Carolina Music Festivals is a comprehensive calendar and guide to multi-act, daylong or multiple-day music festivals in North Carolina.
November 5 - 7 Mantrabash - Prospect Hill
Greensboro jam band The Mantras host a party of a festival with several local, regional and national touring acts. The festival also presents live painting and an art gallery. Mantrabash has been held at several locations and times of the year since 2010.
Artists
TBA. 2025 lineup included The Mantras, Dizgo, Something String Band feat. members of Big Something and Ranford Almond, and 11 more.
Festival site: Possum Holler
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Three-day pass (includes camping Thursday-Sunday): $153 (early bird), $178.
Two-day pass (includes camping Friday-Sunday): $103 (early bird), $128.
Saturday: $78.
Tent camping free with ticket; RV camping (in addition to ticket): $77.50.
November 14 BAD Day Music & Arts Festival - Wilmington
BAD Day, named for Wilmington's Brooklyn Arts District, presents bluegrass, funk, reggae, house and more on two outdoor stages in the 10-block BAD and then in a late-night show on Saturday. The inaugural festival in July 2025 also presented arts and crafts vendors, pop-ups, and galleries; live mural painting; tributes to Wilmington's film scene and cinematic roots; local food and beverage vendors; and yoga and breathwork clinics. There was also a Friday night pre-party for VIP ticketholders at a Wrightsville Beach club.
Artists
TBA. 2025 lineup included Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, and 7+ more.
Festival site: Brooklyn Arts District
Pre-party 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show; street festival 11:30 a.m. to 9:15 p.m., afterparty 9:30 p.m.
Ticket prices rise periodically.
Sunshine (access to two daytime stages and 4th Street "festival village"): $83.15, $94.70.
Best Day Ever (access to daytime festival and afterparty): $117.80, $129.35.
Sunshine VIP (expedited entry to outdoor festival, VIP viewing areas, dedicated bars, benefits and disocunts at 12+ locations in the Brooklyn Arts District): $129.35, $140.90.
Best Day Ever VIP (access and expedited entry to daytime festival, pre-party and afterparty, VIP viewing areas, dedicated bars, benefits and discounts at 12+ locations in the Brooklyn Arts District): $164, $175.55.
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