Don't miss our favorite event of the year, and we thrilled to be a major sponsor. Come out for good times at the 43rd summer season of Shindig on the Green at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (see map) on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., just around the corner from the usual spot at Pack Square (undergoing a wonderful renovation). Locals and visitors alike gather “along about sundown,” or at seven o’clock for those who wear a watch. Musicians and dancers from across Western North Carolina gather on these Saturday nights to share the region's stirring Southern Appalachian mountain culture and traditions-with each other and visitors from around the world-at the Shindig on the Green.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and stake out a spot on the "green." But don't sit in your chair the entire time. Performers go on stage for just two numbers each, so the real jewel is the clusters of musicians that get together for informal jam sessions under the trees and on the sidewalk. Anyone can join in! Learn some new moves at one of the street dances. Also, don't miss their Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

For another authentic Asheville event, see the Drumming Circle on Friday nights.