Swannanoa Shindig - Traditional Mountain Music and Dancing

Asheville, North Carolina

Live traditional Appalachian music and square dance

Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch

This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center

The 30th Annual Heritage Weekend features traditional music, dancing and heritage craft demonstrations.

Heritage Crafts Weekend

The North Carolina Arboretum celebrates Southern Appalachian traditions featuring craft demonstrations, plant sales, and musical performances.

4th Annual Mill Around the Village Bluegrass Festival

Focused on our delightful heritage of bluegrass music and other Appalachian specialties .

Milestones: Visual Arts Celebrate the Blue Ridge Parkway

Over twenty Southern artists interpret the Blue Ridge Parkway in paintings, photography, ceramics, glass, art, quilts, and wood sculpture — documenting wildlife and scenery along the majestic roadway as it winds through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.

Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch

This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

15th Carolina Bonsai Expo

The North Carolina Arboretum transforms into the bonsai capital of the Southeast as it hosts the Carolina Bonsai Expo.

Pickn’ and Poetry on the Porch

This event features local musicians, poets, and writers performing on the front porch of the historic “Old Kentucky Home.” Bring a sack lunch and lawn chair and enjoy this downtown cultural event.

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway First Annual Charity Golf Classic

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is holding its First Annual Charity Golf Classic, Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at The Cliffs of Walnut Cove.

Weaverville Art Safari

Self-guided, Free Studio Tour of the area surroundign Weaverville, NC which is accessible to the Parkway.