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Folkmoot Friendship Center

Address
112 Virginia Avenue
Waynesville, 28786 Get Directions
Phone (828) 452-2997
Website https://www.folkmoot.org

Events at this venue

Today

  • Colors of the Blue Ridge: The Mountainscapes of Richard Baker

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    The public is invited to a free exhibition of artwork by Haywood County landscape artist Richard Baker, including a closing reception on Saturday, August 9, from 5-7 p.m.

    Free

  • 8th Annual Wet Your Whiskers Wine Tasting Fundraiser

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    Come out for a fun evening with a delicious Italian dinner, desserts and drinks (wine tasting with beer option), and support Feline Urgent Rescue’s annual fundraiser! While you’re here, bid on one of our unique and locally sourced auction items, or enter to win a fun raffle prize! Tickets are $75 per individual and grant […]

    $75

  • Folkmoot USA – A Latin American Musical Experience: Las Montañitas

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    Folkmoot LIVE! is pleased to present A Latin American Musical Experience featuring one of Asheville’s newest and most exciting bands, Las Montañitas. Las Montañitas brings the Andes to the Appalachians. Their music draws heavily from the Chicha Cumbia scene that emerged in Peru in the late 1960s, featuring psychedelic surf guitar tone, Afro-Colombian dance grooves […]

    $5

  • Folkmoot LIVE! – Pure Drop Traditional Irish Music

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    If you love traditional Irish music, this concert is for you! Folkmoot LIVE! is thrilled to present an evening of Pure Drop Traditional Irish Music. Join us for the superb sounds of Andrew Finn Magill & David McKindley-Ward. Read more below. Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7 PM, Doors at 6 PM Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXYF3cLgH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvmXkpwodKQ […]

    $5

  • Folkmoot LIVE! – Blue Pipa Trio: “From Harlem to Shanghai and Back”

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    Folkmoot LIVE! is proud to present the Blue Pipa Trio, "From Harlem to Shanghai and Back," a dynamic fusion of jazz history and Chinese tradition. Led by Min Xiao-Fen, one of the world’s great pipa soloists, and joined by the powerhouse Asheville-based duo of guitarist/composer Jay Sanders and bassist Zack Page, this project takes you […]

    $15 – $25

  • Folkmoot LIVE! An Evening of Bluegrass/Klezmer Fusion

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    Folkmoot LIVE! proudly presents the innovative “klezgrass” music of Zoe & Cloyd that springs from the rich traditions and complementary styles of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller with special guest, Kevin Kehrberg on bass. Based in Asheville, NC, Zoe & Cloyd delight audiences with soaring harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, seamlessly combining […]

    $5

  • A Kilted Christmas with Eireann’s Call

    Folkmoot Friendship Center 112 Virginia Avenue, Waynesville

    Join Eireann's Call as they whisk audiences away to Celtic lands far and near to celebrate holiday traditions with passionate and stirring arrangements of seasonal music. Racing fiddle tunes, powerful bagpipe melodies, soaring vocals, rocked up tribal drumming and wicked grooves combined with dancers and a dramatic narrative create a magical holiday experience. It has played to sell-out […]