When: June 20, 2026
Where: Champion Park in Rosman
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Transylvania French Broad Stewards, the Town of Rosman, Conserving Carolina, and Headwaters Outfitters are joining up again to put on the 11th annual Upper French Broad Riverfest! We invite residents and visitors to come spend a fun day celebrating the river!
Join us at Champion Park in Rosman, NC for a free, family-friendly festival with live local music, hands-on educational activities from many local businesses including, MountainTrue, Mills River Partnership, Earthshine Nature Programs, Transylvania County Library, The Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County, Oxbow River Snorkeling, Colonial Acres Farms, Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Pisgah River Rangers, Friends of the Ecusta Trail, face painting, Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition and Blue Ridge EV Club, Hemlock Restoration Initiative, Gaia Herbs, Waterfall Keepers of NC, Friends of Gorges State Park, Blue Ridge Audubon, Brevard Sustainability Council, NC Cooperative Extension of Transylvania County, Brevard Clay, FIND Outdoors, and more!
All of our hosts/partners will have interactive displays and educational opportunities related to the French Broad River and the plants and animals that call this region home! There will be free tubing for everyone, food trucks, and more! Don’t forget your swimsuit and towel!
We’ve got a great music line up planned:
10:00 – 10:30 – Rosman Jammers with Haden and Owen (Local Kids from the JAM Program playing Traditional Mountain Music)
10:30 – 11:00 – The Blue Ghosts (Local Kids Band playing Original and Traditional Music)
11:00 – 12:00 – Mark Queen and Greg Trollinger (Local Bluegrass and Our Sound Engineers!)
12:00 – 1:00 – Nikki Talley and Jason Sharp (Local Original Music)
1:00 – 2:00 – Cody Hale and Jonlyn Linville (Local Original Music)
2:00 – 3:00 – Old Sap (Local Original Music)
This event is sponsored by Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority, Davidson River Outfitters, and WNCW!
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