9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (354+ words) Charlotte VegFest is set to bring thousands of people to the Queen City on October 10, when the annual celebration of plant-based living takes over Victoria Yards in Uptown Charlotte with more than 100 vendors. General admission is free, and organizers describe…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (234+ words) This year marks the 77th Salem Art Fair & Festival happening at Bush's Pasture Park. On Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, hours for the kids' court and artist booths are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and entertainment runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Sept. 13, the kids' court, booths and entertainment…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (198+ words) The 100th Greatest Homecoming on Earth thrown by North Carolina A&T looks to be a star-studded weekend in October. N.C. A&T revealed the lineup for GHOE on Wednesday afternoon at the Student Center, including rapper Gunna, R&B singer Ella…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (352+ words) The fairgrounds weren't without setbacks. On Christmas Eve in 1951, an arson fire destroyed the fair's two-story stone exhibit hall and grandstand, structures originally built by Works Progress Administration labor during the Great Depression. The blaze prompted an immediate local rebuilding…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (173+ words) According to The Charlotte Observer, Blumenthal Arts President and CEO Tom Gabbard said the festival had a finite timeline from the start, built as a four-year initiative rather than an ongoing annual event. Gabbard, who has led the organization for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (304+ words) WILMINGTON — ACCESS of Wilmington will host its second annual Sounds of Freedom Benefit Gala Concert on Sept. 25. The event will be from 7 to 11 p.m. and will take place at the Brooklyn Arts Center… ACCESS of Wilmington to host gala, BELLES…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (173+ words) Tickets for the full sCarolina lineup are available at thecarolina.com, per The Charlotte Weekly's report. The theater enforces a strict bag policy prohibiting backpacks and bags larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches, aside from small clutches or medical bags, and…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (253+ words) Thousands of people packed First Ward Park in Uptown Charlotte on Saturday for the free, all-day Charlotte Soul Fest, a celebration organizers built around live music, a food court and a family fun zone that ran from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (144+ words) A Fayetteville pub crawl connecting area companies with the community is returning late September. "Startup Crawl 2026: Making Waves," a beach-themed evening, is slated for Sept. 25 at the Fayetteville Downtown Square. It's the eighth year running for the event, which features…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (656+ words) The Ig Nobels are meant to award research that 'first makes people laugh, and then makes them think' Think of scientific research and you may picture white lab coats, microscopes or arrays of high-end equipment — but the reality is sometimes…...