Western North Carolina Music Festivals and Events
Asheville Bravo Concert - Series featuring diverse acts from pop and jazz to dance theatre and international symphony orchestras. |
Asheville Symphony - The Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs and promotes symphonic music for the benefit, enjoyment and education of the people of Western North Carolina. |
Asheville Lyric Opera - We are dedicated to enriching the artistic experiences of Western North Carolina’s students. We do this by providing educational events and resources to area schools. |
Belechere - Three days each year at the end of July, the central downtown area is closed to traffic and the largest free street festival takes place in Asheville. Local and national bands are featured all weekend long. |
Brevard Music Center - Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the Brevard Music Center (BMC) has been providing young musicians with the opportunity to develop their talents for sixty-eight years. |
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place - At the center of Asheville’s vibrant downtown arts scene is the city’s finest theatre, offering live performances of music, theatre and dance throughout the year by nationally touring artists as well as professional and avocational regional arts groups. |
Flat Rock Music Festival |
Keowhee Chamber Music - A professional ensemble and non-profit organization, enlivens communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina with eclectic chamber music offerings in historic and unusual settings. Keowee Chamber Music Festival presents its seventh summer season, June 11-24, 2007. |
Lake Eden Arts Festival "LEAF" - Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) is a non-profit organization established to enhance people's lives through creative expressions, the arts, dance and music from a variety of cultures. We seek to cultivate a deeper understanding and appreciation of cultural traditions and the arts in Western North Carolina and beyond. We promote heritage preservation, multi-cultural education, community outreach, and connecting children and families to the arts. The LEAF in Schools & Streets program was developed specifically to enhance the arts in local schools and community centers. This program is dedicated to empowering youth with festive arts. |
Land of the Sky Barbershop Chorus |
Merlefest - The Americana Music Celebration - 2007 Schedule |
Mountain Dance & Folk Festival - |
Shindig on the Green - held during the summer months, features Big Circle Mountain Dancers, clog dancers, bluegrass and old time string bands, ballad singers and storytellers. |
Smilefest |
The Grey Eagle |
The Orange Peel - The Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club of Asheville, North Carolina is the nation's premiere Live Music Hall and Concert Venue featuring the very best in live music and cultural arts. |
The Swannanoa Gathering - A series of summer workshops in various folk arts held on the campus of Warren Wilson College near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Each week also features public concerts from July through August. |