Events for October 15, 2023 - March 7, 2020

Heritage Day at the Folk Art Center

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us from 10 am-4 pm for a celebration of Southern Appalachian culture on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This festival has old-time music and demonstrations of the crafts of yesteryear. Activities: Chairmaking, quilting, heirloom apples, sheep shearing, cornshuck dolls, woodcarving, blacksmithing, weaving, stone carving, soap making, crocheting, knitting, spinning, rifle making, natural dyeing, basketry. Band […]

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Carolina in the Fall Music & Food Festival

Carolina West Wireless Community Commons 102 West Main Street, Wilkesboro, NC, United States

Carolina in the Fall™ has become an annual pilgrimage of bluegrass and folk music lovers. In addition to great music, those that attend will be treated to some of North Carolina’s best food as each year trucks from the region will bring their secret recipes to feed the masses and vie for the Carolina in […]

$45.00 – $150.00

Mast Store Americana Music Series: Sierra Hull

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Sierra Hull's positively stellar career started early. That is, if you consider a Grand Ole Opry debut at age 10, called back to the famed stage a year later to perform with her hero and mentor Alison Krauss to be early. She played Carnegie Hall at 12; at 13 signed with Rounder Records and issued […]

$25.00
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Smoky Mountain Elk Fest

The Maggie Valley Festival Grounds 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC, United States

Join us for the second annual Smoky Mountain Elk Fest at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! This family-friendly event is full of live music, local entertainment, craft vendors, educational demonstrations, plenty of activities for the kids, an RMEF Elk Calling Contest, and so much more! Bring your own chairs and blankets and spend the weekend […]

$5.00 – $12

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The Original Pickin’ At Priddy’s

Priddy's General Store 2121 Sheppard Mill Road, Danbury, NC, United States

The Original Pickin' features concerts on the outdoorstage with plenty of room for dancing. Bring a chair, buy some snacks, and dance or relax and enjoy. The October Pickin' includes an old time auction where folks donate homemade baked goods, canned goods, crafts, crocheted scarves and more to benefit Priddy's Christmas fund that is used to help […]

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Junior Appalachian Musicians (Music Classes)

JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]

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Elkin Farmer’s Market Saturday Music

Elkin Farmer’s Market 226 N Bridge Street, Elkin, NC, United States

Enjoy live, traditional music every Saturday morning at Elkin’s Farmers Market. Bluegrass, blues and country-themed music as well as instrumental music using fiddles, harps, guitars, and even flutes are featured from time to time. Hours of market are 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, every Saturday from mid-April through November.

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Saturday Morning Gospel Jam

Killough’s Music & Loan 104 South Main Street, Marion, NC, United States

Those passing by Killough’s Music & Loan on Main Street in Marion on Saturday mornings can’t miss the music flowing through the front doors and out on to the sidewalk. We welcome anyone to bring a guitar to play or come in and listen.

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Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History 301 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC, United States

With four floors and five newly renovated permanent and changing exhibit galleries (and two more in the works), the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History offers and exciting, engaging, dynamic and interactive exploration of the region’s history, culture and art. A self-guided tour starts at the new Main Street storefront shop that is fast acquiring […]

$4 – $6

Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show

Downtown Waynesville, NC 9 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United States

The Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show held on Historic Main Street in Downtown Waynesville is one of the premier juried art shows of each year. Held during the height of the color season in the Great Smoky Mountains, the show attracts more than 20,000 visitors. More than 100 artists, crafters and food vendors […]

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Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop

The Drexel Barber Shop 100 South Main Street, Drexel, NC, United States

One of the more quaint musical venues in the Blue Ridge region is the tiny Drexel Barber Shop in the little town of Drexel. The shop features a very informal jam session. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, around 11:00 am‚ the guys at the barber shop generally put aside their scissors‚ shears‚ and combs and grab […]

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Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store

T. M. Rickman General Store 251 Cowee Creek Road, Franklin, NC, United States

The Friends of Rickman's Store host an open bluegrass and old-time jam session every Saturday afternoon from late spring until December. Newcomers are welcome to play; the jam level is intermediate. Rickman's Store was built in 1895 and is located in Cowee-West's Mill National Historic District (designated in 2001). The old store displays vintage store […]

The event is free, but a donation is suggested.