All your festival listings for Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Greenville and all of North Carolina.

Welcome to North Carolina’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find festivals for this weekend, month and year in such cities as Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Greenville and everywhere in-between in North Carolina.

This guide does NOT include conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

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If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.

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APRIL

4/13-4/19 – Charlotte SHOUT! III – Charlotte
4/16-4/18 – Big Lick Bluegrass Festival – Oakboro
4/17 – Cary Night Market II – Cary
4/17-4/18 – Carolina BBQ Festival – Charlotte
4/17-4/18 – Appalachian True Heritage Festival – Waynesville
4/17-4/19 – Grifton Shad Festival – Grifton
4/17-4/19 – Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe Powwow – Hollister
4/18 – Vin de Mer (Beaufort Wine and Food Festival) – Beaufort
4/18 – Cary Tacos ‘N Taps – Cary
4/18 – Children’s Day Festival of Cary – Cary
4/18 – Fest in the West – Cary
4/18 – CLT Edge Fest – Charlotte
4/18 – Strange Fruit Music Festival – Greensboro
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4/18 – Earth Day at the Gateway Trail – Kings Mountain
4/18 – Neo Soul Festival at Seven Springs Farms and Vineyard – Norlina
4/18 – Granville Gardeners Expo – Oxford
4/18 – Earth Jam Day – Salisbury
4/18 – The North Carolina ‘Cuegrass Festival – Raleigh
4/18 – Southport Spring Festival – Southport
4/18 – Vass Spring Festival – Vass
4/18 – Forest Fest – Wake Forest
4/18 – Wilmington Earth Day – Wilmington
4/18-4/19 – Loch Norman Highland Games – Huntersville
4/19 – Elevated Earth Day Market – Clayton
4/19 – Durham Earth Day Festival – Durham
4/19 – Temple Emanuel Jewish Festival – Greensboro
4/19 – The Lost Colony Wine, Art and Culinary Festival – Manteo
4/19 – Spring Mayberry Food Truck Fest – Mount Airy

4/23-4/26 – Farmville Dogwood Festival – Farmville
4/23-4/26 – Viva Las Lexington: Elvis Tribute Festival – Lexington
4/23-4/26 – MerleFest – Wilkesboro
4/24 – Raleigh Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration at Dorothea Dix Park – Raleigh
4/24-4/25 – Mebane Dogwood Festival – Mebane
4/24-4/25 – Norwood Arbor Day Festival – Norwood
4/24-4/25 – Brewgaloo – Raleigh
4/24-4/25 – Liberty Antiques Festival: Spring – Staley
4/24-4/26 – Asheville Spring Herb Festival – Asheville
4/24-4/26 – Tuck Fest – Charlotte
4/24-4/26 – Fayetteville Dogwood Festival – Fayetteville
4/24-4/26 – HerbFest I – Wake Forest
4/25 – Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
4/25 – ‘Tawba Walk Arts and Music Festival: Spring – Cornelius
4/25 – Dallas Food and Brews Street Festival – Dallas
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4/25 – Native American Youth Powwow – Eden
4/25 – North Carolina Korean Festival – Greensboro
4/25 – Pirate Fest – Greenville
4/25 – Holly Ridge Bee Festival – Holly Ridge
4/25 – Meet Me On Main – King
4/25 – Festival at the Ranch – Kittrell
4/25 – Kure Community Festival – Kure Beach
4/25* – Rocky River Vineyards Spring Festival – Midland – DISCONTINUED
4/25 – North Carolina Pickle Festival – Mount Olive
4/25 – Paws in the Park – Pineville
4/25 – Roulston Blooms! – Raleigh
4/25 – Ramseur Food Truck Festival – Ramseur
4/25 – Rolesville BBQ and Bands Festival – Rolesville
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4/25 – BloomFest – Roseboro
4/25 – Strawberry Jammin’ – Sanford
4/25 – Beach Fest at the Farm – Selma
4/25 – Southern Pines SpringFest – Southern Pines
4/25 – Fire on the Mountain – Spruce Pine
4/25 – Greening Up the Mountains Festival – Sylva
4/25 – Strawberry Festival and Flower Show at Robinson Produce Farms – Whiteville
4/25-4/26 – April is for Arts: Art on the Green – Davidson
4/25-4/26 – Days at the Docks Festival – Holden Beach
4/25-4/26 – Festival of Legends – Holly Springs
4/25-4/26 – Foothills Merry Go Round Festival – Shelby
4/26 – Rockin 4 Rescues – Charlotte
4/26 – Knightdale Latin American Festival – Knightdale
4/26 – Strawberry and Wine Festival – Sunset Beach
4/26 – Mother’s Day Market Under the Bridge – Wilmington
4/26* – Spring Fest Under the Oaks – Wilmington – DISCONTINUED

MAY

5/1 – Holly Springs International Food Festival – Holly Springs
5/1-5/2 – Town and Trail Fest – Hot Springs
5/1-5/2 – BBQ Fest on the Neuse – Kinston
5/1-5/2 – NC Fried Apple Pie Festival – Sparta
5/1-5/2 – Vanceboro Strawberry Festival – Vanceboro
5/1-5/2 – Carolina Strawberry Festival – Wallace
5/1-5/3 – BOOM Charlotte! – Charlotte
5/1-5/3* – Lovin’ Like Music Fest – Charlotte – CANCELLED
5/1-5/3 – Amanzi Marble and Granite Spring Folly – Kernersville
5/1-5/3 – Thunder in the Smokies Spring Rally – Maggie Valley
5/1-5/3 – Casual Campout – Raleigh
5/1-5/3 – HerbFest II – Wake Forest
5/2 – Apex PeakFest – Apex
5/2 – Belville Founders Day – Belville
5/2 – Cary Dog Days – Cary
5/2 – NC Strawberry Festival – Chadbourn
5/2 – Charlotte Margarita Festival – Charlotte
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5/2 – Pickletown Palooza – Clayton
5/2 – Albemarle Rock Fish Festival – Edenton
5/2 – Lu Mil Vineyard May Day Jamboree – Elizabethtown
5/2 – Fairmont May Day Fun Festival – Fairmont
5/2 – Gold Rush Art and Craft Festival – Gold Hill
5/2 – North Carolina Butterfly Festival – Hudson
5/2 – Jacksonville’s Jamboree – Jacksonville
5/2 – Jonesville Jubilee – Jonesville
5/2 – Multicultural Festival – Lexington
5/2 – Cape Fear Fest – Lillington
5/2 – RiverFest – McAdenville/Cramerton
5/2 – Mills River Day Music Festival – Mills River
5/2 – Daniel Boone Family Festival – Mocksville
5/2 – Budbreak Wine and Craft Beer Festival – Mount Airy
5/2 – May Day – Mount Gilead
5/2 – Murphy Spring Festival – Murphy
5/2* – Goat Fest – Nashville – DISCONTINUED
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5/2 –ZenFest at Catawba Farms – Newton
5/2 – Oxford Main Street Art, Wine and Brew Festival – Oxford
5/2 – Haw River Festival – Saxapahaw
5/2 – Spring Chicken Festival – Siler City
5/2 – Ham and Yam Festival – Smithfield
5/2* – Farm Where You Live Festival – Spartanburg – DISCONTINUED
5/2 –Smoky Mountain SpringFest at Stecoah – Stecoah/Robbinsville
5/2 – Ocean Fest Day Fair – Surf City
5/2 – Taylorsville Apple Blossom Festival – Taylorsville
5/2 – Meet in the Street Festival – Wake Forest
5/2-5/3 – Burlington Carousel Festival – Burlington
5/2-5/3 – Kings Drive Art Walk – Charlotte
5/2-5/3 – Greek Festival at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church – Durham
5/2-5/3 – Not Your Typical Hippie Fest – Gastonia
5/3 – Greensboro Food Truck Festival – Greensboro
5/3 – Hello Huntersville Music and Arts Festival – Huntersville
5/3* – Hispanic Heritage and Cinco de Mayo Celebration – Selma – DISCONTINUED
5/3 – Waynesville Ramp Convention – Waynesville

5/7-5/9 – Down Home Festival – Bessemer City
5/7-5/9 – Malpass Brothers Bluegrass and Country Music Festival – Denton
5/7-5/10 – Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance – Pittsboro
5/8-5/9 – LaurelFest – Laurel Hill
5/8-5/9* – Carolina Food Truck Rodeo – Lumberton – DISCONTINUED
5/8-5/9 – Matthews Summerfest – Matthews
5/8-5/9 – Nashville Blooming Festival – Nashville
5/8-5/10 – Alcovets Balloon Festival – Graham
5/8-5/10 – Mayfest – Pilot Mountain
5/9* – Better Badin Celtic Festival – Badin – DISCONTINUED?
5/9 – Carthage Buggy Festival – Carthage
5/9 – Charlotte Beer, Bourbon and BBQ – Charlotte
5/9 – Charlotte Grilled Cheese Festival – Charlotte
5/9 – Spring Wine Festival at Ballantyne Village – Charlotte
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5/9* – “Cooking for the Kids” Broyhill Home Barbecue Festival – Clyde – DISCONTINUED
5/9* – NC Muslim Festival – Greensboro – NEXT IN 2027
5/9 – Artrageous Kids Art Festival – Manteo
5/9 – Race City Festival – Mooresville
5/9 – Foothills Folk Art Festival – Newton
5/9 – CultureFest – Oxford
5/9 – Ma and Pa Festival – Raleigh
5/9 – Raleigh’s Spring Festival – Raleigh
5/9 – Ritmo Latino Festival – Raleigh
5/9 – Spring in the Park – Sawmills
5/9 – Kaleidoscope Fest – Waxhaw
5/9 – The Whole Bloomin’ Thing – Waynesville
5/9 – The Hunter Farm Mother’s Day Celebration on the Farm – Weddington
5/9-5/10 – Lake Lure Spring Arts and Crafts Festival – Lake Lure
5/9-5/10 – Boho Hippie Festival – Maggie Valley

5/15 – Cary Night Market III – Cary
5/15-5/16 – North Carolina Sweetpotato Festival – Bailey
5/15-5/16* – Beaufort Music Festival – Beaufort – NEXT IN 2027
5/15-5/16* – Power and Sound Revival – Elon – DISCONTINUED
5/15-5/16 – Carolina Indie Fest I – Sanford
5/15-5/16 – Summerfield Founders’ Day – Summerfield
5/15-5/17 – NC Potato Festival – Elizabeth City
5/15-5/17 – Got to Be NC Festival – Raleigh
5/15-5/17 – White Lake Water Festival – White Lake
5/15-5/17 – Wilmington Greek Festival – Wilmington
5/15-5/17 – Greek Food Festival – Winston-Salem
5/16 – Beach Music Festival – Atlantic Beach
5/16 – Art in the Park I – Blowing Rock
5/16 – Charlotte Dragon Boat and Asian Festival – Charlotte
5/16 – Cornelius Jazz Festival – Cornelius
5/16 – Bimbé Celebration – Durham
5/16* – Durham Blues and Brews Festival – Durham – DISCONTINUED
5/16 – Yadkin Valley Wine Festival – Elkin
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5/16 – Wild About Nature – Holly Springs
5/16 – Plottfest – Maggie Valley
5/16 –Marshville Food and Brews Festival – Marshville
5/16* – Goose Nest Festival – Oak City – CANCELLED
5/16 – Pickin in the Park – Pleasant Garden
5/16 – Cheerwine Festival – Salisbury
5/16 – Saluda Arts Festival – Saluda
5/16 – Party in the Park – Stedman
5/16 – WoodMill Winery Strawberry Wine Festival – Vale
5/16 – Waxhaw Bloom and Brews Fest – Waxhaw
5/16-5/17 – Strawberry Jam Festival at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
5/16-5/17* – Sugar Mamas Shopping Experience – Clemmons
5/16-5/17 – Artsplosure – Raleigh
5/16-5/17 – Ole Gilliam Mill Park Crank-Up – Sanford
5/17 – Festa Italiana Charlotte – Charlotte
5/17* – JoCo Latino Festival – Selma
5/17 – Funky Flower and Foodie Fest at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington

5/21-5/24 – Tony Rice Memorial Day MusicFest – Elon
5/22-5/23 – Swain County Heritage Festival – Bryson City
5/22-5/23 – The Maggie Valley Fly Fishing Outdoor Festival – Maggie Valley
5/22-5/23 – Gears and Guitars Music Festival – Winston-Salem
5/22-5/24 – White Squirrel Weekend – Brevard
5/23 – Greater Bath Memorial Day Celebration – Bath
5/23* – Charlotte Water Lantern Festival – Charlotte
5/23 – Mega Munch Music Fest – Lexington
5/23 – Mebane Food Truck Rodeo – Mebane
5/23* – Spring Fling at Miss Angels Farm and Orchard – Mount Airy
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5/23 – The Groove Market at Riverlights II – Wilmington
5/23 – Taco Festival at Waterline Brewing – Wilmington
5/23-5/24 – North Carolina Fossil Festival – Aurora
5/23-5/24 – Art on the Greene I – Banner Elk
5/23-5/24 – Seven Clans Rodeo – Cherokee
5/23-5/24 – St. Basil of Ostrog Serb Fest – Kernersville
5/23-5/24* – First Fruits Farm Memorial Balloon Festival – Louisburg – DISCONTINUED
5/23-5/24 – Orange Street ArtsFest – Wilmington
5/24 – Hampstead Blooms and Beer Fest – Hampstead
5/24 – NC Sugar Rush – Raleigh
5/24 – Winston-Salem Spring Food Truck Festival – Winston-Salem

5/28-5/30 – Slingshots in the Smokies – Maggie Valley
5/29-5/30 – Cold Mountain Music Festival at Lake Logan – Canton
5/29-5/31 – St. Sarkis Armenian Food Festival – Charlotte
5/29-5/31 – Boondocks Wild West Festival Rodeo – Nakina
5/29-5/31 – Hoke Fest I – Raeford
5/30 – Summertime Sip Festival – Albemarle
5/30 – NC Vibe Fest I – Burgaw
5/30 – Cabarrus Celtic Festival – Concord
5/30 – Mocksville Food and Brews Street Festival – Mocksville
5/30 – Around the World, Raleigh – Raleigh
5/30 – Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow – Raleigh
5/30 – 1,000 lb Crawfish Boil – Wilmington

JUNE

6/1-6/7 – Hoke Fest II – Raeford
6/4-6/6 – Cherokee Bluegrass Festival – Cherokee
6/4-6/6 – North Carolina Trail Days – Elkin
6/4-6/7 – Angier Bike Fest – Angier
6/5* – Cary Night Market IV – Cary
6/5-6/6 – Cherry Bounce Festival – Forest City
6/5-6/6 – WNC JeepFest – Maggie Valley
6/5-6/6 – North Carolina Gold Festival – Marion
6/5-6/6 – NC Black Bear Festival – Plymouth
6/5-6/6 – Blue Ridge Fiber Fest – Sparta
6/5-6/7 – Taste of Charlotte – Charlotte
6/5-6/7 – Ocrafolk Festival – Ocracoke
6/6 – Carolina Beach Music Festival – Carolina Beach
6/6 – Square to Square Independence Day Street Festival – Clayton
6/6* – Gregory Farms Blueberry Harvest Celebration – Currie
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6/6 – Piedmont Pottery Festival – Eden
6/6 – Livermush Festival – Marion
6/6* – Summer Jam Festival at Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard – Norlina
6/6 – Stanly County Food and Brews Festival – Oakboro
6/6 – Raleigh’s International Food Festival – Raleigh
6/6* – Vass Summer Festival – Vass
6/6 – Ashe Bash – West Jefferson
6/6-6/7* – Dare Days – Manteo
6/7* – Asheville Honey Festival – Asheville
6/7 – Asheville VeganFest – Asheville
6/7* – Cheers to Cheese at Grove Winery and Vineyards – Gibsonville
6/7 – Wilmington Pride Fest – Wilmington
6/7 – Sundaes and Tie Dye Festival – Wilmington

6/12 – Bessemer City Juneteenth Celebration – Bessemer City
6/12-6/13 – Washington Summer Festival – Washington
6/12-6/14 – Raleigh Villain Arts Tattoo Arts Festival – Raleigh
6/12-6/14 – SeaFest at the Palace – Roxbury
6/13 – Apex Pride Festival – Apex
6/13 – Art in the Park II – Blowing Rock
6/13 – Front Street Arts and Crafts Show – Dillsboro
6/13* – Oink and Ale – Eden
6/13* – Juneteenth Jubilee – Fayetteville
6/13* – Gastonia EbonyFest Junteenth Festival I – Gastonia
6/13 – Dunleath Porchfest – Greensboro
6/13* – Juneteenth Greensboro Black Food Truck Festival – Greensboro
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6/13 – Bluff Mountain Festival – Hot Springs
6/13 – Knightdale African American Festival – Knightdale
6/13* – Marshville Juneteenth Celebration – Marshville
6/13 – Mebane Juneteenth Freedom Day Community Celebration – Mebane
6/13 – Spruce Pine Alien Festival – Spruce Pine
6/13 – Arts by the Sea Festival – Swansboro
6/13 – Weaverville Music on Main – Weaverville
6/13 – Wilson Juneteenth Festival – Wilson
6/13 – Pride Winston-Salem Festival – Winston-Salem
6/13-6/14 – Arts and Craft Festival at Sapphire Valley I – Sapphire
6/14 – Huntersville Pride in the Park – Huntersville

6/16-6/17 – Under the Oaks Arts Festival – Corolla
6/18 – Huntersville Juneteenth Block Party – Huntersville
6/18-6/20 – Willow Oak Park Music Festival – Roxboro
6/18-6/21 – Boonerang Music and Arts Festival – Boone
6/18-6/21 – Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas – Charlotte
6/18-6/21* – Queen Charlotte Fair I – Concord
6/19* – Gastonia EbonyFest Junteenth Festival II – Gastonia
6/19 – Juneteenth Freedom Concert at Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard – Norlina
6/19 – Waxhaw Juneteenth – Waxhaw
6/19-6/20 – NC Rhododendron Festival – Bakersville
6/19-6/20 – Rodeo Polkville – Polkville
6/19-6/21 – The Taste of Scotland: Celtic Festival and Highland Games – Franklin
6/19-6/21 – Smoky Mountain Yoga and Wellness Festival – Waynesville
6/20 – Apex Juneteenth Festival – Apex
6/20 – NC Blueberry Festival – Burgaw
6/20* – Durag Festival – Charlotte – CANCELLED
6/20 – Gibsonville Juneteenth Celebration – Gibsonville
6/20* – Juneteenth GSO Family Fest – Greensboro
6/20* – Miss Angels Farm and Orchard Peach Festival – Mount Airy
6/20 – Capital City Juneteenth – Raleigh
6/20 – Winston-Salem Juneteenth Festival – Winston-Salem
6/21 – Jacksonville Juneteenth Heritage Festival – Jacksonville
6/21* –Summer Solstice Festival – Wilmington

6/22-6/28* – Queen Charlotte Fair II – Concord
6/23-6/28* – Lumbee Homecoming I – Pembroke
6/26 – “Pre”-July 4th Celebration – Marshville
6/26* – Polkville Independence Day Celebration – Polkville
6/26-6/28* – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Coinjock
6/26-6/28* – Faith 4th of July Celebration I – Faith
6/26-6/28 – Thunder in the Smokies Summer Rally – Maggie Valley
6/26-6/28* – NC Hops and Roots Fest – Pittsboro
6/27* – Bermuda Run Food and Brews Fest – Bermuda Run
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6/27* – North Carolina Juneteenth Festival – Concord
6/27 – Fayetteville Pride Festival – Fayetteville
6/27 – North Carolina Polynesian Festival – Jacksonville
6/27 – Avery County Summer Festival – Newland
6/27 – Granville County Bee Jubilee – Oxford
6/27* – Appalachian Folk Festival – Pisgah Forest
6/27 – Out! Raleigh Pride – Raleigh
6/27 – Troyfest – Troy
6/27* – The Groove Market at Riverlights III – Wilmington
6/27-6/28 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show I – Highlands
6/28* – Finley Freedom Festival – Raleigh

6/29 – All-American Festival – Selma
6/29-7/4* – Queen Charlotte Fair III – Concord
6/29-7/4* – Faith 4th of July Celebration II – Faith
6/29-7/5* – Lumbee Homecoming II – Pembroke
6/30-7/4 – Southeast Old Threshers Reunion – Denton

JULY

7/2 – July 3rd Red, White and BOOM! – Morrisville
7/2-7/4 – NC 4th of July Festival – Southport
7/3 – Town of Cary Independence Day Celebration – Cary
7/3 – Fireworks Extravaganza on the Green – Cashiers
7/3 – Corolla Indepedence Day Celebration – Corolla
7/3* – Fourth of July Fireworks and Picnic – Creedmoor
7/3* – Garner Independence Day Celebration – Garner
7/3 – Surf City July 3rd Independence Day Celebration – Surf City
7/3-7/4 – Belhaven’s 4th of July Celebration – Belhaven
7/3-7/4 – Brevard’s Shindig on Main July 4th Celebration – Brevard
7/3-7/4 – Harrisburg July 4th Celebration – Harrisburg
7/3-7/4 – Christmas in July Festival – West Jefferson
7/3-7/5* – 4th of July Powwow – Cherokee
7/3-7/5 – Ocean City Jazz Festival – North Topsail Beach
7/4* – Archer Lodge Family Fun Day – Archer Lodge
7/4 – North Carolina’s Freedom Fest – Bryson City
7/4* – 4th of July Celebration at Camp Lejeune – Camp Lejeune
7/4 – Fabulous 4th of July Celebration – Edenton
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7/4* – Carolina Vet Fest – Gastonia
7/4* – Fun Fourth Freedom Festival – Greensboro
7/4 – City of Greenville Independence Day Celebration – Greenville
7/4* – Havelock Freedom Festival – Havelock
7/4 – Freedom Festival at Onslow Pines Park – Jacksonville
7/4 – Revolutionary 4th – Kings Mountain
7/4 – Knightdale Fourth on First Avenue – Knightdale
7/4 – Lillington 4th of July Celebration – Lillington
7/4 – Manteo Fourth of July – Manteo
7/4 – Mebane 4th of July Independence Day Celebration – Mebane
7/4 – City of New Bern 4th of July Celebration – New Bern
7/4* – Raleigh 4th of July – Raleigh
7/4 – Yankee Doodle Dandy Day – Sapphire
7/4 – Valdese Independence Day Celebration – Valdese
7/4 – Yadkinville 4th of July Celebration – Yadkinville
7/4-7/5 – Art on the Greene II – Banner Elk
7/4-7/5 – Sweet Corn Festival at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
7/4-7/5* – EnoFest – Durham – NEXT IN 2027
7/4-7/5* – Graham County Heritage Festival – Robbinsville
7/5 – July 5th Independence Day Celebration – Holly Springs

7/9-7/12 – Grandfather Mountain Highland Games – Linville
7/10-7/11 – NC Blackberry Festival – Lenoir
7/10-7/12- Festival on the Square – Hayesville
7/11 – Apple Family Farm Blueberry Day – Kernersville
7/11* – Liberty Downtown Festival – Liberty
7/11* – Ridgeway Cantaloupe Festival – Ridgeway
7/11 – Coon Dog Day – Saluda

7/16-7/18 – NC Peach Festival – Candor
7/17 – Doc and Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest – Sugar Grove
7/17-7/18 – Farmers Day – China Grove
7/17-7/18* – NC Pacific Arts Festival – Jacksonville
7/18* – Blowing Rock Summer Fest – Blowing Rock
7/18 – GoGo Festival at Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard – Norlina

7/23-7/26 – Love Shine Play Yoga Festival – Asheville
7/24-7/25 – Hillbilly Jam – Maggie Valley
7/24-7/26 – Ashe County Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention – Jefferson
7/24-7/26* – Wizarding Weekend in Wilson – Wilson
7/25 – Art in the Park III – Blowing Rock
7/25* – Edenton Soul Food Music Festival – Edenton
7/25* – Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival – Fair Bluff
7/25* – Downtown Hertford Eats and Beats – Hertford
7/25* – Knotts Island Peach Festival – Knotts Island – CANCELLED
7/25 – Seven Springs BBQ, Blues and Brews – Norlina
7/25 – The Brushy Mountain Peach and Heritage Festival – Wilkesboro
7/25 – Cape Fear Pop Culture Fest – Wilmington
7/26* – Charlotte Peruvian Festival – Charlotte
7/26* – Wilmington Petals and Pups Fest – Wilmington

7/29-8/1 – North Carolina Watermelon Festival – Murfreesboro
7/30-8/1 – Mountain Dance and Folk Festival – Asheville
7/30-8/2* – AVLFest – Asheville
7/31-8/1 – Cary Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Cary

AUGUST

8/1* – Mooresville Rock the Park + Festival of Food Trucks – Mooresville
8/1-8/2 – Art on the Greene III – Banner Elk
8/1-8/2 – Arts and Craft Festival at Sapphire Valley II – Sapphire
8/2 – Durham Fiesta Latina – Durham
8/2 –Scoop Fest – Hampstead
8/2* – Winston-Salem Fall Truck Festival – Winston-Salem

8/6 – Outer Bank Watermelon Festival – Nags Head
8/6-8/9 – Goombay Festival – Asheville
8/7-8/8 – Mount Mitchell Arts and Crafts Fair – Burnsville
8/7-8/8 – Ocracoke Fig Festival – Ocracoke
8/7-8/8 – Waldensian Festival – Valdese
8/8* – Country Music Festival – Cornelius
8/8 – Jeeps on the Farm – Denton
8/8* – “Treat Yo Self” Fest at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington
8/8-8/9* – Black Mountain Sourwood Festival – Black Mountain
8/8-8/9* – King City Powwow – King
8/8-8/9* – Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts and Craft Festival – Waynesville
8/9 – Women Rock for Women’s Rights – Charlotte
8/9* – North Carolina Bubble Fest – Wilmington

8/12-8/15 – North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival – Cherokee
8/13-8/14* – Outer Banks Pirate Festival – Nags Head
8/14* – Cary Night Market V – Cary
8/15 – Art in the Park IV – Blowing Rock
8/15* – Summer Street Fest – Hudson
8/15* – Honeybee Festival – Kernersville
8/15* – K-Fest/Knightdale Arts and Education Festival – Knightdale
8/15* – Next Door Music Festival – Oxford
8/15 – CaribMask Caribbean Carnival– Raleigh
8/15* – Raleigh’s Summer Fest – Raleigh
8/15* – Woodleaf Tomato Festival – Woodleaf
8/15-8/16 – Charlotte Pride Festival – Charlotte
8/16 – “All Things Groovy” Hippie Festival: Raleigh – Raleigh

8/20-8/22* – The Big What? – Pittsboro
8/20-8/23* – Winterville Watermelon Festival – Winterville
8/21-8/22* – Bull Durham Blues Festival – Durham
8/22* – High Country Beer Fest – Boone
8/22* – Charlotte Tacos ‘N Taps – Charlotte
8/22* – MHAA Summer Fest – Charlotte
8/22 – NC Beachblast Festival – Kings Mountain
8/22* – Mega Munch Music Festival – Lexington
8/22 – Stardust Festival – North Wilkesboro
8/22* – Packapalooza – Raleigh
8/22 – Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival – Salisbury
8/22* – The Groove Market at Riverlights IV – Wilmington
8/22-8/23 – Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
8/22-8/23* – WoodMill Winery’s Grape Stomp Festival – Vale

8/27-8/29* – Labor Day Bluegrass Festival – Elon
8/28-8/29* – Littleton Lake Gaston Festival – Littleton
8/28-8/30* – Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention – Lenoir
8/28-8/30* – Pinehurst Barbecue Festival – Pinehurst
8/29* – Mile High Kite Festival – Beech Mountain
8/29* –Labor Day Kickoff – Blowing Rock
8/29 – K-Pop Stan Fest – Charlotte
8/29 – Puerto Rican Festival of the Carolinas – Concord
8/29 – Septemberfest2026 – Durham
8/29* – Holly Ridge Liberty Festival and Fireworks – Holly Ridge
8/29* – Mountain Life Festival – Maggie Valley
8/29* – WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion
8/29* –North Carolina Hellbender Festival – Spruce Pine
8/29* – Mountain Makers Mushrooms and Music Festival (4M) – Sylva
8/29-8/30* – ProgDay Progressive Rock Festival – Chapel Hill
8/29-8/30* – The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival – High Point
8/29-8/30 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show II – Highlands
8/29-8/30* – Macedonia Boots on the Ground Reunion Picnic – Plymouth
8/29-8/30* – African American Cultural Festival – Raleigh
8/29-8/30* – Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmers’ Days – Siler City
8/30* – New River Blues Festival – Grassy Creek
8/30-8/31* – Canton Labor Day Festival – Canton

SEPTEMBER

9/3-9/5* – Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh
9/3-9/6- Wild Goose Festival – Union Grove
9/4-9/5* – Bennett Flatwoods Festival – Bennett
9/4-9/5* – Blue Bear Music Fest – Boone
9/4-9/5* – Indian Summer Festival – Hertford
9/4-9/6* – Autumn at Oz I – Beech Mountain
9/4-9/6* – Yiasou Greek Festival – Charlotte
9/4-9/6 – Earl Scruggs Music Festival – Mill Spring
9/4-9/6 – Uwharrie Bigfoot Festival – New London
9/4-9/7 – NC Apple Festival – Hendersonville
9/4-9/7 – Matthews Alive Festival – Matthews
9/5* – Haitian Family Reunion Picnic – Concord
9/5* – NC Freedom Fest – Goldsboro
9/5* – Figapalooza – Greenville
9/5* – Mocksville Food and Brews Festival – Mocksville
9/5* – Waxhaw Harvest and Hops Fest – Waxhaw
9/5-9/6 – Art on the Greene IV – Banner Elk
9/5-9/6 – Pickle Fest at Darnell Farms – Bryson City

9/10-9/12 – Dazzling Dahlia Festival – Highlands
9/11* – Cary Night Market VI – Cary
9/11-9/12 – Crepe Myrtle Celebration – Angier
9/11-9/12 – Ayden Collard Festival – Ayden
9/11-9/12 – Mountain Song Festival – Brevard
9/11-9/12* – Coharie Pow Wow – Clinton
9/11-9/12 – Hog Day – Hillsborough
9/11-9/12 – La Grange’s Garden Spot Music Festival – La Grange
9/11-9/12 – Morganton Festival – Morganton
9/11-9/12 – NC Hot Sauce Contest – Oxford
9/11-9/12 – FaithFest – Wilkesboro
9/11-9/13 –Ashville Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – Ashville
9/11-9/13* – Autumn at Oz II – Beech Mountain
9/11-9/13 – Thunder in the Smokies Fall Rally – Maggie Valley
9/12* – Feast of the Pirates Festival – Belville
9/12 – Art in the Park V – Blowing Rock
9/12 – Cary Whiskey, Wine and Fire Festival – Cary
9/12* – Jollof Festival – Charlotte
9/12* – Woofstock at Deep River Brewing Company – Clayton
9/12 – Cornelius Festival of Cultures – Cornelius
9/12* – Stokes Stomp Festival – Danbury
9/12 – Four Oaks Acorn Festival – Four Oaks
9/12 – Garner Festival Latino – Garner
9/12 – Greensboro Pride – Greensboro
9/12 – Sculpture Celebration – Lenoir
9/12* – Wine in the Vines at Hunt Family Gardens – Louisburg
9/12* – Carolina Bible Camp Bluegrass Festival – Mocksville
9/12* – Mooresville Bands, Brews and BBQ Festival – Mooresville
9/12* – Oktoberfest at Miss Angels Farm and Orchard – Mount Airy
9/12* – GreekFest at Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard – Norlina
9/12* – Fall Oakboro Food and Brews Festival – Oakboro
9/12* – Paracrypticon – Roanoke Rapids
9/12* – North Carolina Cigar Box Guitar Festival – Robbinsville
9/12 – Salisbury Pride Festival – Salisbury
9/12* – Stomp and Brew – West Jefferson
9/12 – North Carolina Honey Festival – Whiteville
9/13* –Downtown Davidson Fall Art Festival – Davidson
9/13* – Triangle VegFest – Durham
9/13 – PepperFest – Pittsboro
9/13 – “All Things Groovy” Hippie Festival: Wilmington – Wilmington

9/17-9/19 – Carolina Pickers Antique and Auto Festival: Fall – Denton
9/18-9/19* – Eden RiverFest – Eden
9/18-9/19* – IBMA Bluegrass Live! (IBMA World of Bluegrass) – Raleigh
9/18-9/19* – West Jefferson Old Time Antiques Fair – West Jefferson
9/18-9/20* – Autumn at Oz III – Beech Mountain
9/18-9/20* – Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow – Greensboro
9/18-9/20 – NC Folk Festival – Greensboro
9/19 – Festa Italiana North Carolina – Apex
9/19* – Clawtoberfest at Highland Brewing Company – Asheville
9/19* – Sunflower Hippie Festival at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
9/19 – Camden Heritage Festival – Camden
9/19* – Greater Triangle Asia Fest – Cary
9/19 – Charlotte International Festival – Charlotte
9/19* – Festival of India: Charlotte – Charlotte
9/19* – Oktoberfest at Lost Worlds Brewing Charlotte – Charlotte
9/19* – Creedmoor Music Festival – Creedmoor
9/19 – Green Energy Park Youth Arts Fest – Dillsboro
9/19* – Dublin Peanut Festival – Dublin
9/19* – Jollof Festival – Durham
9/19* – Fletcher Family Festival – Fletcher
9/19* – Groove Jam Music Festival – Greensboro
9/19 – Day at the Docks – Hatteras
9/19* – Cherokee Heritage Festival – Hayesville
9/19* – Fizz and Beats Zero Proof Fest – Kernersville
9/19* – Apple Butter Festival at Bright Hope Laurel United Methodist Church – Mars Hill
9/19 – Morrisville International Festival – Morrisville
9/19* – Oktoberfest at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
9/19* – Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival – Sparta
9/19 – Stallings Fest – Stallings
9/19* – WoodMill Winery Fall Wine Festival – Vale
9/19* – Walnut Cove FallFest – Walnut Cove
9/19 – Art in Autumn – Weaverville
9/19* – Cape Fear Latinos Festival – Wilmington
9/19* – BunFest – Winston-Salem
9/19* – Hispanic League Fiesta – Winston-Salem
9/19 – Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival – Yadkinville
9/19-9/20* – CenterFest – Durham
9/19-9/20* – Fayetteville Greek Festival – Fayetteville
9/19-9/20* – Ciao Italia Matthews – Matthews
9/19-9/20* – Raffaldini Vineyards Festa Italiana – Ronda
9/19-9/20 – Fall HerbFest – Wake Forest
9/20* – Festival of India: Ballantyne – Charlotte

9/21-9/26* – Mountain Heritage Days – Cullowhee
9/21-9/27* – Mayberry Days – Mount Airy
9/23-9/26 – Antlers and Acorns: the Boone Songwriters Festival – Boone
9/25* – Water Street Market – Wilmington
9/25-9/26* – Asheville Greek Festival – Asheville
9/25-9/26 – Breakaway Music Festival: Charlotte – Charlotte
9/25-9/26* – Festival of Lebanon – Charlotte
9/25-9/26* – Brewstock Music Festival – Gastonia
9/25-9/26* – Carolina Celtic Music Festival – Lake Lure
9/25-9/26 – Carolina Indie Fest II – Sanford
9/25-9/26* – Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival – Sneads Ferry
9/25-9/26* – Liberty Antiques Festival: Fall – Staley
9/25-9/26* – Jones County Heritage Festival – Trenton
9/25-9/26* – Carolina Stampede Music Fest – Williamston
9/25-9/26* – Wilmington Coffee Fest – Wilmington
9/25-9/27 – Festival in the Park – Charlotte
9/25-9/27* – International Folk Festival – Fayetteville
9/25-9/27* – Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Powwow – Maxton
9/26* – Stanly County Fall Fest – Albemarle
9/26 – Apex Latino Arts Festival – Apex
9/26 – Blue Ridge Pride Festival – Asheville
9/26* – Old Timey Fall Festival – Burnsville
9/26 – Carrboro Music Festival – Carrboro
9/26* – Charlotte Fall Beer Festival – Charlotte
9/26* – Charlotte Mimosa Festival – Charlotte
9/26 – Charlotte Wine and Food Festival – Charlotte
9/26* – Hispanic Heritage Festival of the Carolinas – Charlotte
9/26 – Gold Hill Founders Day – Gold Hill
9/26 – Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts – Hiddenite
9/26 – Outlandish Hillsborough Scottish Festival – Outlandish
9/26 – North Carolina Muscadine Festival – Kenansville
9/26* – Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival – King
9/26* – Autumn Jubilee – Mint Hill
9/26* – Farm Fest at Growing Faith Farms – Moravian Falls
9/26* – Oak Ridge Heritage Day – Oak Ridge
9/26* – Mead Fest – Pittsboro
9/26* – Everybody’s Day – Thomasville
9/26* – St. Eugene’s International Food and Music Festival – Wendell
9/26 – Moonfire Realms Fantasy Faire and Gala – West End
9/26* – Waterman’s Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Wilmington
9/26* – Fermental Night Market – Wilmington
9/26* – The Groove Market at Riverlights V – Wilmington
9/26* – Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park – Winston-Salem
9/26* – Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors – Winston-Salem
9/26* – Bright Leaf Hoedown – Yanceyville
9/26-9/27* – Benson Mule Days – Benson
9/26-9/27* – Murray’s Mill Harvest Folk Festival – Catawba
9/26-9/27* – Pride: Durham – Durham
9/26-9/27* – Greensboro Greek Festival – Greensboro
9/27* – Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival – Black Mountain
9/27 – Fall Fest Under the Oaks – Wilmington

OCTOBER

10/1-10/4* – Fraser’s Ridge Homecoming – Ferguson
10/1-10/4 – Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival – Pittsboro
10/2 – BC Brew and Que – Bessemer City
10/2-10/3* –Triangle Oktoberfest – Cary
10/2-10/3 – FabFest: Beatles Festival – Charlotte
10/2-10/3* – Claremont Daze – Claremont
10/2-10/3* – FlushFest – Hillsborough
10/2-10/3 –Vairs in the Valley – Maggie Valley
10/2-10/3 – Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival – Oriental
10/2-10/3* – Personality Festival – Roxboro
10/2-10/3 – Selma Railroad Days Festival – Selma
10/2-10/3 – National Pumpkin Festival – Spring Hope
10/2-10/3* – Rock for Relief Music Fest – Waynesville
10/2-10/4* – St. Sarkis Armenian Fall Food Festival – Charlotte
10/2-10/4* – Fall Pottery and Glass Festival I – Creedmoor
10/2-10/4 – The NC Seafood Festival – Morehead City
10/3 – Asheville Oktoberfest – Asheville
10/3 – Art in the Park VI – Blowing Rock
10/3* – Bluegrass River Jam at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
10/3 – Hola Charlotte – Charlotte
10/3 – St. Ann International Food Festival – Clayton
10/3* – Gregory Farms Fall Festival – Currie
10/3 – Colorfest! – Dillsboro
10/3* – Phoenix Fest – Durham
10/3* – Edenton Peanut Festival – Edenton
10/3* – Denim Days – Erwin
10/3* – Celebrate Fuquay-Varina – Fuquay-Varina
10/3* – Garner Firemen’s Day Festival – Garner
10/3 – Farm City Day – Hendersonville
10/3* – CrabDaddy Seafood and Wine Festival – Jarvisburg
10/3* – KingFest – King
10/3 – Fall on First Avenue – Knightdale
10/3 – Scotland County Highland Games – Laurinburg
10/3* – Madison Heritage Arts Festival – Mars Hill
10/3 – AutumnFest in Downtown Mebane – Mebane
10/3 – Brushy Mountain Apple Festival – North Wilkesboro
10/3* – Autumn at the Oak Ridge Homestead – Oakboro
10/3 – Falling for Local at Dorothea Dix Park – Raleigh
10/3* – Hilltop Fall Festival – Rutherfordton
10/3* – Bell Tower Brewfest – Salisbury
10/3* – Mountain Monarch Festival – Sapphire
10/3 – Southern Pines AutumnFest – Southern Pines
10/3 – Spruce Pine BBQ Festival – Spruce Pine
10/3 – Sunset at Sunset Festival – Sunset Beach
10/3 – Wendell Harvest Festival – Wendell
10/3* – Fire in the Pines Festival – Wilmington
10/3* – Oktoberfest Under the Bridge at Waterline Brewing Co – Wilmington
10/3* – Whitsett Harvest Festival – Whitsett
10/3-10/4* – Asheboro Fall Festival – Asheboro
10/3-10/4 – John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival – Brasstown
10/3-10/4 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace I – Huntersville
10/3-10/4 – Arts and Craft Festival at Sapphire Valley III – Sapphire
10/3-10/4 – Wilmington Riverfest – Wilmington
10/4 – Jammin for Education – Charlotte
10/4* – Smithfield Cup – Elizabethtown
10/4* – Funky Flannel Festival – Hampstead

10/6-10/10* – Cherokee Indian Fair – Cherokee
10/9-10/10* – Coats Farmers’ Day – Coats
10/9-10/10 – Milltown Get Down – Elkin
10/9-10/10 – Fall Harvest Days Engine and Tractor Show – Mills River
10/9-10/11 – Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival – Cashiers
10/9-10/11* – Cotton Ginning Days – Dallas
10/9-10/11 – Hickory Oktoberfest – Hickory
10/9-10/11 – Autumn Leaves Festival – Mount Airy
10/9-10/11 – One Family One Mission – Salisbury
10/10* – Uwharrie Vineyards Fall Festival – Albemarle
10/10* – Bush Hill Hometown Jamboree – Archdale
10/10 – Belville’s Fall Festival – Belville
10/10 – NC Vibe Fest II – Burgaw
10/10* – Bringing Vintage Home: A Fall Market – Candor
10/10 – Pets in the Park – Carolina Beach
10/10 – Hum Sub Diwali Celebration – Cary
10/10 – Charlotte VegFest – Charlotte
10/10* – Deep River Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Clayton
10/10* – Clinton Square Fair and BBQ Cook-Off – Clinton
10/10* – Scuppernong River Festival – Columbia
10/10 – Cornelius Laketoberfest – Cornelius
10/10 – North Carolina Grape Festival at Lu Mil Vineyard – Elizabethtown
10/10* – Bur-Mil Park Fall Fest – Greensboro
10/10 – Gibsonville Fall Festival – Gibsonville
10/10 – Festival of the Frescoes – Glendale Springs
10/10* – Goldston Old Fashion Day – Goldston
10/10* – Molasses Festival – Granite Falls
10/10* – Hobgood Cotton Festival – Hobgood
10/10* – Bill’s Creek Music Festival – Lake Lure
10/10* – John Blue Cotton Festival – Laurinburg
10/10 – Mountain Glory Festival – Marion
10/10 – Fall For Matthews – Matthews
10/10* –What-The-Hay Fest – Mayodan
10/10* – The Oaks Festival (formerly Autumn Equinox) – Mocksville
10/10 – Sanford StreetFest – Sanford
10/10 – Redbone Willy’s Gypsy Farm Fair – Toluca
10/10* – Warrenton Harvest Moon Festival – Warrenton
10/10* – Church Street Art and Craft Show – Waynesville
10/10-10/11* –Lovely Asheville Fall Festival – Asheville
10/10-10/11* – NC Mountaineer and Apple Butter Festival – Bakersville
10/10-10/11* – Fall Pottery and Glass Festival II – Creedmoor
10/10-10/11 – Duck Jazz Festival – Duck
10/10-10/11* – Tarheel Antiques Festival: Autumn – Efland
10/10-10/11 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace II – Huntersville
10/10-10/11 – New Bern MumFest – New Bern
10/10-10/11* – OctoberTour Festival at the Bell Tower Green Park – Salisbury
10/10-10/11* – Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain – Sugar Mountain
10/10-10/11* – Mullet Festival – Swansboro
10/11 – Concord International Festival – Concord
10/11 – Crystals and Mystics Festival at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington
10/12 – Apex Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Apex

10/14-10/17 – Bluegrass Island Festival – Manteo
10/15-10/17 – Mint Hill Madness Family Fun Festival – Mint Hill
10/15-10/17* – Pineville Fall Fest – Pineville
10/15-10/18* – LEAF Global Arts Festival – Black Mountain
10/16* – Cary Night Market VII – Cary
10/16-10/17 – Halifax County Harvest Days – Halifax
10/16-10/17* – Stecoah Valley Harvest Festival – Stecoah/Robbinsville
10/16-10/17* – Smoke on the Water – Washington
10/16-10/18* – Waccamaw Siouan Pow Wow – Bolton
10/16-10/18 – Carolina BalloonFest – Statesville
10/16-10/18 – Autumn with Topsail – Topsail Beach
10/17 – Valle Country Fair – Banner Elk
10/17 – Crystal Coast Highland Games – Beaufort
10/17* –Bermuda Run Fall Food and Brews Festival – Bermuda Run
10/17* – North Carolina Wine Festival at Koka Booth Amphitheater – Cary
10/17* – Festifall Arts Market: Carolina Day – Chapel Hill
10/17* – Fall South End Wine and Hops Fest – Charlotte
10/17* – Quaker Lake Pumpkin Festival – Climax
10/17* – Blacktoberfest – Durham
10/17* – Fairmont Farmers Festival – Fairmont
10/17 – PumpkinFest – Franklin
10/17* – North Carolina Latino Festival – Greenville
10/17* – Havelock Chili Festival – Havelock
10/17* – Sun Valley Commons Fall Festival – Indian Trail
10/17* – Lincoln County Apple Festival – Lincolnton
10/17* – Mount Gilead Fall Fest – Mount Gilead
10/17 – Outer Banks Seafood Festival – Nags Head
10/17 – North Carolina Fall Festival – Raeford
10/17* –Rock and Brew at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
10/17 – A Day on Main Street Fall Festival – Ramseur
10/17* – NASCAR Day Festival – Randleman
10/17* – FAB Festival – Reidsville
10/17* – NC Liver Mush Festival – Shelby
10/17* – Dismal Day – South Mills
10/17 – Taylorsville Apple Festival – Taylorsville
10/17 – Apple Harvest Festival – Waynesville
10/17* – Yadkin Valley Grape Festival – Yadkinville
10/17-10/18* – Historic Badin Hardaway Pow Wow – Badin
10/17-10/18 – Woolly Worm Festival – Banner Elk
10/17-10/18 – Punkin Chunkin Festival – Hayesville
10/17-10/18 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace III – Huntersville
10/17-10/18* – Apple Family Farm Fall Festival – Kernersville
10/17-10/18* – Lake Lure Autumn Arts and Crafts Festival – Lake Lure
10/17-10/18 – NC Oyster Festival – Ocean Isle Beach
10/18* – Lake Norman Jewish Council Deli Fest – Davidson
10/18* – Melbourne Fall Festival – Huntersville
10/18* – Raleigh Crystals and Mystics Festival – Raleigh
10/18 – Raleigh Wine and Beer Festival – Raleigh

10/22-10/25 – Clayton Harvest Festival – Clayton
10/23 – Voracious and Rare Beer Festival – Wilmington
10/23-10/24* – Beast Fest – Bladenboro
10/23-10/24* – Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down – Rocky Mount
10/23-10/25 – Christmas Made in the South – Concord
10/24* – Badin Brews Fall Street Festival – Albemarle
10/24* – Chicken Mull Festival – Bear Grass
10/24 – Belmont BooFest – Belmont
10/24 – Halloweenfest – Brevard
10/24 – Charlotte Whiskey, Wine and Fire Festival – Charlotte
10/24 – Barktoberfest – Durham
10/24* – NC Rock Autism Music Festival – Elizabeth City
10/24 – The Barbecue Festival – Lexington
10/24 – Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival – Maggie Valley
10/24* – Maysville Fall Festival – Maysville
10/24* – Rocky River Vineyards Fall Festival – Midland – DISCONTINUED
10/24 – Morrisville Diwali – Morrisville
10/24* – Pittsboro Street Fair – Pittsboro
10/24 – Autumn in the Park – Sawmills
10/24* – Stovall Harvest Festival – Stovall
10/24 – NC Yam Festival – Tabor City
10/24* – Heritage Festival at Hart Village Square – Vale
10/24 – Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival – Wilmington
10/24* –Community Fall Fun Fest – Winton
10/24-10/25 – Carolina Kite Festival – Atlantic Beach
10/24-10/25 – Darnell Farms Plow Day and Harvest Festival – Bryson City
10/24-10/25 – North Carolina Festival by the Sea – Holden Beach
10/24-10/25 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace IV – Huntersville
10/24-10/25 – Hippie Fest – Salisbury – My Review
10/25* – Day of the Dead Celebration – Raleigh
10/25 – Funky Fright Fest – Wilmington
10/25* – Halloween Scare Fair at Waterline Brewing Co – Wilmington

10/30-10/31 – Screamfest Halloween Festival – Maggie Valley
10/31* – Taste of China Festival – Cary
10/31* – St. Stanislaus Polish Festival – Castle Hayne
10/31* – Festifall Arts Market: Dia de los Muertos – Chapel Hill
10/31 – Denton Farmpark Fun on the Farm Fall Festival – Denton
10/31* – North Carolina Cotton Festival – Dunn
10/31 – Fall Festival at Charles B Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site – Fremont
10/31* – Youth Arts Festival – Greenville
10/31 – Seaboard Festival – Hamlet
10/31 – HollyFest – Holly Springs
10/31* –Lake Park Fall Festival – Indian Trail
10/31 – Locust Fall Festival – Locust
10/31* – The Hub Craft and Brew Holiday Festival – Oxford
10/31* – Statesville Pumpkin Fest – Statesville
10/31* – Ocean Fest Oysterpalooza – Surf City
10/31* – Tryon Beer Fest – Tryon
10/31-11/1* – The NC Spot Festival – Hampstead
10/31-11/1 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace V – Huntersville
10/31-11/1* – NC Whirligig Festival – Wilson

NOVEMBER

11/1* – WNC Fermenting Festival – Marshall
11/1 –Divine and Delectable Dessert Festival – Wilmington

11/6-11/7* – NC Poultry Jubilee – Rose Hill
11/6-11/8* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular I – Bryson City
11/6-11/8* – Greensboro Holiday Market – Greensboro
11/7* – Catawba Veterans Festival – Catawba
11/7* – CLT Ciderfest – Charlotte
11/7 – Harrisburg Multicultural Festival – Harrisburg
11/7* –Food Truck Rodeo – Hudson
11/7* –Faire at the Farm – Kittrell
11/7* – St. James Waccamaw Siouan Festival – Lake Waccamaw
11/7* – Pawsitively Matthews – Matthews
11/7 – Currituck Bulls and BBQ – Powells Point
11/7* – MANCFest – Raleigh
11/7* – WNC Pottery Festival – Sylva
11/7* – Veterans Salute, Brew and Que – Troy
11/7 – North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival – Whiteville
11/7-11/8 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace VI – Huntersville
11/7-11/8* – Mistletoe Market – Summerfield
11/7-11/8* – Festival Latino – Wilmington
11/8* – Woofstock – Wilmington

11/11-11/15* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular II – Bryson City
11/12-11/15* – Southern Christmas Show I – Charlotte
11/12-11/15* – Highlands Food and Wine – Highlands
11/13-11/14* – The Beaufort Pirate Invasion – Beaufort
11/13-11/15* – Winterfest at Carowinds I – Charlotte
11/13-11/15* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights I – Clemmons
11/13-11/15* – WNC Festival of Trees – Hayesville
11/13-11/15* –Winterfest at Tryon International I – Mill Spring
11/14* – Fall Festival at Bentonville Battlefield – Four Oaks
11/14* – Christmas in the Barn – King
11/14* – Mocksville Sip and Savor Wine and Food Festival – Mocksville
11/14* – Sweet Potato Festival and BBQ Competition – Rocky Mount
11/14 – Bad Day Music and Arts Festival – Wilmington
11/14 – Taste of Wrightsville Beach – Wrightsville Beach
11/14-11/15* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights I – Asheville
11/14-11/15* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival I – Cary
11/14-11/15* – Renaissance Faire at Spring Haven Farm – Chapel Hill
11/14-11/15 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace VII – Huntersville
11/14-11/15* – Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival – Huntersville
11/14-11/15* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights I – Kannapolis
11/15 – Matthews Pride in the Park – Matthews
11/15 – Early Bird Holiday Market – Wilmington

11/16-11/22* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights II – Asheville
11/16-11/22* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival II – Cary
11/16-11/22* – Southern Christmas Show II – Charlotte
11/16-11/22* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights II – Clemmons
11/16-11/22* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights II – Kannapolis
11/18-11/21* – Sandhills Children’s Center Festival of Trees – Pinehurst
11/18-11/22* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular III – Bryson City
11/18-11/22* – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center I – Greensboro
11/18-11/22* – Cucalorus Festival – Wilmington
11/20* – Cary Night Market VIII – Cary
11/20* – Light Up Downtown – North Wilkesboro
11/20* – Holiday Water Street Market – Wilmington
11/20-11/22* – Speedway Christmas I – Charlotte
11/20-11/22* – Winterfest at Carowinds II – Charlotte
11/20-11/22* – Vintage Market Days of Asheville Metro – Fletcher – My Review
11/20-11/22* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza I – Kings Mountain
11/20-11/22* – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights I – Manteo
11/20-11/22* –Winterfest at Tryon International II – Mill Spring
11/20-11/22* – Celebration of Seagrove Potters – Seagrove
11/20-11/22* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park I – Troutman
11/21* – Asheville Holiday Jamboree – Asheville
11/21* – Southern Charm at the Farm: Fall – Mocksville
11/21* – ‘Tawba Walk Arts and Music Festival: Fall – Mocksville
11/21* – American Indian Heritage Celebration – Raleigh
11/21* –Christmas in the Market – Sawmills
11/21* – Surf City Tree Lighting – Surf City
11/21* – Christmas at Twilight – Wallace
11/21* – Christkindlmarkt: A German Christmas Festival – Wilmington
11/21* – The Groove Market at Riverlights VI – Wilmington
11/21-11/22* – Durham ArtWalk Holiday Market – Durham
11/21-11/22 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace VIII – Huntersville
11/22* – Christmas on Main – Laurinburg

11/23-11/29* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights III – Asheville
11/23-11/29* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival III – Cary
11/23-11/29* – Speedway Christmas II – Charlotte
11/23-11/29* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights III – Clemmons
11/23-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights III – Kannapolis
11/23-11/29* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza II – Kings Mountain
11/23-11/29* –Winterfest at Tryon International III – Mill Spring
11/23-11/29* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park II – Troutman
11/25-11/28* (Closed 11/26) – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights II – Manteo
11/25-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular IV – Bryson City
11/25-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Light the Knights Festival I – Charlotte
11/25-11/29* (Closed 11/26) – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center II – Greensboro
11/25-11/29* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights I – Wendell
11/26-11/29* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights I – Hampstead
11/26-11/29* – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights I – Youngsville
11/27* – Christmas in the Park – Blowing Rock
11/27* – Holiday Flotilla – Swansboro
11/27-11/28* – Cashiers Festival of Trees – Cashiers
11/27-11/28* – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms I – Clayton
11/27-11/28* – “Hard Candy Christmas” Arts and Crafts Show – Cullowhee
11/27-11/28* – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch I – Fayetteville
11/27-11/28* – North Carolina Hmong Music Festival – Hickory
11/27-11/29* – Kersey Valley Christmas I – Archdale
11/27-11/29* – Holidays at the Garden I – Belmont
11/27-11/29* – Tweetsie Christmas I – Blowing Rock
11/27-11/29*- Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular I – Charlotte
11/27-11/29* – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) I – Charlotte
11/27-11/29* – Winterfest at Carowinds III – Charlotte
11/27-11/29* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival I – Cleveland
11/27-11/29 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark I – Denton
11/27-11/29* – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights I – Elizabethtown
11/27-11/29* – Christmas Lights on the Farm I – Middlesex
11/27-11/29* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department I – Wilson
11/28* – A Very Murray Christmas Festival – Catawba
11/28* – Christmas in Cornelius – Cornelius
11/28* – Lost Worlds Christmas Market – Cornelius
11/28* – NC Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach – Wrightsville Beach

11/30-12/6* – Lake Julian Festival of Lights I – Arden
11/30-12/6* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights IV – Asheville
11/30-12/6* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival IV – Cary
11/30-12/6* – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular II – Charlotte
11/30-12/6* – Speedway Christmas III – Charlotte
11/30-12/6* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights IV – Clemmons
11/30-12/6* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights II – Hampstead
11/30-12/6* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights IV – Kannapolis
11/30-12/6* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza III – Kings Mountain
11/30-12/6* – Winterfest at Tryon International IV – Mill Spring
11/30-12/6* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park III – Troutman
11/30-12/6* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights II – Wendell
11/30-12/6* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department II – Wilson
11/30-12/6* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular V – Bryson City

DECEMBER

12/2-12/5* – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights III – Manteo
12/2-12/6* – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center III – Greensboro
12/2-12/6* – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights II – Youngsville
12/3-12/5* – Christmas in Davidson – Davidson
12/3-12/6* – Light the Knights Festival II – Charlotte
12/3-12/6* – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights II – Elizabethtown
12/4* – Kris Kringle Holiday Market – Canton
12/4* – Greensboro Festival of Lights – Greensboro
12/4* – Deck the Hall – Mount Holly
12/4* – Wendell Wonderland – Wendell
12/4-12/5* – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch II – Fayetteville
12/4-12/5* – Huntersville Tree Lighting and Holidays in Huntersville – Huntersville
12/4-12/5* – Balsam Range Art of Music Festival – Lake Junaluska
12/4-12/5 – St. Nicholas European Christmas Market – Raleigh
12/4-12/6* – Kersey Valley Christmas II – Archdale
12/4-12/6* – Holidays at the Garden II – Belmont
12/4-12/6* – Tweetsie Christmas II – Blowing Rock
12/4-12/6* – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) II – Charlotte
12/4-12/6* – Winterfest at Carowinds IV – Charlotte
12/4-12/6* – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms II – Clayton
12/4-12/6* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival II – Cleveland
12/4-12/6 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark II – Denton
12/4-12/6* – Christmas Lights on the Farm II – Middlesex
12/4-12/6* – Winterfest: A German Christmas Marketplace – Spencer
12/5* – Archer Lodge Christmas Celebration – Archer Lodge
12/5* – Belville’s Christmas Craft Fair and Festival I – Belville
12/5 – Light Up the Night – Brevard
12/5* – Carolina Beach Holiday Market – Carolina Beach
12/5* – Duck Yuletide Celebration – Duck
12/5 – Durham German Market – Durham
12/5* – Jacksonville Winterfest – Jacksonville
12/5* – Christmas on Main – Kenly
12/5* – Apple Family Farm Merry Christmas Market – Kernersville
12/5* – Christmas Kings Mountain Celebration – Kings Mountain
12/5* – Christmas in the Park – Matthews
12/5* – Mint Hill Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting – Mint Hill
12/5* – Christmas on the Hill – Pink Hill
12/5* – Scandinavian Christmas Fair – Raleigh
12/5* – Rose Hill’s Christmas by the Tracks – Rose Hill
12/5* – Christmas in the Park – Stallings
12/5-12/6* – Core Sound Decoy Festival – Harkers Island
12/6* – Siler City Christmas Market and Tree Lighting – Siler City

12/7-12/13* – Lake Julian Festival of Lights III – Arden
12/7-12/13* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights V – Asheville
12/7-12/13* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular VI – Bryson City
12/7-12/13* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival V – Cary
12/7-12/13* – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular III – Charlotte
12/7-12/13* – Speedway Christmas IV – Charlotte
12/7-12/13* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights V – Clemmons
12/7-12/13* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights III – Hampstead
12/7-12/13* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights V – Kannapolis
12/7-12/13* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza IV – Kings Mountain
12/7-12/13* –Winterfest at Tryon International V – Mill Spring
12/7-12/13* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park IV – Troutman
12/7-12/13* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights III – Wendell
12/7-12/13* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department III – Wilson
12/9-12/12* – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights IV – Manteo
12/9-12/13* – Holidays at the Garden III – Belmont
12/9-12/13* – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center IV – Greensboro
12/9-12/13* – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights III – Youngsville
12/10-12/13* – Light the Knights Festival III – Charlotte
12/10-12/13* – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms III – Clayton
12/10-12/13 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark III – Denton
12/10-12/13* – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights III – Elizabethtown
12/10-12/13* – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival I – Greensboro
12/11* – A Classic Christmas in Mooresville – Mooresville
12/11-12/12* – Christmas in the Ferry – Sneads Ferry
12/11-12/13* – Kersey Valley Christmas III – Archdale
12/11-12/13* – Tweetsie Christmas III – Blowing Rock
12/11-12/13* – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) III – Charlotte
12/11-12/13* – Winterfest at Carowinds V – Charlotte
12/11-12/13* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival III – Cleveland
12/11-12/13* – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch III – Fayetteville
12/11-12/13* – Christmas Lights on the Farm III – Middlesex
12/12* – Belville’s Christmas Craft Fair and Festival II – Belville
12/12* – Holiday Magic – Burlington
12/12* –Old Waxhaw Christmas – Waxhaw
12/12* – ArtSpin: A Downtown Christmas Celebration – Wilson
12/13* – Southern Fried Chanukah – Charlotte
12/13* – Rocky Mount Mill Chill – Rocky Mount
12/13* – Handcrafted Holiday Market – Wilmington

12/14-12/20* – Lake Julian Festival of Lights IV – Arden
12/14-12/20* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights VI – Asheville
12/14-12/20* – Holidays at the Garden IV – Belmont
12/14-12/20* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular VII – Bryson City
12/14-12/20* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival VI – Cary
12/14-12/20* – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular IV – Charlotte
12/14-12/20* – Speedway Christmas V – Charlotte
12/14-12/20* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights VI – Clemmons
12/14-12/20* – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights IV – Elizabethtown
12/14-12/20* – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center V – Greensboro
12/14-12/20* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights IV – Hampstead
12/14-12/20* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights VI – Kannapolis
12/14-12/20* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza V – Kings Mountain
12/14-12/20* –Winterfest at Tryon International VI – Mill Spring
12/14-12/20* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park V – Troutman
12/14-12/20* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights IV – Wendell
12/14-12/20* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department IV – Wilson
12/16-12/20* – Winterfest at Carowinds VI – Charlotte
12/16-12/20* – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms IV – Clayton
12/16-12/20* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival IV – Cleveland
12/16-12/20* – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights V – Manteo
12/16-12/20* – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights IV – Youngsville
12/17-12/20* – Light the Knights Festival IV – Charlotte
12/17-12/20 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark IV – Denton
12/17-12/20* – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival II – Greensboro
12/18-12/20* – Kersey Valley Christmas IV – Archdale
12/18-12/20* – Tweetsie Christmas IV – Blowing Rock
12/18-12/20* – Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) IV – Charlotte
12/18-12/20* – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch IV – Fayetteville
12/18-12/20* – Christmas Lights on the Farm IV – Middlesex

12/21-12/23 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark V – Denton
12/21-12/23* – Christmas Lights on the Farm V – Middlesex
12/21-12/23* – Kersey Valley Christmas V – Archdale
12/21-12/23* – Lake Julian Festival of Lights V – Arden
12/21-12/23* – Lu Mil Vineyard Festival of Lights V – Elizabethtown
12/21-12/23* – McLaurin Farms Christmas Festival III – Greensboro
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holidays at the Garden V – Belmont
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/25) – Lights on the Neuse at Boyette Family Farms V – Clayton
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Festival of Lights at Sweet Valley Ranch V – Fayetteville
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center VI – Greensboro
12/21-12/27* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights VII – Asheville
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Tweetsie Christmas V – Blowing Rock
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular VIII – Bryson City
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – NC Chinese Lantern Festival VII – Cary
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular V – Charlotte
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Light the Knights Festival V – Charlotte
12/21-12/27* – Speedway Christmas VI – Charlotte
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winterfest at Carowinds VII – Charlotte
12/21-12/27*- Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights VII – Clemmons
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival V – Cleveland
12/21-12/27* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights V – Hampstead
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights VII – Kannapolis
12/21-12/27*- Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza VI – Kings Mountain
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights VI – Manteo
12/21-12/27* –Winterfest at Tryon International VII – Mill Spring
12/21-12/27* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park VI – Troutman
12/21-12/27* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights V – Wendell
12/21-12/27* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department V – Wilson
12/24-12/27* – Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights V – Youngsville

12/28-12/30* – Tweetsie Christmas VI – Blowing Rock
12/29-12/30* – Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular VI – Charlotte
12/28-12/30* – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights VIII – Kannapolis
12/28-12/30* – Elizabethan Gardens WinterLights VII – Manteo
12/28-12/31* – Winterfest at Carowinds VIII – Charlotte
12/28-12/31* – Lake Myra Christmas Lights VI – Wendell
12/28-12/31* – Christmas Lights at Contentnea Fire Department VI – Wilson
12/28-1/1* – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights VIII – Clemmons
12/28-1/1* – Lake Linda’s Christmas Lights VI – Hampstead
12/28-1/1* – Costner’s Christmas Light Extravaganza VII – Kings Mountain
Weekend continues below…

12/28-1/1* – Christmas Wonderland of Lights at Zootastic Park VII – Troutman
12/28-1/2* – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular IX – Bryson City
12/28-1/2* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival VI – Cleveland
12/28-1/2* –Winterfest at Tryon International VIII – Mill Spring
12/28-1/3* – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights VIII – Asheville
12/28-1/3* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival VIII – Cary
12/28-1/3* – Light the Knights Festival V – Charlotte
12/28-1/3* – Speedway Christmas VII – Charlotte
12/28-1/3* (Closed 1/1) – Winter Wonderlights at the Greensboro Science Center VII – Greensboro
12/31* – New Year’s Eve Blueberry Drop – Burgaw
12/31* – Greenville New Year’s Eve Celebration – Greenville
12/31 – Country Christmas Train at Denton FarmPark VI – Denton
12/31* – Lincolnton Apple Drop – Lincolnton
12/31* – Midnight Magic in Manteo – Manteo
12/31* – First Night Raleigh – Raleigh
12/31* – Southern Pines First Eve Celebration – Southern Pines

JANUARY (2027)

1/4-1/10* – NC Chinese Lantern Festival IX – Cary
1/9* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival VII – Cleveland
1/9* – Raleigh Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Raleigh

1/16* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival VIII – Cleveland

1/21-1/24* – Blowing Rock Winterfest – Blowing Rock
1/23* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival IX – Cleveland
1/24* – Winter Jam: Charlotte – Charlotte

1/28-1/31* – Haywood Ice Fest Weekend – Haywood County
1/30* – The Arbor Hills Holiday Festival X – Cleveland

FEBRUARY

2/4-2/6* – North Carolina Jazz Festival – Wilmington
2/6* – Queen City Brewers Festival – Charlotte
2/6* – American Indian Powwow – Durham
2/6-2/7* – Carolina Chocolate Festival – Morehead City

2/13* – Winter Jam: Greensboro – Greensboro
2/13* – New Bern Mardi Gras – New Bern

2/20* – Soul Food Festival – Selma

2/26* – Winter Jam: Raleigh – Raleigh
2/27* – African American Heritage Festival – Charlotte
2/27* – Cape Fear Hooley at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington
2/28* – Wilmington’s Women’s Market at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington

MARCH

3/5-3/6* – Rumba on the Lumber – Lumberton
3/6* – Carolina Indian Circle Powwow – Chapel Hill
3/6* – Cornelius Mardi Gras Market at Lost Worlds Brewing – Cornelius
3/6* – North Carolina Rice Festival – Winnabow
3/7* – Charlotte Donut Festival – Charlotte

3/11-3/14* – Queen Charlotte Carnival I – Concord
3/12* – Downtown St. Paddy’s Day Bash – Burlington
3/12-3/13* – Carolina FiberFest – Raleigh
3/12-3/14* – Charlotte Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – Charlotte
3/12-3/14* – Vintage Market Days of Asheville Metro “Welcome to Asheville” – Fletcher – My Review
3/13* –Apex Holi Celebration – Apex
3/13* – Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Day Festival – Emerald Isle
3/13* – Morrisville Holi Festival – Morrisville
3/13* – Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Raleigh
3/13* – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
3/13* – St. Paddy’s Bash at New Sarum Brewing – Salisbury
3/13* – Wilmington Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Wilmington
3/13* – WoodMill Winery Spring Wine Festival – Vale
3/14* – Wilmington Shamrock Fest – Wilmington

3/15-3/21* – Queen Charlotte Carnival II – Concord
3/19* – Cary Night Market I – Cary
3/20* – Festival D’Avion – Carthage
3/20* – Fremont Daffodil Festival – Fremont
3/20* – BraveNation Powwow and Gathering – Pembroke
3/20-3/21* – The Viking Experience Festival I – Oxford
3/20-3/21* – Lebanese Festival at the Triangle Lebanese American Center – Raleigh
3/21* – Spring Fling Food Truck Rodeo at Waterline Brewing – Wilmington

3/25-3/27* – Carolina Pickers Antique and Auto Festival: Spring – Denton
3/27* – Spring South End Wine and Hops Fest – Charlotte
3/27* – Stanly EGGstravaganza – Albemarle
3/27* – Chatham County Spring Ag Fest – Pittsboro
3/27* – NC KoreaFest – Raleigh
3/27* – The Groove Market at Riverlights I – Wilmington
3/27-3/28* – The Viking Experience Festival II – Oxford
3/28* – Makers in Bloom: Hampstead Spring Fest – Hampstead

APRIL

4/1* – ThunderFest – Rockingham
4/2-4/4* – Charlotte SHOUT! I – Charlotte
4/2-4/4* – Spring Pottery and Glass Festival I – Creedmoor
4/3* – Charlotte Brewfest – Charlotte
4/3* – Meadieval Festival – North Wilkesboro

4/5-4/11* – Charlotte SHOUT! II – Charlotte
4/7-4/11* – North Carolina Azalea Festival – Wilmington
4/9-4/10* – Peak City Pig Fest – Apex
4/9-4/10* – Tarheel Antiques Festival: Spring – Efland
4/9-4/10* – Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest – Newport
4/9-4/11* – Prelude to Revolution: Halifax Resolves Days – Halifax
4/10* – Pimento Cheese Festival – Cary
4/10* – Charlotte StrEATS Tasting Tour – Charlotte
4/10* –Lucknow Music Festival – Dunn
4/10* – Hickory Hops Craft Beer and Music Festival – Hickory
4/10* – Chalk of the Town – Holly Springs
4/10* – Regional Festival of India – Matthews
4/10* – Southern Charm at the Farm: Spring – Mocksville
4/10-4/11* – Renaissance Festival at Spring Haven Farm – Chapel Hill
4/10-4/11* – Spring Pottery and Glass Festival II – Creedmoor
4/10-4/11* – Eastern North Carolina Renaissance Faire – Kinston
4/10-4/11* – Roanoke Island Native American Heritage Festival and Pow Wow – Manteo
4/10-4/11* – Poplar Grove Herb and Garden Fair – Wilmington
4/11* – Charlotte StrEATS Festival – Charlotte

4/12-4/18* – Charlotte SHOUT! III – Charlotte
4/15-4/17* – Big Lick Bluegrass Festival – Oakboro
4/16* – Cary Night Market II – Cary
4/16-4/17* – Carolina BBQ Festival – Charlotte
4/16-4/17* – Appalachian True Heritage Festival – Waynesville
4/16-4/18* – Grifton Shad Festival – Grifton
4/16-4/18* – Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe Powwow – Hollister
4/17* – Vin de Mer (Beaufort Wine and Food Festival) – Beaufort
4/17* – Cary Tacos ‘N Taps – Cary
4/17* – Children’s Day Festival of Cary – Cary
4/17* – Fest in the West – Cary
4/17* – CLT Edge Fest – Charlotte
4/17* – Strange Fruit Music Festival – Greensboro
4/17* – Earth Day at the Gateway Trail – Kings Mountain
4/17* – Neo Soul Festival at Seven Springs Farms and Vineyard – Norlina
4/17* – Granville Gardeners Expo – Oxford
4/17* – Earth Jam Day – Salisbury
4/17* – The North Carolina ‘Cuegrass Festival – Raleigh
4/17* – Southport Spring Festival – Southport
4/17* – Vass Spring Festival – Vass
4/17* – Forest Fest – Wake Forest
4/17* – Wilmington Earth Day – Wilmington
4/17-4/18* – Loch Norman Highland Games – Huntersville
4/18* –Elevated Earth Day Market – Clayton
4/18* – Durham Earth Day Festival – Durham
4/18* – Temple Emanuel Jewish Festival – Greensboro
4/18* – The Lost Colony Wine, Art and Culinary Festival – Manteo
4/18* – Spring Mayberry Food Truck Fest – Mount Airy

4/22-4/25* – Farmville Dogwood Festival – Farmville
4/22-4/25* – Viva Las Lexington: Elvis Tribute Festival – Lexington
4/22-4/25* – MerleFest – Wilkesboro
4/23* – Raleigh Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration at Dorothea Dix Park – Raleigh
4/23-4/24* – Mebane Dogwood Festival – Mebane
4/23-4/24* – Norwood Arbor Day Festival – Norwood
4/23-4/24* – Brewgaloo – Raleigh
4/23-4/24* – Liberty Antiques Festival: Spring – Staley
4/23-4/25* – Asheville Spring Herb Festival – Asheville
4/23-4/25* – Tuck Fest – Charlotte
4/23-4/25* – Fayetteville Dogwood Festival – Fayetteville
4/23-4/25* – HerbFest I – Wake Forest
4/24* – Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
4/24* – ‘Tawba Walk Arts and Music Festival: Spring – Cornelius
4/24* – Dallas Food and Brews Street Festival – Dallas
4/24* – Native American Youth Powwow – Eden
4/24* – North Carolina Korean Festival – Greensboro
4/24* – Pirate Fest – Greenville
4/24* – Holly Ridge Bee Festival – Holly Ridge
4/24* – Meet Me On Main – King
4/24* – Festival at the Ranch – Kittrell
4/24* – Kure Community Festival – Kure Beach
4/24* – North Carolina Pickle Festival – Mount Olive
4/24* – Paws in the Park – Pineville
4/24* – Roulston Blooms! – Raleigh
4/24* – Ramseur Food Truck Festival – Ramseur
4/24* – Rolesville BBQ and Bands Festival – Rolesville
4/24* – BloomFest – Roseboro
4/24* – Strawberry Jammin’ – Sanford
4/24* – Beach Fest at the Farm – Selma
4/24* – Southern Pines SpringFest – Southern Pines
4/24* – Fire on the Mountain – Spruce Pine
4/24* – Greening Up the Mountains Festival – Sylva
4/24* – Strawberry Festival and Flower Show at Robinson Produce Farms – Whiteville
4/24-4/25* – April is for Arts: Art on the Green – Davidson
4/24-4/25* – Days at the Docks Festival – Holden Beach
4/24-4/25* – Festival of Legends – Holly Springs
4/24-4/25* – Foothills Merry Go Round Festival – Shelby
4/25* – Rockin 4 Rescues – Charlotte
4/25* – Knightdale Latin American Festival – Knightdale
4/25* – Strawberry and Wine Festival – Sunset Beach
4/25* – Mother’s Day Market Under the Bridge – Wilmington

4/30* – Holly Springs International Food Festival – Holly Springs
4/30-5/1* – Town and Trail Fest – Hot Springs
4/30-5/1* – BBQ Fest on the Neuse – Kinston
4/30-5/1* – NC Fried Apple Pie Festival – Sparta
4/30-5/1* – Vanceboro Strawberry Festival – Vanceboro
4/30-5/1* – Carolina Strawberry Festival – Wallace
4/30-5/2* – BOOM Charlotte! – Charlotte
4/30-5/2* – Lovin’ Like Music Fest – Charlotte
4/30-5/2* – Amanzi Marble and Granite Spring Folly – Kernersville
4/30-5/2* – Thunder in the Smokies Spring Rally – Maggie Valley
4/30-5/2* – Casual Campout – Raleigh
4/30-5/2* – HerbFest II – Wake Forest

MAY

5/1* – Apex PeakFest – Apex
5/1* – Belville Founders Day – Belville
5/1* – Cary Dog Days – Cary
5/1* – NC Strawberry Festival – Chadbourn
5/1* – Charlotte Margarita Festival – Charlotte
5/1* – Pickletown Palooza – Clayton
5/1* – Albemarle Rock Fish Festival – Edenton
5/1* – Lu Mil Vineyard May Day Jamboree – Elizabethtown
5/1* – Fairmont May Day Fun Festival – Fairmont
5/1* – Gold Rush Art and Craft Festival – Gold Hill
5/1* – North Carolina Butterfly Festival – Hudson
5/1* – Jacksonville’s Jamboree – Jacksonville
5/1* – Jonesville Jubilee – Jonesville
5/1* – Multicultural Festival – Lexington
5/1* – Cape Fear Fest – Lillington
5/1* – RiverFest – McAdenville/Cramerton
5/1* – Mills River Day Music Festival – Mills River
5/1* – Daniel Boone Family Festival – Mocksville
5/1* – Budbreak Wine and Craft Beer Festival – Mount Airy
5/1* – May Day – Mount Gilead
5/1* – Murphy Spring Festival – Murphy
5/1* –ZenFest at Catawba Farms – Newton
5/1* – Oxford Main Street Art, Wine and Brew Festival – Oxford
5/1* – Haw River Festival – Saxapahaw
5/1* – Spring Chicken Festival – Siler City
5/1* – Ham and Yam Festival – Smithfield
5/1* –Smoky Mountain SpringFest at Stecoah – Stecoah/Robbinsville
5/1* – Ocean Fest Day Fair – Surf City
5/1* – Taylorsville Apple Blossom Festival – Taylorsville
5/1* – Meet in the Street Festival – Wake Forest
5/1-5/2* – Burlington Carousel Festival – Burlington
5/1-5/2* – Kings Drive Art Walk – Charlotte
5/1-5/2* – Greek Festival at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church – Durham
5/1-5/2* – Not Your Typical Hippie Fest – Gastonia
5/2* – Greensboro Food Truck Festival – Greensboro
5/2* – Hello Huntersville Music and Arts Festival – Huntersville
5/2*- Waynesville Ramp Convention – Waynesville

5/6-5/8* – Down Home Festival – Bessemer City
5/6-5/8* – Malpass Brothers Bluegrass and Country Music Festival – Denton
5/6-5/9* – Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance – Pittsboro
5/7-5/8* – LaurelFest – Laurel Hill
5/7-5/8* – Matthews Summerfest – Matthews
5/7-5/8* – Nashville Blooming Festival – Nashville
5/7-5/9* – Mayfest – Pilot Mountain
5/8* – Carthage Buggy Festival – Carthage
5/8* – Charlotte Beer, Bourbon and BBQ – Charlotte
5/8* – Charlotte Grilled Cheese Festival – Charlotte
5/8* – Spring Wine Festival at Ballantyne Village – Charlotte
5/8* – NC Muslim Festival – Greensboro
5/8* – Artrageous Kids Art Festival – Manteo
5/8* – Race City Festival – Mooresville
5/8* – Foothills Folk Art Festival – Newton
5/8* – CultureFest – Oxford
5/8* – Ma and Pa Festival – Raleigh
5/8* – Raleigh’s Spring Festival – Raleigh
5/8* – Ritmo Latino Festival – Raleigh
5/8* – Spring in the Park – Sawmills
5/8* – Kaleidoscope Fest – Waxhaw
5/8* – The Whole Bloomin’ Thing – Waynesville
5/8* – The Hunter Farm Mother’s Day Celebration on the Farm – Weddington
5/8-5/9* – Lake Lure Spring Arts and Crafts Festival – Lake Lure
5/8-5/9* – Boho Hippie Festival – Maggie Valley

5/14* – Cary Night Market III – Cary
5/14-5/15* – North Carolina Sweetpotato Festival – Bailey
5/14-5/15* – Beaufort Music Festival – Beaufort
5/14-5/15* – Carolina Indie Fest I – Sanford
5/14-5/15* – Summerfield Founders’ Day – Summerfield
5/14-5/16* – NC Potato Festival – Elizabeth City
5/14-5/16* – Got to Be NC Festival – Raleigh
5/14-5/16* – White Lake Water Festival – White Lake
5/14-5/16* – Wilmington Greek Festival – Wilmington
5/14-5/16* – Greek Food Festival – Winston-Salem
5/15* – Beach Music Festival – Atlantic Beach
5/15* – Art in the Park I – Blowing Rock
5/15* – Charlotte Dragon Boat and Asian Festival – Charlotte
5/15* – Cornelius Jazz Festival – Cornelius
5/15* – Bimbé Celebration – Durham
5/15* – Yadkin Valley Wine Festival – Elkin
5/15* – Wild About Nature – Holly Springs
5/15* – Plottfest – Maggie Valley
5/15* –Marshville Food and Brews Festival – Marshville
5/15* – Goose Nest Festival – Oak City
5/15* – Pickin in the Park – Pleasant Garden
5/15* – Cheerwine Festival – Salisbury
5/15* – Saluda Arts Festival – Saluda
5/15* – Party in the Park – Stedman
5/15* – WoodMill Winery Strawberry Wine Festival – Vale
5/15*- Waxhaw Bloom and Brews Fest – Waxhaw
5/15-5/16* – Strawberry Jam Festival at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
5/15-5/16* – Sugar Mamas Shopping Experience – Clemmons
5/15-5/16* – Artsplosure – Raleigh
5/15-5/16* – Ole Gilliam Mill Park Crank-Up – Sanford
5/16* – Festa Italiana Charlotte – Charlotte
5/16* – JoCo Latino Festival – Selma
5/16* – Funky Flower and Foodie Fest at Waterline Brewing Company – Wilmington

5/20-5/23* – Tony Rice Memorial Day MusicFest – Elon
5/21-5/22* – Swain County Heritage Festival – Bryson City
5/21-5/22* – The Maggie Valley Fly Fishing Outdoor Festival – Maggie Valley
5/21-5/22* – Gears and Guitars Music Festival – Winston-Salem
5/21-5/23* – White Squirrel Weekend – Brevard
5/22* – Greater Bath Memorial Day Celebration – Bath
5/22* – Charlotte Water Lantern Festival – Charlotte
5/22* – Mega Munch Music Fest – Lexington
5/22* – Melbane Food Truck Rodeo – Melbane
5/22* – Spring Fling at Miss Angels Farm and Orchard – Mount Airy
5/22* – The Groove Market at Riverlights II – Wilmington
5/22* – Taco Festival at Waterline Brewing – Wilmington
5/22-5/23* – North Carolina Fossil Festival – Aurora
5/22-5/23* – Art on the Greene I – Banner Elk
5/22-5/23* – Seven Clans Rodeo – Cherokee
5/22-5/23* – St. Basil of Ostrog Serb Fest – Kernersville
5/22-5/23* – Orange Street ArtsFest – Wilmington
5/23* – Hampstead Blooms and Beer Fest – Hampstead
5/23* – NC Sugar Rush – Raleigh
5/23* – Winston-Salem Spring Food Truck Festival – Winston-Salem

5/28-5/29* – Cold Mountain Music Festival at Lake Logan – Canton
5/28-5/30* – St. Sarkis Armenian Food Festival – Charlotte
5/28-5/30* – Boondocks Wild West Festival Rodeo – Nakina
5/28-5/30* – Hoke Fest I – Raeford
5/29* – Summertime Sip Festival – Albemarle
5/29* – NC Vibe Fest I – Burgaw
5/29* – Cabarrus Celtic Festival – Concord
5/29* – Mocksville Food and Brews Street Festival – Mocksville
5/29* – Around the World, Raleigh – Raleigh
5/29* – Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow – Raleigh
5/29* – 1,000 lb Crawfish Boil – Wilmington