Regional Data Book, Vol. X, 2008
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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
North Carolina’s southeastern region has many different kinds of festivals and events throughout the year. Whether a celebration is based on a geographic, ethnic, holiday, or economic distinction, food and fun are common to all of them. Outlined below is an illustrative example of some of the annual events by county.
| County |
Festival/Event |
City |
Time of Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Bladen |
White Lake Water Festival |
White Lake |
Spring |
|
Fun Day |
Tar Heel |
Spring |
|
Kelly Spring Festival |
Kelly |
Spring |
|
Old Fashioned Planter’s Day |
White Oak |
Spring |
|
Historic Harmony Hall Reunion |
White Oak |
Spring |
|
May Day Parade |
East Arcadia |
Spring |
|
Ammon Blueberry Festival |
Ammon |
Summer |
|
Farmer’s Festival |
Clarkton |
Fall |
|
Dublin Peanut Festival |
Dublin |
Fall |
|
Agriculture/Business-Expo |
Clarkton |
Fall |
|
Beast of Bladenboro Festival |
Bladenboro |
Fall |
|
Bladen Christmas Parade |
Bladenboro |
Winter |
|
Dr.Martin Luther King Annual Celebration |
Elizabethtown |
Winter |
Brunswick |
Brunswick Town Art & Craft Festival |
Winnabow |
Spring |
|
Spring Festival |
Southport |
Spring |
|
Heritage Days |
Southport |
Spring |
|
John Berry |
Supply |
Spring |
|
A Day at the Docks Festival |
Holden Beach |
Spring |
|
Annual Bluegrass Festival |
Ocean Isle Beach |
Spring |
|
Oak Island Lighthouse 5K & 10K Run/Walk |
Oak Island |
Spring |
|
Bald Head Island Fishing Rodeo |
Bald Head Island |
Spring |
|
NC 4th of July Festival |
Southport |
Summer |
|
Homecoming Festival |
Navassa |
Summer |
|
National Art Show |
Southport |
Summer |
|
Oak Island Beach Day |
Oak Island |
Summer |
|
NC Oyster Festival |
Ocean Isle Beach |
Fall |
|
Children’s Crab Derby |
Southport |
Fall |
|
NC Oyster Festival Road Race |
Ocean Isle Beach |
Fall |
|
NC Festival By the Sea |
Holden Beach |
Fall |
|
Annual NC Heritage Month Pow Wow |
Winnabow |
Fall |
|
Dixon Chapel Oyster Roast |
Varnamtown |
Fall |
|
US Open King Mackerel Tournament |
Southport |
Fall |
|
Christmas Tour of Homes |
Southport |
Winter |
|
Christmas Parade |
Shallotte |
Winter |
|
Christmas By the Sea |
Southport |
Winter |
Columbus |
NC Strawberry Festival/Hot Air Balloon Fiesta |
Chadbourn |
Spring |
|
Fire Ant Festival |
Chadbourn |
Spring |
|
Pireway Paddle Fest |
Pireway |
Summer |
|
NC Watermelon Festival |
Fair Bluff |
Summer |
|
Columbus County Agriculture Fair |
Whiteville |
Fall |
Pecan Festival |
Whiteville |
Fall |
|
|
Yam Festival |
Tabor City |
Fall |
|
Waccamaw Siouan Pow Wow |
Buckhead |
Fall |
|
Black History Expo |
Chadbourn |
Winter |
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