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When:
May 30, 2016 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
2016-05-30T10:00:00-04:00
2016-05-30T15:00:00-04:00
Where:
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Flat Rock, NC 28731
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
(828) 693-4178
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Festival Special Event
Carl Sandburg Festival holiday Memorial Day Music
Carl Sandburg Music Festival @ Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site | Flat Rock | North Carolina | United States
**NOTE: Limited Parking. Please carpool or take a ride share or taxi.**

This free festival is supported by the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, the Arts Council of Henderson County, and America’s National Parks (park store manager). It highlights the Pulitzer Prize winning poet’s other legacies as music collector and children’s author and the Sandburg family’s love of square dancing.

Visitors may bring lawn chairs, food, and non-alcoholic drinks. Light snacks and water will be sold in the Park Store/Visitor Center in the Sandburg Home. Due to expected crowds, pets will not be allowed at performances. In case of severe weather, the event will be canceled. Check this page and our website for updates.

Amphitheater

  • 10a.m: Jennifer Armstrong kicks off festivities with storytelling for kids of all ages.
  • 12p.m: Laura Boosinger celebrates the music of Appalachia through old-time banjo, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, and fingerstyle Autoharp.
  • 2p.m: Mac Arnold plays the Blues with Austin Brashier and Max Hightower.

Barn Garage

  • 10:45am to 12pm: Walter Puckett calls Mountain Circle Square Dances. A festival first. Come dance!

Barnyard

  • 12pm to 2pm: Steve and Jean Smith play mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer.

Parking, Shuttles, Accessibility:

  • Three parking lots have shuttle service:
  • Wheelchair-Accessible Shuttle: The park’s main parking lot has the only wheelchair-accessible and passenger shuttle. This lot is located on Little River Road, across from Flat Rock Playhouse.
  • Passenger-Only Shuttle: Flat Rock Playhouse (enter via Little River Road).
  • Passenger-Only Shuttle: Flat Rock Village Hall, 110 Village Center Drive.
  • Parking lot *without* a shuttle: The hikers’ lot (located ½ mile drive from the main lot). Park and walk .4 to .7 mile to festivities.