Events for September 4, 2025 - November 28

Cold Mountain Music Festival

Lake Logan Conference Center 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane, Canton, NC, United States

Cold Mountain Music Festival features top-notch musical talent, amazing local food & drink vendors, family-friendly activities, and more all in one of the most pristine settings imaginable. The centerpiece of the almost 300-acre property is a mile-long lake surrounded by the Shining Rock Wilderness Area of Pisgah National Forest. Funds raised from Cold Mountain Music Festival support […]

$11 – $60.00
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Summer Concerts at the Jones House

Jones House Community Center 604 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

This popular weekly concert series showcases local and regional acts, with some familiar favorites joined by a few fresh faces. This year’s lineup features a variety of musical genres that will appeal to all types of music fans – bluegrass, jazz, folk, soul, gospel, and more. Summer concerts at the Jones House are free and […]

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Summer Concerts in the Park

Tate-Evans Town Park 210 Park Avenue, Banner Elk, NC, United States

Locals and visitors look forward to this free concert series each year, with shows starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Tate-Evans Town Park Amphitheater. Outstanding local and regional bands play fun dance music suitable for all ages, from Southern Rock to Oldies and Soul/Funk. Food vendors are on site and there is a raffle to […]

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Concerts at Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery

Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery, Thurmond, NC, United States

Concerts at Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery are scheduled from April though October. The vineyard provides chairs or blankets; food, wine, beer, and lemonade for purchase, and free water. We are a no smoking property. The amphitheater has a view of the vineyard and mountains, really beautiful. Upcoming Concerts: June 24 - Heather Gillis […]

$47.50
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Backwoods Beat Festival of Art & Music

Muddy Creek Café 60 South Main Street, Sparta, NC, United States

Backwoods Beat Festival is a weekend of music and arts in beautiful Sparta, North Carolina honoring and memorializing the late T.J. Worthington, a local artist, writer, and music supporter. Since 2017, The Backwoods Beat Music & Art Festival has centered around two well-know musical headliners. They conduct singing, songwriting, and performance workshops on Saturday. The […]

$50.00

Art of Sound Music Festival

The Arts Center 111 South Washington Street, Shelby, NC, United States

Art Of Sound is a music festival by and for lovers of the arts and music. It began as a local festival, and by word of mouth has grown into a respected regional event. AOS now attracts headliner acts from the national scene. In spite of being bigger and better, it retains its hometown charm. […]

Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC, United States

Since the invention of the violin, the music of its unschooled alter-ego, the fiddle, has excited people to dance, evoked the devil and the spiritual, echoed the human voice and heart. It is an instrument that has made its way into the core of many different traditions and it speaks a language understood worldwide. Fiddle […]

Details available at The Swannanoa Gathering website.

Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC, United States

Mando & Banjo Week features classes in two of the instruments that are at the core of several of the most popular folk genres, including bluegrass, old-time, Irish and Scottish, as well as some of the more adventurous blendings of traditional and jazz flavors known as ‘new acoustic’ music. For the mandolin students, we also […]

Details available at The Swannanoa Gathering website.
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Mountain Collegium Free Concerts

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

The Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University is pleased to announce that one of our favorite summer partners, the Mountain Collegium Early Music and Folk Music Workshop, is back on campus with two free concerts at the Coulter Auditorium on the campus of WCU. Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 pm. Folk singer and storyteller LEE KNIGHT will present a […]

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Graham County Heritage Festival

Courthouse Square in the heart of Robbinsville 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, NC, United States

Gathering of People, Crafts, Games, Food, Music, Fireworks. The Festivities start at 5:00 PM on Friday evening and 10 AM on Saturday morning with vendors, selling things you can’t go home without and Food you have to try. All day fun for the entire family. Fireworks at 10:00 pm on Saturday night.

Donations Suggested and Raffle tickets support the annual event.

Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys

Reeves Theater 129 W Main Street, Elkin, NC, United States

Jonathan Byrd is a preacher’s kid, Gulf War veteran, and award-winning songwriter with a near-cult following. With twenty plus years of touring and over a dozen albums, Byrd’s deceptively simple, working-class songs have become campfire standards and crowd favorites for artists like Sam Bush and Tim O’Brien. A Jonathan Byrd show will take audiences on […]

$18.00 – $20.00
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Annual NC Blackberry Festival

Downtown Lenoir, North Carolina Main Street & West Avenue, Lenoir, NC, United States

The Annual North Carolina Blackberry festival will take place from July 15th - 16th in Downtown Lenoir. Bring the whole family for a "jam" packed weekend with live music, food, blackberry themed cuisine & beverages, local and regional beer, shopping, and of course, activities for children and adults, and loads of blackberries! 2022 Music Shcedule: TBA