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!
Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
(Plus special hours for events)
828-452-2997
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.
Folkmoot Events Showcase
News from Folkmoot
Curtain Call!
Around the Folkmoot Center: Curtain Call! It’s an exciting day for we theatrical types at Folkmoot, as Nat Neal of The Superior Finish begins the installation
It’s Flag Time!
The 2019 Folkmoot Festival is just around the corner! Many thanks to Town of Waynesville employees Lee Entwistle and Wesley Warren for installing this year’s
Folkmalt Music Lineup Promises to Move Rear-Ends
On July 26, the Folkmoot crew, the town of Canton, the BearWaters Brewing staff and many other brewers from around the region will gather in
Folkmoot announces 2019 Visiting Group Lineup
Kecskemét Folk Dance Ensemble from Hungary National Folkloric Dance Troupe of Egypt Corporacion Cultural Danza Arte y Tradicion DANZAT from Colombia Martisorul from Romania Eastern
Folkmoot Presents: Camp Folkmoot 2019 “Hands around the Globe”
As many people now know, “Folkmoot” means “meeting of the people.” The Folkmoot Festival provides communities throughout western North Carolina the opportunity to build a
A Special Night with the Darren Nicholson Band
A perennial favorite of Western North Carolina music lovers, Balsam Range member Darren Nicholson (Darren Nicholson Music) – and his band – hosted a concert
Our Mootenanny pencils are out!
The pencils are out! Planning is coming right along for Mootenanny! 2019, our afternoon of barbeque, bear dogs and Americana music on Sunday, July 21 in
Calling All Singers!
2019 Festival Choir to Perform at Festival’s Grand Opening Registration is now open to all singers, age 12 and up, to participate in the Folkmoot
Folkmoot Announces its 36th Annual Festival Schedule
24 events in 11 days – July 18-28, 2019: international folk dance performances, live music, parades, craft beer, food trucks and artisan vendors The 2019
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