Morganton Festival Weekends
Three back-to-back weekends full of entertainment! Free Friday Night Concerts and Festival Food and Craft Vendors Saturday. August 27-28, September 3-4 & 10-11, 2021.
Masks are required.
Come Play in our Streets
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Morganton Festival Weekends: Tradition Upheld, Safely Downscaled
You’re invited to come play in the streets (and on the square) of downtown Morganton for the Morganton Festival Weekends set for August 27-28 and September 3-4, 10-11, 2021. Friday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm, enjoy a socially distanced concert on the square. Then on Saturdays from 10:00am-7:00pm stroll and shop with food and craft vendors. 50 new vendors are featured each weekend! Masks are required as well as any restrictions placed by NCDHHS at that time.
Fridays - August 27, September 3 & 10
Each Friday will feature a new regional band during the Morganton Festival Weekends: Traditionally Held, Safely Downscaled. Food and Beverage Vendors will open at 6:00pm and music will begin at 7:00pm. Come enjoy the first event on the newly designed Courthouse Square!!
Please note that masks are required and social distancing will be enforced for these events. As things open up, please check back in for updates on safety guidelines.
Saturdays - August 28, September 4 & 11
50 new handmade craft vendors will fill the Courthouse Square in downtown Morganton each weekend during the Morganton Festival Weekends: Traditionally Held, Safely Downscaled. From 10:00am-7:00pm shop with the vendors and have a bite to eat and drink at the Food Court featuring your festival favorite, mouth-watering vendors.
Each weekend will also feature a fun festival favorite. So far you can plan to, Run the Sunrise Run on the Greenway Saturday, August 28th; see and be a part of art experiences on Saturday, September 4th; and be blown away be the engineering feats at the MADE Competition on Saturday, September 11th. There’s that and so much more in store. Stay tuned for more details.
Please note that masks are required and social distancing will be enforced for these events. As things open up, please check back in for updates on safety guidelines.
Friday Happenings
Bring a chair & enjoy free music!
Food Court opens at 6:00pm on Friday
Wear a mask
Free Concerts on the new Plaza Stage
Music = Community
Dancing under the sunset
Saturday Happenings
Enjoy the mouth-watering creations at the Food Court
Wear a mask
50 Handmade Craft Vendors
Music playing throughout the day
Exciting events every weekend
Arts & Crafts, Food, Entertainment
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Festival Happenings
Sunrise Run on the Greenway
The running of the annual Sunrise Run on the Greenway will take place on Saturday, August 28th, the first weekend of the Morganton Festival.
Miss Morganton Pageant
The Miss Morganton Pageant is open to young ladies, ages 7-up, who reside in NC. The pageant takes place prior to the Morganton Festival in August.
M.A.D.E. (Morganton Arts Design and Engineering) Competition
The M.A.D.E. Competition engages area Middle and High School students in an engineering and design competition on site during the Morganton Festival in downtown. This year’s competition is set for September 10 & 11.
Teen & Kids Zone will be back in 2022
Kid Zone Rovers: A variety of acts from clowns to musicians throughout both days of the festival. Pepsi Stage: Located in the Teen Zone and features dance studios and performers from the region.
Come Play in our Streets
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