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Asheville (AVL) | Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country (HKY) | Charlotte (CLT) | Fayetteville (FAY)
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast (OAJ & EWN) | Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks (ORF)
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem (GSO)
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill (RDU) | Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast (ILM)

MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Asheville - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
Asheville	Jan	Asheville	All that Jazz	1992	$$$
Asheville	Jan	Lake Lure	Annual New Years Polar Plunge	2008	Free
Asheville	Jan-Dec	Maggie Valley	Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
Asheville	Apr	Cullowhee	Western Carolina University International Festival	1979	Free
Asheville	Apr-May	Asheville	Biltmore Estate Festival of Flowers	1985	$$$
Asheville	May	Hendersonville	Garden Jubilee	1994	$$$
Asheville	May	Lake Lure	Lake Lure Dragon Boat Racing	2007	Free
Asheville	May	Asheville	Montford Music and Arts Festival	2004	$
Asheville	May	Saluda	Saluda Arts Festival	2003	Free
Asheville	May	Burnsville	Spring Arts Festival		Free
Asheville	May	Asheville	WNC History Alive Festival	2005	Free
Asheville	May-Oct	Cherokee	Cherokee Oconaluftee Indian Village	1952	Free-$$$
Asheville	Jun	Tryon	Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival
Asheville	Jun	Cherokee	Cherokee Bluegrass Festival		$
Asheville	Jun	Cherokee	Cherokee Gourd Artists Gathering	2002	$
Asheville	Jun	Cherokee	Cherokee Unto These Hills	1950	Free-$$$
Asheville	Jun	Linville	Singing on the Mountain	1924	Free
Asheville	Jun-Jul	Cherokee	Annual Cherokee PowWow	1975	$
Asheville	Jun-Aug	Hendersonville	Music on Main Street	1999	Free
Asheville	Jul	Asheville	Bele Chere Festival	1979	Free
Asheville	Jul	Asheville	Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - Summer Edition	1947	$
Asheville	Jul	Linville	Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of the Scottish Clans	1954	$
Asheville	Jul	Robbinsville	Heritage Festival and Street Fair	2003
Asheville	Jul	Henderson	Independence Day Weekend Celebration	1992	Free
Asheville	Jul	Maggie Valley	Maggie Valley Summer Arts & Craft Show	1986	Free
Asheville	Jul-Aug	Highlands	Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival	1981
Asheville	Aug	Cherokee	Cherokee Festival of Native Peoples		Free-$
Asheville	Aug	Cherokee	Festival of Native Persons	2004	$
Asheville	Aug	Forest City	Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad Sports Festival	2004
Asheville	Aug	Lake Lure	Hot Nights & Cool Rides Annual Car Show	1991	Free
Asheville	Aug	Asheville	Mountain Dance and Folk Festival	1928
Asheville	Aug	Franklin	Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival	2009	$
Asheville	Aug	Cherokee	Talking Trees Children's Trout Derby	2002	$
Asheville	Aug	Valdese	Waldensian Festival	1975	Free
Asheville	Aug-Sep	Cherokee	Qualia Arts Open Air Indian Market		Free
Asheville	Aug-Sep	Asheville	Summer Evening Concerts at the Biltmore House	1996	$$$
Asheville	Sep	Cherokee	Annual Southeastern Tribes Cultural Arts Celebration	2006
Asheville	Sep	Burnsville	Carolina Mountains Literary Festival	1956	Free
Asheville	Sep	Asheville	Lexington Ave. Arts & Fun Festival	2001	Free
Asheville	Oct	Lake Lure	Autumn Festival	2008	Free
Asheville	Oct	Cherokee	Big Rigs Antique Truck Show	2006	$
Asheville	Oct	Cherokee	Cherokee Indian Fair	1912	$
Asheville	Oct	Asheville	Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - Fall Edition	1947	$
Asheville	Oct	Asheville	Michaelmas: A Celebration of the Harvest	1947
Asheville	Oct	Henderson	Show, Shine, Shag & Dine	2001	Free
Asheville	Nov	Burnsville	Christmas Ornament Festival	2002	Free
Asheville	Nov-Jan	Asheville	Christmas at the Biltmore Estate	1976	$$$
Asheville	Dec	Cherokee	Cherokee Christmas Parade		$
Asheville	Dec	Robbinsville	Festival of Trees & Craft Fair	2003	$$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jan-Dec	Boone	Explore Boone Area Calendar of Events	2007	Free-$$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jun-Jul	Boone	An Appalachian Summer Festival	1984	$$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jun-Aug	Boone	Horn in the West Outdoor Drama	1952	$-$$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jul	Beech Mountain	Art in the Park		Free
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jul	Hickory	Hickorys Heritage Furnishings Festival	1999	$$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jul	Beech Mountain	Pig Roast and Firework Celebration		$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Jul-Aug	Banner Elk	Fine Art & Master Crafts Festival	1992	Free
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Oct	Banner Elk	Woolly Worm Festival	1977	$
Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country	Oct-Nov	Blowing Rock	Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train Halloween Festival		$$
Charlotte - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Charlotte	Feb-Mar	Charlotte	Southern Spring Home & Garden Show
Charlotte	Apr	Newton	Newtonfest Springtime Blues Jam	1992	Free
Charlotte	Apr	Charlotte	Southern Shows, Inc
Charlotte	Apr-May	Wilkesboro	MerleFest	1987	$$$
Charlotte	May	Harrisburg	600 Festival and Food Lion Speed Street	1994	Free
Charlotte	May	Concord	Coca-Cola 600
Charlotte	May	Concord	The Winston
Charlotte	Jun	Wilkesboro	Wilkes Arts and Heritage Festival	1999	Free
Charlotte	Jun-Jul	Oakboro	Oakboro 4th of July Celebration
Charlotte	Sep	Gastonia	Apples in Early Carolina	1961	Free
Charlotte	Sep	Badin	Best of Badin Festival	1995	Free
Charlotte	Sep	Gastonia	Catawba Indian Festival	1961	$
Charlotte	Sep	Albemarle	Lake Tillery Cast for Cash		$$
Charlotte	Oct	Taylorsville	Art in the Shop	1999	Free
Charlotte	Oct	North Wilkesboro	Brushy Mountain Apple Festival	1977	Free
Charlotte	Oct	Charlotte	Great Grapes Wine & Music Festival	2003	$$
Charlotte	Oct	Gastonia	Scottish Heritage Festival	1961	Free
Charlotte	Oct	Gastonia	Spooky Fun Day	1961	$
Charlotte	Oct	Gastonia	The Raptor Show	1961	Free
Charlotte	Nov	Gastonia	Harvest Day	1961	Free
Charlotte	Dec	McAdenville	ChristmasTown USA	1956	Free
Charlotte	Dec	Charlotte	Meineke Car Care Bowl	2002	$$$
Charlotte	Dec	Mooresville	Stocks for Tots	1989
Fayetteville - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Fayetteville	Jan	Waynesville	Fire & Ice Mountain Winterfest	2010	Varies
Fayetteville	Jan	Southern Pines	North Carolina Barbershop Harmony Brigade & Quartet Concert	1992
Fayetteville	Feb	Rockingham	NASCAR Bush Series, Rockingham 200
Fayetteville	Mar	Southern Pines	Palustris Festival	2010	$$
Fayetteville	Mar	Fayetteville	Spring Craftsmens Festival
Fayetteville	Apr	Fayetteville	Fayetteville Dogwood Festival	1982	Free
Fayetteville	Apr	Southern Pines	Southern Pines Garden Club Tour		$$
Fayetteville	May	Fort Bragg	All American Week		Free
Fayetteville	Jun	Fayetteville	Blues N Brews Festival	2004	$$
Fayetteville	Jul	Waynesville	Folkmoot USA, International Folk Festival	1984
Fayetteville	Aug	Robbins	Robbins Farmers Day	1958	Free
Fayetteville	Sep	Fayetteville	International Folk Festival	1978	Free
Fayetteville	Sep	Aberdeen	Malcolm Blue Farm Historical Crafts & Farmskills Festival	1968	$
Fayetteville	Oct	Waynesville	Annual Apple Harvest Festival	1988	Free
Fayetteville	Oct	Cameron	Cameron Antiques Fair	2002	Free
Fayetteville	Oct	Pinehurst	Holly Arts & Crafts Festival	1978	Free
Fayetteville	Nov	Fayetteville	A Dickens Holiday		Free
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast	Feb	Kinston	Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival	1993	$$$
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast	Jun	Beaufort	Beaufort Home & Garden Tour
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast	Jul	Kill Devil Hills	Wright Kite Festival
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast	Oct	New Bern	Mumfest	1980	Free
Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast	Oct	Morehead City	North Carolina Seafood Festival	1987	Free
Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks	Jan-Dec	Moyock	Currituck Calendar of Events
Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks		Engelhard	Engelhard Seafood Festival		Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Jan-Dec	Lexington	North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Apr	Seagrove	Celebration of Spring in Seagrove	2008	$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Apr	Winston-Salem	RiverRun International Film Festival	1989	$$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Jun	Eden	Charlie Poole Music Festival	1999	$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Jun	Seagrove	Cousins in Clay	2009	Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Jun-Jul	Greensboro	Eastern Music Festival	1962	Varies
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Jul-Aug	Winston-Salem	National Black Theatre Festival	1989	$$$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Aug	High Point	Annual Taste of the Town	1988	Free-$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Archdale	Bush Hill Heritage Festival	1986	Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Snow Camp	Cane Creek Antique Festival	2004	Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Clemmons	March of Dimes Chili Championship & Rubber Duck Regatta	1982	$$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Mount Airy	Mayberry Days
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Danbury	Stokes Stomp - Festival On The Dan River	1974	Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Sep	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem First Flight Centennial
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Oct	Mount Airy	Autumn Leaves Festival
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Oct	Lexington	Barbecue Festival	1984	Free
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Nov	Seagrove	Celebration of Seagrove Potters	2008	$
Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem	Nov	Greensboro	Craftsmens Christmas Classic
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Feb	Durham	Native American Pow Wow
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Feb-Apr	Durham	North Carolina International Jazz Festival
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Mar-Apr	Raleigh	North Carolina Renaissance Faire	1995	$$
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	May	Plymouth	North Carolina Forest Festival	2005	Free
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	May	Smithfield	Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival	1984
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Jun	Hillsborough	Hillsborough Hog Day	1982	Free
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Jun-Jul	Durham	American Dance Festival
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Oct	Goldsboro	Feast in the East - A Celebration of Eastern NC Barbecue	2004	Free
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Oct	Raleigh	International Festival of Raleigh	1986	$
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Oct	Raleigh	Raleigh Art in the Village Festival		Free
Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill	Oct	Rocky Mount	The DownEast Festival	1985	Free
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast - Festivals & Events
Asheville \| Boone, Blowing Rock & High Country \| Charlotte \| Fayetteville \| Jacksonville, New Bern & Crystal Coast Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Outer Banks \| Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, High Point & Winston-Salem Research Triangle - Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill \| Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast \| Index
MARKET AREA	FESTIVAL MONTH	CITY	FESTIVAL	YEAR FOUNDED	RATE RANGE
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Feb	Wilmington	Intercultural Week & Festival
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Feb	Cape Fear	NC Jazz Festival	1980	$$-$$$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Mar	Wilmington	Annual Greek Festival	1992
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Mar	Wilmington	Poplar Grove Plantation Herb & Garden Fair	1886	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Apr	Wilmington	North Carolina Azalea Festival	1947
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Apr	Carolina Beach	Pleasure Island Seafood Chowder Festival	1996	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	May	Wilmington	Wilmington Greek Festival
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Jun	Wrightsville Beach	Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Jun	Carolina Beach	Pleasure Island Beach Music Festival	1985	$$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Jun	Wilmington	Poplar Grove Plantation Down Home Antique Fair	1886	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Jul	Wilmington	13th Annual Battleship Blast	1996	Free
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Jul	Southport	North Carolina 4th of July Festival
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Aug	Wrightsville Beach	Castles & Scoops Contest	1998	Free
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Aug	Wrightsville Beach	East Coast Wahine Surfing Tournament	1996	Free
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Sep-Oct	Wilmington	Riverfest	1978
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Oct	Ocean Isle Beach	Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival	1980	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Oct	Kure Beach	Pleasure Island Seafood Blues and Jazz Festival	1993	$$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Oct	Wilmington	Poplar Grove Plantation Halloween Festival	1886	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Oct	Southport	U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament	1978
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Nov	Wilmington	Cucalorus Film Festival	1994	$
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Nov	Carolina Beach	Island of Lights Festival		Free
Wilmington & Cape Fear Coast	Nov	Wrightsville Beach	North Carolina Holiday Flotilla	1983	Free

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