LIVE MUSIC
An Oktoberfest isn’t complete without the sounds of an Oom Pah Band. From noon until 4:00pm each day the Harbour Towne Fest Band, guarantees to bring sounds, dances and enthusiasm of Bavaria to Sugar Mountain.

PERFORMANCES BY THE AVERY SMOOTH DANCERS AND MOUNTAIN LAUREL CLOGGERS
The national award winning Avery Smooth Dancers and Mountain Laurel Cloggers will perform on Sugar’s outdoor deck during Oktoberfest.

The teams will be representing North Carolina at the 2012 National Fourth of July Parade in Washington, D.C. and the Smooth Dance Team will be going to Germany in 2014.

Big Circle Appalachian Smooth dancing is the oldest form of square dancing in the United States. The steps and patterns are derived from Scottish and English country dancing and are the forerunner of American clogging steps today. The Avery Smooth Dancers and Mountain Laurel Cloggers are comprised of local high school, middle school and elementary students. The smooth team has been invited to perform annually at the Shindig on the Green and Mountain Dance Folk Festival held in nearby Asheville. The Avery Smooth Dancers have won numerous folk festival awards as well as ten state championship and four national titles. The Mountain Laurel Cloggers bring back the tradition of precision mountain clogging to our county and were both the 2010 American Clogging Hall of Fame National Precision Champions and NC State Fair Folk Festival Champions. All of these young people are an important artistic resource for Avery County and Western North Carolina cultural heritage.