North Carolina Craft Shows

Cape Fear Model Railroad Club Show and Sale
01/24 - 01/25 2009
American Legion Post 10 - Wilmington, NC
Attendance: 2,500
Phil Bernard
(910) 371-9595
Deadline: 11/01/2006
capefearmodelrailroadclub.org

Sweet Arts Fundraiser
02/07 2009
Durham Art Guild - Durham, NC
Attendance: 500
Jennifer Collins
(919) 560-2713
durhamartguild.org

NC School Science & Math Native American Pow Wow
02/07 2009
N.C. School of Science and Math - Durham, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 2,000
Juried
Joe Liles
(919) 286-9401
Deadline: 11/01/2008
ncssm.edu/powwow

Raleigh Mind Body Spirit Expo
02/14 - 02/15 2009
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
(541) 482-3722
Attendance: 1,500
Fee: $295, $495
bmse.net

Showcase of Woodcarvings
02/20 - 02/22 2009
Marion Diehl Center,Tyvola Road - Charlotte, NC
(704) 358-8020
Attendance: 500
Juried
Fee: $60
Deadline: 02/21/2009
charlottewoodcarvers.com

Arts & Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn
02/20 - 02/22 2009
Grove Park Inn - Asheville, NC
Bruce Johnson
(828) 628-1915
Attendance: 2,500
Juried
arts-craftsconference.com

Tommy Jarrell Festival
02/27 - 02/28 2009
Various Venues - Mount Airy, NC
(336) 786-7998
surryarts.org

Southern Spring Home & Garden Show
03/04 - 03/08 2009
Charlotte Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC
Fee: $712 - $1,000
Christie Owen
(704) 376-6594 (ext. 125)
Deadline: 01/10/2009
southernspringhomeandgardenshow.com

Greensboro Spring Southern Ideal Home Show
03/09 - 0311 2007 - 30th Year
Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
Fee: $700
Attendance: 15,000
Debbie Ball
(800) 849-0248
Deadline: 09/01/2006
southernshows.com

Springtime Made in the South / Concord
03/10 - 03/12 2006 -2nd Year
Cabarrus Arena and Events Center - Concord, NC
Fee: $290 - $870Juried
Bob Hunt
(704) 847-9480
carolinashows.com

Eastern Carolina Craftsmen's Festival
03/14 - 03/15 2009
Charlie Rose Expo Building - Fayetteville, NC
Fee: $140+
Attendance: 4,000
Juried
Quincy Scarborough
(910) 483-2040
Deadline: 01/01/2009
qscarborough1@aol.com

Saint Patrick's Day Festival
03/17 2009
Center City at 3rd & Tryon St.- Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 6,000
Frank Hart
(803) 802-1678
Deadline: 01/15/2009
charlottestpatsday.com

Contemporary Art Competition
03/19 - 05/07 2007 - 35th Year
Museum of Art - Fayetteville, NC
Fee: $25 + 30%
Juried
Museum Office
(910) 485-5121
Deadline: 01/10/2007
fayettevillemuseumart.org

Henderson County Crafters Craft Show
03/23 - 03/25 2007
Blue Ridge Mall - Hendersonville, NC
Fee: $75+
Juried:
Co-Wefa Lyda
(828) 684-6097
Deadline: 03/01/2007
kp45charli@msn.com

Newport Pig Cookin' Contest
04/03 - 04/04 2009
Town Park - Newport, NC
Fee: $75
Jim Bristle
(252) 223-7447
Deadline: 03/15/2009
newportpigcooking.com

Carolina Craftsmen's Spring Classic
04/03 - 04/04 2009
Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
Fee: $260+
Attendance: 25,000
Juried
Jennifer Palmer
(336) 282-5550
Deadline: 03/30/2009
craftshow.com

Coastal Living Show
04/18 - 04/19 2009
Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, NC
Fee: $450 - $475
Betty Singletary
(910) 350-0198
Deadline: 03/01/2009
wilmingtonwomansclub.com

Carolina Craftsmen's Spring Classic
03/31 - 04/02/2006 - 24th Year
Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
Fee: $260+
Attendance: 20,000
Juried
Jennifer Palmer
Ph:(336)274-5550
craftshow.com

Herb and Garden Fair
04/01 2006 - 14th Year
Poplar Grove Plantation - Wilmington, NC
Fee: $75
Juried
B.J. Ryan
(910) 686-9518
poplargrove.com

Southport Spring Festival
04/10 - 04/11 2009
Franklin Square Park - Southport, NC
Fee: $75
Attendance: 4,000
Mike Klun
(910) 253-4409
Deadline: 03/15/2009
downtownsouthport.org

Raleigh Spring Southern Ideal Home Show
04/03 - 04/55 2009
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,000
Fee: $9 per sq foot
Debbie Ball
(704) 376-6594
southernshows.com

Grifton Craft Show and Flea Market
04/08 04/09 2006 - 36th Year
Downtown - Grifton, NC
Fee: $40
Attendance: 8,000
Dave Bosley
(252) 524-4432
Deadline: 04/06/2006
grifton.com

Redbud Festival
04/13 - 04/16 2006 - 12th Year
Jordan Properties Field & Barn - Saxapahaw, NC
Attendance: 3,000
Andy Cagle
(919) 563-1465
Deadline: 03/27/2005
redbudfestival.4t.com/

Pleasure Island Seafood Chowder Cookoff Festival
04/22 2006 - 12th Year
Carolina Beach - Carolina Beach, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 1,000
Gail McCloskey
(910) 458-8434
Deadline: 03/10/2006
PleasureIslandChamberNC.org

Scotland Bluegrass Gathering
04/22 2007 - 8th Year
Historic John Blue Site - Laurinburg, NC
Attendance: 500
Shannon Newton
(910) 277-2585
scotlandcounty.org

Apple Chill Street Fair
04/23 2006 - 33rd Year
Downtown - Chapel Hill, NC
Fee: $100
Attendance: 60,000
Lauren Radson & Wes Tilghman
(919) 968-2784
Deadline: 01/28/2006
applechill.com

Merlefest 2009
04/23 - 04/26 2009
Wilkes Community College - Wilkesboro, NC
Attendance: 75,000
Juried
Festival Director
(800) 343-7857
Deadline: 01/15/2009
merlefest.org

Cherry Blossom Festival
04/24 - 04/25 2009
Downtown - Cherryville, NC
Diana Beam
(704) 435-345
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: $35-$50

Raleigh Southern Women's Show
04/24 - 04/26 2009
NC State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Fee: $9 per sq foot
Ramsay Younger
Show Dir. (800) 851-2990 (ext 221)
southernshows.com

Farmville Dogwood Festival
04/28 - 04/30 2006 19th Year
Town Common - Farmville, NC
Fee: $95 - $275
Attendance: 20,000
Juried
Clifford Kendall
(252) 753-5814
Deadline: 03/31/2006
farmville-nc.com

Foothills Merry-Go-Round Festival
04/24 - 04/26 2009
Shelby City Park - Shelby, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 4,000
Allen Langley
(704) 482-2847
Deadline: 03/31/2009

World Beer Festival Raleigh
04/25 2009
Moore Square - Raleigh, NC
Fee: $300 - $660
Attendance: 7,000
Ola Nilbrink
(919) 530-8150
Deadline: 03/20/2009
allaboutbeer.com/wbf

Brunswick County Springfest
04/25 2009
Brunswick River Park - Belville, NC
Fee: $100, $150, $250
Attendance: 3,000
Aaron Talley
(910) 383-2235
Deadline: 04/03/2009
brunswickspringfest.com

Old Fort Pioneer Day
04/29 2006
Mountain Gateway Museum Grounds - Old Fort, NC
Fee: $30
Attendance: 3,000
Terrell Finley
(828) 668-9259
gateway@wnclink.com

Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Show
04/25 2009
Fred G. Bond Metro Park - Cary, NC
Fee: $100
Attendance: 15,000
Juried
Joy Ennis
(919) 462-3864
Deadline: 01/09/2009
townofcary.org

Springfest/Tour de Moore
04/28 2007 - 28th Yeat
Downtown - Southern Pines, NC
Fee: $60
Attendance: 8,000
Susan Harrison
(910) 315-6508
Deadline: 03/15/2007
southernpines.biz

North Carolina Pickle Festival
04/25 2009
Downtown - Mount Olive, NC
Fee: $60 - $185
Attendance: 25,000
Julie Beck or Gena Knode
(919) 658-3113
Deadline: 04/01/2009
ncpicklefest.org

North Carolina Forest Festival
05/02 2009
Waterfront - Plymouth, NC
Attendance: 10,000
Chamber Office
(252) 793-4804
washconc.org

Kernersville Spring Folly
05/05 - 05/07 2006 - 14th Year
Downtown - Kernersville, NC
Attendance: 21,000
Juried
Chamber Office
(336) 993-4521
Deadline: 03/15/2004
kernersvillenc.com

Meet In The Street
05/05 2007 - 27th Year
Downtown - Wake Forest, NC
Fee: $65
Attendance: 10,000
Juried
Chamber Office
(919) 556-1519
Deadline: 03/16/2007
wakeforestchamber.org

Mayfest and Auto Show
05/05 2007 - 35th Year
Downtown - Rutherfordton, NC
Fee: $40
Attendance: 4,000
Ruth Colnot
(828) 287-2071
Deadline: 04/05/2007
rutherfordtown.com

Rockingham County Folk Festival
05/06 2006 - 17th Year
Rockingham Community College - Wentworth, NC
fee: $25
Attendance: 10,000
Susan Cunningham
(336) 349-4039
Deadline: 04/15/2006
drapagirl53@yahoo.com

Old-Time Fiddlers' & Bluegrass Convention
5/8 - 5/8/04 - 11th yr
Clement Grove Pic. Grnds, 201 Poplar St - Mocksville, NC
Fee: $40
Attendance: 3,000
Jonathan Wishon
Ph:(336) 998-8877
Deadline: 4/27/04
j.wishon@mailcity.com

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Bluegrass Music Festival
05/07 - 05/09 2009
Denton FarmPark - Denton, NC
Fee: $200
Attendance: 5,000
Ruby Loflin/Karen Miller
(336) 859-2755
Deadline: 05/02/2009
dentonbluegrass.com

Nashville Blooming Festival
05/12 - 05/13 2006 10th Year
Downtown - Nashville, NC
Fee: $50+
Attendance: 15,000
Jo Anne Cooper
(252) 459-7101
Deadline: 04/15/2006
micjag@earthlink.net

Cottonstock Arts and Craft Festival
05/13 2006 26th Year
Cannon Village - Kannapolis, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 20,000
Brenda Drye
(704) 932-3808
Deadline: 04/15/2006
cabarrusevents.org

Bethabara Celtic Festival
05/12 2007 -7th Year
Historic Bethabara Park - Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 8,000
Chuck Hotchkiss
(887) 628-6386
bethabarapark.org

White Lake Water Festival
05/19 - 05/21 2006 - 29th Year
Goldston's Beach - White Lake, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 10,000
Juried
Brenda Clark
(910) 862-4800
Deadline: 05/01/2006
elizabethtownwhitelake.com

Lake Norman Festival
05/20 2006 - 24th Year
Main Street - Mooresville, NC
Fee: $85
Attendance: 21,000
Dan Wallace
(704) 664-3898
Deadline: 04/21/2006
mooresvillenc.org

Pender County Spring Festival
05/20 2006 - 28th Year
Courthouse Square - Burgaw, NC
Vernon Harrell
(910) 259-2112
Deadline: 03/31/2006
deutschc@pender-county.com

Yadkin Valley Wine Festival
05/20 2006 - 4th Year
Municipal Park - Elkin, NC
Fee: $250
Attendance: 11,000
Teresa Osborne
(336) 526-1111
Deadline: 03/02/2006
yadkinvalley.org

Swain County Heritage Festival
05/25 - 05/26 2007 - 12th Year
Downtown - Bryson City, NC
Fee: $30
Attendance: 3,000
Chamber Office
(828) 488-3681
Deadline: 05/15/2007
greatsmokies.com

Jackets Spring Blast & Car Show
05/ ? to 05/ ? 2007 - 2nd Year
100 Forest Hills School Road S - Marshville, NC
Attendance: 1,000
Kelli Bromfield
(704) 233-0125
pame@alltel.net

Bryson City Heritage Festival
05/26 - 05/28 2006 - 11th Year
Downtown - Bryson City, NC
Attendance: 2,500
Chamber Office
(828) 488-3681
greatsmokies.com

Garden Jubilee
05/27 - 05/28 2006 13th Year
Main Street - Hendersonville, NC
Fee: $95
Attendance: 15,000
Henderson Co Travel & Tourism
(828) 693-9708
Deadline: 04/12/2006
historichendersonville.org

White Squirrel Festival
05/27 - 05/28 2006 - 2nd Year
Downtown - Brevard, NC
Attendance: 25,000
Margaret Woodard
(828) 884-3278
heartexec@citcom.net

Taste of Charlotte
06/05 - 06/07 2009
Uptown Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
Fee: $1,700
Attendance: 125,000
Carrie Griffin
(704) 572-9870
Deadline: 03/15/2009
tasteofcharlotte.com

General William C. Lee Celebration
06/06 - 06/10 2006 20th Year
Tart Park and Downtown - Dunn, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 8,000
Dana Cochran
(910) 892-3282
Deadline: 04/01/2006
visitdunn.com

Washington Summer Festival
06/12 - 06/13 2009
Downtown Waterfront - Washington, NC
Fee: $125 - $150
Attendance: 30,000
Juried
Anne Crumpler
(252) 946-9168
Deadline: 06/02/2009
originalwashington.com

Blue Ridge Barbeque Festival
06/08 - 06/09 2006 - 14th Year
Harmon Field and Community Park - Tryon, NC
Fee: $150
Application Fee: $25
Attendance: 25,000
Juried
Nadine Naujoks
(828) 859-7427
Deadline: 03/31/2007
blueridgebbqfestival.com

North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival
06/18 - 06/20 2009
Happy Holiday Campground - Cherokee, NC
Norman Adams & Tony Anderson
(706) 864-7203
aandabluegrass.com

North Carolina Rhododendron Festival
06/16 - 06/17 2006 60th Year
Main Street - Bakersville, NC
Attendance: 6,000
Bob Hensley
(800) 227-3912
Deadline: 06/01/2005
bakersville.com

Juneteenth Celebration
06/20 2009
Waterfront Park - Elizabeth City, NC
Fee: $60
Attendance: 3,000
Lenora Jarvis-Mackey
(252) 331-2925
Deadline: 06/05/2009
rivercitycdc.org

North Carolina Blueberry Festival
06/24 2006 - 3rd Year
Downtown - Burgaw, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 15,000
Event Contact
(888) 576-4756
Deadline: 04/29/2006
festivalnews.info/festivals/nc_blueberry.html

Singing on the Mountain
06/28 2009
Grandfather Mountain - Linville, NC
Fee: $50
Attendance: 7,000
Festival Office
(828) 733-2013
Deadline: 05/30/2009
grandfather.com

Southeast Old Threshers Reunion
06/30 - 07/04 2009
Denton FarmPark - Denton, NC
Attendance: 59,000
Brown Loflin
(336) 859-2755
Deadline: 06/01/2009
threshers.com

Greensboro Fun Fourth Festival
07/01 - 07/04 2006 32nd Year
Downtown - Greensboro, NC
Fee: $50 - $200
Show Dir.(336) 274-4595
Deadline: 05/15/2006
aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals

Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration
07/01 2007 - 7th Year
Historic Bethabara Park - Winston-Salem, NC
Fee: $35
Attendance: 1,500
Juried
Ellen Kutcher
(336) 924-8191
Deadline: 05/15/2007
bethabarapark.org

North Carolina Fourth of July Festival
7/2 - 7/5/04 - 34th yr
Franklin Square Park - Southport, NC
Fee: $180
Attendance: 40,000
Juried
Karen Sphar
Ph:(910) 457-6964
Deadline: 3/24/04
info@southport-oakisland.com

Blue Ridge Mall Craft Show
07/21 to 07/23 2006 24th Year
Blue Ridge Mall - Hendersonville, NC
Fee: $75
Juried
Show Office
(828) 684-6097
Deadlines: 05/15/2005
kp45charli@msn.com

Bele Chere
7/28 - 7/30/2006 - 28th Yearr
Downtown - Asheville, NC
Fee: $250
Attendance: 350,000
Juried
Prize Money: $7,500
Meghan Penny
Ph:(828) 259-5821
Deadline: 3/18/2006
belechere.com

Ashe County Barbeque Festival
09/01 - 09/02 2006 - 1st Year
527 Ashe County Park Road - Jefferson, NC
Fee: $100
Jim Cain
(336) 877-1156
Deadline: 08/01/2006
ashechamber.com

Lake Lure Festival of the Arts
09/01 - 09/04 2006 2nd Year
Memorial Point Park & Meadows - Lake Lure, NC
Fee: $275
Application Fee: $25
Juried
Prize Money:$5,000
Francy Notingham
(828) 697-8040
Deadline: 06/01/2006
lakelurefest@earthlink.net

Apple Festival Arts and Crafts Fair
09/04 - 09/05 2009
Opportunity House (Inside) - Hendersonville, NC
Catherine Lee
(828) 692-0575
Attendance: 2,000
Juried
Fee: $110-$120
Deadline: 07/31/2009
opportunityhouse.org

Silk Hope Old Fashioned Farmers Day
09/04 - 09/06 2009
GT Petty Park-Silk Hope - Siler City, NC
Ned Gaudette
(919) 542-2224
Attendance: 4,000
Fee: $50/2days, $30/1day
Deadline: 08/01/2009
silkhoperuritans.com

Oak Island Arts and Crafts Festival
09/05 to 09/05 2009
Soccer Field - Oak Island, NC
Dick Staat
Ph.: (910) 201-4090
Attendance: 5,000
Juried
Fee: $35
Deadline: 06/30/2009

Labor Day Weekend/award Show
09/05 to 09/06 2009
Great Train Robbery and Emporium - Banner Elk, NC
Pat Fay
Ph.: (828) 733-0675
Attendance: 3,000
Juried
Fee: $165 + $25-electricity
Deadline: 08/25/2009

Sculpture Celebration
09/11 to 09/12 2009
J.E. Broyhill Park - Lenoir, NC
Lee Carol Giduz
Ph.: (828) 754-2486
Attendance: 1,500
Fee: $45-$60
Deadline: 09/11/2009

Ahoskie Heritage Festival
09/11 to 09/12 2009
Ahoskie Creek - Ahoskie, NC
Linda Blackburn
Ph.: (252) 332-5146
Attendance: 2,000
Deadline: 09/06/2009

Hertford Indian Summer Festival
09/12 to 09/12 2009
Church Stree/Downtown - Hertford, NC
Ed Muzzulin
Ph.: (252) 426-1425
Attendance: 3,500
Juried
Fee: $50 before 6/1, $75 after
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Wilmington Art and Antique Walk
09/12 to 09/12 2009
Downtown - Wilmington, NC
Chris Andrews
Ph.: (910) 251-0727
Attendance: 8,000
Juried
Fee: $75
Deadline: 09/08/2009

Crepe Myrtle Celebration
09/12 to 09/12 2009
Depot Square - Angier, NC
Jamie Strickland
Ph.: (919) 639-2500
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: $60-$120
Deadline: 08/20/2009

Tar River Festival
09/12 to 09/12 2009
River Bend Park & Downtown - Louisburg, NC 2
Brenda Fuller
Ph.: (919) 496-3056
Attendance: 7,000
Fee: $50/craft, $150/trade
Deadline: 08/14/2009

Bush Hill Heritage Festival
09/12 to 09/12 2009
Downtown - Archdale, NC
Beverly Nelson/Phyllis East
Ph.: (336) 434-2073
Attendance: 25,000
Fee: $65 up, $100 electricity
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Granite Fest
09/12 to 09/12 2009
Civic Park - Granite Quarry, NC
S. Closner
Ph.: (704) 279-5596
Attendance: 3,000
Fee: +-$25
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Gourd Art and Craft Festival
09/12 to 09/13 2009
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Harry Hurley
Ph.: (919) 557-5946
Attendance: 1,000
Fee: $75-10x10,
Deadline: 08/01/2009

North Carolina Turkey Festival
09/12 to 09/19 2009
McLauchlin Park - Raeford, NC
Melissa Tuel
Ph.: (910) 904-2424
Attendance: 6,000
Juried
Fee: $50-$175
Deadline: 07/31/2009

Organicfest
09/13 to 09/13 2009
Downtown - Asheville, NC
Debi Athos
Ph.: (828) 253-2267
Attendance: 10,000
Fee: $100-$150
Deadline: 06/24/2009

Macon County Fair
09/16 to 09/19 2009
Macon County Fairgrounds - Franklin, NC
Fair Directors
Ph.: (828) 524-3267
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: was $160

Charlotte Southern Women's Show
09/17 to 09/20 2009
Charlotte Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC 5.00/5
Tish Atkins (ext. 110)
Ph.: (704) 376-6594
Attendance: 27,000
Fee: $9 sq/ft

Eden Riverfest
09/18 to 09/19 2009
Washington Street - Eden, NC
Mike Dougherty/Cindy Adams
Ph.: (336) 623-2110
Attendance: 15,000
Fee: $35
Deadline: 08/28/2009

Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival
09/19 2009
Courthouse Square - Yadkinville, NC
John Willingham
Ph.: (336) 679-2941
Attendance: 3,000
Fee: $5

Chili Championship of NC & Rubber Duck Regatta
09/19 2009
Tanglewood Park - Clemmons, NC
Judy Roderick
Ph.: (336) 723-4386
Attendance: 13,000

Apple Fest '09
09/19 2009
Historic Bethabara Park - Winston-salem, NC
Mike Burke
Ph.: (336) 924-8191
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: $35
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Sparta Mountain Heritage Festival
09/19 2009
Main Street - Sparta, NC
Bob Bamberg
Ph.: (800) 372-5473
Attendance: 2,500
Juried
Fee: $55 + $10 corner
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Waterfall Crafters Show & Sale
09/19 2009
Saint Timothy Methodist Church - Brevard, NC
Sonia C. Arnold
Ph.: (828) 883-2029
Attendance: 1,000
Juried
Fee: $35, $50
Deadline: 04/30/2009

Jacksonville Women's Expo
09/19 2009
American Legion Bldg at the Fairgrounds - Jacksonville, NC
Terri Cone
Ph.: (910) 353-1171
Attendance: 3,500
Fee: $275
Deadline: 09/04/2009

The Honeybee Festival
09/19 2009
702 W Mountain Street - Kernersville, NC
Brandi Lineberry
Ph.: (336) 992-0806
Attendance: 10,000
Fee: $75+ electricity
Deadline: 09/04/2009

Lincoln County Apple Festival
09/19 to 09/20 2009
Downtown - Lincolnton, NC
Joyce Dorsey
Ph.: (704) 736-8452

Attendance: 80,000 Mountain Craft Fair
09/19 to 09/20 2009
Depot Grounds - Bryson City, NC
Amy Ammons Garza OR
Ph.: (828) 631-4587
Attendance: 6,000
Juried
Fee: $85
Deadline: 06/20/2009

Denver Days Fall Festival
09/23 to 09/26 2009
Highway 16 & Triangle Circle - Denver, NC
David Rohr
Ph.: (704) 489-1961
Attendance: 30,000
Fee: $100+
Deadline: 08/28/2009

Flat Rock Music Festival
09/25 2009
Camp Ton-AWanda - Flat Rock, NC
Festival Office
Ph.: (828) 692-2005
Attendance: 2,500
Juried
Fee: $185-$220
Deadline: 07/01/2009

Carolina In The Fall Music Festival
09/25 to 09/27 2009
Shepherd Farm on Armory Road - North Wilkesboro, NC /5
Brenda Shepherd
Ph.: (336) 667-5344
Attendance: 2,000
Juried
Fee: $100
Deadline: 07/01/2009

International Folk Festival
09/25 to 09/27 2009
Downtown - Fayetteville, NC
Arts Council
Ph.: (910) 323-1776
Attendance: 80,000
Juried
Fee: $40-$60
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival
09/26 2009
Main Street - Elkin, NC
Misty Matthews
Ph.: (336) 526-1111
Attendance: 6,000
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Everybody's Day Festival
09/26 2009
Main Street - Thomasville, NC
Judy Smith
Ph.: (336) 475-6134
Attendance: 80,000
Juried
Fee: $125
Deadline: 07/31/2009

Bright Leaf Hoedown
09/26 2009
1 Downtown - Yanceyville, NC 0.60/5
Sharon Sexton
Ph.: (336) 694-6106
Attendance: 10,000
Fee: $85
Deadline: 09/04/2009

Hildebran Heritage Festival 2009
09/26 2009
Hildebran Municiopal Complex - Hildebran, NC
Karen Robinson
Ph.: (828) 322-2845
Attendance: 3,000
Fee: $30
Deadline: 08/08/2009

North Carolina Spot Festival
09/26 to 09/27 2009
Hampstead Festival Park - Hampstead, NC 3.60/5
Bob Fisher
Ph.: (910) 270-4923
Attendance: 20,000
Juried
Fee: $100-$125
Deadline: 07/31/2009

Artfest of Matthews
09/26 to 09/27 2009
Downtown - Matthews, NC
Mary Ann Rascoe
Ph.: (704) 847-3649
Attendance: 1,000
Juried $
Fee: $125-$150
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Dream Acres Music Festival
10/01 to 10/04 2009
4548 Big Johns Store Road - Pleasant Hill, NC
Ann Meadows
Ph.: (252) 673-6316
Attendance: 500
na Fee: $30
Deadline: 08/15/2009

Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair
10/01 to 10/10 2009
Robeson County Fairgrounds - Lumberton, NC
Coble Wilson Jr.
Ph.: (910) 734-0083
Attendance: 70,000
Fee: $150-in, $30 per ft-out
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Art in the Shop
10/02 2009
274 Bobby Godfrey Lane - Taylorsville, NC
Barbara Sinclair
Ph.: (828) 632-0106
Attendance: 1,000
Juried
Fee: $50
Deadline: 08/30/2009

Raleigh International Festival
10/02 to 10/03 2009
Convention Center - Raleigh, NC
Festival Office
Ph.: (919) 832-4331
biergarten
Attendance: 40,000
Juried
Fee:
Deadline: 07/31/2009

Wendell Harvest Festival
10/02 to 10/03 2009
Main Street & Third Street - Wendell, NC
Ula Mae Life
Ph.: (919) 365-6318
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $50
Deadline: 09/25/2009

Art on Main
10/02 to 10/04 2009
Main Street - Hendersonville, NC
Kimberley Adams
Ph.: (828) 693-8504
a Attendance: 10,000
Juried
Fee: $325
Deadline: 05/01/2009

Oktoberfest
10/02 to 10/04 2009
Gateway Museum - Old Fort, NC
Festival Chairman
Ph.: (828) 668-7223
Attendance: 10,000
Juried
Fee: $100+ $10 electricity
Deadline: 09/15/2009

Madison County Heritage Festival
10/03 2009
Mars Hill College - Mars Hill, NC
Rick Morgan
Ph.: (828) 680-9031
Attendance: 4,000
Juried

Claremont Day
10/03 2009
Main Street - Claremont, NC
Henry Helton Jr.
Ph.: (828) 459-9016
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $25
Deadline: 09/25/2009

Kingfest
10/03 2009
Central Park - King, NC
Chamber Office
Ph.: (336) 983-9308
Attendance: 4,000
Deadline: 08/29/2009

World Beer Festival Durham
10/03 2009
Durham Athletic Park - Durham, NC
AAB Magazine
Ph.: (800) 977-2337
Attendance: 8,000
Juried
Fee: $350-$660
Deadline: 09/19/2009

Autumn Jubilee
10/03 to 10/04 2009
Dan Nicholas Park - Salisbury, NC
Phyllis Cornelison
Ph.: (704) 216-7816
Attendance: 47,000
Juried
Fee: $70-$85
Deadline: 09/20/2009

John C. Campbell Fall Festival
10/03 to 10/04 2009
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC 28902
Festival Office
Ph.: (828) 837-2775
Attendance: 12,000
200 Juried
Fee: $85-$200
Deadline: 06/15/2009

Fall Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance
10/08 to 10/11 2009
1439 Henerdon Tanyard Road - Pittsboro, NC
Lissa Farrell
Ph.: (919) 542-8142
Attendance: 7,000 :
Deadline: 03/17/2009

Down East Festival
10/09 to 10/10 2009
Downtown - Rocky Mount, NC
Debbie Julio
Ph.: (252) 972-1151
Attendance: 35,000
Fee: $75, $125
Deadline: 07/17/2009

Rowan Blues and Jazz Festival
10/09 to 10/10 2009
Downtown - Salisbury, NC
Eleanor Qadirah
Ph.: (704) 636-2811
Attendance: 4,000
Fee:
Deadline: 08/24/2009

Autumn Leaves Festival
10/09 to 10/11 2009
Downtown - Mount Airy, NC
Yvonne Nichols
Ph.: (336) 786-6116
Attendance: 200,000
Fee: $225
Deadline: 05/15/2009

Cotton Ginning Days Festival
10/09 to 10/11 2009
Dallas Park - Dallas, NC
Lara Owensby
Ph.: (704) 922-2163
Attendance: 25,000
Fee: $40
Deadline: 10/01/2009

Hickory Oktoberfest
10/09 to 10/11 2009
Union Square - Hickory, NC
Hickory DD Association
Ph.: (828) 322-1121
Attendance: 10,000
Juried
Fee: $200 + $25 elec.
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Mountain Living Log & Timber Frame Home Show
10/09 to 10/11 2009
Asheville Civic Center - Asheville, NC
John Patterson
Ph.: (828) 628-9626
Attendance: 6,000
Juried

Tarside Tales
10/10 2009
Imperial Centre, 270 Gay Street - Rocky Mount, NC
Arts Center
Ph.: (252) 972-1441
Attendance: 2,500

Scuppernong River Festival
10/10 2009
Waterfront - Columbia, NC
Willie M. Carawan
Ph.: (252) 796-1371
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: $50
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Belmont Fall Festival
10/10 2009
Stowe Park - Belmont, NC
Reba Matthews
Ph.: (704) 825-8191
Attendance: 2,500
Fee: $30-$50
Deadline: 09/25/2009

Kings Mountain Gateway Festival
10/10 2009
The Gazebo at Patriots Park - Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Ellis Noell
Ph.: (704) 473-8727
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $25
Deadline: 10/02/2009

Southern Heritage Festival and Craft Fair
10/10 2009
O'Berry Center - Goldsboro, NC
Barbara Doerter
Ph.: (919) 581-4551
Attendance: 1,000
Deadline: 09/01/2009

Mountain Glory Festival
10/10 2009
Main Street - Marion, NC
Freddie Killough
Ph.: (828) 652-2215
Attendance: 20,000
Fee: $55
Deadline: 09/25/2009

Swansboro Mullet Festival
10/10 to 10/11 2009
Downtown - Swansboro, NC
Judy Hailey
Ph.: (910) 326-7370
Attendance: 22,000
Fee: $125-$550
Deadline: 09/15/2009

Sugar Mountain Oktoberfest
10/10 to 10/11 2009
Sugar Mountain Resort - Sugar Mountain, NC
Kim Jochl
Ph.: (828) 898-4521
s Attendance: 4,000
Fee: $60

Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival
10/10 to 10/11 2009
118 Riverfront Road - Kure Beach, NC
Gail McCloskey
Ph.: (910) 458-8434
Attendance: 4,000 :
Fee: $160 + $25-electricity
Deadline: 09/30/2009

John Blue Cotton Festival
10/10 to 10/11 2009
John Blue House & Grounds - Laurinburg, NC
Rebecca Blue,Com Chair
Ph.: (910) 276-3761
Attendance: 12,000
Juried
Fee: $35-$50
Deadline: 09/02/2009

Molasses Festival
10/10 to 10/11 2009
Sims BBQ - Granite Falls, NC
Jill Kirby
Ph.: (828) 396-2052
Attendance: 2,500
Fee: $30

Chautauqua AvÉ- The Andrews Valley Experience
10/10 to 10/18 2009
Various town locations - Andrews, NC 28901
Beth Hay
Ph.: (828) 321-3496
Attendance: 3,000
Juried
Fee: $35

Smoky Mountain Arts & Crafts Fest
10/15 to 10/17 2009
Macon County Fairgrounds - Franklin, NC
Laurie Keneipp
Ph.: (828) 524-6630
Attendance: 4,000
Juried
Fee: $125 + $10 electric
Deadline: 09/14/2009

North Carolina State Fair
10/15 to 10/25 2009
State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Ph.: (919) 821-7400
Attendance: 800,000 :
Juried

Mountain Music Homecoming Jamboree
10/16 to 10/17 2009
Eaglenest Entertainment - Maggie Valley, NC
Selina Keller
Ph.: (828) 926-9658
Attendance: 500

Valle Country Fair
10/17 2009
Valle Crucis Conference Center - Valle Crucis, NC 28691
Church Office
Ph.: (828) 963-4609
Attendance: 11,000
Juried
Fee: $25 + 10%
Deadline: 02/12/2009

Taylorsville Apple Festival
10/17 2009
Downtown - Taylorsville, NC
Lenny Rogers
Ph.: (828) 632-4451
Attendance: 30,000
Fee: $85

Holly Arts & Crafts Festival
10/17 2009
Village of Pinehurst - Pinehurst, NC 2
Ph.: (910) 295-7462
Attendance: 8,000
Juried

Fall Festival
10/17 2009
Hampstead United Methodist Church - Hampstead, NC
Casey Shaw
Ph.: (910) 409-2714
Attendance: 1,000
40 na
Deadline: 10/10/2009

Arts and Crafts at Sapphire Valley
10/17 to 10/18 2009
Sapphire Valley Resort - Sapphire, NC
Sandra Fischel
Ph.: (828) 743-1163
Attendance: 1,000
Juried
Fee: $100
Deadline: 09/30/2009

North Carolina Oyster Festival
10/17 to 10/18 2009
Ocean Isle Beach - Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Megan Masser
Ph.: (910) 754-6644
Attendance: 45,000 :
Fee: $100-$600

Woolly Worm Festival
10/17 to 10/18 2009
Banner Elk Elementary School - Banner Elk, NC
Susan Zalewski
Ph.: (828) 898-5605
Attendance: 24,000
Juried
Fee: $165
Deadline: 10/01/2009

Fall Home Show
10/17 to 10/18 2009
1 New Bern Convention Center - New Bern, NC
Terri Cone
Ph.: (910) 353-1171
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $460
Deadline: 09/28/2009

Tryon Arts & Crafts Fall Festival
10/17 to 10/18 2009
373 Harmon Field - Tryon, NC
Valerie Miller
Ph.: (828) 859-8323
Attendance: 500
Juried $
Fee: $50, $65 w/electric
Deadline: 09/18/2009

North Carolina Yam Festival
10/22 to 10/24 2009
Downtown - Tabor City, NC
Chamber Office
Ph.: (910) 653-2031
Attendance: 6,000
Juried

Franklin Pumpkin Fest
10/23 to 10/24 2009
0 Downtown - Franklin, NC
Linda Schlott
Ph.: (828) 524-0476
Attendance: 2,000
Juried
Fee: $50
Deadline: 10/15/2009

Albemarle Craftsman's Fair
10/23 to 10/25 2009
200 Ward Street - Elizabeth City, NC
Lisa Winslow
Ph.: (252) 338-6455
Attendance: 2,500
Juried

Lexington Barbecue Festival
10/24 2009
Main Street - Lexington, NC
Ph.: (336) 956-1880
Attendance: 140,000
Juried

North Carolina Festival by the Sea
10/24 to 10/25 2009
Public Parking Lot - Holden Beach, NC
Event
Ph.: (910) 842-3828

Attendance: 30,000

Fee: (was $80)
Deadline: 08/30/2009

Charlotte Fine Art Show
10/24 to 10/25 2009
Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC
Patty Narozny
Ph.: (248) 684-2613
Attendance: 5,000
Juried
Fee: $525
Deadline: 05/01/2009

Seaboard Festival Day
10/31 2009
Main Street - Hamlet, NC
Nancy Arvitte
Ph.: (910) 582-6193
Attendance: 8,000
Fee: $35-$200
Deadline: 09/01/2009

A Day In Downtown
10/31 2009
Downtown - Fuquay-Varina, NC
Ron Tropcich
Ph.: (919) 552-4947
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $60
Deadline: 10/16/2009

Hollyfest
10/31 2009
Womble Park - Holly Springs, NC
Julia Hinton
Ph.: (919) 557-3930
Attendance: 6,000 :
Fee:
Deadline: 09/31/2009

Beast of Bladenboro Festival
10/31 2009
Downtown - Bladenboro, NC Boost The Boro
Lisa Hester
Ph.: (910) 874-4454
Attendance: 5,000
Fee: $30
Deadline: 10/01/2009

Brunswick Plantation Arts and Crafts Fair
10/31 2009
Brunswick Plantation - Calabash, NC
Sue Hart/Sue Shupe
Ph.: (910) 287-4604
Attendance: 1,000

Visions of Sugarplums
11/05 to 11/07 2009
Quail Hollow Swim Club, 800 Orleans Dr - Raleigh, NC
Julie Williams
Ph.: (919) 847-4868
Attendance: 1,000

Holly Day Fair
11/05 to 11/08 2009
Charlie Rose Agri Expo Center - Fayetteville, NC
League Office
Ph.: (910) 323-5509
Attendance: 49,000
Juried
Fee: $500+
Deadline: 03/20/2009

Holiday Market
11/06 to 11/08 2009
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
Tami Gilmore
Ph.: (336) 282-5550
Attendance: 30,000
Juried
Fee: $525 (single booth)
Deadline: 10/30/2009

American Craft Council Charlotte Show
11/06 to 11/08 2009
Charlotte Convention Center - Charlotte, NC
Show Office
Ph.: (800) 836-3470
Attendance: 9,000
Juried
Fee: $635+

Warsaw Veterans Day Celebration
11/07 2009
Downtown - Warsaw, NC
Chamber Office
Ph.: (910) 293-7804
Attendance: 10,000
Fee: $40
Deadline: 11/02/2009

Crossroads Pumpkin Fest
11/07 2009
Downtown - Statesville, NC
Libba Barrineau
Ph.: (704) 878-3480
Attendance: 15,000
Deadline: 10/01/2009

Blacksmith Auction
11/07 2009
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC
Ph.: (828) 837-2775

Fall Craft Festival
11/07 2009
Saint Stephen United Methodist Church - Charlotte, NC
Lynda Morris
Ph.: (704) 847-2521
Attendance: 500
Fee: $38-inside
Deadline: 10/10/2009

Grover Fall Festival
11/07 2009
Main Street - Grover, NC
Ryan Causby
Ph.: (704) 937-9986
Attendance: 6,000
Fee: $25-$100 call for details
Deadline: 10/30/2009

Wilson Whirligig Festival
11/07 to 11/08 2009
Downtown Street - Wilson, NC
Theresa Mathis
Ph.: (252) 399-2308
Attendance: 25,000
Juried
Fee: $50-$125
Deadline: 10/15/2009

Southern Christmas Show
11/12 to 11/22 2009
Charlotte Merchandise Mart - Charlotte, NC
Christine Cipriano
Ph.: (800) 849-0248 (ext. 147)
Attendance: 120,000
Juried
Fee: $1,200-$1,500

Highland's Bazaar Holidays
11/14 2009
Highland United Methodist Church - Raleigh, NC
Joyce Yeager
Ph.: (919) 785-3364
Attendance: 500
Fee: $40-$50
Deadline: 11/01/2009

New Bern Women's Expo
11/14 2009
New Bern Convention Center - New Bern, NC
Terri Cone
Ph.: (910) 219-8403
Attendance: 3,500

Fee: $275
Deadline: 11/02/2009

A Carolina Christmas Show
11/19 to 11/22 2009
Raleigh Convention Center - Raleigh, NC
Frances Delk
Ph.: (828) 758-0877
Attendance: 18,000
Fee: $475

Christmas at Captain White's
11/20 to 12/24 2009
Captain White House - Graham, NC
Cary Worthy
Ph.: (336) 226-4495
Attendance: 4,500
Juried
Fee: 30%
Deadline: 09/30/2009

Washington County Farm-City Festival
11/21 2009
Flowers Park - Plymouth, NC
Gerda Rhodes
Ph.: (252) 793-2163
Attendance: 1,000
Fee: $25, $35
Deadline: 11/01/2009

Jumble Sale
11/21 2009
Beaufort Historic Site - Beaufort, NC
Tricia Morris
Ph.: (252) 728-5225
Attendance: 1,000
Fee: $40
Deadline: 11/17/2009

Matthews United Methodist Holiday Shopping Extravaganza
11/21 2009
Matthews United Methodist Church - Matthews, NC
Rachel Williams
Ph.: (704) 366-7743
Attendance: 3,500
Fee: $50-$75
Deadline: 05/01/2009

Piedmont Crafts Fair
11/21 to 11/22 2009
Benton Convention Center - Winston-Salem, NC
Show Office
Ph.: (336) 725-1516
Attendance: 7,000
Juried
Fee: $560-members only
Deadline: 04/16/2009

A Dickens Holiday
11/27 2009
Hay Street - Fayetteville, NC
Arts Council
Ph.: (910) 323-1776
Attendance: 9,000
Fee: $40+
Deadline: 11/10/2009

Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show
11/27 to 11/28 2009
Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, NC
Doris Hunter
Ph.: (828) 524-3405
Attendance: 3,000
Juried
Fee: $150
Deadline: 09/15/2009

Holiday Arts & Craft Show
11/27 to 11/28 2009
Cape Hatteras Secondary School - Buxton, NC
Sue
Ph.: (252) 305-1606
Attendance: 4,000
Juried
Fee: $85
Deadline: 10/01/2009

Mistletoe Magic Art & Craft Show
11/27 to 11/28 2009
Macon County Community Building - Franklin, NC
Laurie Keneipp
Ph.: (828) 524-6630
Attendance: 2,000
Juried
Fee: $110
Deadline: 10/26/2009

Carolina Designer Craftsmen Show
11/27 to 11/29 2009
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Janice Mrkonjic
Ph.: (919) 523-8357
Attendance: 4,000
Juried
Fee: $500
Deadline: 08/01/2009

Christmas Show at the Boone Mall
11/27 to 11/29 2009
Boone Mall - Boone, NC
Pat Fay
Ph.: (828) 733-0675
Juried
Fee: $300 + $35-electricity
Deadline: 11/01/2009

Saties Holiday Open House & Gift Gallery
12/04 to 12/31 2009
Caldwell Arts Council - Lenoir, NC
Lee Carol Giduz
Ph.: (828) 754-2486
Attendance: 1,000

Appalachian Potters' Market
12/05 2009
McDowell High School - Marion, NC
Arts Council
Ph.: (828) 652-8610 m
Attendance: 1,000
Fee: $100
Deadline: 07/16/2009

Fireside Sale
12/06 2009
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC
Show Office
Ph.: (828) 837-2775

Christmas Castle
12/11 to 12/23 2009
Castle McCulloch - Jamestown, NC
Joanna Harris
Ph.: (336) 888-5413
Attendance: 18,000
Fee: $45 per day
Deadline: Music: 10/30/2009

Christmas in the Valley
12/12 2009
C.D. Owen Middle School - Swannanoa, NC
Teresa Cowan
Ph.: (828) 686-7917
Attendance: 1,500
Juried
Fee: $40
Deadline: 10/31/2009

Daisydee Christmas Art and Craft Show
12/12 2009
Cross County Campground - Denver, NC
Dara Edwards
Ph.: (828) 308-6616
Attendance: 500
Fee: $38-$58
Deadline: 11/30/2009