101 North Carolina Festivals: February

Carolina Chocolate Festival. Photo by carolinachocolatefestival.com

Carolina Chocolate Festival

Sponsored by Carteret-Cravel Electric Cooperative
Swansboro | carolinachocolatefestival.com

We're talking about a weekend dedicated to celebrating charity and, of course… CHOCOLATE! Over 25 of the finest chocolate vendors will be ready to tantalize your taste buds. This festival was the brainchild of the late John Green, who had the vision of partnering local non-profit agencies together, hand-in-hand, to organize an event where they all could reap the benefits and enjoy CHOCOLATE! Festivities include a Cocoa Walk/Run, a bake-off and a pudding eating contest!

Carolina Jazz Festival

Chapel Hill | music.unc.edu

This festival promotes a broad range of programming spanning performance, education, and scholarship. Each year, renowned headliners perform, adding a custom element to the festival's offerings.

North Carolina Jazz Festival

Wilmington | ncjazzfestival.org

This festival was started in 1980 by Dr. Harry VanVelsor, a consummate jazz lover. Harry’s devotion to Dixieland and Traditional style jazz greatly influenced the structure of this event in Wilmington.

Wilmington Wine & Chocolate Festival

Wilmington | wilmingtonwineandchocolatefestival.com

Experience the Old World while cultivating and satisfying cravings! Transformed into a European-styled Street Market scene complete with a lighted Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, The Leaning Tower of Pisa and more, the center will be jazzed-up with activity this year as The Wilmington Wine & Chocolate Festival brings sugar & spice and all things nice to this indoor festival.