Folkmoot schedule

Posted on by Alli Marshall

Friday, July 22

• Grand opening matinee (all groups) at Eaglenest Entertainment, 2701 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. 2-4 p.m. Adults $21-$31/children half price

• Grand opening (all groups ) at Stuart Auditorium, 20 Chapel Drive, Lake Junaluska. 7-10 p.m. Adults $21-$31/children half price

Saturday, July 23

• Parade of Nations on Main Street, Waynesville. 10 a.m.-noon. Free

• Many Cultures Carnival with booths, games and crafts at the Folkmoot Friendship Center. Noon-5 p.m. Free. Ticketed performances take place inside the Sam Love Queen Auditorium, 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville, at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. $5 children and students/$15 adults/$30 families

•  All groups perform at Haywood Community College, 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde. 7-9 p.m. $21-$31

Sunday, July 24

• Cultural conversation and dance performance at First United Methodist Church, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Noon-3 p.m. Performance plus lunch $10 children/$25 adults, performance only $5/$15

• Sunday matinee (four groups) at The Drendel Auditorium, 243 Third Ave. NE, Hickory. 3-5 p.m. $5 kids ages 12 and younger/$10 adults

• Performance (four groups) at The Drendel Auditorium. 6-8:30 p.m. $5 kids ages 12 and younger/$10 adults

Tuesday, July 26

• Cherokee Ambassadors Day, 545 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free

• Performance (four groups) at Colonial Theater, 53 Park St., Canton. 7 p.m. $5 children/$20 adults

• Performance (three groups) at Swain County High School, 1415 Fontana Road, Bryson City. 7 p.m. $8 children and students/$16 adults

Wednesday, July 27

• Performance (all groups) at Blue Ridge Community College, 180 W. Campus Drive, Flat Rock. 2 p.m. $15.75 children and students/$31 adults

• Performance (five groups) at The Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St., Asheville. 7 p.m. $5 children and students/$16 adults

Thursday, July 28

• Parade in downtown Franklin. 5-6:30 p.m. Free

• Performance (all groups) at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Road, Franklin. 7 p.m. Students $10.50, $13 and $15.50/adults $21, $26 and $31

Friday, July 29

• Parade in downtown Asheville. 4 p.m. Free

• Performance (all groups) at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville. 7 p.m. Children $16.05/adults $33.17

Saturday, July 30

• International Festival Day on Main Street, Waynesville. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free

• Dance party with DJ Oso Rey at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. 9 p.m. $15.

Sunday, July 31

• Candlelight closing (all groups) at Stuart Auditorium. 7 p.m. Adults $20-$30/students and children half price

Learn more and purchase tickets at folkmoot.org

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall
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