BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Asheville: festival\, Sunday (Sun Sep 20\, America/New_York). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than dow nload. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.com ). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from Cal Discovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/asheville-nc/sunday-festival.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Asheville: festival\, Sunday (Sun Sep 20\, America/New_York). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than do wnload. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.co m). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from Ca lDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Asheville · festival · Sunday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NC Folk Festival DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260914T053252Z UID:123110-1789689600-1789948799@dmjps.com CATEGORIES:festival DESCRIPTION:DMJPS is pleased to sponsor the 2026 NC Folk Festival. \nShare With: LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T053252Z LOCATION:Downtown Greensboro URL:https://dmjps.com/event/nc-folk-festival/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_ medium=ics&utm_campaign=asheville-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:DMJPS X-SOURCE-URL:https://dmjps.com/event/2025-asheville-chamber-of-commerces-a nnual-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:46th Annual Heritage Weekend DTSTART:20260920T140000Z DTEND:20260920T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260913T062409Z UID:70338-1789898400-1789920000@www.blueridgemusicnc.com CATEGORIES:arts,family,festival,music DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate true Southern Appalachian culture and heritage craft at the Southern Highland\nCraft Guild’s 46th Annual Heritage Weeke nd\, with live demonstrations\, music\, and family\nactivities like the on e and only World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition.\nThe two-day event tak es place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Saturday and Sunday\, Sept. 19 and 20\,\ n2026\, at the Folk Art Center at Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway i n east Asheville\, NC.\nSome Guild artisans\, especially blacksmiths\, wea vers\, and woodworkers\, still use no electricity\,\nharvest their own loc al materials\, and color materials with natural plant dyes — all origina l\nheritage techniques learned from generations of family elders and commu nity mentors.\n“It’s my mission to keep these heritage crafts alive an d thriving\,” said Heritage Weekend\norganizer Janet Wiseman\, who is al so a musician and the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s\neducation directo r. \nCraft demonstrations will include:\n-Woodworking with traditional too ls\n-Weaving\, spinning\, and natural dyeing\n-Broom-making and blacksmith ing\n-Stone carving and printmaking\n-Soap-making \nOne of Heritage Weeken d’s biggest draws is the one and only World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle\nCompe tition at 2 p.m. Saturday\, Sept. 19. This popular contest began the year Folk Art Center\nopened in 1980. \nIn addition\, two local storytellers wi ll amuse guests with cherished folklore and native traditions.\nAsh Woody\ , of Swannanoa\, will perform Appalachian Jack Tales\, or stories involvin g a clever\nboy who employs his sharp wit to outsmart adversaries and othe r impossible predicaments. And\nDavy Arch\, a woodcarver\, historian\, and practitioner of traditional medicine\, will tell Cherokee\nstories and le gends.\nHeritage Weekend guests can also make a variety of crafts with gui dance from Guild members at\nan interactive activity table. \nEntertainme nt Schedule:\nLive Bluegrass and Mountain Music performances on an outdoor stage\nSaturday\, Sept. 19\n10 a.m. – Ash Woody- Appalachian Jack Tale s\n11 a.m. – Michael and Donna Fox\n12 p.m.- Blue-Eyed Girl\n1 p.m. – Split Rail\n2 p.m. – 46th Annual World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competiti on\n3 p.m. – Carol Rifkin and Friends \nSunday\, Sept. 20\n11 a.m. – Davy Arch- Cherokee Stories\n12 p.m. – Nobody’s Darlin’ Stringband\ n1 p.m. – Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express\n2 p.m. – Buncombe Turnpik e\n3 p.m. – Janet Wiseman and Pearl Shirley – Mountain Music \nEvent H ighlights\nWorld Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition\nSaturday\, Sept. 20 at 2 PM\nThe Venue: Folk Art Center\nExhibitions\, a craft shop\, museum\, a nd library\nGrassy picnic area \nFamily-friendly atmosphere\nMountains to Sea Trail\nThe Folk Art Center\, at 382 Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 382 ) in East Asheville\, offers free\nparking\, indoor galleries\, and a g rassy picnic area\, making it the perfect spot to spend a crisp\nearly aut umn day. Explore Appalachian heritage\, meet local craftspeople\, and enjo y the beauty of\nWestern North Carolina.\nFor more information\, please vi sit www.craftguild.org or call 828-298-7928. LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T062409Z LOCATION:Folk Art Center\, Milepost 382\, Blue Ridge Parkway\, Asheville\, NC\, 28803\, United States URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/46th-annual-heritage-weekend/20 26-09-20/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=asheville-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Blue Ridge Music Trails X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center DTSTART:20260920T140000Z DTEND:20260920T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T060214Z UID:10000855-1789898400-1789920000@www.blueridgeheritage.com CATEGORIES:arts,family,festival,free,music DESCRIPTION:This free celebration of mountain heritage features traditiona l crafts accompanied by music and dancing. On-going demonstrations will in clude traditional woodworking with traditional tools\, weaving\, spinning\ , dyeing\, broom making\, stone carving\, and printmaking. Visitors will h ave the opportunity to try their hand at some of the crafts and an activit y table will encourage young people to create. A music stage will provide further entertainment with bluegrass and gospel music. There is free parki ng and a grassy area for picnics and relaxation. Spend an early autumn day in WNC honoring and learning about the crafts of yesteryear. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T060214Z LOCATION:Folk Art Center\, Milepost 382\, Blue Ridge Parkway\, Asheville\, NC\, 28815\, United States URL:https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/event/heritage-weekend-at-the-folk-a rt-center/2026-09-20/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign= asheville-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Blue Ridge National Heritage Area X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/destinations/asheville-art- museum END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bilbo's Birthday DTSTART:20260920T180000Z DTEND:20260921T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T120844Z UID:10001736-1789912800-1789934400@devilsfootbrew.com CATEGORIES:arts,drink,festival,food DESCRIPTION:A Hobbit Party\nCalling all Bagginses and Boffins\, Tooks and Brandybucks\, Grubbs\, Chubbs\, Hornblowers\, Bolgers\, Bracegirdles and P roudfoots! \nWe’re thrilled to be partnering with our friends at Reclaim to bring you another gathering of merrymaking and celebration. Gather you r fellowship and head on down to our place for a Ren Faire-Inspired makers market\, free Hobbit Feast grazing table\, photo ops and a DJ dance party worthy of the Shire. Test your Tolkien knowledge during the Lord of The R ings Trivia and win fun prizes\, too! \nThis will be a (day) to remember. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T120844Z URL:https://devilsfootbrew.com/event-detail/bilbos-birthday/?utm_source=ca ldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=asheville-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Devil's Foot Beverage Company X-SOURCE-URL:https://devilsfootbrew.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:My Song in the Night: A Hymn Festival DTSTART:20260920T223000Z DTEND:20260920T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T221514Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53736358698891 CATEGORIES:festival DESCRIPTION:An evening of singing featuring the Lenoir-Rhyne A Cappella Ch oir\, College Singers and congregational hymns. The program explores the r ich tradition of music inspired by evening and rest. From beloved hymns to choral selections by Hassler\, Dvořák\, Clara Schumann and Dan Forrest\ , this event invites the listener to experience the comfort and hope found in the music that accompanies the close of the day. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221514Z LOCATION:Mt. Zion Lutheran Church URL:https://calendar.lr.edu/event/my-song-in-the-night-a-hymn-festival?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=asheville-nc X-SOURCE-NAME:Lenoir-Rhyne University Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.lr.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR