User:Ceyockey/Bele Chere

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Bele Chere is an annual music and arts festival held in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The festival has been held annually each summer since 1978. It is the largest festival in the Southeastern United States, attracting over 350,000 people. The festival consists of six stages scattered about throughout various street corners in Asheville. A designated area called Arts Park features a little more than 60 of the top regional artists from the area and their work. Art can also be purchased from many several areas around the festival grounds.

Festival goers are treated to styles as varied as Country, Blues, Folk, Mountain, Rock, Jazz, you name it. The local music scene is represented along with rising stars like Brother Fatback, Tinsley Ellis and Cowboy Mouth and national acts such as Shooter Jennings, Cracker, Train and way too many more to list here. This kind of musical lineup is only rivaled in diversity only by one thing: Bele Chere's festival of food.

Bele Chere has always been prized for its innovation and each year includes a variety of special events and activities. Some past examples include The Skyriders Acrobatic Trampoline Entertainment, Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour, River Link Raft Rides, YES Interactive Rides, Inflatables and Games, The Children's Area and much more.