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MUSIC FESTIVALS IN NORTH CAROLINA - Last Updated 08.09.02

- FEBRUARY -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival FRI-SAT TBA 2003 Lenoir Community College Gym Kinston n/a
Raymond Fairchild / Jones Bros. Bluegrass & Gospel Fest SAT TBA 2003 n/a Albemarle n/a
Bluegrass First Class SAT-SUN TBA 2003 Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Asheville n/a

- MARCH -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Mooresville Fiddler's Convention SAT TBA 2003 n/a Mooresville n/a

- APRIL -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
CityFest Live! FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Uptown Charlotte 704-483-8555
Greenfest FRI-SUN TBA 2003 The Chicken Shack Chapel Hill n/a
Hatley Fammily Bluegrass & Gospel Festival SAT TBA 2003 n/a Albemarle n/a
Johnny Tilley Memorial Bluegrass Festival SAT TBA 2003 n/a Statesville n/a
MerleFest THU-SUN TBA 2003 Wilkesboro Community College Wilkesboro 800-343-7857
Sprouting Grass Music Festival FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Big Laurel Road Mars Hill 828-689-3847
Yadkinville Fiddler's Convention SAT TBA 2003 n/a Yadkinville n/a

- MAY -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Artsplosure Street Festival FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Downtown Raleigh Raleigh n/a
Bass Mountain Memorial Day Bluegrass Fest FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Bass Mountain Music Park Snow Camp 336-376-3456
Carolina Lite Piedmont Blues Fest SAT TBA 2003 Tanglewood Park Clemmons 336-275-4944
Celtic Festival SAT TBA 2003 Bethabara Park Winston Salem 336-922-9099
Denton Bluegrass Fest THU-SUN TBA 2003 Denton Farm Park Denton n/a
Fidler's Grove FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Fiddler's Grove Campground Union Grove 704-539-4417
Flat Rock Music Fest FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Camp Ton-A-Wandah Flat Rock 828-692-2005
French Broad River Festival FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Hot Springs Campground Hot Springs 828-236-1209
FunPeace MusicFest SAT TBA 2003 Montford Park Amphitheater Asheville 828-280-9016
Gold Hill Fiddler's Convention SAT TBA 2003 Gold Hill Historic Park Gold Hill n/a
High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Festival SAT-SUN TBA 2003 n/a Greensboro n/a
Lake Eden Arts Fest FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Camp Rockmount Black Mountain 828-686-8742
Old Time Fiddler's & Bluegrass Convention SAT TBA 2003 n/a Mocksville n/a
Piedmont Jazz Festival WED-SUN TBA 2003 Various Sites Greensboro 336-334-7241
Pickin' in the Park SAT TBA 2003 Hagan-Stone Park Greensboro n/a
Wilmington Exchange Festival THU-WED TBA 2003 Various spots downtown. Wilmington 910-256-3791
WomensFest SAT TBA 2003 Wilkesboro Community College Wilkesboro n/a

- JUNE -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Grayson County Fiddler's Convention FRI-SAT TBA 2003 n/a Elk Creek n/a
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention FRI-SAT TBA 2003 n/a Mt. Airy n/a
NC State Bluegrass Festival THU-SAT TBA 2003 n/a Cherokee n/a
Ocrafolk & Howard Street Festivals SAT&SUN TBA 2003 Howard Street Ocracoke Island 252-928-3411 or 252-928-4280
Old Thresher's Reunion SAT-THU TBA 2003 Denton Farm Park Denton n/a
Smilefest THU-SUN TBA 2003 Van Hoy Farms Union Grove 336-316-0864
Zendik Music Festival FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Zendik Farm Mill Spring 828-625-8280

- JULY -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Alleghany County Fiddler's Convention FRI-SAT TBA 2003 n/a Sparta n/a
Bele Chere Street Festival FRI-SUN TBA 2003 Downtown Asheville 828-259-5800
Doc Watson Music Fest FRI-SAT TBA 2003 n/a Sugar Grove n/a
Festival for the Eno SAT&SUN TBA 2003 Durham City Park Durham 919-477-4549

- AUGUST -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Cherokee Bluegrass Festival THU-SAT Aug. 15-17 n/a Cherokee n/a
Galax Old Time Fiddler's Convention TUE-SAT Aug. 6-10 n/a Galax, VA n/a
Preddy Fest Bluegrass Festival FRI-SAT Aug. 2-3 n/a Franklinton 252-494-7471
Rotary Fiddler's Convention FRI-SAT Aug. 2-3 n/a Jefferson n/a
ShinDig on Big Laurel FRI-SUN Aug. 16-18 Big Laurel Road Mars Hill 828-689-3847
Harmonic Convergence Fest FRI-SUN Aug. 16-18 Deerfield's Retreat Asheville n/a

- SEPTEMBER -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Bass Mountain Labor Day Bluegrass Fest FRI-SUN Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 Bass Mountain Music Park Snow Camp 336-376-3456
Boone Bluegrass Music Festival SAT Sept. 14 n/a Boone n/a
Centerfest Street Festival SAT-SUN Sept. 14&15  Downtown Durham 919-560-2722
Flat Rock Music Fest FRI-SUN Sept. 6-8 Camp Ton-A-Wandah Flat Rock 828-692-2005
Floyd County World Music Festival FRI-SUN Sept. 27-29 Off the Blue Ridge Parkway Floyd, VA 540-745-FEST
Gilkey Community Bluegrass Festival SAT-MON Sept. 14-16 n/a Rutherfordton n/a
Harvest Festival FRI-SUN Sept. 27-29 Atlanta's Back Porch Atlanta, GA n/a
Land of the Sky Music & Arts Festival SAT Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 Blue Ridge Corn Maze Brevard 828-884-4415
Lewisville Lawn Party SAT Sept. 21 Uptown Lewisville Lewisville 336-946-2787
Mannerland FRI-SUN Sept. 13-15 Hookland Snow Camp n/a
Montford Music Festival SAT Sept. 7 Montford Park Amphitheatre Asheville 828-691-0020
POP Festival/ ArtsIgnite! FRI-THU September 27 Downtown Winston Salem 336-725-1083
ProgDay FRI-SUN Aug. 31- Sept. 1. Storybook Farm Chapel Hill 919-968-1181
Triad Reggae One Love Family Reunion FRI-SUN Labor Day Weekend American Legion Greensboro 336-621-6583

- OCTOBER -

Festival Days Date Venue Location Phone
Butterwood Bluegrass Festival THU-SAT Oct. 3-5 n/a Littleton n/a
CityStage Street Festival FRI-SUN TBA Downtown Greensboro 336-373-7523
Festival of Friends FRI-SUN TBA Twin Rivers Campground Ashe County 828-265-3233
Granite Quarry Fiddler's Convention SAT Oct. 5 East Rowan High School Salisbury n/a
Hatley Family Fall Bluegrass & Gospel Festival SAT Oct. 19 n/a Albemarle n/a
Haymaker Music Festival & Camp-out FRI-SUN Oct. 4-6 Oakley Farm Spotsylvania, VA 800-594-TIXX
Lake Eden Arts Fest FRI-SUN Oct. 18-20 Camp Rockmount Black Mountain 828-686-8742