COMING SATURDAY SEP. 5th | “Nearby & Notable” – Pigeonwheel Festival 2026 ft. Fair Warning, Jack Victor, Moon Draper, Blue Ridge Betty & Hustle Souls

Sat Sep 5, 2026 | 12-10pm | Adult Admission $40 Event Details and Tickets

First annual Pigeonwheel Music Festival ignites at Wunderland Resort in Old Fort, NC on Sat Sept 5th. Noon -10 pm. Camping available through Wunderland Resort. Family friendly event to spread music, art, and kindness!

Family Friendly Music Festival. Come to hear music, take a swim,  relax, and wallow in the  beauty of Wunderland Resort and the surrounding Pisgah Forest.  You will be perched less than a mile from the Gateway Trail system on Curtis Creek . Bring your bikes, fly fishing gear, onewheels, or old hiking boots.

Food vendors onsite on Saturday afternoon and evening, so that you can relax and indulge. Onsite Massage Therapy and Bodywork. This is a BYO event, so stock your cooler accordingly! Please no dogs. No guns or weapons. No bad attitudes!!

MUSIC SCHEDULE:

12pm – Fair Warning – Asheville’s Van Halen Tribute Band

2 pm – Jack Victor – From Slow Packer, Lush and Vibrant. Jack Victor will grace Pigeonwheel 2026 w a solo set!

4 pm – Moon Draper – That new-old Asheville sound they call Carolina Western..

6 pm – Blue Ridge Betty – Have you heard Blue Ridge Betty yet? Blue Ridge Betty is an Americana band out of western NC. Lindsey Wall (songwriting, mandolin, fiddle, vocals) Will Wittmeier (guitar, vocals) Ross Wall (banjo, lap steel, guitar) Gene Hume (bass), Maria Mason-Freeman (percussion) Nate Ballinger (drums).

8 pm – Hustle Souls – Hustle Souls, based in Asheville, NC, masterfully blend Retro-Soul, Brass Band Funk, and Singer-Songwriter Americana into a unique and captivating sound. Overflowing with energy and spontaneity, Hustle Souls features B3 organ and jubilant brass, three-part vocal harmonies and a passion for songwriting.

More music announced soon!

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