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101 North Carolina Festivals

Whatever the occasion, you’ll find a festival for it

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Dec 4 – Dec 6

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum

Annual Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend

Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend is a lively celebration of Down East traditions, community and good old-fashioned island hospitality.
Dec 5 – Dec 6

Harkers Island Elementary School

38th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival

Harkers Island comes to life the first full weekend in December each year as the Core Sound Decoy Guild holds its annual Core Sound Decoy Festival.
Nov 27 – Dec 6

Carteret Speedway

Christmas Holiday Laser Show

This laser light extravaganza returns for the Christmas and holiday season!
Dec 6

Downtown Newport

51st Annual Newport Christmas Parade

Join the Town of Newport for the 51st Annual Newport Christmas Parade.
Nov 28 – Dec 6

Mitchell’s Nursery & Greenhouse

Poinsettia display

Mitchell’s Nursery & Greenhouse will be showcasing 78 varieties of poinsettias that they grow.
Dec 6

Historic Hope Plantation

Christmas Open House

Christmas Open House will be held at Historic Hope in Windsor, NC from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6th.
Dec 6

Jewish for Good

Hanukkah Festival

Celebrate Hanukkah with Jewish for Good at our annual Hanukkah Festival!
Dec 4 – Dec 6

Downtown Banner Elk

A Small Town Christmas Weekend

“A Small Town Christmas” is a three-day celebration of traditional holiday experiences wrapped in small-town charm.
Dec 8

Carteret Community College Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center

A Taste of France on the Crystal Coast

Get ready for an unforgettable culinary adventure while supporting the next generation of talented chefs and hospitality professionals at Carteret Community College!
Dec 11

Downtown Blowing Rock

Holiday Stroll

Celebrate the season in downtown Blowing Rock with shopping specials, caroling, special guests, & more!
Dec 5 – Dec 11

Various locations

Highland Holidays: A Scottish Christmas Music & Dance Show

Highland Holidays is a live Scottish Christmas music-and-dance production from Highland Echoes, bringing the Carolinas’ historical connection with Scotland fully to life onstage.
Dec 11

Downtown Roseboro

Roseboro’s Annual Christmas Parade

Our small town does it big with lights, music, and holiday cheer!
Dec 12

Downtown Waynesville

A Smoky Mountain Christmas Celebration

A Smoky Mountain Christmas transforms Downtown Waynesville into a glowing holiday scene each December, filling Main Street with luminaries, music, and old-fashioned Christmas charm.
Dec 12

Sunshine Lavender Farm

Holiday Open House at Sunshine Lavender Farm

Come to breathe in the lavender and relax.
Dec 12

Downtown Morehead City

Morehead City Christmas Parade

Join the Town of Morehead City for the annual Morehead City Christmas Parade.
Dec 12

Downtown Beaufort

Historic Beaufort Christmas Candleight Homes Tour

Step into the magic of the season during Beaufort’s Christmas Candlelight Tour & Holiday Market Auction!
Dec 12

Garner Magnet High School

Deck the Halls Vendor Fair

Join us for a festive day of shopping at our annual Deck the Halls Holiday & Craft Fair, featuring over 75 vendors!
Dec 12 – Dec 13

Crystal Coast Civic Center

14th Annual Gingerbread Festival Magic of Christmas

This beloved event brings the people together in a warm, festive atmosphere that’s filled with creativity, holiday spirit and heart.
Dec 11 – Dec 13

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Little Women by Firebox Theatre Co.

A heartfelt coming-of-age story, Little Women follows the lives, dreams, and challenges of the four March sisters—spirited Jo March, gentle Beth March, romantic Meg March, and artistic Amy March as they grow up together, navigating love, loss, ambition, and sisterhood.
Dec 11 – Dec 13

Eure Building, Ann Street Methodist Church

32nd Annual John Costlow Christmas Train Show

All aboard for three days of holiday fun at the Annual John Costlow Train Show!
Dec 12 – Dec 14

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Christmas at Lake Junaluska

Dec. 12-14 enjoy Christmas at Lake Junaluska which includes the Holly Jolly Trolley, Holiday Craft Market and family activities, and Festival of Lessons and Carols.
Dec 17

Newbold-White House

Colonial Christmas at 1730 Newbold-White House

Colonial Christmas, music in historic house, food, yule log
Dec 17 – Dec 19

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre

Shaun Johnson & the Big Band Experience

Ring in the holidays in classic style!
Dec 19

CoMMA Performing Arts Center

The Barter Players – Frosty: A Musical Adventure

A young orphan named Billy discovers magic in a stolen hat, and when he places it on a snowman’s head, that snowman comes to life!

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April 2013

I Remember

Mama at Easter

Jacob’s Log

Keep the smiles on

First Person

Inspired to lead Co-op Nation

By Jo Ann Emerson

Carolina Adventures

Hot Springs, Marshall and Mars Hill

Scenic mountain towns in Madison County that soothe and excite

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Indigenous Carolinians

A History from Original Peoples to Present-Day Tribes

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Language and Life on Ocracoke

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Time-Tested Relics to Add to Your Landscape

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‘First Snow Impression’

Art by Daniel Wall

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‘After the Storm’

Art by Hannah Cole

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‘Bee Cities’ are Making the World Safer for Pollinators

National project promotes native flowers, shrubs and trees

Carolina Living

‘Fall’ In Love with Autumn Recipes

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‘Field of Dreams’ to Provide Hands-on Ag Experience for Fairgoers

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives sponsoring NC State Fair exhibit

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‘Global warming’

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