Festivals & Events Calendar
January
Martin Luther King Community- Wide Celebration NAACP 828-437-8606
“Ice Breaker” Bridge Tournament (Morganton Bridge Club) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.HCI.NET/~BRDGBUMS/
February
“Morganton ComiCon” (Comics and Collectibles Convention) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Prom Dress Project (BUCM and Morganton Parks & Rec) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
“Americana Music” Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282 www.burkearts.org
Blue Grass Concert Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
March
Great Outdoor Expo (Men’s Club of Morganton/ Morganton Parks & Rec) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Smokey Mountain Cage Bird Society’s Spring Show Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Gem & Mineral Spring Show Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
“Americana Music” Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282 www.burkearts.org
Blue Grass Concert Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
ACC Chili Cook-Off Morganton Community House 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
GNCC Racing – Off-Road Racing Steele Creek Park 828-433-5660
April
Community Easter Egg Hunt (Burke Co. Rec/Morganton Parks & Rec) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Annual Easter Egg Hunt Valdese American Legion Post #234 828-879-8989 www.visitvaldese.com
Easter Sunrise Service Waldensian Trail of Faith, Valdese 828-874-1893 www.visitvaldese.com
“Americana Music” Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282 www.burkearts.org
Blue Grass Concert Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
Valdese Triathlon 828-879-2117 www.visitvaldese.com
May
TGIF Friday Night Concerts (Free/Downtown Morganton) City of Morganton Main Street Office 828-438-5280 www.ci.morganton.nc.us or www.downtownmorganton.com
Family Friday Night Concerts and Cruise-In (Free/Downtown Valdese) Valdese Tourism Office 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Annual May Day Biathlon Freedom High School www.maydaybiathlon.com
“Spring Fling” Bridge Tournament (Morganton Bridge Club) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.HCI.NET/~BRDGBUMS/
Drexel Spring Carnival 828-437-7421
Hildebran “Cruise-In” 828-397-5801 www.hildebrannc.com
Valdese Waldensian Trail of Faith Founder’s Day Festival Valdese Tourism Office 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
“Americana Music” Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282 www.burkearts.org
June
TGIF Friday Night Concerts (Free/Downtown Morganton) City of Morganton Main Street Office 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
Family Friday Night Concerts and Cruise-In (Free/Downtown Valdese) Valdese Tourism Office 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Hildebran “Cruise-In” 828-397-5801 www.vildebrannc.com
“Fun Fishing at the Falls” Valdese Recreation/American Legion Post # 234 828-879-2132/828-879-8989 www.visitvaldese.com
“Americana Music” Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282
July
TGIF Friday Night Concerts (Free/Downtown Morganton) City of Morganton Main Street Office 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
Family Friday Night Concerts and Cruise-In (Free/Downtown Valdese) Valdese Tourism Office 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Red, White & Bluegrass Festival (Morganton Parks & Rec) Catawba River Soccer Complex 828-438-5350 www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com
Valdese Fourth of July Celebration Waldensian Trail of Faith 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Glen Alpine Fourth of July Parade and Celebration 828-584-2622
Outdoor Drama “From This Day Forward” Mid-July to Mid-August 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
“Summer Sizzler” Bridge Tournament (Morganton Bridge Club) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.HCI.NET/~BRDGBUMS/
Hildebran “Cruise-In” 828-397-5801 www.hildebrannc.com
2008 U.S. Hickory Open Championship July 21-23 Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club 828-437-1246 www.mimosahills.org
August
Burke County Fair Burke County Chamber of Commerce 828-437-3021 www.burkecounty.org
Rutherford College Summer Fest 828-874-0333
Annual Waldensian Festival (Free/Downtown Valdese) 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Hildebran “Cruise-In” 828-397-5801 www.bildebrannc.com
Outdoor Drama “From This Day Forward” Fred Cranford Amphitheater 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Piedmont & Western Railroad Club Open House Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Family Friday Night Concerts and Cruise-In (Free/Downtown Valdese) Valdese Tourism Office 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Drexel Community Agricultural Fall Fair Drexel Fairgrounds 828-443-7273
September
Annual Historic Morganton Festival (Free/Downtown Morganton) 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
Hildebran “Cruise-In” 828-397-5801 www.hildebrannc.com
Hildebran Heritage Festival 828-397-5801 www.hildebrannc.com
Glen Alpine Fall Festival 828-584-2622
Annual Whippoorwill Musicfest at Lake James (Country, Southern Rock, Gospel) 828-433-1234/866-778-WHIP www.whippoorwillmusicfest.com
Over the Mountain Victory National Historic Trail Celebration Historic Burke Foundation 828-437-4104 www.historicburke.org
October
“Fall Festival” Bridge Tournament (Morganton Bridge Club) Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.HCI.NET/~BRDGBUMS/
Annual Oyster Roast Burke Arts Council 828-433-7282 www.burkearts.org
Smokey Mountain Cage Bird Society’s Fall Show Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Glen Alpine Town Fall Festival 828-584-2622
Downtown Morganton “Trick or Treat” City of Morganton Main Street Office 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
Downtown Valdese Treats in the Street 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
Blue Grass Concert Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
November
Gem & Mineral Holiday Show Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Christmas Cheer Holiday Craft Show Collett Street Recreation Center 828-438-5350 www.ci.morganton.nc.us
Christmas in November Craft Fair Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Christmas Lights at the Waldensian Trail of Faith Valdese 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
December
J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center’s Annual Christmas Parade 828-438-6516
Valdese Christmas Parade 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Piedmont & Western Railroad Club Open House Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Glen Alpine Christmas Parade Town of Glen Alpine 828-584-2622
Hildebran Christmas Parade Town of Hildebran 828-397-3447 www.hildebrannc.com
Morganton Downtown Christmas Parade City of Morganton Main Street Office 828-438-5280 www.downtownmorganton.com
Rutherford College Christmas Parade and “Christmas In the Park” 828-874-0333
Old Colony Players Christmas Show Valdese 828-874-0176 www.visitvaldese.com
Christmas Lights at the Waldensian Trail of Faith Valdese 828-879-2126/888-VALDESE www.visitvaldese.com
Blue Grass Concert Valdese Old Rock School 828-879-2126 www.visitvaldese.com
* For Updated Information check the Chamber website: www.burkecounty.org, e-mail to: burkecoc@hci.net or call 828-437-3021.
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