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Greening up the Mountains

Downtown Sylva 773 W. Main Street, Sylva, NC, United States +1 more

The Greening Up the Mountains Festival is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and beverage which honor our community and local artisans.

Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free

Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free

Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free

Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free
Event Series Concerts on the Creek

Concerts on the Creek

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails. Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today. Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 15th annual season will start on Friday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Aug. 29 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure. Here is the 2025 Lineup: May 23 - Shane Meade & The Sound May 30 - Natti Love Joys June 6 - The V8's June 13 - The SophistiCats June 20 - Mission Accomplished Band June 27 - Darren Nicholson Band July 4 - Fireworks with Gotcha Groove July 11 - Stella Rising July 18 - Ska City July 25 - Suns of Stars August 1 - PMA August 8 - Arnold Hill Band August 15 - Dashboard Blue August 22 - Tuxedo Junction August 29 - Boukou Groove

Free

WNC Pottery Festival

Bridge Park 76 Railroad Ave., Sylva, NC

Showcasing the work of more than 40 master potters from 13 states, this year’s WNC Pottery Festival will be held at Sylva’s Bridge Park. A variety of clay art styles will be presented. Those who purchase a ticket online will be able to enter 30 minutes early for a special event preview. The festival is juried and the lineup of potters is impressive. You won't want to miss it! This event has been named one of the “Top 20” events in the Southeast for November. The $5 ticket includes a chance in a raffle; kids under 12 admitted free. Dogs are not permitted at this festival. Click here for more information.

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