CAROLINADAZE is more than a concert: it’s a call to action.

CAROLINADAZE is a music, arts, and civic engagement experience led by young North Carolinians who care about the future of our state. Whether you live in the mountains or on the coast, off a dirt road or in a downtown, are born and raised here or new to the neighborhood, these concerts reflect our vision of North Carolina: a fusion of diverse communities where all y’all — you, your family, friends, and neighbors — can belong.

This year’s concerts are located in beautiful venues in downtown Raleigh (Sept. 14) & along the French Broad River in Asheville (Oct. 13). You’ll enjoy one-of-a-kind shows, headlined by icons like Janelle Monáe, Tierra Whack, and Cavetown, who are performing alongside homegrown Southern talent like Dreamville’s Lute, Asheville indie pop sensations Indigo de Souza, Moses Sumney, and Helado Negro, South Carolina’s Adia Victoria, and local up-and-comers Elora Dash and Pink Beds.

Our performers will be joined on-stage by everyday North Carolinians telling their story of how they fight to build a better North Carolina, from poets like Dasan Ahanu & CJ Suitt, to activists like La’Meshia Whittington & Dontae Sharpe. You’ll get to shop from local small businesses, register to vote, and receive independent, non-partisan educational materials about this year’s elections.

Presented by the non-profit, non-partisan voting rights organization Common Cause North Carolina, we hope you’ll join us to celebrate the better daze ahead that we all deserve.