Shindig on the Green
In 2025 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location — formerly known as City County Plaza, now transformed into the new Pack Square Park.
Locals and visitors alike come together downtown “along about sundown,” or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch, until 10:00 pm.
2025 Shindig on the Green Schedule
- Jul. 5, 2025
- Jul. 12, 2025
- Jul. 19, 2025
- Jul. 26, 2025
- Aug. 9, 2025
- Aug. 16, 2025
- Aug. 23, 2025
The stage show takes place on the Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage, named for the founder of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. Since the outdoor event’s inception in 1967, hundreds of thousands of individuals from across the region and throughout the world have shared and enjoyed the rich traditional music and dance heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in this outdoor setting.
Concert Information
Eats and Treats: Concessions are provided by Bear’s Smokehouse and the Hop Ice Cream Cafe, and there are plenty of other establishments nearby for food and drinks.
Parking: Parking is available in marked and metered spaces throughout downtown Asheville (free after 6pm) and the city’s municipal decks (evening rates vary). Very convenient to Shindig, Buncombe County’s Charlotte Street Parking Deck is directly across College Street from Pack Square Park and the Buncombe County Courthouse. Parking for buses is available at the Asheville Public Works Building parking lot at 161 S. Charlotte Street. This lot is vacant on Saturday nights. It is recommended that passengers unload at Pack Square Park before the bus is parked in the lot.
Dogs or Other Pets: Please leave your pets at home (unless it’s a service animal). The City of Asheville restricts pets from being present at outdoor special events. Pets, even the best behaved ones, are not allowed at Pack Square Park during Shindig.
Public Transit: There is a major transfer point on College St. for public transit. Check www.ridetheart.com for maps and schedules.. Routes WE1 and WE2 provide Saturday evening service to and from the ART Station.
Summer Schedule: Shindig on the Green takes a break from its regular Saturday schedule on August 2nd, when the musicians and dancers head to Shindig’s sister event, the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. The 98th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, takes place nightly Thursday through Saturday, July 31, August 1 and 2.
Please visit folkheritage.org/asheville-events/shindig-on-the-green/ for additional information.
Featured photograph by Frank Kovalchek / Shindig on the Green.
Written in part by the Folk Heritage Committee.