North Carolina Festivals, Art Shows in North Carolina, Music Festivals, Craft Fairs
North Carolina Cities and Towns
Apex, Asheville, Banner Elk, Bath, Beaufort, Black Mountain, Boone, Brevard, Burgaw, Burnsville, Buxton, Cary, Castalia, Charlotte, Concord, Corolla, Denton, Durham, East Flat Rock, Fuquay-Varina, Gastonia, Graham, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Hickory, Hiddenite, Highlands, Horse Shoe, Huntersville, Jamestown, Kernersville, Kings Mountain, Kitty Hawk, Lexington, Manteo, Marion, Mooresville, Morehead City, Mount Airy, New Bern, Newton, Ocracoke, Raleigh, Salisbury, Siler City, Sparta, Spruce Pine, Wallace, Waxhaw, Waynesville, West Jefferson, Wilmington, Winston-SalemEvents in North Carolina in the next 3 months
May 1 - 2, 2026
Kernersville Art & Crafts Guild Spring Folly Show
Downtown, Kernersville, NC
Status: Updated 3/21/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 90
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
May 1 - 2, 2026
Carolina Strawberry Festival
Downtown, Wallace, NC
Status: Updated 3/17/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 2, 2026
Wooden Boat Show
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC
Status: Updated 4/4/2026
- # of Exhibitors: Tbd
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 2, 2026
Apex PeakFest
Downtown, Apex, NC
Status: Updated 4/4/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200+
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 2, 2026
Spring Chicken Festival
Downtown, Siler City, NC
Status: Updated 4/5/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 150
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 1 - 3, 2026
Kernersville Spring Folly
Downtown, Kernersville, NC
Status: Updated 11/11/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 160
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 2 - 3, 2026
Soulshine N' Sunshine Hippie Fest
Hampton Homestead Farm, Gastonia, NC
Status: Updated 1/2/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 75
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
May 2 - 3, 2026
Kings Drive Art Walk
Little Sugar Creek Greenway on South Kings Drive on Sugar Creek Greenway, Charlotte, NC
Status: Updated 10/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 9, 2026
Race City Festival
Downtown, Mooresville, NC
Status: Updated 4/16/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 250
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 9, 2026
Kaleidoscope Fest
Waxhaw Downtown Park, Waxhaw, NC
Status: Updated 4/17/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 125
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $4,000
May 9, 2026
Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival
Ballantyne's Backyard, Charlotte, NC
Status: Updated 10/21/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 9, 2026
Foothills Folk Art Festival
Downtown Newton, Newton, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 24, 2025 - May 10, 2026
Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Status: Updated 3/31/2025
- # of Exhibitors: na
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $15,000 Total
May 16 - 17, 2026
Artsplosure - the Raleigh Arts Festival
Downtown, Raleigh, NC
Status: Updated 11/7/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 170
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $3,500
May 23, 2026
Greater Bath Memorial Day
Bonner Point, Bath, NC
Status: Updated 3/16/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 20
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 23 - 24, 2026
Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts
Pack Square, Asheville, NC
Status: Updated 1/14/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 23 - 24, 2026
Garden Jubilee
Downtown, Hendersonville, NC
Status: Updated 4/26/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 23 - 24, 2026
Art on the Greene - Memorial Day
Historic Banner Elk School, Banner Elk, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 20 - 27, 2026
Open Air Market - May
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 2 - 30, 2026
Fuquay-Varina Growers Market - May
Chamber of Commerce parking lot, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Status: Updated 4/9/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 5 - 30, 2026
Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show
Dare County Arts Council, Manteo, NC
Status: Updated 4/9/2026
- # of Exhibitors: na
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: Contact
May 30, 2026
LEAF Deep Roots: Family Friendly One-Day Festival
Pisgah Brewing Company, Black Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 1/5/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
May 29 - 31, 2026
Greensboro Spring Gift & Jewelry Show - May
Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC
Status: Updated 5/1/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 300
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 5 - 6, 2026
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest
Higgins Fairgrounds, Sparta, NC
Status: Updated 9/11/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 50
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 6, 2026
Art by the Tracks - Spring
The Old Depot, Black Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 1/14/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 50
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $Tba
June 5 - 7, 2026
Ocrafolk Festival
Berkley Manor property, Ocracoke, NC
Status: Updated 4/14/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 13, 2026
Spruce Pine Alien Festival
Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, NC
Status: Updated 2/20/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
June 12 - 14, 2026
Vintage Market Days of Charlotte
Cabarrus Arena, Concord, NC
Status: Updated 10/21/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 120
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 20, 2026
North Carolina Blueberry Festival
Downtown, Burgaw, NC
Status: Updated 11/12/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 23 - 24, 2026
Under the Oaks Arts Festival
Historic Corolla Park, Corolla, NC
Status: Updated 4/8/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 60
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $3,200
June 27 - 28, 2026
Highlands Mountaintop Rotary Art & Craft Show - June
Kelsey-Hutchinson (Founders) Park, Highlands, NC
Status: Updated 1/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 88
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
June 30 - July 4, 2026
Southeast Old Threshers Reunion
Denton FarmPark, Denton, NC
Status: Updated 2/10/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 150
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 3 - 4, 2026
Christmas in July Festival
Downtown West Jefferson, West Jefferson, NC
Status: Updated 12/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 125
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 4, 2026
Castalia Fourth of July Celebration
Downtown, Castalia, NC
Status: Updated 4/23/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 30
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 16 - 19, 2026
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - July
Harrahs Cherokee Center, Asheville, NC
Status: Updated 4/12/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 1 - 29, 2026
Open Air Market - July
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/20/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 31 - August 1, 2026
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
Status: Updated 10/21/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 7 - 8, 2026
Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair
Town Square, Burnsville, NC
Status: Updated 4/16/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 8 - 9, 2026
Sourwood Festival
Downtown, Black Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 2/10/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 175
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 22, 2026
North Carolina BeachBlast Festival
Patriots Park, Kings Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 3/3/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 50
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 22 - 23, 2026
Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
Downtown Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC
Status: Updated 9/23/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 300
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 5 - 26, 2026
Open Air Market - August
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 1/12/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 29 - 30, 2026
Highlands Mountaintop Art & Craft Show - August
Kelsey-Hutchinson (Founders) Park, Highlands, NC
Status: Updated 1/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 88
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
September 4 - 7, 2026
North Carolina Apple Festival
Downtown, Hendersonville, NC
Status: Updated 4/15/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 250+
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 9 - 10, 2026
OBX Arts & Craft Festival
Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk, NC
Status: Updated 4/15/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 24
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 12, 2026
Cary Whiskey Wine & Fire
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC
Status: Updated 10/21/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 12, 2026
Day in the Park Festival
High Point City Lake Park, Jamestown, NC
Status: Updated 3/2/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 40
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $100
September 19, 2026
Mountain Heritage Festival
Downtown, Sparta, NC
Status: Updated 12/9/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 60
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 18 - 20, 2026
North Carolina Folk Festival
Downtown, Greensboro, NC
Status: Updated 3/26/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 19 - 20, 2026
Centerfest Arts Festival
Downtown Durham, Durham, NC
Status: Updated 4/30/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 145
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 21 - 26, 2026
Rowan County Fair
Fairgrounds, Salisbury, NC
Status: Updated 2/10/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
September 26, 2026
Thirty-Seventh Fall Doll Show and Sale
NC National Guard Armory, East Flat Rock, NC
Status: Updated 2/20/2026
- # of Exhibitors: Tbd
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
September 26, 2026
Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts
Hiddenite Church Road, Hiddenite, NC
Status: Updated 12/29/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 80
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 25 - 27, 2026
Festival in the Park
Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC
Status: Updated 10/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 195
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $4,000
October 2 - 4, 2026
North Carolina Seafood Festival
Waterfront, Morehead City, NC
Status: Updated 4/27/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 9 - 11, 2026
Hickory Oktoberfest
Union Square & Downtown Hickory, Hickory, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $600 Total
October 9 - 11, 2026
Autumn Leaves Festival
Downtown, Mount Airy, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 10 - 11, 2026
New Bern Mumfest
Downtown Streets and Waterfront, New Bern, NC
Status: Updated 4/27/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 325
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 3 - 17, 2026
Asheville Art in the Park - October
Pack Square, Asheville, NC
Status: Updated 3/31/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 65
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 17, 2026
38th Apple Harvest Festival
Historic Downtown, Waynesville, NC
Status: Updated 3/12/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 180
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 16 - 18, 2026
LEAF Global Arts Festival
Deerfields, Horse Shoe, NC
Status: Updated 3/12/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 55
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 24, 2026
Art by the Tracks - Fall
Downtown Black Mountain, Black Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 1/14/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 50
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
October 24, 2026
The Barbecue Festival
Main Street, Lexington, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 15 - 25, 2026
North Carolina State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2026
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
October 23 - 25, 2026
Christmas Made in the South / Charlotte
Cabarras Arena & Events Center, Concord, NC
Status: Updated 1/6/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 325
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
October 3 - November 22, 2026
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival, Huntersville, NC
Status: Updated 4/27/2026
- # of Exhibitors: 140
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na