Greening Up The Mountains 2025 27th Annual Festival

The Greening Up the Mountains Festival, now in its 27th year, is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and beverage which honor our community and local artisans. The festival is sponsored by both the Town of Sylva and the Main Street Sylva Association and will be held in Historic Downtown Sylva, North Carolina. The Greening Up The Mountains Festival enjoys crowds of upwards of 12,000 attendees and has 175 vendor booth spaces. In addition to a variety of arts, crafts, and food vendors, attendees can enjoy a 5k run, beverage arts featuring local craft breweries, and live music throughout the day.

​Be sure to visit both Main Street and Bridge Park to enjoy all the festival has to offer!

Bridge Park
76 Railroad Ave, Sylva, NC 28779
Apr 26, 2025
10:00 AM EDT to 4:00 PM EDT
2025 MUSIC SCHEDULE

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Hannah Thomas Music

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Maggie Valley Band

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Bird In Hand

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Robertson Boys

CONTACT INFO
Mark & Tammy Haskett, Event Coordinators
(828) 554-1035
greeningupthemountains@townofsylva.org
Town of Sylva
c/o GUTM
83 Allen Street
Sylva, NC 28779

Can't wait to see you there!