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★2 State Festival Editions Carolina (NC & SC) and VA
8,000 - 12,000 printedeach edition, each issue
EC Publishing, Inc.Festival Magazines and Field Trips Guide
www.festivalnews.info(800) 357-0121
Distribution for each issue: ★ Media Feature Editors/Travel Writers ★ Event Planners/Fair and Festival Managers ★ CVBs, Chambers of Commerce & Tourism Depts ★ Artisans, Crafters, Vendors and Performers ★ Newcomer Welcome Groups (NC, SC) ★ State, regional, local welcome centers ★ Subscribers from various states
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If these are people you want to reach - think about reaching them through a publication they read!
EC Publishing festival magazines are full color magazines, published quarterly. The magazines provide lively, informa-tive articles about festivals, fairs, tours, arts & crafts shows, rodeos, pow-wows, historical reenactments, antique fairs, museums, tourist events as well as places of interest and expositions and other things to do and see around the state. Other highlights included regular features — commentary on the festival/fair scene, an extensive and complete calendar of events for the upcoming three months, a Centerfold Map locator guide for important events and places, old weather sayings and state trivia. There are four editions covering five states — we publish Carolina Festivals (NC & SC) and Virginia Festivals. Editions for Tennessee and Kentucky are published by Parkway Publications, LLC and are also available.
Virginia Field Trips Guide - EC Publishing also publishes a guide for teachers in the state of Virginia (and DC) to use in selecting places to go for student field trips — Virginia Field Trips Guide - a magazine sent to all K-8th grade public and private schools in Virginia (and DC). VFTG is published twice each year, a Spring and Fall issue. More information may be found at www.virginiafieldtrips.com.
EC Publishing has established a strong, active marketing program via a popular eNewsletter which highlights and promotes all Featured Events, Entertainers, Towns and Attractions directly to tourism professionals in the SE, media (print and electronic-national, local, regional), artisans-crafters-entertainers and event attendees.
All Features have a presence in a state magazine issue - on the centerfold map and highlighted in the calendar.★
BE A FEATURED EVENT, ATTRACTION, ENTERTAINER,
TOWN or BUSINESS! 4 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170.00 6 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230.00 8 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . $285.00 12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . $390.00
Each Featured Event, Place or Business hasits own page and contains two photos, anarticle of any length and a HotLink to your site and/or email. In addition, Featured Events and Places are also displayed on the Centerfold Map of a festival magazine (Carolina or Virginia) each issue and high-lighted in the Calendar of Events.
Put your event in front of major media, feature editors and travel writers in the southeast USA, both print and electronic.Promote your event to thousands of travel and tourism officials, event professionals and people who want to know about Virginia, North and South Carolina places and events.
FEATURED EVENTS
Put your event in front of people who want to know
about it.
Virginia Summer Festivals at a Glance...
LEGENDEach color represents a particular month
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCHAPRILMAYJUNE
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Featured Events are found at
Virginia Festivals
Newly-Redesigned Website:
www.festivalnews.infoARTICLES – PHOTOS – INFORMATION
Warrenton
Arrington
Fries
Madison Hts.
FloydDublin
Abingdon
Pulaski
SmithMountain Lake
Mineral
Woolwine
Waynesboro
St. Paul
Hillsville
Hardy
Ladysmith
Grayson Highlands
Sate Park
Culpeper
Clifford
Wytheville
Bedford
FishersvilleWarsaw
Lynchburg
ElonBig Is-land
Charlottesville
Gladstone
Alton
Christiansburg
Moneta
Max Meadows
Rural RetreatSaltville
Castlewood
Altavista
Appomattox
Lovingston
Stuarts Draft
North Garden
South Boston
Concord
Mt. Rogers
Amelia
AshlandMechanicsville
MarionBland
Blacksburg
NewKent
Tazewell
BuenaVista
Norfolk
Jamestown
Millboro
Radford
Craigsville
Urbanna
Haymarket
Salem
StanardsvilleElktonGrottoes
Suffolk
Kilmarnock
Roanoke
Critz
RockyMount
GalaxMouth of Wilson
Cedar Bluff
Isle of Wight
Madison
McDowell
Occoquan
Oakton
Williamsburg
Churchville
Honaker
Rich Valley
Pembroke
AugustaStaunton
Big Stone Gap
Wise
Norton Coeburn
Centreville
ReedvilleParksley
ChincoteagueIsland
Quicksburg
Martinsville
ColonialBeach
Dungannon
MiddlesexAmherst
Ashburn
King William
Gloucester
Pearisburg
Bowling Green
Mathews
Clintwood
Hampton
Melfa
RICHMOND
White Stone
Charles City
ChantillyReston
The Plains
Leesburg
Covington
NaturalBridge
Burgess
Lancaster
HIGHLAND COUNTYMonterey
Elk Creek
Whitetop
Luray
Syria
Winchester
FrontRoyal
Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg
Somerset
Hanover
Fairfax
Manassas
Montpelier Station
VirginiaBeach
WoodbridgeMt. VernonAlexandria
Mason Neck
Stafford
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Spencer
Stuart
CapeCharles
Chatham
Bent Mountain
DanvilleMeadows of Dan
Nellysford
Sweet DreamsFestival
July 28
FEATURED EVENT
Balloon RallyAnd
4th Of JulyCelebration
July 3-5
Lexington
HotSprings
Clifton Forge
Bristol
Safewayʼs Annual
National Capital
Barbecue BattleJune 23-24
FEATURED EVENTFallsChurch
Arlington Chincoteague
Oyster FestivalOctober 6
FEATURED EVENT
The Wine &Arts Festival At
Locust GroveJune 9
Montross
Tappahannock
D-DayAnniversary
June 6
Virginia Mountain
Music FestivalJune 15-16
Best FriendFestivalJune 11-17
Fincastle
Chincoteague Island
Blueberry Festival
July 20-22
FEATURED EVENT
Italian Lights Festival
September 7-9
FEATURED EVENT
NASHVILLE, TN
Richlands
Ruckersville
Wayne C. Henderson
Music Festival and
Guitar CompetitionJune 16
STEPSWineFest
June 23
Central Virginia
Family Bluegrass
Music FestivalAugust 16-18
La CrosseFest
August 25
Kerr/BuggsIsland Lake
CommunityAppreciation
DayJuly 7
Coal MinersHomecomingand July 4thCelebration
July 4
Tazewell County
Old Time &Bluegrass Fiddlersʼ
ConventionJuly 13-15
Tazewell County Fair
August 11-18
Dungannon Fire
DepartmentHorse Show
June 16 NickelsvilleDays 2012
June 16
Hungry Mother
Arts & CraftsFestivalJuly 20-22
Firecracker Fun
Horse ShowJuly 21
RussellCounty Fair &Horse Show
August 30-September 8
Duffield DazeAugust 31-
September 2 Papa Joe Smiddy
Mountain Music
FestivalSeptember 2
Chilhowie
VirginiaCantaloupe
FestivalJuly 27
VirginiaState Peach
FestivalAugust 17
ShenandoahCaverns
Mt.JacksonEdinburg
Woodstock
Stephens CityMillwood
Middletown
Strasburg
Route 11 Yard Sale
Stephen City thru Newmarket
August 11
La CrosseChaseCity
Farmville
Taste Of TheMountainsSeptember 1
New Market
Trashy Ribs &
Blues FestivalJune 16
Virginia Scottish
Games & FestivalSeptember 1-2
June/July/August 2012 Bluemont
Middleburg
Watterford
DelaplaneUpperville
HarrisonburgMassanutten
Orange
Bluegrass InThe Blue
Ridge FestivalAugust 2-4
Somerset Steam
& Gas PastureParty
September 7-9
BlackstoneArts & Crafts
FestivalSeptember 8-9
The Virginia
Peanut FestivalSeptember 20-23
Field Day OfThe Past
September 21-23
Beaverdam NewtownDoswell
Walkerton
Alberta
EdgertonLawrenceville
Emporia
Blackstone
Clarksville
South Hill
PetersburgNewportNews FortFort
MonroeMonroe
ColonialHeights
ChesterfieldSandstone
Hopewell
Chesapeake
Smithfield
Portsmouth
Surry
Elkton AutumnDays Arts &Craft Festival
October 20-21 The Shenandoah
Antiques ExpoOctober 12-14
FEATURED EVENT
Bluegrass inthe Park
September 6-8
Bridgewater
Wise CountyFamous Fall
FlingOctober 13-14
WISECOUNTY
Clinch Mountain
Music FestivalJune 9
The Cedar Bluff
Heritage Festival
September 15
FEATURED EVENT
Grundy
HiltonsNickelsville
Virginia HighlandsFestival
July 28-August 12
FEATURED EVENT
JewellRidge
Radford Highlanders
FestivalOctober 13
FEATURED EVENT
Horse and Hound
Wine FestivalJuly 14
FEATURED EVENT
Wine & Unwind
Wine FestivalOctober 21
FEATURED EVENT
EwingJonesville
Duffield
The Whitetop
Mountain Bandat Carter
Family FoldJune 16
VIRGINIA FESTIVALS SUMMER 2012 www.festivalnews.info Page 9
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HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS ARE ON MAP CENTERFOLD
JUNE 2012Jun-Jul HAMPTON — Pomoco Family Movie Series (only select days) — (757) 727-6387
1 BRISTOL, VA — Bristol Border Bash — (423) 573-2200
1 SHENANDOAH — Classic Vehicle Cruise-In — (540) 742-1141
1 FLOYD — First Friday Art Event — (540) 745-7367
1-2 ALTAVISTA — Uncle Billy's Day Festival — (434) 369-6665
1-2 SYRIA — Graves Mountain Festival of Music — (540) 923-4231
1-2 BUENA VISTA — Campout East — (540) 261-7321
1-2 SAINT PAUL — Clinch River Days Festival — (276) 762-2303
1-3 RICHMOND — Greek Festival — (804) 358-5996
1-3 SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY — Springfield Days Festival — (703) 866-3500
1-3 HAMPTON — Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival — (757) 727-0900
1-3 VIRGINIA BEACH — Celebrate America's History Today with OpSail 2012 Virginia™ and the
Patriotic Festival — (757) 417-7769
1-4 CAPE CHARLES — Annual Hampton Roads Chapter Bike MS Ride — (757) 331-3259 x18
1-17 SPOTSYLVANIA — Virginia Renaissance Faire — (703) 508-5036
1-Oct 27 MIDDLEBURG — The Middleburg Community Farmers Market — (540) 687-5152
1-Dec 19 RICHMOND — Richmond Weekday Vendor Program — (781) 209-2000
2 NEWPORT NEWS — Civil War 150th Tour: “Land, Sea, and Air– The Civil War in Hampton Roads”
(757) 591-7740
2 CAPE CHARLES — Benefit by the Bay Garden Gala at Historic Palace Theatre Cape Charles
(757) 331-2787
2 BROOKNEAL — Tastings on the Terrace — (800) 514-7463
2 CLIFFORD — Clifford Day - Historic Scavenger Hunt, Mile Long Yard Sale — (434) 238-2508
2 HARRISONBURG — Court & Market Days — (540) 432-8922
2 MANASSAS — Manassas Heritage Railway Fest — (703) 361-6599
2 CHARLOTTESVILLE — An Evening with Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers
(877) CPAV-TIX
2 ARARAT — Scottish Highland Games & Festival — (276) 251-1833
2 DELAPLANE — National Trails Day Celebration — (540) 592-3556
2 CLIFFORD — Clifford Day - Historic Scavenger Hunt, Mile Long Yard Sale — (434) 238-2508
2 SURRY — Steam and Gas Engine Show — (757) 294-3439
2 BUCHANAN — Botetourt Childrensʼ Fishing Carnival — (540) 473-1167
2 SMITHFIELD — Air, Land & Sea Tour - Sesquicentennial Event — (757) 357-2214
2 ABINGDON — Coomes Center Triathlon — (800) 435-3440
2 FINCASTLE — Skyler McCurley at Fincastle Vineyard & Winery — (540) 591-9000
2 CAPE CHARLES — Benefit by the Bay — (757) 331-2787
2 ROANOKE — Woofstock Dog Festival — (540) 206-2414
2-3 OCCOQUAN — Historic Occoquan Spring Arts and Crafts Show — (703) 491-2168
2-3 BLUEMONT — Strawberry Jubilee — (540) 554-2073
2-3 CENTREVILLE — Vintage Virginia Wine Festival — (888) 823-3787
2-3 CHESAPEAKE — American Indian Festival — (757) 382-6411
2-3 SURRY — Chippokes Farm And Forestry Museum Steam & Gas Engine Festival
(757) 294-3439
2-Aug RESTON — Reston Concerts on the Town Series — (703) 689-4699
2-Aug 30 NEWPORT NEWS — Concert By the Lake at the Mariners' Museum — (757) 591-7771
3 MT. CRAWFORD — Vineyard Vibes Concert Series at CrossKeys Vineyard — (540) 234-0505
3 NEWPORT NEWS — Tower of Power Event — (757) 594-7448
3 RICHMOND — Broad Appétit — (804) 305-0601
4-8 FREDERICKSBURG — Fredericksburg Music Festival — (540) 374-5040
4-10 UPPERVILLE — Upperville Colt & Horse Show — (540) 687-5740
6 HAMPTON — OpSail 2012 Virginia™ Sea and Air Parade — (757) 727-8311
6 BEDFORD — D-Day Anniversary at the National D-Day Memorial — (540) 586-3329
6 BEDFORD — Celebrating D-Day at Peaks of Otter Winery — (540) 586-3707
6-12 NORFOLK — Opsail- Tall Ship Festival/Harborfest — (757) 441-2345 x6000
6-Aug 31 FLOYD — 2012 Juried Exhibition — (540) 745-2784
7 CULPEPER — Chamber of Commerce CulpeperFest — (540) 825-8628
7-9 STUART — "Hot Fun In The Summertime" Beach Music Fest — (276) 694-7718
7-9 CHARLOTTESVILLE — Look3 Festival of the Photograph — (434) 977-3687
8 BRIDGEWATER — Toast the Weekend with Scruffy Murphy — (540) 828-0099
8 CAPE CHARLES — Tall Ships Cape Charles — (757) 331-3259 x18
8-9 VIRGINIA BEACH — Hardee's Latin Fest/Sandstock – A Tribute to Rock & Roll — (757) 425-3111
8-9 BUENA VISTA — Air Stream Nothern Virginia Rally — (540) 261-7321
Central Virginia Family
Bluegrass Music Festival
VIRGINIA CALENDAR OF EVENTS — JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2012
See the terrificand awardwinning duo,Little Roy andLizzy Show -From theHeart of Dixieat the CentralVirginia Fam-ily BluegrassMusic Festivalin Amelia, Virginia on August 16-18, 2012. Last year the band
received several awards including America's Old Time Country
Music Hall of Fame, America's Old Time Fiddler's Hall of Fame
and their new album "Tradition with a Twist" won the "Best
Old Time CD of the Year" from the Rural Roots Commission in
LeMars, Iowa! You won’t want to miss this performance! For
more information call (804) 561-3011 or visit www.ameliafamily-
campground.com. See you at the show!
Safeway’s Annual National
Capital Barbecue Battle
Signaling the beginning of summer, Safeway's Barbecue
Battle showcases the Barbecue industry on an almost mile-
long stretch of Historic Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington,
DC on June 23-24, 2012. Visit the Safeway Sampling Pavil-
lion with a line-up of delicious and tempting free samples,
meet a celebrity chef at the Safeway Demonstration Stage
and enjoy the music provided by over 30 bands and more
family entertainment on multiple stages. For more informa-
tion please call (202) 828-3099 or visit www.bbqdc.com.
Feature your Event, Attraction, Business or
Town on our actively marketed web site:www.festivalnews.info
★ North Carolina ★
★ South Carolina ★
★ Tennessee ★ Virginia ★
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Where can you sample rattlesnake stew or frog legs? Mark your cal-
endars and get your tickets early as the Sumter Green Fall Feast is
sure to sell out! The event will take place in Sumter, South Carolina
on September 20, 2012 and features traditional tastes of Mom's
home cooking to exotic flavor bites from the wild. Admission in to
the festivities is a donation of $30 per person at the door and in-
cludes your fabulous feasting, adult beverages, entertainment and
lots of fun with great friends new and old. Limited advance tickets
will be available for a reduced rate of only $25 per person at the
Swan Lake Visitors Center. For more information on how to pur-
chase tickets call (803) 436-2640.
LakeMarion
HardeevilleHilton Head
Island
Yemassee
Denmark
Cheraw
DarlingtonVisit Year Round
McClellanville
Bethune
Harleyville
Hartsville
Irmo Sumter
Rembert
ChesterfieldBennettsville
Clio
Union
Winnsboro
Aynor
Mt. Pleasant
Hampton
Meggett
Ridgeland
Walterboro
Timmonsville
Lamar
LEGEND
Each color represents a particular month
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRILMAYJUNE
JULYAUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Swansea
Woodford
Orangeburg
McBee
Kershaw
Aiken
Simpsonville
Saluda
Ward
McCormick
Featured Events
are found at
Carolina Festivals Website:
www.festivalnews.info
ARTICLES – PHOTOS – INFORMATION
WareShoals
AllendaleBarnwellBlackville
Cayce
Forest Acres
Camden
Georgetown
DarlingtonSocietyHill
Little River
Chesnee
SUMTER AREA EVENTS
Jammin July 4th
CelebrationJuly 4
Sumter Artists
Guild Show
July 12 - August 31
End of Summer
Invitational
July 28
Stacy Lynn Waddell/
Jody Servon Exhibition
September 6
Sumter Green Fall Feast
September 20
Anderson
York
SpartanburgGaffney
Lake City
Lake View
Columbia
Greer
South Carolina Summer Festivals at a Glance...
June/July/August 2012
Edgefield
Bishopville
Hemingway
Belton
Woodruff
Roebuck
Fountain Inn
Williamston
Greenwood
Fairfield County
Visit Year Round
Easley
Greenville
Loris SunsetBeach
Mullins
Batesburg-
Leesville
Ridgeway
Pamplico
Conway
Abbeville
Chester
Newberry
Calhoun Falls
Seneca
Pickens
Westminster
Inman
N. Myrtle BeachOlanta
Summerville
Pee DeeTourism
Visit Year Round
DovesvillePendletonClemson
CharlestonN. CharlestonLadson
FortLawnLancaster
Elgin
New Ellenton
Norway
Kingstree
Pawleys Island
Manning
Colonial Times
Under The Crown
June 2-3
Featured Event
HILLarity
FestivalOctober 19-20
Featured Event
Pageland
Watermelon
FestivalJuly 20-21
Featured Event
SummerfestAugust 25
Featured Event
Blacksburg
Rock Hill
McConnells
Colonial Times
A Day To
Remember
October 20-21
Featured Event
Great Falls
Sweetgrass
Cultural Arts
FestivalJune 1-2
South Carolina
Festivals &Events
Association
Year Round
Marion
Florence
Dillon
Latta
Pelion
Piedmont
St. Stephen
Jamestown
Sumter County
Visit Year Round
The John De La
Howe School
Dairy Festival
June 16
Featured Event
PagelandRuby
South Carolina
Apple Festival
September 7-8
Featured Event
Yemassee Shrimp
Festival
September 14-16
Featured Event
BeaufortSt. Helena Island
Aynor Harvest
Hoe-Down Festival
September 15
Featured Event
Congaree
Bluegrass Festival
October 6
Featured Event
Conway
Fall Festival
October 6
Featured Event
Myrtle Beach
Lowcountry
Oyster Festival
January 27, 2013
Featured Event
SCFEA
Sponsorship
SeminarAugust 22
Johnston
Lexington
Langley
RidgeSpring
Williamston
Spring Water
FestivalAugust 24-25
Holiday Fair
November 29-
December 1
Featured Event
Dacusville
Farm Days
September 1-2
Dacusville
Walhalla
InmanHarvest Day
FestivalSeptember 29
Landrum
Salley
North AugustaBurnettown
Beech Island
Wagener
Gaston
Sumter Green Fall Feast
The Southern Liv-
ing Taste Of
Charleston
September 27-29
Featured Event
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The Mountain Artisans “Summertime” Arts and Crafts Show will
be held on June 30-July 1, 2012 in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The
show offers the biggest selection authentic handcrafted art and craft
in the area! Expect to see treasures from award winning artists such
as The Folk Art of William H. Roy. Pictures above is “The Surren-
der by William H. Roy” that has an 1800's flavor and a timeless
beauty. Call or (828) 524-3405 or visit www.mountainartisans.net
Mountain Artisans “Summertime”Arts and Crafts Show
Strut your tail feathers on Sep-tember 8-15, 2012 down thestreets of Raeford, North Car-olina! Enjoy an array ofturkey and family oriented ac-tivities including live entertain-ment, auto show, parade,tournaments, contests andmuch more. For details call(910) 904-2424 or visitwww.ncturkeyfestival.org.
North Carolina Turkey Festival
Ole Smoky Tractor ClubSpring Farm Fest June 1-2Thunder on the Parkway(Atlanta to Asheville)June 8-10
Maggie Valley Spring SwapMeet & Car ShowJune 29 - July 1Red, White & Boom!July 4
Maggie Valley SummerArts & Crafts FestivalJuly 7-8
Popcorn Sutton Acoustic JamAugust 3-4Mission Health SystemMaggie Valley Moonlight RunAugust 24-25
Maggie Valley Labor DayWeekend Craft ShowSeptember 1-2Thunder in the SmokiesFall RallySeptember 14-16
Fall Regional Mustang EventSeptember 21-22Maggie Valley Fall SwapMeet & Car ShowSeptember 28-30Maggie Valley OctoberLeaves Craft ShowOctober 13-14
Maggie Valley Annual FallArts & Crafts ShowOctober 20-21
GraniteQuarry
Goldsboro Belhaven ManteoTroy
Pittsboro
Spencer
Concord
Marion
Dunn
Windsor
Hickory
Wilson
Salisbury
BaileySelma
Denton
RobbinsMt. Olive
Bessemer City
Hobucken
Chapel Hill
Fuquay-Varina
Coats
Clemmons
ThomasvilleElizabeth City
Tarboro
Roxboro
Dallas
NashvilleSiler City
Randleman
King
Surry
KinstonDover
Clayton
High Point
Duck
Spindale
Carthage
NewtonCherokee
ZebulonWendellRaleigh
Ayden
Bayboro
Richlands
LEGENDEach color represents a particular monthJANUARYFEBRUARY
MARCHAPRIL
MAYJUNE
JULYAUGUST
SEPTEMBEROCTOBER
NOVEMBERDECEMBER Fletcher
New Bern
Dublin
Asheville
LakeJunaluska
Stanley
Pamlico
Hillsborough
Aurora
Rocky Mount
Featured Events are found at Carolina Festivals Website:www.festivalnews.infoARTICLES – PHOTOS – INFORMATION
Statesville
Mooresville
Union Grove
Cary
Morrisville
Apex
Haw RiverAndrewsRobbinsville
MaggieValley
Brasstown
SalemburgAmmon
Mount HollyBelmont
Burgaw
Grifton
HollySpringsSmithfieldFour Oaks
Shelby
Corolla
Sylva
Jefferson
Columbus
YadkinvilleWinston-Salem
Lexington
Vanceboro
ArchdaleSilk HopeAsheboro
Hiddenite
Troutman
WestJefferson
Edenton
ElkinHamptonville
NorthWilkesboro
BlueRidgePkwy.
Wilkesboro
Aberdeen
LouisburgFranklinton
Kernersville
MoreheadCity
Warsaw
Hampstead
White LakePender CountyVisit Year Round
White Oak
Holly Ridge
Sparta
Benson
CherryPointHavelock
Jacksonville
Kenansville
SunsetBeach
SneadsFerry
Liberty
Lake Lure
Spring Hope
Granite Falls
Boone
Taylorsville
Valdese
Spruce Pine
Morganton
Ocean IsleBeach
TopsailIsland
Bladenboro
North CarolinaAssociation ofFestivals &EventsYear Round
DanburyEden
Cullowhee
WhitevilleLake WaccamawWilmington
GreensboroJamestown
Carolina BeachPleasure Island
Highands
Cashiers Brevard
North CarolinaWholesale Gemand Jewelry TradeShowsAugust 2-5
Jacksonvilleʼs Freedom FestivalJuly 4FEATURED EVENT
Beaufort
Fort Fisher
Farmville
Norwood
Huntersville
Monroe
Greenville
Belmont Fall FestivalOctober 13
North CarolinaApple FestivalAugust 31-Septem-ber 3
HoldenBeach
Southport
Italian Lights FestivalSeptember 7-9Featured EventNASHVILLE, TN
The Shenandoah Antiques ExpoOctober 12-14Featured EventFISHERSVILLE, VA
Wake Forest
Red, White And Bluegrass WeekendJune 30-July 4Featured Event
Onslow OktoberfestOctober 27FEATURED EVENT
Henderson
Littleton
Franklin FolkFestivalJuly 21
Mountain ArtisansSummertime Artsand Crafts ShowJune 30-July 1
Durham
AutumnJubilee
October 6-7FEATURED EVENT
AlbemarleNorth Carolina Wholesale Gem andJewelry Trade ShowsJuly 26-29May 10-12, 2013
Franklin
Weldon
Pleasant Hill
MAGGIE VALLEY FESTIVAL GROUNDS — FEATURED VENUE
North Carolina Wholesale Gem andJewelry Trade ShowsOctober 23-24January 8-9, 2013
Murfreesboro
Nash CountyVisit Year Round
Tryon
Old Fort
Edneyville
Blue RidgeBarbecue FestivalJune 8-9FEATURED EVENT
Castalia
Halifax CountyVisit Year Round
Gaston
CantonWaynesville
Hendersonville
Burnsville
Mt. Gilead
BadinRichfield
Matthews
Kannapolis
CharlotteHarrisburg
Personality Festival
June 22-23Featured Event
North Carolina Watermelon FestivalAugust 1-4Featured Event
Robbins Farmers DayAugust 2-4Featured Event
Spindale
Sneads Ferry Shrimp FestivalAugust 11-12Featured Event
Burlington
Reidsville
Yanceyville
SpiveyʼsCorner
The Brushy MountainApple FestivalOctober 6Featured Event
Newport
Emerald Isle
MUMFESTOctober 13-14FEATURED EVENT
Bridgeton
Candor
Hamlet
Day InDowtownOctober 27Featured Event
Touchstone EnergyCotton FestivalNovember 3Featured Event
Sanford
Laurinburg
Raeford
Maxton
SE OldThresherʼsReunionJune 30-July 4
SourwoodFestivalAugust 11-12
Black Mountain
Angier
Fayetteville
SouthernPines
Old FashionedFarmers DayAugust 30-September 2
Virginia StatePeach FestivalAugust 17STUART, VA
Virginia CantaloupeFestivalJuly 27SOUTH BOSTON, VA
ElonGraham
Madison
Burlington Carousel FestivalSeptember 15-16Featured Event
North CarolinaTurkey FestivalSeptember 8-15
John Blue Cotton FestivalOctober 13-14Featured Event
HildebranHeritageFestivalSeptember 22
Dream AcresMusic FestivalSeptember 28-29
NASH COUNTY EVENTSNash Area FarmersMarketJune-NovemberROCKY MOUNTDowntown LiveJune-AugustROCKYMOUNTChildrenʼs Museumʼs2012 exhibit the Brain:The World Inside YourHeadJune 1-December 31ROCKYMOUNTJuried Art ShowJune 2-September 23ROCKY MOUNTDuckling DayJune 9SCOTLAND NECK
Independence Celebra-tionJuly 3ROCKY MOUNT4th of July CelebrationJuly 4CASTALIASpring Hope PumpkinFestivalOctober 4-5SPRING HOPEEastern Carolina BBQThrowdownOctober 11-12ROCKYMOUNTDan Finch PotteryOpen HouseNovember 11BAILEY
AtkinsonMilling
CompanyYear Round Ven-dor Supplies
ArtFest OfMatthewsSeptember 29-30
Festival InThe ParkSeptember 21-23FEATURED EVENT
Halifax County Harvest Day AndGreater Roanoke Valley Pig CookoffOctober 6
First for Freedom Historical OutdoorDramaJune 28-30
Plymouth
Buxton
Halifax
Washington
TaylorsvilleApple FestivalOctober 20
NewlandBanner Elk
ValleCrucis
Lenoir
1st FridaysJune 1/July 6/ August 3Open Bass TournamentJune 2
Open Kids BassFishing TournamentJune 92nd SaturdaysJune 1/July 14/August 11
Celebration in Colonial ParkJuly 4Bojangles FishingTournamentJuly 14
Greenville MarineFishing TournamentJuly 28Beat the Heat –Colonial CopingStrategies withGuided Tours of theIredell HomeAugust 1-31
Northeast Equine &Antique TractorExpoAugust 4
Shrimp FeastSeptember 8Virginia State LineBass Anglers Fish-ing TournamentSeptember 9
Taste of EdentonSeptember 14Flying Scot Regattaalong Edenton BaySeptember 22-23Chowan County Regional FairSeptember 25-29
Carolina Jamboree2012 Buffet & PerformanceSeptember 28
CHOWAN COUNTY/EDENTON EVENTS
North Carolina Summer Festivals at a Glance... June/July/August 2012
Coats Farmerʼs Day FestivalOctober 13Featured Event
NCAF&E Fall Seminar In conjunction withLazy Daze Arts &Crafts FestivalAugust 24-25
Erwin
Fair Bluff
Lumberton
Wade
RowlandFairmont
St. Paulʼs
Spring Lake
CameronHildebranFarmers Market OpenJune-September
HildebranClassic CarCruise-InMay-Jun-July-Aug-Sep
The Scrap ExchangeOpen Year Round
Edenton Music and Water FestivalJune 1-2Featured Event
Columbia
Hamilton
Hildebran
Lawndale
CherryvilleKingsMountain
WaldensianFestivalAugust 10-11Featured Event
BeachblastJuly 21
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