Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance (Fall Festival, October 9-12) in Pittsboro, NC. The festival occurs twice a year, Fall and Spring, wooing thousands -- some trek from states as far as Vermont -- to revel in back-to-back performances in a natural playground for all ages.

(photographs taken at Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance Fall Festival, 2014)