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- Jul. 6, 2024
- Jul. 13, 2024
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- Jul. 27, 2024
- Aug. 10, 2024
- Aug. 17, 2024
- Aug. 24, 2024
"Along about sundown"
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- Aug. 1, 2024
- Aug. 2, 2024
- Aug. 3, 2024
7:00‑9:00 pm
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Traditional Mountain Music and Dance in Asheville, NC

Shindig Asheville downtown summer evenings free concert

Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Asheville

The Folk Heritage Committee is a group of dedicated individuals who work throughout the year to produce the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival and Shindig on the Green. The mission of the Folk Heritage Committee is to preserve and present the musical heritage of the Southern Appalachians to audiences who attend from throughout the region and world, for entertainment and education.

Free!
- Jul. 6, 2024
- Jul. 13, 2024
- Jul. 20, 2024
- Jul. 27, 2024
- Aug. 10, 2024
- Aug. 17, 2024
- Aug. 24, 2024
"Along about sundown"
2024 will be the 58th Season of Shindig On the Green! Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2024 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location […]

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Aug. 1, 2 & 3, 2024

7:00‑9:00 pm

If you like Shindig on the Green, you'll love the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival!
This year will be the 97th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, which was started in 1928 and is the longest continuously running festival in the nation. Every year it showcases the Southern Appalachians' best traditional mountain musicians, dancers, and storytellers.

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Raffle for 2024

Courthouse Star quilt detail Courthouse Stars quilt for Raffle
“Courthouse Stars” Sampler star blocks are joined by Courthouse Step blocks to dance together on Saturday nights, reminding you of the Shindig on the Green. Made from scrappy 19th century reproduction fabrics in blue, red, and tan; professionally quilted and queen-sized.
This is the twelfth quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made and donated to Shindig on the Green.

stained glass raffle item Local stained glass artist, Bob Blackwell, has created another eye-popping piece for our 2024 raffle, and it is his third year in which he has made an outstanding work for us. This year’s raffle item features a cabin scene in the mountains, as well as a display stand and frame, all made from beautiful soft brown chestnut wood. This year’s work will create loads of interest, so buy lots of tickets, which go to support Shindig on the Green and Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. Valued at $1000.