North Carolina Craft Show Listings

Asheville Gem and Jewelry Wholesale Trade Show
01/05 - 01/06 2010
Civic Center - Asheville, NC 28801
Promoter: Gem and Lapidary Wholesalers, Inc.
Show Dir: Tina Gray  Ph: (601) 879‑8832
Online: info@glwshows.com  Website: glwshows.com
Attendance: 1,000 
Exhibitors: 87   Exhib. Fee: Contact

North Carolina RV & Camping Show‑Greensboro
01/08 - 01/10 2010
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
Promoter: Affinity Events
Show Dir: Anthony Tedesco  Ph: (804) 425‑6556
Online: thansen@affinitygroup.com Website: agievents.com
Attendance: 12,000 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

African American Arts Festival
01/10 - 03/01 2010
Various Locations - Greensboro, NC
Promoter: African American Atelier
Show Dir: Festival Office  Ph: (336) 333‑6885
Online: info@africanamericanatelier.org Website: africanamericanatelier.org
Activities: workshops
Attendance: 5,000       
Exhibitors: Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact

Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry‑Durham, NC
01/16 - 01/17 2010
Marriott Durham@The Civic Center - Durham, NC
Promoter: Intergalactic Bead and Jewelry Shows Inc.
Show Dir: Chris  Ph: (888) 729‑6904
Online: marketing@beadshows.com Website: beadshows.com
Activities: classes/demonstrations
Attendance: 1,000 
Exhibitors: uried   Exhib. Fee: Contact

Bold‑Faced Liars' Showdown
01/23 - 01/23 2010
131 S. Main Street - Laurinburg, NC
Promoter: Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast
Show Dir: Jan or Brenda  Ph: (910) 291‑0929
Online: info@sfoc.info  Website: storyarts.info
Activities: daytime competition for title of bold‑faced liar, evening comedy/music concert
Attendance: 500  

Blowing Rock Winterfest
01/28 - 01/31 2010
Various Sites - Blowing Rock, NC
Promoter: Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Charles Hardin  Ph: (877) 295‑7801
Online: info@visitblowingrock.com Website: blowingrockwinterfest.com
Activities: chili cook‑off, hayrides, ice sculptors, wood carvers
Attendance: 1,500   Food Booths: local   

All That Jazz Weekend
01/29 - 01/31 2010
Grove Park Inn - Asheville, NC
Promoter: Grove Park Inn
Show Dir: Grove Park  Ph: (828) 252‑2700
Online: info@groveparkinn.com Website: groveparkinn.com
Activities: artists reception, jazz jam, jazz clinic
Exhibitors: Juried  

Greater Charlotte Home & Landscape Show
01/29 - 01/31 2010
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center - Concord, NC
Promoter: Show Technology Productions
Show Dir: Show Office  Ph: (210) 408‑0998
Online: info@showtechnology.com Website: showtechnology.com
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Handcrafted: Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood
01/29 - 05/16 2010
Arts Center - Rocky Mount, NC
Promoter: Rocky Mount Arts Center
Show Dir: Arts Center  Ph: (252) 972‑1163
Online: arts@imperialcentre.org Website: imperialcentre.org
Attendance: 3,500 
Exhibitors: Juried   Prize Money: $1,600
Deadline: Crafts: 11/20/2009

Pinecone Winter Music Festival
01/30 - 01/31 2010
Progress Energy Center‑Meymandi Hall - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Pinecone ‑ Piedmont Council of Traditional Music
Show Dir: William Lewis  Ph: (919) 664‑8333
Online: membership@pinecone.org Website: pinecone.org

Cape Fear Model Railroad Society Show and Sale
01/30 - 01/31 2010
American Legion Post 10 - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: Cape Fear Model Railroad Society
Show Dir: Ben Jackson  Ph: (910) 270‑2696
Online: ben.jackson@charter.net Website: capefearmodelrailroadclub.org
Attendance: 2,500   Food Booths: 1   
Exhibitors: 46   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 11/01/2009

Southern Farm Show
02/03 - 02/05 2010
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Southern Shows, Inc.
Show Dir: David Zimmerman  Ph: (800) 849‑0248
Online: dzimmerman@southernshows.com Website: southernfarmshow.com
Attendance: 20,000 
Exhibitors: 300+   Exhib. Fee: $55‑$5.10/square foot

North Carolina Jazz Festival
02/04 - 02/06 2010
Wilmington Hilton Riverside - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: North Carolina Jazz Festival, Inc.
Show Dir: Sandy Evans  Ph: (910) 793‑1111
Online: sandyevans34@yahoo.com Website: ncjazzfestival.com
Attendance: 1,000 

East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival & NC Decoy Carving
02/05 - 02/07 2010
Washington Civic Center - Washington, NC
Promoter: The East Carolina Wildfowl Guild
Show Dir: David Gossett  Ph: (252) 946‑2897
Online: info@eastcarolinawildfowlguild.com Website: eastcarolinawildfowlguild.com
Activities: Wildlife art/decoy auction, 12 carving competition divi
Attendance: 7,000 
Exhibitors: 100   Juried  Exhib. Fee: $75‑$130+

North to South: First Juried Artwork Competition
02/05 - 02/28 2010
Green Rice Gallery - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Green Rice Gallery
Show Dir: Carla Garrison  Ph: (704) 344‑0300
Online: art@green‑rice.com Website: northtosouthartshow.com
Exhibitors: 100   Juried   Prize Money: $1,000, $500, $250  Exhib. Fee: 0
Deadline: Crafts: 01/15/2010

NC School Science & Math Native American Pow Wow
02/06 - 02/06 2010
N.C. School of Science and Math - Durham, NC
Promoter: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Show Dir: Joe Liles  Ph: (919) 286‑9401
Online: liles@ncssm.edu  Website: ncssm.edu/powwow
Activities: demonstrations
Attendance: 2,000   Food Booths: 2    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 17   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 11/01/2009  Food: 11/01/2009  

Carolina Chocolate Festival
02/06 - 02/07 2010
Crystal Coast Civic Center - Morehead City, NC
Promoter: Carolina Chocolate Festival, Inc.
Show Dir: Judy Hailey  Ph: (877) 848‑4976
Online: tpevents@earthlink.net Website: carolinachocolatefestival.com
Activities: chocolate pudding‑eating contest for kids on‑site. off‑site gala dinner, spa night, concer
Attendance: 10,000   Food Booths: 30    Food Fee: $375‑$450
Exhibitors: 30   Exhib. Fee: $375‑$450
Deadline: Crafts: 01/20/2010   Food: 01/20/2010  

Bluegrass First Class
02/12 - 02/14 2010
Crown Plaza resort - Asheville, NC
Promoter: MRH Bluegrass Productions
Show Dir: Milton Harkey  Ph: (828) 275‑8650
Online: NA  Website: bluegrassfirstclass.com
Activities: workshops & jam sessions
Attendance: 3,000 

2010 Wilmington Garden Show
02/13 - 02/14 2010
Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: Nhcce Arboretum Foundation, Inc.
Show Dir: Gary Levesque  Ph: (910) 798‑7670
Online: glevesque@nhcgov.com Website: gardeningnhc.org
Attendance: 4,500   Food Booths: 1   
Exhibitors: 50   Exhib. Fee: $125‑$890
Deadline: Crafts: 01/01/2010  

UNCW Intercultural Festival
02/15 - 02/20 2010
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: University of North Carolina ‑ Wilmington
Show Dir: Jen FernandezVilla  Ph: (910) 962‑3685
Online: fernandezvillaj@uncw.edu Website: uncw.edu/iweek
Attendance: 500  Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Arts & Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn
02/19 - 02/21 2010
Grove Park Inn - Asheville, NC
Promoter: The Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference
Show Dir: Bruce Johnson  Ph: (828) 628‑1915
Online: bj1915@charter.net Website: arts‑craftsconference.com
Activities: antiques show, seminars, exhibits, demonstrations
Attendance: 3,000 
Exhibitors: 125   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact

North Carolina RV & Camping Show‑Charlotte
02/19 - 02/21 2010
Charlotte Convention Center - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Affinity Events
Show Dir: Anthony Tedesco  Ph: (804) 425‑6556
Online: thansen@affinitygroup.com Website: agievents.com
Attendance: 12,000 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

FTCC Juried Exhibition
02/19 - 03/12 2010
FTCC Art Gallery - Fayetteville, NC
Promoter: Fayetteville Technical Community College
Show Dir: SeÃn McDaniel  Ph: (910) 678‑0042
Online: mcdanies@faytechcc.edu Website: faytechcc.edu
Exhibitors: Juried   Prize Money: $1,500  
Deadline: Crafts: 01/10/2010

Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival
02/26 - 02/27 2010
Lenoir Community College Gym - Kinston, NC
Promoter: Kinston Winter Bluegrass, Inc.
Show Dir: LCC College Foundation  Ph: (252) 233‑6865
Online: smiller@lenoircc.edu Website: kinstonwinterbluegrass.com
Attendance: 2,000 

North Carolina RV & Camping Show‑Raleigh
02/26 - 02/28 2010
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Affinity Events
Show Dir: Anthony Tedesco  Ph: (804) 425‑6556
Online: thansen@affinitygroup.com Website: agievents.com
Attendance: 11,000 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Outdoor Sports RV and Boat Show
02/26 - 02/28 2010
Asheville Civic Center - Asheville, NC
Promoter: Western Carolina Productions, Inc.
Show Dir: John Patterson  Ph: (828) 628‑9626
Online: wcpro@bellsouth.net Website: wcpshows.com
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Raleigh Mind Body Spirit Expo
02/27 - 02/28 2010
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Body Mind Spirit Expos
Show Dir: Body Mind Spirit Expo  Ph: (541) 482‑3722
Online: mollie@bmse.net  Website: bmse.net
Activities: lectures, demos
Attendance: 1,500 
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $295, $495

Southern Spring Home & Garden Show
03/03 - 03/07 2010
The Park - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Southern Shows, Inc.
Show Dir: Mardee Woodward  Ph: (704) 376‑4085
Online: mwoodward@southernshows.com Website: southernshows.com
Activities: home & garden experts and celebrities
Attendance: 50,000  Food Fee: $1,000
Exhibitors: 500   Exhib. Fee: $1,000

Rumba on the Lumber Chili Festival
03/05 - 03/06 2010
Downtown Plaza - Lumberton, NC
Promoter: Robeson Road Runners
Show Dir: Connie Russ  Ph: (910) 671‑3876
Online: cruss@ci.lumberton.nc.us Website: robesonroadrunners.com
Activities: chili cook‑off, 5k race, 1 mile family fun, climbing wall
Attendance: 8,000   Food Booths: 30    Food Fee: $50
Exhibitors: 50   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $25 arts & crafts
Deadline: Crafts: 01/31/2010   Music: 01/31/2010   Food: 01/31/2010  

North Carolina Potters Conference
03/05 - 03/07 2010
Downtown - Asheboro, NC
Promoter: Randolph Arts Guild
Show Dir: Derrick Sides  Ph: (336) 629‑0399
Online: arts@asheboro.com  Website: 
Attendance: 175  
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $175

Emerald Isle Saint Patrick's Festival
03/13 - 03/13 2010
Emerald Plantation Shopping Center - Emerald Isle, NC
Promoter: Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation
Show Dir: Event Contact  Ph: (252) 354‑6350
Online: ldavis@emeraldisle‑nc.org Website: emeraldisle‑nc.org
Attendance: 20,000        Food Fee: $200
Exhibitors: 80   Exhib. Fee: $100

Charlotte Goes Green Saint Patrick's Day Festival
03/13 - 03/13 2010
Center City at 3rd St. & Tryon St. - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Dyer Hart Productions
Show Dir: Frank Hart  Ph: (803) 802‑1678
Online: fhartiii@comporium.net Website: charlottestpatsday.com
Activities: parade, children's amusements
Attendance: 6,000   Food Booths: 13    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 35   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 01/15/2010   Music: 12/15/2009   Food: 01/15/2010  

Guinness Saint Patrick's Day Festival
03/13 - 03/13 2010
Riverfront Park - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: Downtown Business Alliance
Show Dir: Chris Andrews  Ph: (216) 374‑8884
Online: citybuddha@hotmail.com Website: dbawilmington.com
Activities: parade, highland games, dancing
Attendance: 9,000       
Exhibitors: tba   Exhib. Fee: $100
Deadline: Crafts: 03/01/2010   Food: 03/01/2010  

Eastern Carolina Craftsmen's Spring Festival
03/13 - 03/14 2010
Charlie Rose Expo Building - Fayetteville, NC
Promoter: Quincy Scarborough
Show Dir: Quincy Scarborough  Ph: (910) 483‑2040
Online: qscarborough1@aol.com Website: 
Attendance: 3,500 
Exhibitors: 120+   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $140+
Deadline: Crafts: 01/01/2010  

Intergalactic Bead Show‑Charlotte, NC
03/13 - 03/14 2010
Metrolina Expo Trade Center - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Intergalactic Bead and Jewelry Shows Inc.
Show Dir: Arun Yadav  Ph: (888) 729‑6904
Online: marketing@beadshows.com Website: beadshows.com
Activities: classes/demos
Attendance: 1,000 
Exhibitors: 20‑50  Exhib. Fee: Contact

Spring Home and Garden Show
03/13 - 03/14 2010
New Bern Convention Center - New Bern, NC
Promoter: Freedom ENC Communications
Show Dir: Terri Cone  Ph: (910) 219‑8403
Online: tcone@freedomenc.com Website: encshows.com
Attendance: 7,000 
Exhibitors: 212   Exhib. Fee: $470 standard booth
Deadline: Crafts: 02/15/2010

Asheville Spring Home Show
03/19 - 03/21 2010
Civic Center - Asheville, NC
Promoter: Western Carolina Productions, Inc.
Show Dir: John Patterson  Ph: (828) 628‑9626
Online: wcpro@bellsouth.net Website: wcpshows.com
Exhibitors: 250   Exhib. Fee: Contact

Union Academy Spring Festival
03/20 - 03/20 2010
675 North M.L. King, Jr. Boulevard - Monroe, NC
Promoter: Union Academy
Show Dir: Brenda Grigston  Ph: (704) 238‑8883
Online: ttague@unionacademy.org Website: unionacademy.net
Activities: 5k run/walk, jewelry, face painting, & more
Attendance: 500    Food Booths: 5    Food Fee: $80
Exhibitors: 50   Exhib. Fee: $60
Deadline: Crafts: 03/20/2010

Spring Market
03/25 - 03/28 2010
Town Square at Biltmore Park - South Asheville, NC
Promoter: Junior League of Asheville
Show Dir: Tracy Gualano & Grey Taylor  Ph: (828) 254‑5608
Online: jlofa@charter.net  Website: juniorleagueasheville.org
Activities: demonstrations, preview event, spring soiree, silent auction, 5k run, fashion show, +more!
Attendance: 3,000
Exhibitors: 40   Exhib. Fee: $500‑$750
Deadline: Crafts: 02/01/2010   Food: 02/01/2010  

Catawba Valley Pottery and Antique Festival
03/26 - 03/27 2010
Hickory Metro Convention Center - Hickory, NC
Promoter: Catawba County Historical Assoc/nc Pottery Center
Show Dir: Festival Office  Ph: (828) 324‑7294
Online: historicharper@charterinternet.com Website: catawbahistory.org
Activities: lecture, exhibits, children's events, demonstrations
Attendance: 3,000 
Exhibitors: 110   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact

Southern Ideal Home Show ~ Greensboro
03/26 - 03/28 2010
Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
Promoter: Southern Shows, Inc.
Show Dir: Mollie Adkins(ext. 142)  Ph: (800) 849‑0248
Online: dzimmerman@southernshows.com Website: southernshows.com
Activities: informational seminars, workshops, special events
Attendance: 16,000 
Exhibitors: 400   Exhib. Fee: $7.50/sq.ft. + $100 corner

Spring Craft Fair
03/27 - 03/27 2010
1008 Arendell Street - Morehead City, NC
Promoter: the History Place
Show Dir: Cindi B. Hamilton  Ph: (252) 247‑7533
Online: historyplace@starfishnet.com Website: thehistoryplace.org
Attendance: 500    Food Booths: 1   
Exhibitors: 40   Exhib. Fee: $35
Deadline: Crafts: 03/17/2010

Old Fashion Planters Day
03/27 - 03/28 2010
Old Fayetteville Rd. - Ammon, NC
Promoter: White Oak Ruritan Club
Show Dir: John Graham  Ph: (910) 866‑4543
Online: domino@intrstar.net Website: 
Attendance: 3,500        Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Ramp It Up! Festival
03/28 - 03/28 2010
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds - Cherokee, NC
Promoter: Cherokee Travel and Promotion
Show Dir: Loretta Kirby  Ph: (828) 497‑8128
Online: pr@thegossagency.com Website: cherokee‑nc.com
Activities: horseshoe tournament and and tramp‑and‑ramp feast
Attendance: 2,000   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 10   Exhib. Fee: $50

Southport Spring Festival
04/02 - 04/03 2010
Franklin Square Park - Southport, NC
Promoter: Southport Oak Island Kiwanis Club
Show Dir: Mike Clune  Ph: (910) 253‑4409
Online: jsherrill2@ec.rr.com Website: downtownsouthport.org
Activities: kids' games, chili cook‑off contest, azalea sale
Attendance: 8,000   Food Booths: 10    Food Fee: $150
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $75
Deadline: Crafts: 03/05/2010   Music: 03/10/2010   Food: 03/05/2010  

Business Expo
04/03 - 04/03 2010
Lu Mil Vineyard - Dublin, NC
Promoter: Elizabethtown‑White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Dawn Maynard  Ph: (910) 862‑4368
Online: tourism28337@embarqmail.com Website: elizabethtownwhitelake.com
Attendance: 1,000        Food Fee: $100
Exhibitors: 75   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $100
Deadline: Crafts: 04/01/2010   Food: 04/01/2010  

Southern Ideal Home Show ~ Raleigh Spring
04/03 - 04/05 2010
North Carolina State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Southern Shows, Inc.
Show Dir: Debbie Ball (ext. 134)  Ph: (800) 849‑0248
Online: dzimmerman@southernshows.com Website: southernshows.com
Activities: workshops
Attendance: 20,000 
Exhibitors: 350   Exhib. Fee: $9 per sq.ft.

Biltmore Estate's Festival of Flowers
04/03 - 05/16 2010
Biltmore - Asheville, NC
Promoter: Biltmore Estate
Show Dir: Biltmore Estate  Ph: (828) 225‑1333
Online: specialprojects@biltmore.com Website: biltmore.com
Attendance: 5,000 

North Carolina Azalea Festival
04/07 - 04/11 2010
Various Sites - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: North Carolina Azalea Festival
Show Dir: Festival Office  Ph: (910) 794‑4650
Online: info@ncazaleafestival.org Website: ncazaleafestival.org
Activities: parade, home & garden tours, circus, queen's coronation
Attendance: 375,000   Food Booths: 100    Food Fee: $850, $1,600
Exhibitors: 200   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $200, $575
Deadline: Crafts: 02/01/2010   Food: 01/15/2010  

Dimensions 2010 National Juried Art Exhibition
04/08 - 05/28 2010
301 West 4th St. - Winston‑Salem, NC
Promoter: Associated Artists of Winston‑Salem
Show Dir: Associated Artists  Ph: (336) 722‑0340
Online: membership@associatedartists.org Website: associatedartists.org
Attendance: 1,000 
Exhibitors: Juried   Prize Money: $1,900 cash  Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 02/12/2010  

Newport Pig Cookin' Contest
04/09 - 04/10 2010
Town Park - Newport, NC
Promoter: Newport Pig Cookin', Inc.
Show Dir: Jim Bristle  Ph: (252) 223‑7447
Online: fleetman@eastnc.twcbc.com Website: newportpigcooking.com
Activities: rides for children
Attendance: 10,000   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 65   Exhib. Fee: $75
Deadline: Crafts: 03/15/2010 

Craftsmen's Spring Classic Arts & Crafts Festival
04/09 - 04/11 2010
Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
Promoter: Gilmore Enterprises, Inc.
Show Dir: Jennifer Palmer  Ph: (336) 282‑5550
Online: Contact@gilmoreshows.com Website: craftshow.com
Activities: artistic process in action as many exhibitors demo
Attendance: 20,000 
Exhibitors: 300   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $260+
Deadline: Crafts: 03/30/2010

Beaufort County Traditional Music Festival
04/09 - 04/11 2010
Multiple Venues Downtown - Washington, NC
Promoter: Beaufort County Arts Council
Show Dir: Joey Toler  Ph: (252) 946‑2504
Online: beaufortcountyarts@embarqmail.com Website: beaufortcountyartscouncil.org
Activities: instrument demos
Attendance: 3,000        Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Earth Action Day
04/10 - 04/10 2010
Southern Community Park - Chapel Hill, NC
Promoter: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department
Show Dir: Ray Butch Kisiah Jr.  Ph: (919) 968‑2784
Online: parksrec@townofchapelhill.org Website: townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec
Attendance: 1,500       
Exhibitors: 60   Exhib. Fee: $40‑$85

Painters Greenhouse Herb Festival
04/10 - 04/11 2010
Painters Greenhouse - Old Fort, NC
Promoter: Painter's Greenhouse
Show Dir: Susie Painter  Ph: (828) 668‑7225
Online: info@paintersgreenhouse.com Website: paintersgreenhouse.com
Activities: door prizes, book authors, live animals, lots of fun!
Attendance: 4,000   Food Booths: 6    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 02/20/2010  Food: 04/20/2010  

North Carolina Renaissance Faire
04/10 - 04/25 2010
13239 Capital Blvd - Wake Forest, NC
Promoter: The Historical Enrichment Society
Show Dir: Donna Varner‑Sheaves  Ph: (919) 755‑8004
Online: donna@ncrenfaire.com Website: ncrenfaire.com
Activities: novelty, jousting, royal court, kids' kingdom
Attendance: 30,000   Food Booths: 11    Food Fee: $3‑$7 per sq. ft.
Exhibitors: 110   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $3‑$7 per sq. ft.
Deadline: Crafts: 03/01/2010   Music: 01/01/2010   Food: 03/01/2010  

Halifax Day
04/12 - 04/12 2010
25 Saint David Street - Halifax, NC
Promoter: Historic Halifax 
Show Dir: Carl Burke  Ph: (252) 583‑7191
Online: carl.burke@ncdcr.gov Website: halifax.nchistoricsites.org
Activities: commemoration ceremony, living history/hands‑on activities
Attendance: 1,500 

Riverrun International Film Festival
04/15 - 04/25 2010
Various Venues - Winston‑Salem, NC
Show Dir: Andrew Rodgers  Ph: (336) 724‑1502
Online: festival@riverrunfilm.com Website: riverrunfilm.com
Attendance: 15,000 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $20‑$60
Deadline: Crafts: 12/11/2009   

Rural Hill Scottish Festival & Highland Games
04/16 - 04/18 2010
Rural Hill - Huntersville, NC
Promoter: Catawba Valley Scottish Society, Inc.
Show Dir: Catawba Valley  Ph: (704) 875‑3113
Online: office@ruralhill.net Website: ruralhillscottishfestivals.net
Activities: competitions, demonstrations, music, dance, kids events
Attendance: 11,000   Food Booths: 9    Food Fee: Invitation only
Exhibitors: 24   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Invitation only
Deadline: Music: 01/15/2010

Herbfest
04/16 - 04/25 2010
527 S. White Street - Wake Forest, NC
Promoter: The Cotton Company
Show Dir: Bob Johnson  Ph: (800) 937‑3993
Online: herbfestbob@gmail.com Website: herbfest.net
Activities: local performers, live birds, display gardens, cooking demos
Attendance: 20,000   Food Booths: 8    Food Fee: $500
Exhibitors: 25   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $150
Deadline: Crafts: 03/31/2010   Music: 03/28/2009   Food: 03/28/2010  

Ashe County Arts Council Spring Fest
04/17 - 04/17 2010
Old West Jefferson School - West Jefferson, NC
Promoter: Ashe County Arts Council 
Show Dir: Jane Lonon  Ph: (336) 846‑2787
Online: rebecca@ashecountyarts.org Website: ashecountyarts.org
Activities: art displays, hands‑on art activities
Attendance: 500  
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Great Grapes! Wine, Arts and Food Festival Cary NC
04/17 - 04/17 2010
Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC
Promoter: Trigger Agency
Show Dir: Anne Fitzgerald  Ph: (800) 830‑3976
Online: afitz@triggeragency.com Website: uncorkthefun.com
Attendance: 5,000        Food Fee: $775
Exhibitors: 60   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $275+
Deadline: Crafts: 04/15/2010   Music: 03/01/2010   Food: 04/15/2010  

Rims On The River
04/17 - 04/17 2010
Downtown - Wilmington, NC
Promoter: Downtown Business Alliance 
Show Dir: Chris Andrews  Ph: (216) 374‑8884
Online: citybuddha@hotmail.com Website: dbawilmington.com
Attendance: 20,000   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 500   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/10/2010

Herb & Plant Festival
04/17 - 04/17 2010
518 Winecoff School Road - Concord, NC
Promoter: Cabarrus County Master Gardener Volunteer Association
Show Dir: Bill Hickok  Ph: (704) 788‑2873
Online: bhlewis@cabarruscounty.us Website: cabarrus.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=events
Attendance: 9,000   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 80   Exhib. Fee: $20
Deadline: Crafts: 04/17/2010  Food: 02/05/2010  

Swansboro Spring Home and Garden
04/17 - 04/18 2010
Rotary Civic Center - Swansboro, NC
Promoter: Freedom ENC Communications 
Show Dir: Terri Cone  Ph: (910) 219‑8403
Online: tcone@freedomenc.com Website: encshows.com
Attendance: 4,000 
Exhibitors: 112   Exhib. Fee: $335
Deadline: Crafts: 04/05/2010

Herb Festival
04/22 - 04/24 2010
First Presbyterian Church - Burlington, NC
Promoter: Women's Resource Center in Alamance County
Show Dir: Heidi Norwick  Ph: (336) 227‑6900
Online: womensalamance@bellsouth.net Website: wrcac.org
Attendance: 1,500   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 18   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 03/02/2010

Cherry Blossom Festival
04/23 - 04/24 2010
Downtown - Cherryville, NC
Promoter: Cherryville Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Diana Beam  Ph: (704) 435‑3451
Online: dbeam@cityofcherryville.com Website: cherryvillechamber.com
Activities: carnival, little blue choo trackless train, kids' games, inflatables
Attendance: 9,000   Food Booths: 15    Food Fee: $75
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $35‑$50

Fayetteville Dogwood Festival
04/23 - 04/25 2010
Downtown - Fayetteville, NC
Promoter: Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, Inc.
Show Dir: Carrie King  Ph: (910) 323‑1934
Online: info@faydogwoodfestival.com Website: faydogwoodfestival.com
Activities: games, rides, family activities, children's area, live music
Attendance: 200,000   Food Booths: 15    Food Fee: $750
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $100‑$175
Deadline: Crafts: 02/05/2010   Music: 01/01/2010   Food: 02/05/2010  
 

Southern Women's Show ~ Raleigh
04/23 - 04/25 2010
NC State Fairgrounds - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: Southern Shows, Inc.
Show Dir: Ramsay Younger (ext. 221)  Ph: (800) 851‑2990
Online: dzimmerman@southernshows.com Website: southernshows.com
Activities: cooking stage, spotlight stage, dancing like the stars, firefighter fashion show
Attendance: 28,000 
Exhibitors: 500   Exhib. Fee: $9 per sqare foot

Storytelling Festival of Carolina
04/23 - 04/25 2010
Historic John Blue House - Laurinburg, NC
Promoter: Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast
Show Dir: Jan or Brenda  Ph: (910) 291‑0929
Online: info@sfoc.info  Website: sfoc.info
Activities: workshops, children's activities, evening music and teller gala
Attendance: 2,000        Food Fee: $25+
Exhibitors: uried  

Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival
04/24 - 04/24 2010
Fred G. Bond Metro Park - Cary, NC
Promoter: Town of Cary Parks, Rec & Cultural Resources
Show Dir: Joy Ennis  Ph: (919) 462‑3864
Online: vicki.hayes@townofcary.org Website: townofcary.org
Activities: kids' area, earth day
Attendance: 15,000   Food Booths: 13    Food Fee: $100
Exhibitors: 163   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $115
Deadline: Crafts: 01/08/2010   Music:    Food: 02/23/2010  

Springfest
04/24 - 04/24 2010
Downtown - Southern Pines, NC
Promoter: Southern Pines Business Association
Show Dir: Event Office  Ph: (910) 315‑6508
Online: spba@earthlink.net Website: southernpines.biz
Activities: youth rides, nationally sanctioned bike race
Attendance: 8,000   Food Booths: 14    Food Fee: $125
Exhibitors: 175   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $75
Deadline: Crafts: 03/05/2010   Music: 04/01/2010   Food: 03/05/2010  

Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Celebration
04/24 - 04/24 2010
Lower Street - Spruce Pine, NC
Promoter: Spruce Pine Main Street
Show Dir: Kay Goins  Ph: (828) 765‑3008
Online: spmainst@bellsouth.net Website: sprucepinefestivals.com
Activities: demonstrations
Attendance: 2,000   Food Booths: 4    Food Fee: $50
Exhibitors: 20   Exhib. Fee: $35
Deadline: Crafts: 04/03/2010   Food: 03/01/2010  

World Beer Festival Raleigh
04/24 - 04/24 2010
Moore Square - Raleigh, NC
Promoter: All About Beer Magazine
Show Dir: Ola Nilbrink  Ph: (919) 530‑8150
Online: events@allaboutbeer.com Website: allaboutbeer.com/wbf
Attendance: 8,000   Food Booths: 8    Food Fee: $600‑$750
Exhibitors: 20   Exhib. Fee: $300‑$660
Deadline: Crafts: 03/20/2009   Music: 03/31/2009   Food: 03/20/2009  

Arts on the Square
04/24 - 04/24 2010
Washington Street - Shelby, NC
Promoter: Buffalo Creek Gallery
Show Dir: Pat Edwards  Ph: (704) 487‑0256
Online: artsonthesquare@yahoo.com Website: buffalocreekgallery.org
Activities: merry‑go round festival at city park
Attendance: 2,500 
Exhibitors: 50+   Juried   Prize Money: $1,000   Exhib. Fee: $60
Deadline: Crafts: 04/11/2010   Music: 04/11/2010   

Art & Soul of South End
04/24 - 04/25 2010
Tryon Street - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Charlotte Center City Partners
Show Dir: Ally Oelerich  Ph: (704) 332‑2227
Online: aoelerich@charlottecentercity.org Website: artandsoulofsouthend.com
Attendance: 10,000   Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 90   Exhib. Fee: $275
Deadline: Crafts: 03/06/2010

Foothills Merry Go Round Festival
04/24 - 04/25 2010
Shelby City Park - Shelby, NC
Show Dir: Allen Langley  Ph: (704) 482‑2847
Online: jackie@clevelandchamber.org
Activities: rides, games, inflatables, food, downtown juried art show, car show, theatre performance
Attendance: 10,000   Food Booths: 12    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Juried   Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 03/31/2010   Music: 03/15/2010   Food: 03/31/2010  

Dancing Moccasins ‑ A Living History Weekend
04/24 - 04/25 2010
Frisco Native American Museum - Frisco, NC
Promoter: Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center
Show Dir: Carl Bornfriend  Ph: (252) 995‑4440
Online: bfriend1@embarqmail.com Website: nativeamericanmuseum.org
Attendance: Food Booths: local   
Exhibitors: 40 +   Exhib. Fee: $150‑$200
Deadline: Crafts: 02/15/2010   Music: 12/15/2009   Food: 01/15/2010  

Festival on the Neuse
04/29 - 05/02 2010
Neuseway Park, Downtown - Kinston, NC
Promoter: Kinston Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Jan Barwick  Ph: (252) 527‑1131
Online: jbarwick@kinstonchamber.com Website: bbqfestivalontheneuse.com
Activities: children's area, raft race, duck race, juried art show, antique show
Attendance: 6,000        Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 25   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/10/2010

Merlefest 2010
04/29 - 05/02 2010
Wilkes Community College - Wilkesboro, NC
Promoter: Wilkes Community College Endowment Corp
Show Dir: Festival Director  Ph: (800) 343‑7857
Online: merlefest@wilkescc.edu Website: merlefest.org
Attendance: 70,000   Food Booths: 15   
Exhibitors: 50   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 01/05/2010

Run For the Roses Wine Tasting
04/30 - 04/30 2010
The Fair Barn - Pinehurst, NC
Promoter: Sandhills Children's Center
Show Dir: Teresa Copper  Ph: (910) 692‑3323
Online: ncfins_up@yahoo.com Website: SandhillsChildrensCenter.org
Attendance: 500  
Deadline: Music: 04/15/2010   Food: 02/01/2010  

Meet In The Street
05/01 - 05/01 2010
Downtown - Wake Forest, NC
Promoter: Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Chamber Office  Ph: (919) 556‑1519
Online: jade@wakeforestchamber.org Website: wakeforestchamber.org
Activities: children's games, children's art, farmers market
Attendance: 5,000   Food Booths: 10    Food Fee: $85
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $85
Deadline: Crafts: 03/14/2010   Food: 03/15/2010  

Spring Into Arts Festival
05/01 - 05/01 2010
South Union Street - Concord, NC
Promoter: Concord Downtown Development Corporation
Show Dir: Vickie Weant  Ph: (704) 784‑4208
Online: vickie@concorddowntown.com Website: concorddowntown.com
Activities: children's art activities area; artists' paint out
Attendance: 4,000   Food Booths: 10    Food Fee: $25
Exhibitors: 50   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 04/20/2010   Music: 04/15/2010   Food: 04/20/2010  

Spring Craft Fair & Car Show
05/01 - 05/01 2010
Riverwalk Crossing Park - Jacksonville, NC
Promoter: Coastal Carolina Artists & Crafters Guild
Show Dir: Laura Voss  Ph: (910) 938‑7077
Online: ccacguild@yahoo.com Website: ccacguild.blogspot.com
Activities: car show trophies awarded at 2pm
Attendance: 1,000   Food Booths: 1   
Exhibitors: 60   Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 04/28/2010   Food: 04/10/2010  

Sunset Rhythms Concert Series
05/01 - 08/31 2010
4 Locations - Burlington, NC
Promoter: Burlington Recreation and Parks
Show Dir: Jimmy Combs  Ph: (336) 222‑5030
Online: recreation@ci.burlington.nc.us Website: BurlingtonNC.gov/recreation

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Bluegrass Music Festival
05/06 - 05/08 2010
Denton FarmPark - Denton, NC
Promoter: Denton Farmpark
Show Dir: Ruby Loflin/Karen Miller  Ph: (336) 859‑2755
Online: manager@threshers.com Website: dentonbluegrass.com
Activities: children's rides & games, fishing
Attendance: 6,000   Food Booths: 5    Food Fee: 25%
Exhibitors: 12   Exhib. Fee: $200
Deadline: Crafts: 05/02/2010   Music: 08/30/2009   Food: 04/15/2010  

Buggy Festival
05/07 - 05/08 2010
Courthouse Square - Carthage, NC
Promoter: Town of Carthage
Show Dir: Town Office  Ph: (910) 947‑2331
Online: kpohara@nc.rr.com  Website: thebuggyfestival.com
Activities: buggy rides, classic cars, pig cookooff, free kid's area
Attendance: 14,000   Food Booths: 14    Food Fee: $150
Exhibitors: 120   Exhib. Fee: $55, $70
Deadline: Food: 03/01/2010  

Nashville Blooming Festival
05/07 - 05/08 2010
Downtown - Nashville, NC
Promoter: Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Jo Anne Cooper  Ph: (252) 459‑7101
Online: micjag@embarqmail.com Website: 
Activities: parade, carnival, food, crafts live music
Attendance: 20,000   Food Booths: 13    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 100   Exhib. Fee: $50+
Deadline: Crafts: 04/15/2010   Music: 01/25/2010

Bethabara Celtic Festival & Highland Games
05/07 - 05/08 2010
Historic Bethabara Park - Winston‑Salem, NC
Promoter: Historic Bethabara Park
Show Dir: Chuck Hotchkiss  Ph: (336) 924‑8191
Online: hotchkisse@windstream.net Website: bethabarapark.org
Activities: scottish country dancing, irish dancing, sheep dog demos, highland athletic competition,
Attendance: 11,000   Food Booths: 7    Food Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 02/01/2010   Food: 02/01/2010  

Women's Expo 2010
05/07 - 05/08 2010
Cross Creek Mall - Fayetteville, NC
Promoter: Color Me Angel
Show Dir: Mona Powell  Ph: (910) 868‑7471
Online: colormeangel@aol.com Website: colormeangel.com
Activities: mother/daughter look‑a‑like contest, mother/daughter scavenger hunt, door prizes, etc
Attendance: 2,500   Food Booths: 10   
Exhibitors: 65   Exhib. Fee: $300
Deadline: Crafts: 02/15/2010   Music: 05/07/2010

Kernersville Spring Folly
05/07 - 05/09 2010
Downtown - Kernersville, NC
Promoter: Kernersville Chamber Of Commerce
Show Dir: Chamber Office  Ph: (336) 993‑4521
Online: kchamber@kernersvillenc.com Website: kernersvillespringfolly.com
Activities: classic cars, kids' rides & activities
Attendance: 20,000 
Exhibitors: 100   Juried   Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/01/2010

Franklin Mother's Day Gemboree
05/07 - 05/09 2010
Macon County Community Building - Franklin, NC
Promoter: Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Cindy Cavender  Ph: (800) 336‑7829
Online: cindy@franklin‑chamber.com Website: franklin‑chamber.com
Attendance: 3,000 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Franklin Gem and Jewelry Wholesale Trade Show
05/07 - 05/09 2010
Watauga Festival Center - Franklin, NC
Promoter: Gem and Lapidary Wholesalers, Inc.
Show Dir: Tina Gray  Ph: (601) 879‑8832
Online: info@glwshows.com  Website: glwshows.com
Attendance: 3,500 
Exhibitors: 192   Exhib. Fee: Contact

Carolina Blues Festival Presented by Yes! Weekly
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Festival Park, Davie St. - Greensboro, NC
Promoter: Piedmont Blues Preservation Society
Show Dir: John Amberg  Ph: (336) 275‑4944
Online: president@piedmontblues.org Website: piedmontblues.org
Activities: kids' area operated by the music academy of nc
Attendance: 1,500   Food Booths: local    Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Negotiable
Deadline: Crafts: 04/31/2010   Music: 01/31/2010   Food: 04/31/2010  

Albemarle Beach Blast
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Downtown - Albemarle, NC
Promoter: Albemarle Downtown Development
Show Dir: Vicki Coggins  Ph: (704) 984‑9415
Online: NA  Website: albemarledowntown.com
Activities: children's activities, shag contest, raffle, fun run
Attendance: 1,500   Food Booths: 8    Food Fee: $150
Deadline: Food: 02/16/2010  

Daniel Boone Day at Whippoorwill Academy
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Whippoorwill Academy - Ferguson, NC
Promoter: Whippoorwill Academy
Show Dir: Edith Carter  Ph: (336) 973‑3237
Online: whippoorwillacademy@hotmail.com Website: 
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact

Madison Celebrates Arts
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Main Street - Marshall, NC
Promoter: Madison County Arts Council
Show Dir: Laura Boosinger  Ph: (828) 649‑1301
Online: Laura@madisoncountyarts.com Website: madisoncountyarts.com
Attendance: 2,500   Food Booths: 3    Food Fee: $60
Exhibitors: 60   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $60
Deadline: Crafts: 04/30/2010   Music: 04/30/2010   Food: 04/30/2010  

Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival Charlotte, NC
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Symphony Park at Southpark Mall - Charlotte, NC
Promoter: Trigger Agency
Show Dir: Anne Fitzgerald  Ph: (800) 830‑3976
Online: afitz@triggeragency.com Website: beerandbourbon.com
Attendance: 5,000   Food Booths: 10    Food Fee: $775
Exhibitors: 50   Juried   Exhib. Fee: $225‑$795

Happening on the Common
05/15 - 05/15 2010
Town Common - Tarboro, NC
Promoter: Edgecombe County Arts Council
Show Dir: Carol Banks  Ph: (252) 823‑4159
Online: edgecombearts@embarqmail.com Website: edgecombearts.org
Activities: children's rides
Attendance: 3,000   Food Booths: 14    Food Fee: $60
Exhibitors: 70   Exhib. Fee: $40
Deadline: Crafts: 03/30/2010   Music: 03/27/2010   Food: 03/30/2010

Fiddlin' with Wood
6/11/2011
622 North Main Street, Mocksville, NC
Promoter: Davie County Arts Council
Show Dir.: Sidniee Suggs
Ph: 336-751-3112
Online: www.daviearts.org    -or use email:  sidnieesuggs@daviearts.org
Exhibitors: Exhibitors pay $25 to enter, furnish their own tent and table(s)  First Place winner $1000
Deadline: 6/11/2011

FUMC of Fuquay-Varina's Craft Fair & Bazaar
 10/22/2011
 402 N Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC
 Show Dir.: Beth Munzenmaier
 Ph: 919-567-8384
 Online: www.fumcfv.org
 Exhibitors: Single Space:  $50, 2.5x6ft.  Double Space:  $70, 2.5x12ft.
 Deadline: 10/07/2011

Santa Social & Craft Fair
 December 3rd 2011
 24302 South Business 52, Albemarle, NC
 Promoter: American Legion Post #76
 Show Dir.: Pattie
 Phone: 704-983-1598
 Online: rdsmgmt@ctc.net
 Attendance: 1st show
 Exhibitors: Craft vendors - handmade and/or resale
 Deadline: Nov

Christmas Holiday Shoppe
 Saturday, December 10, 2011
 St. Thomas More Church, 920 Carmichael Street, Chapel Hill, NC
 Promoter: Cathy Elmore
 Show Dir.: Joanne Vance
 Phone: 919-493-4157
 Online: www.school.st-thomasmore.org
 Attendance: 500
 Exhibitors: 55-60
 Deadline: October 17, 2011