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Oct 22

Piedmont

Bingo Night

Maywood Hall & Garden

Oct 24

Piedmont

The Barbecue Festival

Main Street, Lexington

Oct 24

Piedmont

Dark in the Ballpark

Burlington Athletic Stadium

Oct 24

Coast

12th Annual Emerald Isle Marathon Half Marathon & 5K

Emerald Isle

Oct 24

Piedmont

Lexington Barbecue Festival

Uptown Lexington

Oct 24

Piedmont

Fall Heritage Festival

Hart Square Village

Oct 25

Coast

Early Bird Christmas Bazaar

VFW Post 9960 Cedar Point

Oct 16 – Oct 25

Coast

Brunswick County Parade of Homes

Various locations county wide

Oct 24 – Oct 25

Coast

39th Annual Carolina Kite Festival

Fort Macon State Park

Sep 22 – Oct 25

Piedmont

There and Back

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Oct 25

Coast

Pamlico Musical Society Presents Solomon Eichner

Old Theater

Oct 21 – Oct 25

Coast

Brunswick County Agricultural Fair & Expo

Stump Hill Farms

Oct 29

Mountains

CoMMA presents Kevin Nealon

CoMMA Performing Arts Center

Oct 30

Piedmont

Of Blood & Bone by Donna Washington

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Oct 3 – Oct 30

Mountains

Pumpkin Fest

Silvermont Park

Oct 10 – Oct 31

Coast

Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Tournament

Chasin Tails Outdoors Bait & Tackle

Oct 30 – Oct 31

Coast

Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree

Berkley Manor grounds, Ocracoke

Oct 31

Coast

Annual Fall Fest

Cape Carteret Town Hall

Sep 25 – Oct 31

Mountains

Ghost Train®

Tweetsie Railroad

Oct 2 – Oct 31

Mountains

Tweetsie Ghost Train

Tweetsie Railroad

Oct 31

Mountains

Blowing Rock Halloween Festival

Memorial Park Gazebo

Sep 26 – Oct 31

Coast

12th Annual Garner’s Fall Festival

Garner’s Farm

Sep 26 – Oct 31

Coast

12th Annual Garner’s Fall Festival

Garner Farms

Oct 22 – Oct 31

August Wilson’s Radio Golf

Durham Arts Council

Oct 9 – Oct 31

Piedmont

The Original Hollywood Horror Show

Haunted House

Oct 16 – Oct 31

Piedmont

The Original Hollywood Horror Show

The Original Hollywood Horror Haunted House

Oct 31

Piedmont

Legends and Lore Spooky Tour

Animal Park at the Conservators Center

Nov 1

Coast

Day of the Dead Festival

Backstreet Pub

Nov 1

Piedmont

7th Annual Tour of Historic Homes

Various locations

Nov 5

Mountains

Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra

CoMMA Performing Arts Center

Nov 6

Coast

Rock the Dock – The Michael Stephenson Jazz Trio

John G. Newton Memorial Park

Nov 6

Coast

Veteran and Senior Information Fair 10am-3pm

BEMC Meeting Room

Nov 7

Piedmont

Triangle Weaving Guild Annual Fiber Arts Show & Sale

Triangle Fiber Arts Center

Nov 5 – Nov 7

Coast

Beaufort Wine & Food Shuckapalooza 2026

Beaufort Hotel

Nov 7

Coast

106th Oldest Veterans Day Celebration in America

Warsaw Veterans Memorial Park

Nov 7

Coast

106th Oldest Veterans Day Tours

Duplin Veterans Museum

Nov 6 – Nov 7

Piedmont

Cozy Cottage Craft Show

Kernersville Community House

Nov 7

Mountains

WNC Pottery Festival

Sylva Bridge Park

Nov 7

Mountains

Tryon Beer Fest

Depot Garden Park

Nov 7

Piedmont

Pumpkin Prowl Fall Festival

Animal Park at the Conservators Center

Nov 5 – Nov 8

Piedmont

59th Annual Holly Day Fair

Crown Expo Center

Nov 10

Mountains

Task Force Pineapple Productions presents 11 Days: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express

CoMMA Performing Arts Center

Nov 12

Mountains

MOMIX: Botanica

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 11 – Nov 13

Piedmont

18th Annual Field of Honor

U.S. Army Airborne Special Operations Museum

Nov 14

Coast

American Music Festival Concert Series – Erinys String Quartet

First Presbyterian Church

Nov 14

Coast

Breakfast with Santa

American Legion Fairgrounds

Nov 14

Coast

Dan Finch Potter’s Market

Downtown Spring Hope

Nov 12 – Nov 14

Coast

Crystal Coast Wine Expo

Carteret Community College

Nov 14

Piedmont

Caswell County Farm Tour

Various locations in Caswell county countryside

Nov 14

Piedmont

Adam Pascal: Broadway Unplugged

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Nov 14

Coast

American Music Festival: ERINYS QUARTET & OSKAR ESPINA RUIZ Concert

FIrst Presbyterian Church

Nov 14

Mountains

Living History Museum Day

Hickory Ridge Museum

Nov 14

Mountains

Upstream Rebellion

Feed and Seed Church

Nov 14 – Nov 15

Coast

2026 Beaufort Pirate Invasion

NC Maritime Museum Gallants Channel Annex

Oct 27 – Nov 15

Piedmont

Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour Preview Show

Hillsborough Gallery of Arts

Nov 15

Coast

Pamlico Musical Society Presents Lauren Jelencovich

Old Theater

Nov 21

Piedmont

Handmade for the Holidays

James W. Warren Citizens Center

Nov 21

Piedmont

79th Annual Burlington Christmas Parade

Downtown Burlington

Nov 21

Piedmont

New Hope Craft Show

New Hope Community Church

Nov 21

Coast

Bath Christian Church Bazaar & Yard Sale

Bath Christian Church

Nov 20 – Nov 21

Piedmont

American Indian Heritage Celebration

North Carolina Museum of Art

Nov 21 – Nov 22

Piedmont

44th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival

Seagrove Elementary School

Nov 21 – Nov 22

Coast

35th Annual Scroogefest – Craft & Vendor Fair

Annunciation Catholic School

Nov 27 – Nov 28

Mountains

Christmas in the Park & Parade

Downtown Blowing Rock

Nov 28

Coast

Winter Wonderland at Hertford Supply

Hertford Supply

Nov 28

Coast

Emerald Isle Christmas Parade

Downtown Emerald Isle

Dec 1

Coast

Roseboro’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Roseboro Common Stage

Dec 3

Piedmont

Christmas By Candlelight

Textile Heritage Museum

Dec 3

Piedmont

Christmas with Sandi Patty

James W. Warren Citizens Center

Dec 4

Coast

Core Sound Chow Down

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum

Dec 4

Coast

Light up the night Christmas Parade

Atlantic Beach Circle

Dec 4

Piedmont

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Sentimental for the Season

Cummings High School Auditorium

Dec 4

Piedmont

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Sentimental for the Season

Cummings High School Auditorium

Dec 5

Coast

Friends of the Maritime Holiday Flotilla

Friends of the Maritime Museum

Dec 5

Piedmont

Terri Clark Christmas

James W. Warren Citizens Center

Dec 5

Coast

Christmas Open House

Cypress Bend Vineyards

Dec 4 – Dec 5

Mountains

Holiday Sip & Shop

Grovewood Gallery

Dec 4 – Dec 5

Piedmont

Festival of Lights

Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre

Dec 5

Piedmont

65th Annual Graham Christmas Parade

Downtown Graham

Dec 4 – Dec 6

Coast

Annual Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum

Dec 5 – Dec 6

Coast

38th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival

Harkers Island Elementary School

Nov 27 – Dec 6

Coast

Christmas Holiday Laser Show

Carteret Speedway

Dec 6

Coast

51st Annual Newport Christmas Parade

Downtown Newport

Nov 28 – Dec 6

Piedmont

Poinsettia display

Mitchell’s Nursery & Greenhouse

Dec 6

Coast

Christmas Open House

Historic Hope Plantation

Dec 8

Coast

A Taste of France on the Crystal Coast

Carteret Community College Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center

Dec 11

Mountains

Holiday Stroll

Downtown Blowing Rock

Dec 5 – Dec 11

Coast Piedmont

Highland Holidays: A Scottish Christmas Music & Dance Show

Various locations

Dec 11

Coast

Roseboro’s Annual Christmas Parade

Downtown Roseboro

Dec 12

Mountains

A Smoky Mountain Christmas Celebration

Downtown Waynesville

Dec 12

Piedmont

Holiday Open House at Sunshine Lavender Farm

Sunshine Lavender Farm

Dec 12

Coast

Morehead City Christmas Parade

Downtown Morehead City

Dec 12 – Dec 13

Coast

14th Annual Gingerbread Festival Magic of Christmas

Crystal Coast Civic Center

Dec 11 – Dec 13

Piedmont

Little Women by Firebox Theatre Co.

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Dec 12 – Dec 14

Mountains

Christmas at Lake Junaluska

Various locations

Dec 17 – Dec 19

Piedmont

Shaun Johnson & the Big Band Experience

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Nov 27 – Dec 27

Piedmont

Highlanders Farm Christmas Drive Thru

Highlanders Farm

Nov 27 – Dec 30

Mountains

Tweetsie Christmas

Tweetsie Railroad

Nov 27 – Dec 30

Mountains

Tweetsie Christmas Opens

Tweetsie Railroad

Nov 27 – Dec 30

Mountains

Tweetsie Christmas

Tweetsie Railroad

Dec 30

Coast

Annual Smoke on the Water Bonfire

Atlantic Beach Circle

Oct 10 – Dec 31

Mountains

No Rain, No Flowers: The Art of Taylor Robenalt

Grovewood Gallery

Nov 14 – Dec 31

Mountains

Top of Their Game: Handcrafted Games by Master Makers

Grovewood Gallery

Dec 31 – Jan 1

Mountains

New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at App Ski Mountain

Appalachian Ski Mountain

Jan 1

Coast

23rd Annual Penguin Plunge

Atlantic Beach Circle

Jan 9

Piedmont

Stars of the Forest Talent Showcase

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Jan 30

Piedmont

Gardens Begin with a Dream

Union County Agricultural and Events Center

Feb 6 – Feb 7

Coast

24th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival

Crystal Coast Civic Center

Feb 27

Mountains

Chris Botti

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Mar 19

Mountains

Cirque Mechanics: TILT!

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Apr 8

Mountains

ST. Paul & The Broken Bones

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Apr 15

Mountains

North Carolina Symphony: “Classical Favorites”

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Sep 12 – Sep 13

Mountains

Biannual Grovewood Village Studio Tour

Grovewood Village