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Events > County Fairs and Festivals > North Carolina Festivals > North Carolina Calendar of Events North Carolina Festivals and Concessions Festivals in North Carolina - Raleigh, Charlotte, NC
Submit Your North Carolina Fair or Festival February 2010 North Carolina Festivals & Fairs02/04 - 02/06, 2010, 2009 - North Carolina Jazz Festival Wilmington, North Carolina Location: Wilmington Hilton Riverside Contact Phone: (910) 793‑1111 Website: www.ncjazzfestival.com Hours: Thurs 7:30pm‑10:30pm, Fri & Sat 7:30pm‑11:30pm Details: This is a 3 day traditional jazz festival, held at the Wilmington Hilton Riverside Hotel. All events are held in the ballroom in a cabaret setting with tables of ten. The aim of the festival is to preserve and present some of America's original classic music ‑ JAZZ ‑ and we feature the style of jazz known as Traditional Jazz. 02/06 - 02/07, 2010, 2009 - Carolina Chocolate Festival Morehead City, North Carolina Location: Crystal Coast Civic Center Contact Phone: (877) 848‑4976 Website: www.carolinachocolatefestival.com Hours: Sat 9am‑6pm & Sun 10am‑3pm Details: If you think there just isn't anything to do on the Crystal Coast during the winter months, you haven't been to the Carolina Chocolate Festival, a sumptuous celebration of chocolate and charity. Held the first weekend of each February at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Carteret County, this taste extravaganza has raised over $150,000 for 30 local charities.Carolina Chocolate Festival is non‑profit. Don't miss Chocolate Spa Night! 02/12 - 02/14, 2010, 2009 - Bluegrass First Class Asheville, North Carolina Location: Crown Plaza resort Contact Phone: (828) 275‑8650 Website: www.bluegrassfirstclass.com Hours: see website, hours vary Details: Nestled deep in the heart of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, join us for Bluegrass at it's best! 02/15 - 02/20, 2010, 2009 - UNCW Intercultural Festival Wilmington, North Carolina Location: University of North Carolina Wilmington Contact Phone: (910) 962‑3685 Website: www.uncw.edu/iweek Hours: 11am‑3pm Details: Cultural displays, entertainment, food. 02/26 - 02/27, 2010, 2009 - Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival Kinston, North Carolina Location: Lenoir Community College Gym Contact Phone: (252) 233‑6865 Website: www.kinstonwinterbluegrass.com Hours: Fri 2pm‑11pm, Sat 12pm‑11pm Details: Bobby Osborne, Goldwing Express, JD Crowe & New South, Marty Raybon, Lewis Family, Lost & Found, Grass Cats, Al Batten & Bluegrass Reunion March 2010 North Carolina Festivals & Fairs03/05 - 03/06, 2010 - Rumba on the Lumber Chili Festival Lumberton, North Carolina Location: Downtown Plaza Contact Phone: (910) 671‑3876 Website: www.robesonroadrunners.com Hours: 3/5‑pasta dinner, 3/6 ‑ all day festival Details: Rumba on the Lumber is a festival of food, movement, music and the arts. Attracts thousands. 600 runners stay for chili and shopping. Chili cook‑off 30 booths. 03/13, 2010 - Emerald Isle Saint Patrick's Festival Emerald Isle, North Carolina Location: Emerald Plantation Shopping Center Contact Phone: (252) 354‑6350 Website: www.emeraldisle‑nc.org Hours: 9am‑5pm Details: Music, dancing, food, amusement rides, arts & crafts vendors. 03/13, 2010 - Charlotte Goes Green Saint Patrick's Day Festival Charlotte, North Carolina Location: Center City at 3rd St. & Tryon St. Contact Phone: (803) 802‑1678 Website: www.charlottestpatsday.com Hours: 10am‑6:30pm Details: This will be the 14th St.Patrick's Day Parade & Charlotte Goes Green Festival. A 1‑day outdoor event, it features what is becoming Charlotte's largest parade with over 50,000 spectators this year. An 8‑hour festival follows with 1 music stage, Irish crafts, food, beer, vendors & corporate sponsors. 03/13, 2010 - Guinness Saint Patrick's Day Festival Wilmington, North Carolina Location: Riverfront Park Contact Phone: (216) 374‑8884 Website: www.dbawilmington.com Hours: hours tba Details: DBA is proud to announce the third annual Guiness St. Patrick's Day Festival! The festival will start at 12noon and last into the evening. Come down to enjoy Irish music, dancing, beverages, and vendors. More details are on the way (including entertainment information), so check back soon! 03/20, 2010 - Union Academy Spring Festival Monroe, North Carolina Location: 675 North M.L. King, Jr. Boulevard Contact Phone: (704) 238‑8883 Website: www.unionacademy.net Hours: 9am‑3pm Details: Arts & Crafts Bazaar, 5K Run/Walk, Food, Face Painting, Jewelry, Gifts, & More!! 03/28, 2010 - Ramp It Up! Festival Cherokee, North Carolina Location: Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds Contact Phone: (828) 497‑8128 Website: www.cherokee‑nc.com Hours: 10am‑2pm Details: This festival highlights two of our mountain delicacies: trout and pungent, wild onion/garlic‑like ramps. Held in conjunction with trout season opening on the Qualla Boundary, the festival includes music, our fourth annual horseshoe competition and a trout‑and‑ramp feast. April 2010 North Carolina Festivals & Fairs04/02 - 04/03, 2010 - Southport Spring Festival Southport, North Carolina Location: Franklin Square Park Contact Phone: (910) 253‑4409 Website: www.downtownsouthport.org Hours: Fri 10am‑5pm, Sat 10am‑4pm Details: The Downtown Southport Inc. and the Southport‑Oak Island Kiwanis Club celebrate the arrival of Spring and the flowering of the azaleas with the 26th Southport Spring Festival with over 100 crafters and an exciting variety of food. This free event is from 10 to 5 on Friday and Saturday. Saturday features the annual Chili Cook‑off Contest prepared by locals who know how to make it best competing for $2,000 in prize money. 04/07 - 04/11, 2010 - North Carolina Azalea Festival Wilmington, North Carolina Location: Wilmington Contact Phone: (910) 794‑4650 Website: www.ncazaleafestival.org Hours: Begins Wed 10am and Ends Sun 6pm Details: Festival events include garden tours, historic home tours, circus, concerts, street fair, and parades. 04/09 - 04/10, 2010 - Newport Pig Cookin' Contest Newport, North Carolina Location: Town Park Contact Phone: (252) 223‑7447 Website: www.newportpigcooking.com Hours: Fri 4pm ‑ Sat 6pm Details: A Pig Cooking contest with more than 85 pigs cooked and judged. There are 10 money places and 10 trophy places. The festival starts on Friday at 4:00pm with music, food, rides and crafts and continues until 6:00 pm on Saturday. 04/10, 2010 - Earth Action Day Chapel Hill, North Carolina Location: Southern Community Park Contact Phone: (919) 968‑2784 Website: www.townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec/ Hours: 12pm‑5pm Details: Earth Action Day will bring Earth Day to Chapel Hill. A free event for the whole family, Earth Action Day will provide a fun‑filled afternoon of learning about our relationship with the environment through demonstrations, performances, and activities by and for all ages. 04/10 - 04/11, 2010 - Painters Greenhouse Herb Festival Old Fort, North Carolina Location: Painters Greenhouse Contact Phone: (828) 668‑7225 Website: www.paintersgreenhouse.com Hours: 9am‑4pm Details: Come savor the smell and taste of freshly‑grown herbs! Craftsmen, vendors and musicians will be here to entertain you both days. 04/12, 2010 - Halifax Day Halifax, North Carolina Location: 25 Saint David Street Contact Phone: (252) 583‑7191 Website: www.halifax.nchistoricsites.org Hours: 9am‑5pm Details: Celebrate the 234th Anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, the first official call for independence from England by any American Colony. Activities will include hands‑on living history demonstrations, tours of historic buildings, and a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the Halifax Resolves. 04/16 - 04/17, 2010 - Pigskin Pig‑Out Party Greenville, North Carolina Location: Dowdy Ficklen Stadium Contact Phone: (252) 737‑4530 Website: www.ecupirates.com Hours: Fri 6pm‑11pm, Sat 10am‑after game Details: The event offers a smorgasbord of activities. A carnival will be held each day. Live music, fireworks, vendors, children's activities, and the pig‑cooking contest complete the weekend. Vendors only on the second day. Set up begins at 8am. Must be set up by 10am. Must close 30 minutes after football game ends. 04/16 - 04/25, 2010 - Herbfest Wake Forest, North Carolina Location: 527 S. White Street Contact Phone: (800) 937‑3993 Website: www.herbfest.net Hours: 9am‑6pm Details: HerbFest featuring live herb plants and other perennials. Feature puppet show, live duck parade, farm birds, local Franklin Academy jazz band, some night entertainment, and live broadcast from site by 100,000 watt station with about 180,000 listeners in RTP area and NC 04/17, 2010 - Herb & Plant Festival Concord, North Carolina Location: 518 Winecoff School Road Contact Phone: (704) 788‑2873 Website: www.cabarrus.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=events Hours: 8am‑5pm rain or shine Details: Admission, Herb & Garden themed Educational Speakers, demonstrations and parking are all FREE. Visitors are encouraged to register for grand prize giveaway from all participating vendors. Registration is confidential and free. Only winner will be called. Over 80 garden/herb themed vendors will be available. WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE! 04/23 - 04/24, 2010 - Cherry Blossom Festival Cherryville, North Carolina Location: Downtown Contact Phone: (704) 435‑3451 Website: www.cherryvillechamber.com Hours: 10am‑4pm Details: A celebration of spring and the blooming of the cherry trees. Festival promotes family fun and unity while offering a forum for local artist and crafters. 04/23 - 04/25, 2010 - Fayetteville Dogwood Festival Fayetteville, North Carolina Location: Downtown Contact Phone: (910) 323‑1934 Website: www.faydogwoodfestival.com Hours: exhibitors only on Sat & Sun‑hours tba Details: Fayetteville Dogwood Festival's dogwood market features live entertainment, food, kids' area, midway, arts and crafts and much more. Mark your calendar for the 4th weekend in April and come celebrate spring with Fayetteville's favorite festival. 04/23 - 04/25, 2010 - Storytelling Festival of Carolina Laurinburg, North Carolina Location: Historic John Blue House Contact Phone: (910) 291‑0929 Website: www.sfoc.info Hours: Fri 7:30pm‑9pm, Sat 10am‑5pm, Sun 11am‑3:30pm Details: SFOC features award‑winning, nationally acclaimed tellers who wow audiences of all ages with tales that make you laugh, dream and bring tears to you eyes. Workshops for teachers are presented by the tellers, and there is a fun place for young children to play. Saturday evening features a Meet the Tellers Gala with music and wine tasting at the award winning Cypress Bend Vineyards. Friday students are invited for special daytime performances. 04/24, 2010 - Springfest Southern Pines, North Carolina Location: Downtown Contact Phone: (910) 315‑6508 Website: www.southernpines.biz Hours: 10am‑4pm Details: Outdoor festival in historic downtown Southern Pines featuring arts, crafts, live entertainment, food and a fun‑filled Kids' Block! 04/24, 2010 - World Beer Festival Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Location: Moore Square Contact Phone: (919) 530‑8150 Website: www.allaboutbeer.com/wbf Hours: 1st session 12pm‑4pm, 2nd session 6pm‑10pm Details: The World Beer Festival features over 150 breweries showcasing over 400 different beers from around the world. Sample from this incredible range of beers all for one price of $40. Also enjoy live music,children's entertainment and local restaurants. 04/24 - 04/25, 2010 - Foothills Merry Go Round Festival Shelby, North Carolina Location: Shelby City Park Contact Phone: (704) 482‑2847 Website: n/a Hours: carnival Sat 10am‑10pm Details: Friday ‑ Free outdoor movie in Uptown Shelby. Saturday ‑ Carnival Day!!! Golf tournament, rides, amusements, free entertainment, food vendors and the Homegrown Talent Stage. Shuttle service is available to and from the Historic Uptown Shelby area where a juried art show and Foothills Farmers Market (certified grown here) will be. 04/29 - 05/02, 2010 - Merlefest 2010 Wilkesboro, North Carolina Location: Wilkes Community College Contact Phone: (800) 343‑7857 Website: www.merlefest.org Hours: gates open Thurs at 2:30pm , Fri‑Sun 9am Details: MerleFest is held the last weekend of April in the foothills of North Carolina. You're invited to share in the Music, Moments, and Memories of this renowned event and learn why once you attend, it becomes a yearly tradition! MerleFest features incredible musical talent on 15 stages, heritage crafts from regional artisans, a safe and family friendly atmosphere, children's activities, plenty of pickin' opportunities, and more! 04/30 - 05/02, 2010 - North Carolina Spring Herb Festival Asheville, North Carolina Location: Western NC Farmers Market Contact Phone: (828) 667‑1733 Website: www.wncherbfestival.com Hours: Fri & Sat 9am‑5pm, Sun 9am‑3pm Details: Largest herb festival in Southeast. Over 50 herb businesses marketing best selection of herb plants and herbal products. No admission or fees. More Fairs and Festivals in North Carolina Coming Soon! How To Start A Concession Stand  North Carolina County Fairs & Festivals SurveySpecial Events, Shows, Parades, Celebrations, Fairs | Search | List Events | Contact | About | Security
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