Upcoming Festivals & Events NC
Waldensian Festival
The event is presented by the Town of Valdese each year to commemorate the heroic Waldensian people who founded Valdese in 1893. Honoring the Town's unique heritage with a variety of events that fills the quaint downtown with over 15,000 visitors and residents during the 2-day festival celebration. The Friday night kickoff features live music, a classic car show, amusement rides, and a special presentation of the outdoor drama "From This Day Forward." The weekend continues on Saturday when Main Street is lined with over 170 food/art/craft vendors, amusement rides, a bocce tournament, church service, traditional Waldensian meal, an open art competition, attraction tours, street dances, and live music throughout the day. The Valdese community looks forward to sharing the celebration with you!
WizardFest in Chapel Hill, NC
An evening of Wizard themed drinks, costume contest, wizard trivia, wizard games vendors and more. The Painted Panda will be offering Harry Potter airbrush tattoos, house colors festival glitter and bubble braids!
Brushy Mountain Peach and Heritage Festival
On July 27, 2019, the Brushy Mountain Community Center held its first annual Peach & Heritage Festival. It showcased local artisans, home-grown peaches, and Brushy Mountain's rich heritage. We invite you to join us on the last Saturday in July each year, in beautiful downtown Wilkesboro, to experience everything that Brushy Mountain has to offer. We hope your time spent with our community is as sweet as our peaches!
Friday is “The Peach Party” from 5pm-9pm and the Festival on Sat from 8am-2pm. Come get face paint, airbrush tattoos and peaches!
China Grove Farmer's Day
Farmers Day has become one of the best street festivals in North Carolina. Colorful booths line Main Street with a variety of arts and craft items, local farmers sell produce and honey, agricultural related displays and information booths, huge antique tractor display, live music, food and kid’s activities, homemade ice cream are just a few things to tickle your fancy. More here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1741689993022027/1751212568736436/?event_time_id=1751212572069769
WizardFest in Gibsonville, NC
An evening of Wizard themed drinks, costume contest, wizard trivia, wizard games vendors and more. The Painted Panda will be offering Harry Potter airbrush tattoos, house colors festival glitter and bubble braids!
Family Room Fun Festival
A family friendly free event to support children in foster care. Bounce houses, live music, Pamper Palace, Princess Tiana and Mirabel, face painting, fairy hair, henna, Rockin Moroccan food truck and Sunset Slush cart.
Southeast Old Threshers Reunion
The LARGEST Antique Tractor and Engine Show in the Southeastern US!
Home of the Handy Dandy Railroad!
Go to our website for all details
https://dentonfarmpark.com/southeast-old-threshers-reunion/
Special Events Daily Including: (subject to change without notice)
Southeast Old Threshers Queen Pageant -First day of the show at 7:30 (June 30th)
Musical Performances Daily – See entertainment schedule on website
Tractor pulls – Stock pull: July 1st at 3:45 on new track – Super Pull: July 2nd at 3:45 on new track
Lawnmower pulls- June 30th at 5:00 on new track
Horse Pull – July 3rd at 5:00 in the pit
Tractor Ride – June 29th at 9:00
Child’s & Adult Pedal Pull – in the pit
Live Auctions- Tractor Ride Auction: Friday June 30 at 6pm & Consignment Auction: Saturday July 1 at 9am
Train Rides – Daily from 10am-5pm
Petting Zoo and Pony Rides
Fireworks- July 4th
Tractor Games-
Decorated Golf Cart Parade (on the 4th)
Helicopter Rides
Night Train – July 4th after fireworks
Tickets:
Daily Adult- $18.00
Daily Children Under 12- $6.00
Daily Children Under 5- FREE
Denver Dry Pond Days Fair
Downtown Denver Dry Pond Days Fair by Blended & Beautiful Boutique.
North Carolina Ground Steak Festival
This festival honors our unique southern culinary dish, while also displaying a juried craft show that features local and regional artisans as well as music and children's activities! More here: (1) Discover Dobson | Dobson NC | Facebook
Dallas Lavender Lane Bloom Fest
A huge community free Event at the Dallas Lavender Lane Farm Bloom festival. There will be plenty of craft vendors, a baby camel name Jeffrey, petting zoo, bubble show, huge playground, train rides, kids carousel, DJ , entertainment, u cut lavender , pictures opp in lavender field, a lavender infused store , a lavender plant blow out sale. We are located at 937 old Willis school road Dallas NC. The festival is 10 am till 5 pm June 3rd and 4th. Dallaslavenderlane.com
Armstrong Artisan Farm Military Day
Military members and their families will receive discounted admission!
Spring Festival, Strawberries & Tulips: come pick and play at the farm!
Farm features a u-pick strawberry patch, multiple tulips fields to cut or photograph with 14 varieties, baby lambs, sheep shearing, photo areas, hayrides, horse drawn wagon rides, games, fire pit, face painting and many more things. Find out more here: (1) Military Day at the Spring Festival, Strawberries & Tulips | Facebook
Walnut Cove SpringFest
SpringFest offers fun for everyone over 125 vendors, music with The Castaways Band, free fun for kids, food trucks, shopping and more! Located at Main St of Walnut Cove 27502 find more here: (1) Walnut Cove SpringFest by The Cove Group | Facebook
BeachFest Matthews
15th Annual BeachFest Matthews!
Street Food!
Shag Dancing!
Carnival Rides!
Arts & Crafts!
Live Beach Music!
At Stumptown Park in Matthews, NC it will start on Fri May 12th from 6pm to 10pm and continue on Sat May 13th from 10am to 10pm. BeachFest Matthews - Matthews NC
Kernersville Spring Folly
Spring Folly is a weekend festival of free music concerts on three stages, carnival rides, children’s activities and play areas, magic and clown shows, face painting, antique car show, great festival food, beer garden and craft and commercial shopping opportunities. Fri May 5th from 6pm-10pm and Sat May 6th from noon to 10pm. Spring Folly | KCC - Kernersville Chamber of Commerce (kernersvillenc.com)
NC Pickle Festival
Every year in April, Mount Olive the community and Mt. Olive the company come together to celebrate a mutually dill-lightful relationship. Pickles may be the theme, but community is what the festival is all about.
Coordinated by the North Carolina Pickle Festival, Inc. in partnership with the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, the award-winning event is part street fair, part community festival, part family reunion. With pickles.
Armstrong Artisan Farm
Spring Festival, Strawberries & Tulips: come pick and play at the farm!
Farm features a u-pick strawberry patch, multiple tulips fields to cut or photograph with 14 varieties, baby lambs, sheep shearing, photo areas, hayrides, horse drawn wagon rides, games, fire pit, face painting and many more things. Find out more here: (1) Springtime Festival, Strawberries & Tulips | Facebook
Piratefest
Returning for it’s 16th year, swashbucklers of all ages will converge on the banks of the Tar River, a pirate’s paradise located in Uptown Greenville on April 15th. Festivities are filled with fine arts for sale, live music stages, a beer & wine garden, pirate encampment, The Painted Panda Face Painting and much more. Learn more here: (1) PirateFest | Greenville NC | Facebook
Alpha Omega Corn Maze Helicopter Egg Drop
Alpha & Omega Corn Maze will host their 8th annual Helicopter Egg Drop. More than 30,000 plastic eggs will fall out of the sky on Fri Apr 7th & Sat Apr 8th, 10am-5pm. A fun family event at the 20 acre farm with helicopter rides (additional fee), pics with Thumper the Easter Bunny, Corn Cob Express, Axe Throwing, Hayride, Corn Hole, Bounce Pillow, Vendors and so many more things. Find more about them at https://www.facebook.com/events/601511041513995