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, will present "an eclectc mix of high-energy tunes" by bands on an outdoor stage in the 10-block BAD and then in the evening at the Brooklyn Arts Center. The festival will also present a village of arts and crafts vendors, live mural painting, large-scale art, participatory art activations, movement and breathwork clinics, "creative surprises," and a kids' zone with games and arts and crafts. The festival is in its second year in 2026.
Artists
Street Festival: The Revivalists, Grace Potter, Geensky Bluegrass, Ripe, Futurebirds, Lady Die.
Evening Celebration: TBA.
Festival site: Brooklyn Arts District
Times TBA.
Street Fest: general admission $148.96, younger than 13 free; VIP (expedited entry, viewing area at the main stage, dedicated bars and bathrooms, more) $232.96.
Evening Celebration: TBA.
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