Bele Chere was an annual music and arts street festival held in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

A designated area called Arts Park typically featured several dozen regional artists and their work.

[6] Displayed art covered a variety of media types including painting, photography, pottery and jewelry.

Two factors contributing to this were the large number of non-local vendors arriving for the event and the rise in vandalism during the festival.

In 1979, the festival began as a way to bring needed revenue to downtown Asheville, which contained many vacant buildings and spaces; however, since the late 1970s the area has recovered and now is financially hurt by the event.