Goombay takes place in Pack Square Park. Events run Friday, Sept. 11, 5-10 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 12 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 13, 1-6 p.m. Free. Info at ashevillegoombayfestival.com
Friday, Sept. 11
• Free Flow (R&B), 5 p.m.
• Lyric (R&B, soul), 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
• Parade, 11 a.m.
• Mosso-Kan (West African drum and dance), 11:30 a.m.
• Spoken Word with Dwayne Barton, 1:15 p.m.
• Les Amis (world music), 2:15 p.m.
• Free Radio (hip-hop), 3:45 p.m.
• Doug E. Fresh (hip-hop), 5 p.m.
• Kat Williams (soul), 6:15 p.m.
• Al Coffee and Da Grind (blues), 7:30 p.m.
• Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (steel pan fusion), 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 13
• Leslie Council (singer-songwriter), 1 p.m.
• Western Carolina University Choir (ensemble), 1:45 p.m.
• Sycamore Temple Church of God (gospel), 2:30 p.m.
• Greater Works Church of God (gospel), 3:15 p.m.
• DJ Besbleve (Christian/gospel), 4 p.m.
• Chance the Artist (gospel-rap), 5 p.m.
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