Give the gift of a LEAF Festival experience!
October 17-19, 2025 Fri 9am – Sun 7pm. Includes overnight camping
October 16-19, 2025 *Must be purchased by LEAF Member* Thursday 4:30pm to Sunday 7pm including overnight tent camping.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. No overnight camping.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:00 AM to 2:00 AM. No overnight camping.
Friday Evening, October 17, 2025 4:30 PM to 2:00 AM
Apply to Work eXchange (WeX) to earn Festival ticket!
Step 1: Pay application fee here & link will be emailed.
•10hrs=Weekend Tix
•Plus 15hrs=Wknd Plus Tix
•Star 20hrs=Tix+Meals -OR- Guest
PS.”Volunteers” is now WeX
Welcoming our LOCAL community (within 30 miles of Lake Eden, including guests of local lodging)! Enjoy day access Fri–Sun—no camping or overnights. Not valid Thursday. Festival hours: Fri 4:30pm–2am, Sat 9am–2am, Sun 9am–7pm.
5 meals in Eden Hall with Blunt Kitchen!
Needed for those coming for the weekend and camping in or next to a vehicle
Click here to select from one of our Business Membership options
Click here to select from one of our Individual Membership options
Limited #’s of tickets are released at each price tier. Purchase early to insure the best rate! If you’re unable to use your ticket(s), credit for future LEAF Events can be applied -$18 fee per item. To receive credit, notify LEAF in writing by EMAIL info@theLEAF.org at least 7 days prior to the Retreat/Festival you’ll miss (Thursday the week prior to Festival). No phone credit request or post-deadline requests accepted. Credit is valid for 1 year and may be transferred to another person. The credit is a dollar amount that can be applied towards tickets (while tickets last) and is not an actual ticket. CALL LEAF office to redeem your credit. No refunds. Lineup subject to change. No credit on lodging reservations (Lodge Rooms/Cabins/Bunks/ETC) unless lodging can be re-booked.
The LEAF Global Arts Experience in Downtown Asheville is an amazing place for Field Trips, Cultural Tours, Classes & Workshops, Concerts & Events, and Private Rentals including Birthday Parties and Special Events.
Check the Calendar of Events for upcoming LEAF happenings!
AN URGENT LETTER FROM THE LEAF BOARD:
For nearly 30 years, LEAF Global Arts has connected people through the power of art, music, and culture. Every shared moment has been made possible because of you – our community.
The LEAF Festival is critical to funding LEAF’s larger work: providing global cultural arts programming for thousands of local youth and preserving cultures and traditions around the world.
This year, we are facing a financial crossroads: between the loss of last fall’s Festival, losing a majority of our arts education funding in 2025, and not fully recovering from COVID, the future is bleak. The upcoming LEAF Festival could be our last if we don’t come together to sustain the heart of LEAF’s mission – but we have seen what this community can do when united for a cause greater than itself.
To open the Festival experience to as many people as possible, and to rally the full spirit of LEAF, we are offering a limited number of LEAF LOVE Tickets at a significant discount.
These special tickets, offered at 30% off (our highest discount, even more so than our Early Bird pricing) are our way of ensuring everyone has a place in this story. Full-priced tickets also remain available for those with the means to give a little more to help support LEAF’s vital work.
Your presence, your voice, and your support matter more than ever right now. Join us in making this LEAF Festival one that the world will never forget and ensuring the music continues for generations to come.
Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.