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.

2025 Swannanoa Gathering Programs

June 29–July 5: Mando & Banjo Week | Fiddle Week

July 6–12: Traditional Song Week

July 13–19: Celtic Week

July 20–26: Old-Time Week

July 27–August 2: Contemporary Folk Week | Guitar Week

Read the full 2025 catalog here.