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Festivals and Events. For exact festival dates, contact the local visitors bureaus here
Click the links below for festivals and events near that city:
| Map | Call | Festival/Event | City | Founded | Rate Range | Festival Month | Video | Book | Group | ||
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| Biltmore Estate Festival of Flowers | Asheville | Asheville | 1985 | $$$ | 11 | Apr-May | |||||
| Polar Plunge New Years Day | Asheville | Lake Lure | 2008 | Free | 2 | Jan | |||||
| Music on Main Street | Asheville | Hendersonville | 1999 | Free | 2 | Jun-Aug | |||||
| Waldensian Festival | Asheville | Valdese | 1975 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Cherokee Indian Fair | Asheville | Cherokee | 1912 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Brewgrass Festival | Asheville | Asheville | 1997 | $$$ | 11 | Oct | |||||
| Cherokee Gourd Artists Gathering | Asheville | Cherokee | 2002 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||||
| Spring Herb Festival | Asheville | Asheville | 1989 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Garden Jubilee | Asheville | Hendersonville | 1994 | $$$ | 11 | May | |||||
| Horn in the West Outdoor Drama | Asheville | Boone | 1952 | $-$$ | 7 | Jun-Aug | |||||
| Village Art & Craft Fair | Asheville | Asheville | 1973 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Rhododendron Festival | Asheville | Bakersville | 1946 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| An Appalachian Summer Festival | Asheville | Boone | 1984 | $$ | 9 | Jun-Jul | |||||
| Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of the Scottish Clans | Asheville | Linville | 1956 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| North Carolina Apple Festival | Asheville | Hendersonville | 1947 | Free | 2 | Aug-Sep | |||||
| Lake Lure Dragon Boat Racing | Asheville | Lake Lure | 2007 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Cherokee Bluegrass Festival | Asheville | Cherokee | $$$ | 11 | Jun | ||||||
| Montford Music & Arts Festival | Asheville | Asheville | 2004 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Mountain Dance & Folk Festival | Asheville | Asheville | 1928 | $-$$$ | 8 | Aug | |||||
| Singing on the Mountain | Asheville | Linville | 1924 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| Qualla Arts & Crafts Open Air Indian Art Market | Asheville | Cherokee | Free | 2 | Aug-Sep | ||||||
| Summer Evening Concerts at the Biltmore House | Asheville | Asheville | 1996 | $$$ | 11 | Aug-Sep | |||||
| Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - Summer Edition | Asheville | Asheville | 1947 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Cherokee Unto These Hills | Asheville | Cherokee | 1950 | Free-$$$ | 5 | Jun | |||||
| Maggie Valley Summer Arts & Craft Show | Asheville | Maggie Valley | 1986 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Christmas at the Biltmore Estate | Asheville | Asheville | 1976 | $$$ | 11 | Nov-Jan | |||||
| Carolina Mountains Literary Festival | Asheville | Burnsville | 1956 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Fine Art & Master Crafts Festival | Asheville | Banner Elk | 1992 | Free | 2 | Jul-Aug | |||||
| Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival | Asheville | Highlands | 1981 | $$$ | 11 | Jul-Aug | |||||
| Mountain High BBQ Festival | Asheville | Franklin | 2009 | $ | 6 | Aug | |||||
| North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival | Asheville | Marion | 1974 | $$$ | 11 | Aug | |||||
| Roasting of the Hog Celebration | Asheville | Beech Mountain | 1973 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Talking Trees Children's Trout Derby | Asheville | Cherokee | 2002 | $ | 6 | Aug | |||||
| Woolly Worm Festival | Asheville | Banner Elk | 1977 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Hot Nights & Cool Rides Car Show | Asheville | Lake Lure | 1991 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Show, Shine, Shag & Dine | Asheville | Henderson | 2001 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - Fall Edition | Asheville | Asheville | 1947 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Autumn Festival | Asheville | Lake Lure | 2008 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train | Asheville | Blowing Rock | $$ | 9 | Sep-Oct | ||||||
| Explore Boone | Asheville | Boone | 1872 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec |  |
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| City of Asheville Outdoor Special Events | Asheville | Asheville | 1792 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | |
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| Independence Day Weekend Celebration | Asheville | Henderson | 1992 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| WNC History Alive Festival | Asheville | Asheville | 2005 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Cherokee PowWow | Asheville | Cherokee | 1975 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Graham County Heritage Festival | Asheville | Robbinsville | 2003 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Art in the Park | Asheville | Beech Mountain | 1962 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Saluda Arts Festival | Asheville | Saluda | 2003 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Shindig in the Valley | Asheville | Maggie Valley | 2010 | $-$$ | 7 | Jun | |||||
| Oconaluftee Indian Village | Asheville | Cherokee | 1952 | $$ | 9 | May-Oct |