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!
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
Songwriters in the Round: Wiggins, Hannan, Russ & Breedlove
Saturday, October 19 • Doors: 6pm, Music 7:15pm Click here for Tickets and More Information Begun at an inn in Balsam, NC, in 1996 and
Southern Storytellers Series: William Ritter & Sarah Ogletree
Folkmoot, Blue Ridge Books and the Haywood County Public Library present the Southern Storytellers Supper Series, bringing southern culture and regional authors and musicians together for educational
Recent Folkmoot guest musicians win big at IBMA awards!
Congratulations to a duo of recent performers in Folkmoot’s Great Balsam Songwriters in the Round Series for awards they received at last week’s 30th annual
Darren Nicholson & Friends returns with an all-star ensemble!
The Balsam Range’s Darren Nicholson returns to Folkmoot’s Queen Auditorium October 13th for his biggest show yet, a rare, one-time combination high-powered bluegrass stars. Tickets
The Academy at SOAR moving to Folkmoot’s Historic Hazelwood School
WAYNESVILLE–Waynesville arts and cultural organization Folkmoot has reached an agreement with the Academy at SOAR, a longtime boarding school in the Balsam community of Jackson
Faces of the Folkmoot Festival, 2019, Vol. 1
Friendly faces of members of the following groups: The Bahamas, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Egypt, Hungary and Romania at Folkmoot 2019. July 18-28, 2019
Community Square Dance this Saturday
The popular CommUnity Square Dance returns to the Folkmoot Center Saturday, August 31. Music provided by Ann Whitley and Pan and Brett Riggs, dance called
Cultural Crash Course: Higdon in Haywood: Cold Mountain
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,
Southern Storytellers Series: David Joy
Folkmoot, Blue Ridge Books and the Haywood County Public Library present the Southern Storytellers Supper Series, bringing southern culture and regional authors and musicians together