NC Festivals&Events

The sweetest Festival of the year is BACK! 🍓 The 2026 SC Strawberry Festival returns May 1–2! But the celebration starts early with our Pre-Festival Events — pageants, golf, a run, and a soirée! Get ready for strawberry season in Fort Mill! SCStrawberryFestival.com

Celebrate spring at the 38th Annual Mebane Dogwood Festival! 🌸 📍 Downtown Mebane 📅 April 24–25 This is one NC tradition you don’t want to miss!🎈 Details 🥳: themebanedogwoodfestival.com

You better believe the North Carolina Pickle Festival is a big DILL! 😎🎶🎸🎉🥒 📆April 25 📍Mount Olive, NC 🥒it’s the place to be!!! More details: ➡️ncpicklefest.org #letsfest #mountolivenc #picklecapitaloftheworld #NCPickleFestival #pickletime #ncfestivals

Join us for the Follow Me to Fuquay-Varina concert series with Chairmen of the Board on April 9! Come out to Centennial Square (102 N Main Street) from 6:30 to 9:30 pm for food trucks, local beer, and a kid's zone while you listen to live music in the heart of downtown Fuquay-Varina. Learn more: fuquay-varina.org/414/FM2FV-Conc…

One of our most popular events happens this Saturday 🐰

Our #CountdownToFNOW is ON!🥳 The 2026 season will kick off April 10 with Bounce! Party Band! We are thrilled to partner with Grand Sponsor, @WhiteStreetBrew to bring you another incredible season of #FridayNightonWhite! 🎉🎶🎸 #FNOW #TownofWakeForest #WakeForestNC

"I want to remind folks about our upcoming Got to Be NC Festival May 15-17 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Go ahead & mark your calendars to make plans to attend," said N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. Learn more below! #NCAgriculture ➡️ blog.ncagr.gov/2026/03/09/fro…

Save the dates for this spring's Follow Me to Fuquay-Varina concert series! April 9: Chairmen of the Board April 16: The Embers April 30: Crush May 14: Heads Up Penny 📍 Centennial Square (102 N Main Street) 🕡 6:30 to 9:30 pm Join us for food and beer trucks, live music, kid's activities, and fun for the whole family!

Freeboot Friday is BACK this Friday after the ECU game! 💜💛 Live music from Lonnie Britton & Morgan Hudson & Co., Sup Crushes 🍹, beer 🍺, & a kids zone 🎈— all in Five Points Plaza from 5:30–8PM! Free & fun for the whole family!

🎃 The 11th Annual Fort Mill Scarecrow Crawl is here! 🍂 Stroll through Downtown Fort Mill and see creative scarecrows from local schools, businesses & groups—on display all October long! 👉 FortMillSC.gov

The news has spread throughout New Bern that Mumfest has been canceled due to the weather. bit.ly/4nKijrx

The Celebrate Fuquay-Varina Festival is Oct 4 in Downtown Fuquay from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm! 🎸 Live music 🎨 Artist Village 🎪 Kids Zone 🥙 Food trucks 🍺 Beer 🎭 Entertainment BOUNCE! kicks off the festivities with a concert on Oct 2 in Downtown Varina from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

The countdown is on! 50 days to go until Main Street is filled with music, fun, and the world’s best BBQ… Lexington style! 🔥🥳🎶 #LexingtonStyleBBQ #WorldsBestQ #LexingtonNC #FestivalCountdown #LetsFest #LetsGetPiggyWithIt

Adam Wurtzel found out about the 43rd Annual Historic Morganton Festival. #Echobox=1755634362" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wccbcharlotte.com/2025/08/19/his…

Sending you a daisy dose of sunshine. 📸 Gloriosa daisies in Nash County #WildflowerWednesday

Coltrane JazzFest 2025 coltranejazzfest.com #coltranejazzfest #jcijbf #jazzfest #livemusic #blues #bluesmusic #musicfestival

One week from today! 😎

Join us on October 25th in historic Uptown Lexington, NC, to celebrate the 41st annual Lexington Barbecue Festival presented by Truist & EGGER!🥳 instagram.com/reel/DLzW5Kvq5…

The Summer Concert Series is back in Waxhaw! Join us for live music, food trucks and family fun from 7 to 9 p.m. at Community Corner and Downtown Park. Bring a chair, bring a friend and enjoy the sounds of summer in your town. #WaxhawNC #SummerConcertSeries