Performers at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival have taken to the stage for the 89th time at Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville through Saturday, August 6th.
Introductions begin at 6:50 pm and shows begin at 7:00 pm nightly. So come on down and experience the nation’s longest running folk festival, with a different show each night!
The 89th annual edition of this three-day event showcases the best of the Southern Appalachian region’s old-time and bluegrass musicians, big circle mountain dancers, cloggers, mountain string bands and ballad singers.
Since 1928, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has served a crucial role in raising awareness and understanding of the vitality and importance of Southern Appalachian culture throughout the region, nation and world. Bascom Lunsford’s mission was to present the finest of the Appalachian ballad singers, string bands and square dance teams for education and entertainment. The songs and dances shared at this event echo centuries of Scottish, English, Irish, Cherokee and African heritage found in the valleys and coves between the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lunsford’s was the first dubbed a folk festival, and he later consulted with many communities across the country interested in organizing similar festivals.
2016 Ticket Prices: Adults $22, Children (12 & under) $12, Groups of 10 or more $17
Visit www.folkheritage.org for additional information.