When:
July 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
2016-07-22T19:00:00-04:00
2016-07-22T22:00:00-04:00
Where:
Stuart Auditorium
Lake Junaluska
NC 28745
USA
Contact:
Folkmoot USA The "Official" North Carolina International Folk Festival
(828) 452-2997
Folkmoot 2016 Grand Opening! @ Stuart Auditorium  | Lake Junaluska | North Carolina | United States

Experience the wonder of dance, music, costumes and culture at this ALL GROUP performance. Enjoy TEN GROUP PERFORMANCES with over 200 international dancers and musicians beside the Lake!

Dance troupes invited for 2016 represent the cultures of China, the Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Japan, Peru, Poland, Romania and a special U.S-Mexico collaboration.

The 2016 Festival will also include performances by the Eastern Band of Cherokee and other local Appalachian groups.

Folkmoot, a word meaning “meeting of the people,” provides communities all over Western North Carolina the opportunity to build a deeper sense of connection, mutual respect and shared purpose by experiencing other cultures. Dancers from 10 nations around the globe will perform at 33rd edition of Folkmoot Festival when it convenes July 21-31 in our beloved Smoky Mountains.