This year, we are excited to announce that we will be holding the Lunsford Festival as an indoor, evening, sit-down concert in Mars Hill University’s Moore Auditorium (this is due to construction taking place on the MHU campus). As always, the event will feature some of the region’s finest regional music and dance traditions and will be free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required.

The Lunsford Festival is the second longest-running folk festival in Western North Carolina and was named in honor of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who was a musician and folklorist who dedicated his life to collecting and promoting the music of Southern Appalachia. Please join us in honoring the rich cultural traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains!

The Ramsey Center is a proud site on the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina.