This festival promises to be the best one yet. We’re expanding the site this year (see “Street Closings” on page 3) to make more room for a full day of family fun. Montford is Asheville’s most historic neighborhood, and our seventh annual festival is an official part of Historic Preservation Month. [... click heading to read more]

We’re really excited about this year’s music, which has roots in many nations. As always, every act has direct ties to Montford with either a current or a former neighbor in the band. The neighborhood’s deep and diverse musical roots are on full display this year. Last year, we completely reworked the line-up in response to requests to broaden the mix. This year, we wanted to seize the momentum we created by inviting back certain “encore” performers from last year. [... click heading to read more]

To make the festival safer, provide more booth space, and give everybody more elbow room, more streets need to close this year. Montford Avenue will close to vehicle traffic from Cullowhee all the way down to West Waneta. East Waneta and Soco Streets will also be closed. These streets will close at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, and reopen by 8:00 that evening. [... click heading to read more]