
22nd Annual Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
Multi-day roots and Americana festival energy with big stages, late-night dance tents, and a packed lineup led by Donna the Buffalo, Margo Price, and Anders Osborne. On-site camping, craft vendors, festival food, kids activities, yoga, and hands-on workshops round out the experience.
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Multi-day roots and Americana festival vibes with big outdoor stages, late-night dance energy, and a lineup spanning jam, folk, and country. Expect camping, craft vendors, festival food, kids activities, yoga sessions, and hands-on workshops throughout the grounds.

Multi-day roots and Americana festival vibes with big outdoor stages, late-night dance energy, and a lineup spanning jam, folk, and country. Expect camping, craft vendors, festival food, kids activities, yoga sessions, and hands-on workshops throughout the grounds.
Multi-day roots and Americana festival vibes with big outdoor stages, late-night dance energy, and a lineup spanning jam, folk, and country. Expect camping, craft vendors, festival food, kids activities, yoga sessions, and hands-on workshops throughout the grounds.

Late-fall outdoor dance party in the Pisgah field with free-flowing improvisation and exploratory jam sections. Expect psychedelic indie rock energy with 60s 70s psychedelia influences and a high-volume, late-night festival vibe.

Late-fall outdoor dance party in the Pisgah field with free-flowing improvisation and exploratory jam sections. Expect psychedelic indie rock energy with 60s 70s psychedelia influences and a high-volume, late-night festival vibe.
Late-fall outdoor dance party in the Pisgah field with free-flowing improvisation and exploratory jam sections. Expect psychedelic indie rock energy with 60s 70s psychedelia influences and a high-volume, late-night festival vibe.

Autumn festival vibes with food trucks, hands on seasonal activities, and live music alongside guided tours of the college’s working lands. Open houses with land and craft crews add a behind the scenes look at campus farming and craft programs.

Autumn festival vibes with food trucks, hands on seasonal activities, and live music alongside guided tours of the college’s working lands. Open houses with land and craft crews add a behind the scenes look at campus farming and craft programs.
Autumn festival vibes with food trucks, hands on seasonal activities, and live music alongside guided tours of the college’s working lands. Open houses with land and craft crews add a behind the scenes look at campus farming and craft programs.

Americana and roots-forward songs from North Carolina partners Sarah and Austin McCombie, mixing close vocal harmonies with warm acoustic textures. Expect an all-ages, partially seated club setup with opening set by Murphy Campbell.

Americana and roots-forward songs from North Carolina partners Sarah and Austin McCombie, mixing close vocal harmonies with warm acoustic textures. Expect an all-ages, partially seated club setup with opening set by Murphy Campbell.
Americana and roots-forward songs from North Carolina partners Sarah and Austin McCombie, mixing close vocal harmonies with warm acoustic textures. Expect an all-ages, partially seated club setup with opening set by Murphy Campbell.

A fall festival on a college farm with a working lands showcase, community education, and seasonal outdoor activities. Expect local vendors and hands-on learning centered on regional agriculture, land stewardship, and rural livelihoods.

A fall festival on a college farm with a working lands showcase, community education, and seasonal outdoor activities. Expect local vendors and hands-on learning centered on regional agriculture, land stewardship, and rural livelihoods.
A fall festival on a college farm with a working lands showcase, community education, and seasonal outdoor activities. Expect local vendors and hands-on learning centered on regional agriculture, land stewardship, and rural livelihoods.
A rowdy hoedown-style celebration with dancing, singalongs, and live tunes paired with local maker booths, casual food options, and laid-back games. Built for mingling and community fun with a festival-like atmosphere.
A rowdy hoedown-style celebration with dancing, singalongs, and live tunes paired with local maker booths, casual food options, and laid-back games. Built for mingling and community fun with a festival-like atmosphere.
A rowdy hoedown-style celebration with dancing, singalongs, and live tunes paired with local maker booths, casual food options, and laid-back games. Built for mingling and community fun with a festival-like atmosphere.

Three nights of blues-soaked guitar, roots grooves, and gritty soul vocals in an intimate mountain venue. A weekend-long music experience built for dancing, late sets, and celebrating Black Mountain’s local scene.

Three nights of blues-soaked guitar, roots grooves, and gritty soul vocals in an intimate mountain venue. A weekend-long music experience built for dancing, late sets, and celebrating Black Mountain’s local scene.
Three nights of blues-soaked guitar, roots grooves, and gritty soul vocals in an intimate mountain venue. A weekend-long music experience built for dancing, late sets, and celebrating Black Mountain’s local scene.

Downtown Mars Hill turns into a lively First Friday street scene with local bands, social dancing, pop up shopping, and art stops. Grab food from nearby spots and browse small businesses during an evening community stroll.

Downtown Mars Hill turns into a lively First Friday street scene with local bands, social dancing, pop up shopping, and art stops. Grab food from nearby spots and browse small businesses during an evening community stroll.
Downtown Mars Hill turns into a lively First Friday street scene with local bands, social dancing, pop up shopping, and art stops. Grab food from nearby spots and browse small businesses during an evening community stroll.

Caller-led barn dance set to an old-time stringband sound with driving fiddle tunes and foot-stomping rhythms. Community dancing unfolds in a rustic farm setting at Hickory Nut Gap in Fairview, with a welcoming, all-ages vibe.

Caller-led barn dance set to an old-time stringband sound with driving fiddle tunes and foot-stomping rhythms. Community dancing unfolds in a rustic farm setting at Hickory Nut Gap in Fairview, with a welcoming, all-ages vibe.
Caller-led barn dance set to an old-time stringband sound with driving fiddle tunes and foot-stomping rhythms. Community dancing unfolds in a rustic farm setting at Hickory Nut Gap in Fairview, with a welcoming, all-ages vibe.

A fall festival at a working plant nursery with seasonal garden sights, family-friendly activities, and outdoor wandering among mums and autumn décor. Expect vendor booths, harvest-market browsing, and pumpkin-patch vibes in Weaverville.

A fall festival at a working plant nursery with seasonal garden sights, family-friendly activities, and outdoor wandering among mums and autumn décor. Expect vendor booths, harvest-market browsing, and pumpkin-patch vibes in Weaverville.
A fall festival at a working plant nursery with seasonal garden sights, family-friendly activities, and outdoor wandering among mums and autumn décor. Expect vendor booths, harvest-market browsing, and pumpkin-patch vibes in Weaverville.

Indie folk rock and Americana energy takes over a late-night concert bill with Houndmouth alongside jam-forward guitar fireworks from Daniel Donato and virtuosic roots picking from Molly Tuttle.

Indie folk rock and Americana energy takes over a late-night concert bill with Houndmouth alongside jam-forward guitar fireworks from Daniel Donato and virtuosic roots picking from Molly Tuttle.
Indie folk rock and Americana energy takes over a late-night concert bill with Houndmouth alongside jam-forward guitar fireworks from Daniel Donato and virtuosic roots picking from Molly Tuttle.

Downtown Marion fills with peak-season fall energy as more than 175 regional makers line the streets with handmade goods and craft shopping. A classic Blue Ridge small-town festival atmosphere built for strolling, browsing, and celebrating autumn.

Downtown Marion fills with peak-season fall energy as more than 175 regional makers line the streets with handmade goods and craft shopping. A classic Blue Ridge small-town festival atmosphere built for strolling, browsing, and celebrating autumn.
Downtown Marion fills with peak-season fall energy as more than 175 regional makers line the streets with handmade goods and craft shopping. A classic Blue Ridge small-town festival atmosphere built for strolling, browsing, and celebrating autumn.

A lively Greek cultural celebration with traditional folk dancing, upbeat music, and community festival energy. Expect classic Mediterranean flavors like gyros and baklava alongside family friendly activities and cultural performances.

A lively Greek cultural celebration with traditional folk dancing, upbeat music, and community festival energy. Expect classic Mediterranean flavors like gyros and baklava alongside family friendly activities and cultural performances.
A lively Greek cultural celebration with traditional folk dancing, upbeat music, and community festival energy. Expect classic Mediterranean flavors like gyros and baklava alongside family friendly activities and cultural performances.
Raucous Americana roots concert blending bluegrass picking with punk grit, country twang, and bluesy stomp. Expect a high-energy late-night crowd and a danceable singalong vibe in a big-room club setting.
Raucous Americana roots concert blending bluegrass picking with punk grit, country twang, and bluesy stomp. Expect a high-energy late-night crowd and a danceable singalong vibe in a big-room club setting.
Raucous Americana roots concert blending bluegrass picking with punk grit, country twang, and bluesy stomp. Expect a high-energy late-night crowd and a danceable singalong vibe in a big-room club setting.

Crisp autumn vegan festival with hearty seasonal plant based eats, local food vendors, and sustainable shopping. Browse artisan goods and enjoy relaxed Blue Ridge mountain vibes in a family friendly downtown park setting.

Crisp autumn vegan festival with hearty seasonal plant based eats, local food vendors, and sustainable shopping. Browse artisan goods and enjoy relaxed Blue Ridge mountain vibes in a family friendly downtown park setting.
Crisp autumn vegan festival with hearty seasonal plant based eats, local food vendors, and sustainable shopping. Browse artisan goods and enjoy relaxed Blue Ridge mountain vibes in a family friendly downtown park setting.

Gritty guitar-driven southern rock and jam-heavy grooves collide with roots reggae and uplifting singalongs in a late-night double bill. Expect extended solos, festival-style energy, and a crowd-ready set built for dancing.

Gritty guitar-driven southern rock and jam-heavy grooves collide with roots reggae and uplifting singalongs in a late-night double bill. Expect extended solos, festival-style energy, and a crowd-ready set built for dancing.
Gritty guitar-driven southern rock and jam-heavy grooves collide with roots reggae and uplifting singalongs in a late-night double bill. Expect extended solos, festival-style energy, and a crowd-ready set built for dancing.
A laid-back music festival with live tunes and easygoing good-vibes energy at the Bills Creek Community Center in Lake Lure. Expect a casual community hangout feel built around in-person performances and relaxed outdoor gathering.
A laid-back music festival with live tunes and easygoing good-vibes energy at the Bills Creek Community Center in Lake Lure. Expect a casual community hangout feel built around in-person performances and relaxed outdoor gathering.
A laid-back music festival with live tunes and easygoing good-vibes energy at the Bills Creek Community Center in Lake Lure. Expect a casual community hangout feel built around in-person performances and relaxed outdoor gathering.

Late-night triple-bill blending indie folk rock with twangy cosmic-country jams and rapid-fire flatpicking bluegrass. Expect high-energy band dynamics, danceable grooves, and a packed club atmosphere geared toward music fans.

Late-night triple-bill blending indie folk rock with twangy cosmic-country jams and rapid-fire flatpicking bluegrass. Expect high-energy band dynamics, danceable grooves, and a packed club atmosphere geared toward music fans.
Late-night triple-bill blending indie folk rock with twangy cosmic-country jams and rapid-fire flatpicking bluegrass. Expect high-energy band dynamics, danceable grooves, and a packed club atmosphere geared toward music fans.

A heritage-rich folk festival honoring Bascom Lamar Lunsford with traditional Southern Appalachian sounds and cultural traditions. Gather on a university campus for community celebration rooted in mountain music, storytelling, and regional history.

A heritage-rich folk festival honoring Bascom Lamar Lunsford with traditional Southern Appalachian sounds and cultural traditions. Gather on a university campus for community celebration rooted in mountain music, storytelling, and regional history.
A heritage-rich folk festival honoring Bascom Lamar Lunsford with traditional Southern Appalachian sounds and cultural traditions. Gather on a university campus for community celebration rooted in mountain music, storytelling, and regional history.

Appalachian folk sets led by Rising Appalachia blend harmony-rich vocals, layered percussion, and roots instrumentation in a brewery setting. A Hurricane Helene anniversary night centered on remembrance, resilience, and community gathering over craft beer.

Appalachian folk sets led by Rising Appalachia blend harmony-rich vocals, layered percussion, and roots instrumentation in a brewery setting. A Hurricane Helene anniversary night centered on remembrance, resilience, and community gathering over craft beer.
Appalachian folk sets led by Rising Appalachia blend harmony-rich vocals, layered percussion, and roots instrumentation in a brewery setting. A Hurricane Helene anniversary night centered on remembrance, resilience, and community gathering over craft beer.