99th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
Traditional Appalachian tunes and step-dance take the stage alongside folk storytelling at the nation’s longest-running folk festival. Evening performances run 7–9 p.m. across three nights in an Asheville High School auditorium.
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