Thank you to our 200 artists, performers, and musicians who participated!

A celebration of our diverse creative community!

Buskers Fest is an open-air, sidewalk street festival in collaboration with the Downtown Boone Development Association and the Town of Boone.

On the First Friday of October, walk the streets of Downtown Boone and discover a diverse array of artists, performers, and demonstrators from all walks of life and in all different mediums.

Buskers Fest is a celebration of our diverse creative community. Experience the Arts with opportunities to dance, sing, make pottery, paint, and more!

This is a chance for residents and visitors to Support the Arts. Bring cash or your Venmo app ready to pay for art and tip the artists!

You can also find this event on our partner site, High Country Arts!

Thank You Buskers Fest Sponsors!

Buskers Fest Zones

Turchin - Boone Saloon
Doe Ridge - Anna Banana's
Jimmy Johns - Town Hall
Shoppes at Farmers - Common Good Co.
Common Good - South End Brewing
Boone Bagelry
Jones House
Melanies - 828 Real Estate
Rock Dimensions
Community Stage
Howard Street
Boone Fly and Benchmark
North Depot St. Parking Lot
Vance Venue (N. Depo St.)
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Buskers Fest 2023
Special Festivities

ARTISTS

AllysonMurphyArt: Drawing/Painting
App State Student-Made: Drawing, Painting, Jewelry
Artist Amalia Yosefa: Drawing/Painting Soap
Ashlynds.Art:Fiber Arts/Crafts, Printmaking, Pottery, Drawing/Painting, Jewelry, Clothes.
Attagirl Boutique: Fiber Arts/Crafts
Barefoot and Brazen: Jewelry Wood
Broken Bits Mosaics: Stained glass mosaics
Creative Compulsion: Wood
Designs by Disa: Fiber Arts/Crafts
Divine art: Drawing/Painting
Emma Jayne Embroidery: Embroidery
Future Relic: Jewelry
Gold Dust Creative: Fiber Arts/Crafts
Graphysketch: Music -solo artist, Drawing/Painting
Hannah Little Art: Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, Jewelry
HastyCreates/Jeanine Hasty: Drawing/Painting
Hermit's Shadow: Shirts and stickers
High Country Crystals: Crystals
It's All Good Handmade Natural Soaps & Such: Soaps, sprays, pet products, & so much more!
Jenny Brunner Art: Drawing/Painting
Kaiti Arcadia’s Studio: Drawing/Painting
Kats Art Works: Drawing/Painting
Latin Bear Candle Company: Candles
Let’s Be Artsy: Drawing/Painting
Lindsay Carroll Art: Drawing/Painting
Lux & Lye LLC: Soap
Magic Telephone: Printmaking
Memri Roo Creative: Drawing/Painting Wood
Nomada Jewelry:Jewelry
Plant Bustique: Plants
Rachael Salmon: Photography
Re-Fashioned: Pottery Jewelry
River Way Designs: Jewelry
Sally Cat Art: Drawing/Painting
Scotty Townsend: Drawing/Painting
Sisterish: Jewelry
Stony Fork Dyes: Fiber Arts/Crafts
The Mountain Ayres: a cappella group at Appstate, Fiber Arts/Crafts, Jewelry
Three.0 Bags: Fiber Arts/Crafts
Upcycled Everything: Jewelry Mixed Media
Banjo Buddies: Old Time music on banjo and dulcimer
Boone Trail Band: bluegrass and classic country music
Brian Kivett: guitar
Brooke, Ali, and Ellie: Guitar, Vocals, and Art
Chloie Thomas: Guitar, Piano, and vocals
Dave Brewer and friends: a variety of music also featuring some Appalachian Murder Ballads
Ear Candy: Acapella
Emery Pike, Turnpike Band: guitar and vocal with blues harmonica featuring classic blues and rock and pop favorites
Erin Williams Banks: Songs from album release
Hollis Wright: Guitar and Singing
Jacob Gills: acoustic Guitar and vocals
John LaShell: Acoustic Guitar classic songs
JRobin Whitley: Music and Art
Lowell Cooke: Singer/Songwriter
Professor Boogie: solo pianist and vocalist who brings back the music of rockabilly
Stefan Kunz: Guitar with a loop pedal and vocals
Sun Moon River: singer songwriter
The Mood Kings: roots rock with an Americana twist
The Mountain Whistles: dancing singers, we harmonize, play guitar, bass, and unique percussion with their feet!
Wilcox Smith Lane: acoustic instruments and genres from folk to pop to classic rock.
Will Willis and Friends: Acoustic group
Dillon Williams Magic: close-up street magic.
Fletcher Robers Magic: street magic
Gadara Multicultural Dance: Belly Dancing and More
Inspiral Fire Tribe: Fire Spinning
John Greene Live: magic show with audience participation
Sole Impact Studios: Clogging
Sonorous Threshold: improvisation-based music ensemble that creates in-the-moment music
The Appalachian Juggler: Juggling

NECESSITIES

Food Monger - Jones House
Sunset Slush - Jones House
Benchmark Provisions - BYOB to the Jones House (wine, beer, & ciders)
Valencia Flavors Food Truck - N Depot Street Parking Lot
Jone House: Indoor restrooms
Jones House: Porta Potties
The streets remain open for this festival with artists and performances on the sidewalks and in a few parking lots.
N Depot Street Parking lot: will be closed for festival activities.
The Doc Waston Mural Parking Lot: will be closed for festival activities.
Jones House Parking Lot: closed for fest activities.
Queen Street: Open
King Street: Open

DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITES

Appalachian State Clay Club: Learn to throw Pottery: $5
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum: Arts Activities
Latin Dance Boone: Learn to Dance! Rueda de Casino, Cuban-style, partnered salsa
Appalachian State Clay Club: Live Pottery Throwing
Babb Chalking: Street painting/sidewalk art
Capoeira Arte Antiga: Capoeira
Latin Dance Boone: demonstrate and teach - Rueda de Casino, Cuban-style, partnered salsa
Pop Jones: Audience participant musical instrument
Sonorous Threshold: improvisation-based music ensemble that creates in-the-moment music
Stranger Glassworks: Hand-blowing glass
Appalachian Theatre: Tray Wellington, at 8 pm!
Common Good Co.: Gallery Open late
Hands Craft Gallery: Local artisans and pottery throwing
Nth Degree Gallery: Opening reception with costumes.
3rd Place: Pop-up artist market
Turchin Center: Live music, gallery exhibits, art-making, live art demonstrations.
Youth Makers Market! Youth Creatives are selling and demonstrating their craft