I think local festivals if they don't get over commercialized are an interesting way to catch a quick snapshot of a town and the people living in the surrounding area.
We always loved Roanoke Virginia's Festival in Park and some of the art events around it. In fact 19 years ago last weekend, we first visited Roanoke and attended the festival. That fall we moved to Roanoke.
I also have attended Mount Airy's Autumn Leaves festival, but it doesn't seem to have quite the same character as I remember from its early days.
I have been on a mission to collect festival pictures and I was wondering if others in North Carolina have some that they might be willing to share.
The ones I have attended range from
Morehead's Seafood Festival, a little on the commercial side for me, to
Swansboro's Oyster Roast which I found to be a wonderful community event.
Some of the others that I have captured include
Emerald Isle's Saint Patrick's Day Festival, the
Newport Pig Cookoff, and the
Emerald Isle Christmas Parade which was a real community event with even golf carts involved.
On a smaller scale, yesterday we attended
Cape Carteret's 48th birthday party which even featured the Mayor cooking the hamburgers and hot dogs. It was a lot of fun and a great way to meet the local government.
I know there are other area festivals out there. I missed Morehead's Chocolate festival and last fall's Swansboro Mullet festival. There is an art festival in Swansboro next weekend so I'll see how that is.
I look forward to hearing about some favorites from other areas especially if they involve barbecue.
I managed to sample some of the best barbecue that I have had in years from a small local stand at the Emerald Isle Saint Patrick's Day festival.
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