FlushFest 2026

Get ready for FlushFest: West Hillsborough’s Homemade Music and Film Festival, set to captivate West Hillsborough on October 9, 10 and 11, 2026. This year West Hillsborough will host 26 acts over three days. 

On Friday October 9 there will be six musical acts from 3:30 to 10:00 PM at Eno River Brewing, 329 Eno Mountain Rd, Hillsborough, NC: Piano by ANDREW ROBBINS POLLACK and STEPHEN SMITH, ALEXANDRA  VALLADARES’ Central American folk, SUGAREE STRING SOCIETY playing Oldtime and Brazilian Samba with NETINHO MARANHÃO. 

On Saturday, October 10th, the FlushFest main stages will feature live music all day with 12 bands at Eno River Brewing at 437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Suite 3, Hillsborough, NC, from noon to10 PM. The lineup includes the COLOR AND LIGHT CHOIR, BALLRATZ art rock collective, PROJECT MASTANA’s bollywood funk, GODI GODAR on Congolese Marimba,  RED KALYNA – Ukranian, a FRENCH QUARTET, THE HALFBACKS, featuring Jess Klein and Mike June, Mexican singer songwriter  EMMSY,  SYN3 playing classic British Rock,  and FELWINE SARR – Afro-folk from Senegal. 

Sunday, October 11 programming of theater, dance, music and film will run from 1PM to 9 PM at Eno House, 903 Eno St, Hillsborough, NC. The lineup includes HILLSBOROUGH YOUTH THEATRE, HIGHLAND DANCERS, FOOTNOTES TAP DANCERS with live jazz, Singer/Songwriter duo OMYMACHINE, THE BOILING FROG COLLECTIVE, featuring live music with experimental  video art,  and a film presentation by DURHAM CINEMATHEQUE, including a silent film with Alexandra Franco on piano.

Immerse yourself in FlushFest’s diverse musical lineup, spanning Americana, Folk, Rock, and international beats from Brazilian, Ukrainian, Mexican, French, to Bollywood funk.