2008 Asheville Area Events & Festivals

Asheville area 2008 Events & Festivals can be found here on AshevilleNative.com

 
Our 21st Annual Comedy Classic Weekend, hosted by John Boy and Billy, will have you rolling in the aisles. This weekend for comedy lovers gets better every year!
 
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
March 13 - 15, 2009
 
 
Feast on succulent trout and pungent wild onion/garlic-like ramps.Honor the Cherokee elders on their special day. Pitch horseshoes and make that iron ring! Whether you compete for big prizes or just admire the masters, you’re in for big fun. Held during Cherokee’s trout season opening, this gathering includes music, senior games, craft exhibitions, and the chance to head home with a full creel.
 
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds
March 28, 2009
 
 
Designated by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful man-made lakes in the world, you could not find a more gorgeous and inspiring setting for a dragon boat race and festival. Set in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge area are a major tourist attraction in western North Carolina any season.
 
Lake Lure
May 16, 2009
 
 
Spring arrives at Biltmore Estate with a rush of colorful, fragrant blossoms. During Festival of Flowers, the estates seasonal beauty is showcased with a stunning tulip display in the Walled Garden, cascades of native and exotic blooms in our natural gardens and walking trails, and delicate arrangements inside Biltmore House. On the weekends, Biltmores Winery joins the celebration with a commemorative Festival of Flowers wine and music, wine programs, and childrens activities. In the Farm Village, blacksmiths, woodworkers, and farmers demonstrate their skills on Saturdays and Sundays.
 
Biltmore Estate
April 4–May 17, 2009
 
 
The Twelfth Annual French Broad River Festival, a benefit for American Whitewater and Hot Springs Community Learning Center, will take place on May 1-3, 2009. The Festival will take place at the Hot Springs Campground and Spa located in beautiful Hot Springs, North Carolina, just 45 minutes north of Asheville. Come spend the weekend with family and friends listening to the sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat, Acoustic Syndicate, Larry Keel and the Natural Bridge, Screaming J’s with Abe Reid, Snake Oil Medicine Show, WSNB, Mad Tea Party, and other great regional and national recording artists. Attendees will have the opportunity to shop for new outdoor gear at the Silent Auction or with one of our many vendors. Watch or participate in the “Paddle with the Pros,” the 5th Annual FBRF Mountain Bike Race, or the 12th Annual French Broad River Raft Race.
 
Hwy 25/70 - French Broad River Campground - Hot Springs
May 1 - 3, 2009
 
 
The WNC Chapter of the NC Herb Association represents the incredibly wide variety of herbalists and herb businesses in North Carolina: herb growers and vendors, natural gardening and landscaping specialists, and makers of herbal ointments, balms, soaps, teas, medicines, and other products. We hope you’ll join us and more than 25,000 other herb lovers when we celebrate our 20th annual Asheville Herb Festival May 1, 2, & 3, 2009, at the WNC Farmers Market.
 
WNC Farmers Market
May 1 - 3, 2009
 
 
LEAF’s goal is to connect its festival-goer with culturally important, international and homegrown musical acts that are entertaining and inspiring. This year’s line up maintains that strong tradition...drum roll please .... The Meter Men (Zigaboo, Leo, & George Porter of The Original Meters), Natalie MacMaster, Martin Sexton, Antibalas, The Travelin’ McCourys, The Lee Boys, Nagata Shachu w/ Kiyoshi Nagata of Japan, The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker, Emeline Michel of Haiti, Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, The New Orleans Bingo Show, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, Boulder Acoustic Society, The Overtakers & Many More. Who’s playing? is one of the most common questions. While the performers create the soundtrack for the weekend, and take you across the globe and our own backyard through music, it is really ALL the people who come to LEAF that help create the magical LEAF spirit.
 
Camp Rockmount - Black Mountain
Spring - May 07 - 10, 2009
Fall - October 15 - 18, 2009
 
 
We're already gearing up for our next festival! The 6th Annual White Squirrel Festival will be on Saturday and Sunday May 23rd & 24th, 2008 in downtown Brevard, North Carolina. Mark your calender and check back here often. We'll be adding the upcoming music lineups and events soon! So there's something for everyone.
 
Downtown - Brevard
May 23rd & 24th, 2009
 
 
The Asheville Music Jamboree will embrace that diversity and beauty, inviting patrons from all walks of life to enjoy an eclectic mix of world-class entertainment and to celebrate a unique sense of community in an intimate setting of rolling hills and bountiful apple orchards. Music and dance devotees of all ages will gather to make new friends and renew old relationships. Children will laugh and sing and share and learn. Families will tuck away their laptops and gaming systems to rediscover the simple pleasure of each other's company. And couples will stroll by sparkling ponds as the festival's sounds and pageantry unfurl around them.
 
Deerfields - Mills River
May 23 - 25, 2009
 
 
The "Singing" is a day-long gathering held out-of-doors in a meadow at the base of Grandfather Mountain. Music begins at 8:30 a.m. and continues throughout the day, with a break at mid-day for the sermon. Many families bring lawn chairs and picnics and make a day of seeing old friends and enjoying performances by top Southern Gospel groups.
 
US Highway 221 - Grandfather Mountain
June 28, 2009
 
 
The Mountaineer Antique Auto Show is a antique car show. The Car Show features over 40 classifications for classic cars, trucks, and street rods; a Car Corral. For the FIRST time EVER, The Mercury Club of America will be joining us to bring YOU a FANTASTIC show!!
 
1301 Fanning Bridge Road - WNC Agricultural Center
JULY 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2009
 
 
Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets for good times at the 42nd. summer season of Shindig on the Green -- at our temporary location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. just around the corner from where we usually are on Pack Square.
Shindig on the Green gets underway “along about sundown,” or for those using a watch- 7:00 p.m., and usually runs until 10:00 p.m. Concessions are available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains.
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Ballfield - Asheville
July 4th, 11th, 18th
August 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
September 5th, 2009
 
Folkmoot USA, North Carolina's Official International Festival, is a two-week celebration of the world's cultural heritage through folk music and dance. Held each summer across the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, Folkmoot features performances, parades and workshops by more than 350 performers from a dozen or so countries.
Performers demonstrate cultural heritage through colorful, authentic and original reproduction costumes, lively dance and beautiful music. During its 25-year history, over 200 folk groups from more than 100 countries have shared their heritage and culture at Folkmoot USA.
 
Various Mountain Locations
July 16 - 26, 2009
 
Bele Chere is the largest free street festival in the Southeast! And we invite you to join us!
Plans are underway for the 2009 Bele Chere festival held in beautiful downtown Asheville each July. Arts & crafts, food, entertainment, interactive events, and a children’s activity area will fill the streets, drawing about 300,000 visitors throughout the three-day event.
Be prepared for some new things this year – a different festival layout and a return to music that’s ALL free are just a couple of the changes in the works for 2009! (After all, we’re 31 years old this year – it’s time to shake things up a little!)
 
Downtown Asheville
July 24th - 26th, 2009
 
Since 1928, mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others have come to enjoy themselves “along about sundown” the first weekend in August at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.
In 2009, performers at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival will take to the stage for the 82nd. time at Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville
 
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place - Asheville
July 30th - August 1, 2009 - 7:00 pm
 
You don't want to miss this! The 53rd Annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair will be held on August 1-2,2009 at the Town Sqaure on Main Street in Burnsville. There will be live entertainment, children's activities and a food court. Over 255 crafters showing off their work all for your enjoyment. We'll see you there!
 
Downtown - Burnsville
August 1 - 2, 2009
 
The fair hosts 127 artists from 19 states, representing the full spectrum of craft media - jewelry, ceramic, wood, fiber, metals, two-dimensional art and more. The craft fair is a great opportunity to encounter new artists (42 are first-time exhibitors) and to talk with crafters one-on-one.
 
Cathedral of all Souls in Biltmore Village
August 1st & 2nd, 2009
 
Since 1982, the YMI Cultural Center has presented Goombay! This is a weekend-long street festival with two stages of music, a children's village, and over 60 food and craft vendors. The festival features both popular and traditional music, including African-American traditional gospel and a variety of other styles of African, Afro-Caribbean, and African-American music. Goombay brings together the various ethnic communities of Asheville as no other event does.
 
Downtown - Asheville
August 21st - 23rd, 2009
 
The 2009 NC Apple Festival will be held on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville, NC over the weekend of September 4-7, 2009. The festival not only features a street fair with arts & crafts vendors but it includes continuous live musical entertainment, apple growers and their apples, children’s & youth activities, special exhibits & open houses, food, and, to top it all off, on Labor Day, the King Apple Parade. Capture the spirit of a hometown celebration that has something for the whole family, with many individual events and entertainers throughout the festival. The festival is held annually, during the Labor Day weekend.
 
Downtown Hendersonville
September 4th - 7th, 2009 / 9:00 am -8:00 pm
 
The Western North Carolina Mountain State Fair will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center with midway rides, animals, crafts, food and lots of entertainment. Visit our website for schedule of events.
 
1301 Fanning Bridge Road - WNC Agricultural Center
September 11-20, 2009
 
Organicfest is a FUNtastic celebration of everything organic and green! A festive day of live music, organic food and drink, organic and green goods, informative info on organic cooking, gardening, shopping and fun activities for kids of all ages!
 
Battery Park Avenue, Downtown Asheville
Septeber 6th, 2009 - 10:00 am-6:00 pm
 
Find a place to set up a campsite, unfurl the sleeping bags and get ready for a good time! For the thirteenth season, the Flatrock Music Festival is set to bring a weekend of family fun, excellent musicians and good times for all involved.
 
West Ton-A-Wandah Road - Flat Rock
September 25th, 26th & 27th, 2009 - 1:00 pm till midnight
 
Fun, family event where all kinds of trucks are displayed. Come be a kid again - and experience your love of trucks with your kids! More than 100 trucks will be displayed featuring models from the antique and working class - pickup trucks, semis, dump trucks, and more.
 
Cherokee Welcome Center
Oct 15th - 17th, 2009 * 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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