The 41st Annual Morganton Festival is set for Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 in downtown Morganton, North Carolina. The festival features 3 stages with free music each evening on the Courthouse Square Stage, dancers, acrobats and theater talents on the Pepsi Stage and wonderous amazements on the Kid Zone stage.

In addition to the entertainment there is fun with rides and games, food for all ages, plus over a mile of arts and crafts vendors! All Concerts are Free! Entrance into the festival grounds are Free!

The festival is an animal-free event and will go on rain or shine.

Schedule of Events:

Friday September 8, 2023

Courthouse Square Stage

7:30-9:00pm : – Lucas Jagneaux & the Roadshow
9:30-11:00pm : – Red Clay Strays

Kid Zone Stage

4:00pm : Ed's Dinosaurs
5:00pm : Robert the Magician
6:00pm :Ed's Dinosaurs
7:00pm : Robert the Magician

Pepsi Stage

5:30pm : Burke County Senior Center Dancers
6:30pm : Debbie Huffman Dance Academy
7:30pm : The Dance Factory

Saturday September 9, 2023

Courthouse Square Stage

7:00-8:00pm : – Rev On
8:30-10:00pm : – Bohemian Queen

Kid Zone Stage

10:00am : Ed's Dinosaurs
11:00am : Robert the Magician
12:00pm : Meet & Greet
1:00pm : Ed's Dinosaurs
2:00pm : Little Miss Historic Morganton Pageant
4:00pm : Robert the Magician
5:00pm : Ed's Dinosaurs
6:00pm : Robert the Magician
7:00pm : Meet & Greet

Pepsi Stage

9:30am : Tumblemania
10:30am : Sandy Beach Shag Club
11:30am : Hickory Academy of Martial Arts
12:30pm : TBA
2:30pm : Sherri's School of Dance
3:30pm : Morganton Ukulele Society
4:30pm : TBA
5:30pm : Southern Swag Dance Academy
6:30pm : The Dance Factory

Date: September 8-9, 2023

Cost: Free

Location: Downtown Morganton, NC 28655

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