Morganton Festival
September 6 & 7, 2024
Friday 12:00-11:00pm AND Saturday 9:00am-10:00pm
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The 42nd Annual Morganton Festival is set for Friday, September 6 from 12:00-11:00pm and Saturday, September 7 from 9:00am-10:00pm in downtown Morganton, North Carolina. The festival features 3 stages with free music each evening on the Courthouse Square Stage, dancers, acrobats and theater talents on the Pepsi Stage and wonderous amazements on the Kid Zone stage. In addition to the entertainment there is fun with rides and games, food for all ages, plus over a mile of arts and crafts vendors!
ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE! Entrance into the festival grounds are FREE!
Be a part of this memory making event and mark your calendars for a great weekend of fun, September 6 & 7 in downtown Morganton. The festival is an animal-free event and will go on rain or shine.
Festival Information
The Morganton Festival takes place the weekend after Labor Day. In 2023, the event is set for Friday, September 6 from 12:00-11:00pm and Saturday, September 7 from 9:00am-10:00pm.
The 42nd Annual Morganton Festival wouldn’t be complete without the show stopping musical lineup for which the festival is known and loved! Stay tuned for lineup announcements and information – coming Spring 2024. For full lineup details from the 2023 event, including information about all THREE (3) Stages, visit LINEUP.
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Morganton Festival Press Releases and other information:
Festival Brochure/Map, Press Releases – General Event Info, Pepsi Stage, KidZone Stage
Rules for having fun
These rules apply to all visitors at the Historic Morganton Festival and do not supersede but work in conjunction with the rules for those who have applied and been confirmed for a space within the Festival grounds/boundaries.
- No personal coolers
- No pets
- No smoking
- No solicitation
- No weapons of any kind
- No amplification
- No oversized signs [considered larger than letter sized (8.5″ x 11″) paper]
- No distribution of literature of any kind (such as flyers, letters, business cards, petitions, raffles tickets, etc.)
We have a designated area set aside for the purpose of free speech, distribution of literature, etc. The designated area will be the park located at the corner of King Street and Meeting Street.
ZERO TOLERANCE for non-compliance with these rules
Vendors
Applications for the 2024 Morganton Festival will be ready by the end of January 2024, if not sooner. Applications will be emailed to our database of vendors AND published here.
For HMF, Inc Vendor rules and other vendor information, please click here.
Festival Happenings
Bring a chair & enjoy free music!
Food Court opens at 12:00pm on Friday
Have Fun!
Free Concerts
Dancing under the sunset
Over a mile of craft vendors
Entertainment
The Festival is known for its mile of arts & crafts vendors, mouth-watering food, and FREE entertainment. Talent is set to perform on 3 stages – Courthouse Square Stage, Pepsi Stage, & Kids Stage.
Little Miss Morganton
The Little Miss Morganton Pageant is open to young ladies, ages 0-12, and young gentlemen, ages 1-6, who reside in North Carolina. The pageant takes place at the Morganton Festival in September.
M.A.D.E. (Morganton Arts Design and Engineering) Competition
MADE encourages area Middle and High School students to think outside of the box and engages participants in critical thinking, design, engineering and innovation.
Teen & Kids Zone
Kid Zone features carnival rides, games, free activities in Litter Critters and the Kids Zone Stage. The Teen Zone features obstacle courses, climbing towers, mechanical bull, axe throwing and various other competitive attractions.
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