North Carolina Festivals, Art Shows in North Carolina, Music Festivals, Craft Fairs
North Carolina Cities and Towns
Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Banner Elk, Black Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone, Brasstown, Burnsville, Buxton, Cary, Cashiers, Castalia, Charlotte, Concord, Cullowhee, Denton, Dillsboro, Durham, East Flat Rock, Elon, Fayetteville, Fletcher, Fuquay-Varina, Graham, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Hickory, Highlands, Huntersville, Jefferson, Kernersville, Kings Mountain, Kitty Hawk, Lake Lure, Leicester, Lexington, Maggie Valley, Morehead City, Mount Airy, New Bern, Ocean Isle Beach, Raleigh, Salisbury, Seagrove, Shelby, Sparta, Sylva, Valdese, Waynesville, Weaverville, West Jefferson, Wilmington, Winston-SalemEvents in North Carolina in the next 3 months
June 4 - 25, 2025
Open Air Market - June
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/28/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 7 - 28, 2025
Fuquay-Varina Growers Market - June
Chamber of Commerce parking lot, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Status: Updated 4/15/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 28, 2025
Family Farm Animal Day
Duke Homestead, Durham, NC
Status: Updated 5/6/2025
- # of Exhibitors: local
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
June 28 - 29, 2025
Highlands Mountaintop Rotary Art & Craft Show - June
Kelsey-Hutchinson (Founders) Park, Highlands, NC
Status: Updated 5/8/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 88
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
July 4, 2025
Castalia Fourth of July Celebration
Downtown, Castalia, NC
Status: Updated 5/14/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 30
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 1 - 5, 2025
Southeast Old Threshers Reunion
Denton FarmPark, Denton, NC
Status: Updated 10/14/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 150
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 4 - 5, 2025
Christmas in July Festival
Downtown West Jefferson, West Jefferson, NC
Status: Updated 2/10/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 125
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 4 - 5, 2025
Festival For the Eno
West Point on the Eno City Park, Durham, NC
Status: Updated 5/19/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 60+
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $400
July 5 - 6, 2025
Art on the Greene - Fourth of July
Historic Banner Elk School, Banner Elk, NC
Status: Updated 1/31/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 12, 2025
Blowing Rock Art in the Park - July
Downtown, Blowing Rock, NC
Status: Updated 11/1/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 90
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 12 - 13, 2025
Freedom Rings Craft Show
Smokey Mountain Event Center, Waynesville, NC
Status: Updated 6/4/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 53
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
July 12 - 13, 2025
Maggie Valley Summer Arts & Crafts
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Maggie Valley, NC
Status: Updated 5/7/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 19, 2025
Front Street Arts & Crafts Show
Downtown, Front and Church Streets, Dillsboro, NC
Status: Updated 2/25/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 40
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 17 - 20, 2025
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Harrahs Cherokee Center, Asheville, NC
Status: Updated 5/31/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 17 - 20, 2025
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - July
Harrahs Cherokee Center, Asheville, NC
Status: Updated 6/3/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 19 - 20, 2025
Artisans in the Garden
Paul J Ciener Botanical Gardens, Kernersville, NC
Status: Updated 6/1/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 17
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
July 12 - 26, 2025
Fuquay-Varina Growers Market - July
Chamber of Commerce parking lot, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Status: Updated 5/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 23 - 26, 2025
Real to Reel International Film Festival
Joy Performance Center, Kings Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 6/10/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 25 - 26, 2025
Olde-Time and Bluegrass Fiddler's Convention
Ashe County Park, Jefferson, NC
Status: Updated 6/10/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 10
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
July 2 - 30, 2025
Open Air Market - July
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 1 - 2, 2025
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival - Cary, NC
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
Web: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Status: Updated 9/17/2024
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 1 - 2, 2025
Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair
Town Square, Burnsville, NC
Status: Updated 4/22/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 200
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 2 - 3, 2025
Art on the Greene - August Days
Historic Banner Elk School, Banner Elk, NC
Status: Updated 1/31/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 90
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 8 - 9, 2025
Waldensian Festival
Downtown Valdese, Valdese, NC
Status: Updated 4/21/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 180
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
August 16, 2025
Blowing Rock Art in the Park - August
Downtown, Blowing Rock, NC
Status: Updated 11/1/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 16 - 20, 2025
Come to Leicester Artist Studio Tour
Leicester Community Center, Leicester, NC
Status: Updated 4/7/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 31
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 23, 2025
Charlotte Taco 'N Taps
Ballantyne's Backyard, Charlotte, NC
Web: tacosntaps.com
Status: Updated 9/17/2024
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 23, 2025
North Carolina BeachBlast Festival
Patriots Park, Kings Mountain, NC
Status: Updated 2/12/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 50
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 23 - 24, 2025
Highlands Mountaintop Art & Craft Show - August
Kelsey-Hutchinson (Founders) Park, Highlands, NC
Status: Updated 5/8/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 88
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
August 23 - 24, 2025
Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
Downtown Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC
Status: Updated 9/27/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 300
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 6 - 27, 2025
Open Air Market - August
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 30 - 31, 2025
Maggie Valley Labor Day Weekend Craft Show
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Maggie Valley, NC
Status: Updated 5/7/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 100+
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 30 - 31, 2025
Art on the Greene - Labor Day
Historic Banner Elk School, Banner Elk, NC
Status: Updated 1/31/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
August 29 - September 1, 2025
North Carolina Apple Festival
Downtown, Hendersonville, NC
Status: Updated 2/25/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 250+
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 3 - 4, 2025
OBX Arts & Craft Festival
Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk, NC
Status: Updated 3/10/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 24
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 6, 2025
Thirty-Sixth Fall Doll Show and Sale
NC National Guard Armory, East Flat Rock, NC
Status: Updated 1/13/2025
- # of Exhibitors: Tbd
- Juried: no
- Prize Money: na
September 6, 2025
Blowing Rock Art in the Park - September
Downtown, Blowing Rock, NC
Status: Updated 11/1/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 100
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 13, 2025
Cary Whiskey Wine & Fire
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC
Web: whiskeywinefire.com
Status: Updated 12/11/2024
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 5 - 14, 2025
North Carolina Mountain State Fair
WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC
Status: Updated 12/10/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 75
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $Tba
September 12 - 14, 2025
North Carolina Folk Festival
Downtown, Greensboro, NC
Status: Updated 12/10/2024
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 15 - 20, 2025
Rowan County Fair
Fairgrounds, Salisbury, NC
Status: Updated 1/14/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
September 20, 2025
Mountain Heritage Festival
Downtown, Sparta, NC
Status: Updated 2/11/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 60
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 20, 2025
Weaverville Art in Autumn
Downtown, Weaverville, NC
Status: Updated 4/9/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 114
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $50-$1,000
September 20, 2025
Fizz & Beats™ Zero Proof Fest
Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, Kernersville, NC
Status: Updated 5/13/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 35
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money:
September 19 - 21, 2025
Festival in the Park
Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC
Status: Updated 10/17/2024
- # of Exhibitors: 195
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: $4,000
September 20 - 21, 2025
Repticon Charlotte - September
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord, NC
Status: Updated 4/14/2025
- # of Exhibitors: tba
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 20 - 21, 2025
Centerfest Arts Festival
Downtown Durham, Durham, NC
Status: Updated 4/25/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 145
- Juried: yes
- Prize Money: na
September 3 - 24, 2025
Open Air Market - September
Historic Poplar Grove Plantation, Wilmington, NC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
- # of Exhibitors: 25-45
- 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