Featuring two full days of great live music the White Squirrel Festival in Downtown Brevard, NC is the perfect way to experience everything this charming mountain community has to offer.  Best of all it’s FREE! Created to enhance and develop the business district of the downtown, the event has evolved into one of the premier music festivals in the southeast featuring national and regional artists like past years performers, Edwin McCain, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jupiter Coyote and others but it has earned the reputation for showcasing many undiscovered artists and utilizing the abundant talent in the region.  Whether it is Jazz, Bluegrass, Singer-Songwriter or Rock and Roll, the eclectic music in this beautiful setting provides something for everyone.

Experience two days of free concerts right on Main Street this year, with headliners  Jupiter Coyote, Bone Pony, Jeff, Ike and Mike (Jeff Sipe, Ike Stubblefield, Mike Seal) and Patrick Smith Band… nearly 20 acts in all! Plus over eight blocks of street vendors, food vendors, merchants, artists, craftsmen, potters, painters, games, kid’s activities and loads of plain old fashioned fun!  And did we mention our Squirrel Box Derby? Kids from 8 to 80 come from all over the region for a chance to race handmade derby carts down the infamous Jailhouse Hill. From fastest to squirreliest, there are prize categories for everyone.

Got a knack for photography? Then grab your camera and take a few snaps of our most famous residents… Brevard’s very own white squirrels. They scamper all over the downtown area, and we’ll even take you to see them on our scheduled White Squirrel Tours. Already have a great shot of one of these fuzzy little critters? Then submit it in our White Squirrel Photo Contest.

And speaking of scampering, be sure to check out the 5K and 10K White Squirrel races sponsored by the Rotary Club. Runners from the entire southeast love to go nuts in the cool morning mountain air at 2500 ft. It’s all happening in beautiful downtown Brevard, voted one of the “Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America by Budget Travel.” From festivals to waterfalls to hiking and biking, you can find it all this Memorial Day weekend in downtown Brevard, NC,  “Where Music Meets the Mountains.”