Relay  is the only cycling event of its kind in the contiguous United States with 218 miles showcasing the demanding mountainous roads and notable rivers of Northwestern North Carolina, Southwestern Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee. Find more Mountain Sports events here...

Special Festivals with live music and local mountain arts and crafts include Brevard's renowned White Squirrel Festival  voted "Best Spring Music Festival in Western North Carolina" by the reader's of the Asheville Citizen Times and Asheville's 8th Annual Monford Arts and Music Festival  with two stages  filled with continuous live music and entertainment from featured local and national artists. The 8th Annual Arts and Music Festival  in charming downtown Saluda celebrates the talent of more than 50 outstanding local artists and craftspeople during Saluda's 130th birthday year. On Memorial Day Weekend Bryson City hosts  Heritage Festival  a two day event with old – time gospel, classic country and bluegrass, clogging, and Indian hoop dancing. In addition to music, the festival offers local arts and crafts, food, games for the kids, log-sawing contest and fun for the whole family. Pickin' on the Square  in downtown Franklin kicks off its 2011 season with free live entertainment every Saturday night Memorial Day weekend through October. Bring your own chair and enjoy some good mountain music and dancing. On Memorial Day, the Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival  is held on the grounds of the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site. The folk music which was an important part of Carl Sandburg's life comes alive with instrumentals, folk ballads and spiritual songs.     Find more Music and Arts and Crafts Festivals here...

How does your garden grow? Whether you're an avid gardener or just appreciate the beauty of  spring blossoms you'll want to attend these celebrations of spring: CHimney Rock Park's  Spring Wildflower Guided Hike  includes the maximum diversity of Park wildflowers on several Park trails. Memorial Day Weekend's  18th Annual Garden Jubilee Festival  in Hendersonville offers over 200 vendors selling thousands of plants, arts and crafts along with  garden talks,  clinics, garden accessories, and food. The festival covers 8 blocks of Main Street. Find Fantastic Spring herbs, great local bands, lots of arts and crafts vendors and farmers market items at the Banner Elk Herb Festival.  Asheville's  Annual Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society Exhibition features award-winning roses of every color and size. Experts will be on hand and a sale will be held in conjunction with the exhibition, which will include rose plants, fertilizer, and soil amendments.  You can see the mountains' remarkable Catawba Rhododendron up close and personal on Grandfather Mountain's  Remarkable Rhododendron Ramble.  Programs will occur daily at 1 PM and last for approximately one hour. Find more gardening and nature activities here...

And if you're looking for the unusual and just plain FUN events, try Music and More at the Historic Orchard at Alta Pass  in between Little Switzerland and Spruce Pine with music, mountain dancing, storytelling, hayrides, monarch butterfly raising, naturalist tours and birding walks and arts and handwork demonstrations. Or head north to Wilkesboro for the Candle Light Ghost Tours and an evening of tales, mystery and haunts. Learn about the ghosts that haunt the old buildings of downtown Wilkesboro. Visit a cemetery where Civil War Soldiers are buried, stand in the jail cell where Tom Dooley spent his last days.  Love comic books, SI-FI and all things fantasy?   FANATICON2  hosted by Tthe Asheville Art Museum is a free event for fans of comic books, science fiction, fantasy and pop culture. Over 70 artists and vendors will be on hand for an opportunity to interact with Asheville's own independent comic book creators and to shop for comics, graphic novels and collectibles. Lake Lure's 4th Annual  Lure of the Dragons  highlights dragon boat racing, one of  the fastest growing water sports in the world. Enjoyed by both the young and old, the occasional calorie burner, or the weekend warrior, all teams will have a chance to learn and practice the basics of paddling a dragon boat in the fund-raising event. For animal lovers there is the Tryon Summer Premier Horse Show   or the AKC dog Agility Trials  during Memorial Day Weekend. Or find lots of "horse power" in Maggie Valley at the  7th Annual Vettes in the Valley  with over 320 Corvettes from 15 states plus a Road Rally, Vendors, Entertainment, Door Prizes, Contests and a Silent Auction.  The official show car of the NASCAR Nationwide Series will make a “Pit Stop” on Saturday.

Find more May and Memorial Day events, festivals and activities here...

Riverlink Volunteer Opportunity at The Mountain Sports Festival

Riverlink is offering an exciting volunteer opportunity to enjoy one of Asheville's premier parks and hear some great music while representing RiverLink.   The Mountain Sports Festival , a weekend event featuring live music, sports competitions and local beer, takes place May 27-29.  This year's event boasts music headliners such as Zach Deputy and Big Daddy Love as well as cycling, a disc golf competition and a triathlon. 

RiverLink is grateful for all the dedicated volunteers who have already signed up to help, but still need a few extra hands to fly the RiverLink flag. If you're available to help, please respond to Laura Barry, RiverLink's Assistant Volunteer Coordinator, at laura@riverlink.org.

Musicians Join Fine Artists at ColorFest
Submitted by Amy Ammons Garza,  Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.

October 23,  10 AM - 4 PM in Downtown Sylva NC:  As the colors of Autumn peek, bright colors of fine artists will paint the town of Sylva with the colors of creativity while music and song adds to it’s dance! Main and Mill Streets will be filled with artists who are doing what they love most in this world—creating—and the mountains all around will ring with the sound of music!

ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge is in it’s second year, and has more than doubled in size, growing from 20 to 44 fine artists filling 2 streets in Downtown Sylva. Produced by Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) and celebrated as a featured event of the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, this event intends to bring fine art and music together with the sponsorship of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce & TTA, the Jackson County Arts Council through a grassroots grant, the Jackson County Visual Arts Association, and the downtown shops and restaurants.

Scattered throughout the downtown restaurants and in some of the stores on October 23, eight different local musical acts will entertain the visitors to the street fair. The Collins Sisters Limberjack Band (and other members of the family) will entertain on stage at The Village at Sapphire Valley from 10 until 4pm with their main show at 1pm. At the Jackson County Friends of the Library Bookstore, dulcimer lovers will enjoy Annie Harlow. Dusk Weaver & wife, who plays the Appalachian zither, guitar, harmonica, drum, and other instruments, perform two sets, the first beginning at 11am at Signature Brew Coffee Company. Lori Richards, flautist, will be at Lulu’s on Main from 12 noon-1:30pm; Guitarist & folk singer Teresa Eberly will perform two sets (10-11am & 2-3pm) at Annie’s Bakery, and Pam Dengler with her fiddle will be at Mill and Main Restaurant. Hooper’s Restaurant will welcome Keith Shuler from 1-4pm, while J. Robin Whitley can be heard at It’s By Nature Gallery from 11am-2pm.

“On October 23, surrounded by the colorful artwork of nature as Autumn colors fall upon our mountains, ” says Doreyl Ammons Cain, cofounder of CSA, and director of the festival. “the merchants of downtown Sylva will host some of the most accomplished fine artists and musicians in western North Carolina. The arts are alive in Sylva--stroll down Main Street and look in the windows, and then come on Saturday, October 23, and join us for ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge!”

For more information, call the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at (828) 586-2155 or (800) 962-1911.

North Wilkesboro Carolina in the Fall Music Festival

September 25-27 Shepherd Farm, North Wilkesboro NC

An Annual Music Festival with hosts The Kruger Brothers from Switzerland, comprised of banjo player - Jens Kruger, guitarist - Uwe Kruger, and bassist - Joel Landsberg, are musical hosts inviting their talented musician friends to join them onstage for Americana, Traditional Bluegrass, and Appalachian Mountain Music. Enjoy workshops, children's area Petey's Place, music, craft & food vendors in an outdoor setting and family atmosphere.$20-$25 admission at the gate or buy online in advance for $5 discount. Contact:(336)667-5344.

Website: http://www.carolinainthefall.com/