Founded in 1991, we are Warren Wilson College’s educational program of summer folk arts workshops held on our campus in the Swannanoa Valley near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Each year, we offer a variety of week-long programs in various forms of folk music and dance over a five-week period in July and August, taught by some of the finest folk artists and instructors in the world.

We invite you to join us.

Our 2025 Dates Are Here!

WEEK 1, June 29-July 5
Fiddle Week
Mando & Banjo Week

WEEK 2, July 6-12
Trad. Song Week

WEEK 3, July 13-19
Celtic Week

WEEK 4, July 20-26
Old-Time Week

WEEK 5, July 27-Aug. 2
Contemporary Folk Week
Guitar Week

“The worst part about the Gathering is that there are only 24 hours in the day and 3 of them are wasted sleeping!”

– student comment

 

   

2025 Swannanoa Gathering Programs

July 13-19

Celtic Week

July 20-26

Old-Time Week