Park Event
Join us for Rub and Grub Food Truck and live music with Eddie Carter from 5:00-7:00 pm at the picnic pavilion!
Easter at Black Dog Acres
Join us for Easter at Black Dog Acres!
-Rustic Roots Coffee Truck (9-11 am)
-Easter Crafts and Egg Dying at the picnic pavilion (2:00-3:00 pm)
-Visit the Easter Bunny! (2:00-4:00 pm)
-My Kitchen Food Truck (5:00-7:00 pm)
-Crepes N Creamery Dessert Truck (5:00-7:00 pm)
-Glowing Egg Hunt (7:30 pm)
Meet Me on Main & 5K Fun Run
Meet Me On Main 5K Fun Run (run/walk) is part of the Meet Me On Main Street Festival on April 26, which includes food trucks, live music, street vendors and lots of family fun! Runners will receive a shirt and a medal. The race begins at 2:00 on Dalton Rd.
Meet Me on Main Street Festival:
-Time: 4:00-8:00 PM
-Location: Dalton Road and Main Street in downtown King, NC
-Food trucks, live music, vendors, and family fun!
Mayberry Food Truck Fest
Visit downtown Mt. Airy and enjoy a variety of delicious food at the Mayberry Food Truck Fest!
1 Year Anniversary and Customer Appreciation Weekend
Saturday, May 3:
Rustic Roots Coffee Truck (9-11 AM)
Pottery Glazing with Crisanthemum Ceramics at the picnic pavilion.
(Extra fee for materials. Spaces limited.)
Two Chefs Food Truck (4-7 PM)
Live Music with Scott Buchanan (6-8 PM)
Hot Nights Hot Cars
Located in beautiful downtown Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, the Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise-Ins are family oriented events offering an open street cruise-in, live beach music, and plenty of food and beverage vendors. Cruise-Ins take place the first Saturday of every month beginning in May and ending in October. Car show begins and 3:00 pm with live music from 5:30-9:30 pm.
Mayfest
Downtown Pilot Mountain welcomes you to the 42nd Annual Mayfest! Come downtown to stroll through lots of vendors, enjoy great food at food trucks, and relax by the stage with good music!
Spring Vendor Fair and Farmer's Market
Join us for our first Spring Vendor Fair and Farmer’s Market!
Featuring Travis Dezarn, owner of Tower Ridge Honey Company, will be doing a presentation at 10:00 am about beekeeping.
Memorial Day Weekend: "Concert in the Park"
Join us for Memorial Day Weekend! Burger Cookoff, Craft Brew Exchange, Concert in the Park, Coffee Truck, Dessert Truck, Corn Hole Tournament, Food Truck, and Fun!
Friends and Family Weekend
“Friends and Family Weekend”
-Bring your smokers for a BBQ Cookoff! Potluck sides for park dinner at the pavilion.
-Julie’s Sweet Treats
-Coffee Truck: Rustic Roots (9-11 am)
-Dessert Truck: Crepes and Creamery (5-7 pm)
-Live music with Brett Cox (6-8 pm)
Downtown Pilot Mountain Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting
Christmas Tree Lighting: Special carols will be performed by NC Honors Chorus members and alumni. The Winners of the Downtown Window Decorating Contest will be announced. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will begin at 530pm
Immediately following the Tree Lighting Ceremony we invite you to stay and enjoy our 54th Annual Christmas Parade where you can see dancing, horses, cheerleaders, marching band, traditional favorites like floats, tractors, cars, public safety vehicles and more! Parade occurs on Main Street between East Surry High School and Academy Street. The Christmas Parade is hosted by the Pilot Mountain Rescue & EMS Squad 86.
WNC and MRFC Fundraiser
Join us for coffee, food, and live music to raise funds for western North Carolina and Mountain River Family Campground as they rebuild after Hurricane Helene. 6AM Coffee Truck will be at the park 9:00-11:00 am. My Kitchen Food Truck will be on site 5:30-8:00pm, and Scott Buchanan will provide live music Saturday evening at the picnic pavilion. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy making friends and relaxing at the park while helping those in need!
Halloween at Black Dog Acres
Join us for a Halloween weekend filled with camper decorating, pumpkin decorating, a costume contest, and trick or treating on Saturday night!
Horne Creek Farm Cornshucking Frolic
Join Horne Creek Farm for our annual Cornshucking Frolic on Saturday, October 19th from 10 am - 5pm. The day will highlight history, heritage crafts, music, and fun!
The event is sponsored and organized by the North Carolina Living Historical Farm Committee, Inc.
Admission fees are as follows:
Adults: $8.00, Children 6 - 12: $5.00, & Children 5 & Under: Free.
Heritage demonstrations and activities are sure to please every member of the family from young to old. Quilting, basket weaving, knitting, blacksmithing, a gristmill demonstration, log hewing, information on heirloom apples, cooking demonstrations, plowing, apple butter & sorghum syrup demonstrations, exhibitions of quilts and antique farm equipment, plus much more.
No pets (other than service animals) allowed. No alcoholic beverages allowed.
Canceled in the event of heavy rain.
For more information: 336-325-2298
Autumn Leaves Festival
Every year in October, Mayberry is the place to be for the Autumn Leaves Festival™, an historic festival in the heart of Mount Airy, NC. This nationally recognized event is unique with its mix of music, arts, crafts, and delicious food. There is something for everyone. People from all over the country and the local citizens flood the streets of downtown Mount Airy during this 3-day festival. You’ll find vendors with one-of-a-kind handcrafted items and foods that people wait all year to enjoy, must-see attractions, and some of the best musicians around. The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce invites you, your friends, and family to join in the tradition that is the Autumn Leaves Festival™. See you there!
Hot Nights, Hot Cars
Hot Nights, Hot Cars returns to downtown Pilot Mountain, NC! Cruise-In begins at 3:00pm. Live beach music begins at 5:30pm.
Kingfest
Be sure to join us on Saturday, October 6th for KingFest at King Central Park from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. There will be vendors, food, car show, contests, kids activities, and lots of family fun! Free admittance and parking!
5th Annual Foothills Farm Festival
A celebration of Southern Appalachian Heritage. Don’t miss old fashioned tobacco harvesting and horse drawn farm equipment in action. Bring your antique tractor or engine to show! Enjoy Old Fashioned Folk Life demonstrations like Blacksmithing, Molasses Making, and much more.
Mayberry Truck Show and Convoy
The 2024 Mayberry Truck Show sponsored by Bottomley Enterprises benefits the children who are receiving care from the Brenner Children’s Hospital.
The event will include a convoy through town, fireworks, live music, good food, raffles with prizes and much much more.
The event will begin at 452 Oak Grove Church Road Mount Airy, North Carolina on September 27 & 28, 2024. Go to https://www.mayberrytruckshow.com/ for more information.
Mayberry Days, 2024
We are proud to promote Mayberry Days, 2024 in Mt. Airy, NC! Start your week on Sunday with a concert by the Bellamy brothers, and then spend the week basking in all things Mayberry and Andy Griffith! We will provide the relaxing setting for you to recharge for the next day of events. Book your stay with us for the weekend or the whole week of Mayberry Days! We can’t wait to see y’all!
Oktoberfest
Visit King, NC for the Second Annual OKTOBERFEST Food Truck Festival. Choose from a wide variety of food and dessert truck vendors while browsing the creations and products of local artisans and makers. Enjoy live music and entertainment for kids at this family friendly event. Browse shops and storefronts and rediscover what Downtown King has to offer!
Francisco FarmFest 2024
A festival featuring over 25 vendors selling handmade and homemade goods, including aprons, body care products, handcrafted cutting boards and oars, tractor-churned ice cream, pasture-raised chicken, unique chicken breeds, handmade crocheted crafts, coasters, dish cloths/scrubbers, pot holders, homemade baskets, toboggans, homemade goodies, main course dishes, catering services, handcrafted wooden crafts, porch leaners, welcome signs, home decor, handmade potholders, scissor holders, homemade Irish apple butter, jellies, jams, handmade fabric wrapped cotton rope baskets, rustic signs, wall art, freestanding pieces, handmade jewelry, hand-painted cards/pictures, delicious honey, honeycomb, barn quilts, signs, and more!
Moonshine & Racers Reunion
Join us for the 5th Annual Mount Airy Moonshine & Racer's Reunion! Stock Car races took place at Mount Airy Speedway/White Dirt Race Track in Mount Airy, now Race Track Road, in the 1940s. On Saturday, September 14th, Downtown Mount Airy will be filled with vintage dirt track race cars and moonshine cars. There will be an autograph session with legendary drivers & NASCAR Hall of Famers, moonshine stills & demonstrations, special guests, silent auction, food and more! Those with race cars will have the option to take their cars out to the old dirt race track site on Race Track Road to see the site of the track! Come back downtown after visiting the track site for more shopping and dining with our Downtown merchants!
This event is FREE and open to the public!
50th Annual Stokes Stomp
Held on the banks of the beautiful Dan River at Moratock Park in Danbury, North Carolina the Stokes Stomp Festival on the Dan showcases the best in traditional and Americana music groups, visual arts and craft demonstrations, river activities, dance troupes, children’s area visual and performing arts, and local food vendors.
The 50th Stokes Stomp Entertainment Lineup will include Shadowgrass, Caleb Caudle and the Sweet Critters, Lynn Foddrell & The Foddrell Brothers Tribute, Robert Tilley and Hard Times Band, CC Dance Co., Old Dominion Cloggers, and the North Stokes, South Stokes and West Stokes Marching Bands.
Hot Nights, Hot Cars
Hot Nights, Hot Cars returns to downtown Pilot Mountain, NC! Cruise-In begins at 3:00pm. Live beach music begins at 5:30pm.
Live Music with Austin Needham
Join us at the picnic pavilion for live music with Austin Needham!
Live Music with Eddie Carter
Join us for live music featuring Eddie Carter at the picnic pavilion.
Hot Nights, Hot Cars
Hot Nights, Hot Cars returns to downtown Pilot Mountain, NC! Cruise-In begins at 3:00pm. Live beach music begins at 5:30pm.
Park Concert
We are excited to announce a concert by Nashville singer/songwriters Ericca Latza and Ethan Phillips! Ericca is originally from Mt. Airy, NC and is excited to be performing at home! The concert will be open to the public and is sure to be amazing! We can’t wait for you to join us!
Hot Nights, Hot Cars
Hot Nights, Hot Cars returns to downtown Pilot Mountain, NC! Cruise-In begins at 3:00pm. Live beach music begins at 5:30pm.
Fire Chief’s Grill Food Truck
Join us for dinner with the Fire Chief’s Grill Food Truck on site!
Pilot Mountain Pig Out-Food Truck Rodeo
Satisfy your taste buds at the 2024 Pilot Mountain Pig Out Food Truck Rodeo at the Armfield Civic and Recreation Center (873 W 52 Bypass, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041).
Southern Charm Grill Food Truck
Southern Charm Grill Food Truck will be on site to provide delicious southern food!
Prehistoric Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain, NC goes prehistoric with their annual Dinosaur event featuring Ed's Dinosaurs Live! It is the event to remember! Lots of interactive booths, food, and vendors! Located at the Armfield Civic Center, 873 W 52 Bypass, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041.
King American Legion Pro Rodeo
The American Legion Pro Rodeo is back for the 4th year! Featuring barrel racing, roping, bull riding, and steer wrestling, the rodeo is sure to have something for all ages to enjoy! Rodeo begins each night at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at the gate each night for $20 (ages 6 and under are free).
Located at 446 South Main Street, King, NC.
Hot Nights, Hot Cars (Copy)
Hot Nights, Hot Cars returns to downtown Pilot Mountain, NC! Cruise-In begins at 3:00pm. Live beach music begins at 5:30pm.
Memorial Day Weekend
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Join us for a relaxing weekend, honoring the veterans and remembering the fallen. We will feature Southern Charm Food Truck Saturday afternoon from 3:00-7:00 pm.