Arts & Entertainment

Concerts on the Square

Free outdoor concerts on the Square in Hayesville.  Bring your chair and get ready for a good time, as you enjoy cool evenings and hot tunes from a variety of regional bands.  Concerts are held many of the Fridays throughout the summer.  Food and drink available on site.  2021 dates are currently set for 7/16, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 9/3, 9/10 and 9/24.  Dates are subject to change…click below for the most current schedule.

Theater, Music & Stories

Community Theater, Concerts and Special Events are at the Peacock Performing Arts Center.  Theatrical Season offers a variety of plays staged by an outstanding regional theater company.  The Songwriters Showcase brings singer-songwriters together to the stage, and Main Stage Season hosts musical productions, many of them tribute bands.

Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, John C. Campbell Folk School, Smoky Mountain Performing Arts as well as local restaurants offer live music.  Check out our Calendar for a full list of events.  The Mountain Area Storytellers present Stories on the Square several evenings a year.  Join them under the gazebo for an evening with storytellers, writer and singer-songwriters – current dates are set for 4/23, 7/23 and 10/29.

Concerts, Music & Events

The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, John C. Campbell Folk School, Smoky Mountain Performing Arts, Young Harris College offer live music and other entertainment options.  Young Harris College has interesting shows in their planetarium.  Many of our restaurants offer live music.  Check out our Calendar for a full list of events, or look for these businesses under Find a Business,  in the Recreation or Dining or Winery and Brewery category.

Folk School Music & Dance

Enjoy live music and dance at the world-famous John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.  Concerts are often available on the weekends and even on Friday mornings (virtual).