2023 Sourwood Festival | Black Mountain, NC
The Sourwood Festival is held the 2nd weekend of August every year in Black Mountain, NC. This years festival is August 12 & 13th , admission is free and the festival runs from 9-8 Sat, and 9-5 Sun in the downtown area.
Since 1977 the Sourwood Festival has filled downtown Black Mountain with entertainment, music, dancing, arts & crafts, great food, and more. Browse among the 200 vendors and discover lots of local and unique arts and crafts as well as delicious food! Sample the BBQ, funnel cakes, homemade ice cream, local jelly, corn on the cob, sausages, and of course, the HONEY.
You can look forward to shopping for handmade jewelry, local artwork, homemade jams and jellies, honeybee products, and more.
Over 30,000 people from all over the country flock to our little town to take in the festivities each summer. The Sourwood Festival is held the 2nd weekend of August every year in Black Mountain, NC
You can even chat with the beekeepers and bring home a jar of gourmet honey (while it last, it has been known to sell out before the end of the festival).
2023 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Saturday August 12, 2023
Black Mountain Avenue Stage:
- 11:00am Emigre (Celtic Band)
- 1:00pm Seth & Sara (Modern western duo)
- 3:00pm The Jazz Disciples (Keyboard & brass)
- 5:00pm Stimulus (Blues rock)
Cherry Street Square
- 10:00am New Found Gap Band & Hightop Harmony (Bluegrass)
- 12:00pm Upbeat Ukulele Band
- 2:00pm The White Water Bluegrass Company (5 piece swing band)
- 4:00 pm Luke Whittaker (Country)
Sunday August 13, 2023
Black Mountain Avenue Stage:
- 12:00pm Dark City Kings (Indie rock fusion bank with a touch of country)
- 2:00 pm Triange Afrobeat Orchestra (American Funk & Jazz)
- 4:00pm The ShooBees (60’s tunes & blues standards)
Cherry Street Square
- 1:00pm Jane DeCuir (Americana blues-guitar & vocal)
- 3:00pm Greg & Colleen (Original songs in Americana style & well known covers)
Festival Activities & Demonstrations
- Beekeeping
- Pony Rides
- Petting Zoo
- Caboose Tours
- Chainsaw Carving
- Glass Blowing at Black Mountain Center for the Arts
- Pottery at Cariku Pottery
- Kids crafts at Swannanoa Valley Museum
- Artist in action at The Red House Studio
- Weaving at Swannanoa Valley Museum
So, What is Sourwood Honey?
Appalachian sourwood honey is one of the most prized kinds of honey in the world. It has twice won top honors for “Best Honey” at Apimondia – a biennial convention for the worldwide honey industry. Learn more at our Sourwood Festival guide
More events happening Sourwood Weekend here at our exclusive weekend event guide.
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