Welcome to Folkmoot!
We’re proud that the mountains of Western North Carolina welcome the world to our region every July! But we’re more than the festival:
- We’re a performance center that hosts all sorts of concerts, all year long.
- We’re a center for the arts.
- We’re an educational facility that welcomes and advocates for diversity.
- We’re a staging ground for “cultural conversations.”
- We host regular “friendship dinners” that bring the world to our table.
- We’re a special events place that is kid-friendly and lots of fun.
We’re a festival, and then much more!
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828-452-2997
Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
(Plus special hours for events)
What is Folkmoot?
A 36-year-old international festival, and a year-round arts and cultural center
Folkmoot is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that fosters the vibrancy of many cultures into one community. Folkmoot programs are based on cultural exchange and designed to build global relationships, foster cultural understanding and develop community prosperity.
Each summer since 1984 a kaleidoscope of musicians and dancers from across the globe have visited Waynesville, NC, as part of the Folkmoot International Dance and Music Festival.
Folkmoot is also a year-round cultural center, with programs and events that celebrate diversity, encourage cultural conversation, and preserve and honor worldwide cultural heritages.
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News from Folkmoot
Cultural Crash Course: The Philosophy of Love and Sex
Join local experts for Folkmoot’s new series, Cultural Crash Courses, featuring lectures on a variety of current cultural issues, including global politics, race, immigration, gender,
Darren Nicholson’s Uptown Downhome New Years Eve!
Join Folkmoot for a New Year’s Eve to remember, Tuesday, December 31st! It’ll be an evening designed for music lovers and sweethearts, featuring Balsam Range’s
Fall Newsletter, 2019
Two excerpts from our Fall Newsletter are immediately below. Scroll down to view the print version! Letter from the Director and the President As a
Mountain Memories No. 2: Christmas in the Mountains
Folkmoot is proud to partner with the Mountain Memories organization and historian and author Bob Plott to stage the Mountain Memories performance series at historic
Balsam Range kicks off December festival with exclusive Queen Auditorium show
For the second year, Balsam Range opens its December Art of Music Festival with an official Waynesville kickoff at the Queen Auditorium, at Folkmoot Center
Mountain Memories performance series set to begin at Folkmoot Center
Folkmoot is proud to partner with the Mountain Memories organization and Waynesville’s own Bob Plott to launch the Mountain Memories performance series at historic Queen
Thanks to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area for supporting sound, light and curtaining upgrades to the Queen Auditorium.