North Carolina Blackberry Festival
Friday, July 12, 2024
The 21st Annual North Carolina Blackberry Festival will be held in Downtown Lenoir on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2024! They’ll have fresh blackberries, awesome vendors, delicious festival food, a Kids Party, live music, and more!
The North Carolina Blackberry Festival is a staple of Lenoir, NC. Held annually in July, the event draws tens of thousands of visitors to the city. In addition to fresh blackberries sold by vendors, on Saturday, visitors can get a free cup of fresh blackberry cobbler from the World’s Largest Blackberry Cobbler!
Mark your calendars and head to Downtown Lenoir for the 2024 North Carolina Blackberry Festival!?
FRIDAY, JULY 12 – 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- 5:00 pm – Vendors / Festival opens
- 5:00 pm – Never B’s
- 7:00 pm – 9:00pm Kid Party (Provided by Hype Nation Events)
- 7:00 pm – Kings of Noise
- 8:00 pm – 5K Glow Run
- 9:00 pm – Festival Closes
SATURDAY, JULY 13 – 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
This is the BIG DAY of the festival!
- 9:00 am – Vendors / Festival opens
- 12:00 pm – Blackberry Eating Contest
- 12:30 pm – National Anthem – Caldwell Crooners
- 1:00 pm – Blackberry Cobbler Parade
- 1:30 pm – Darren Bryant
- 4:00 pm – Blue Water Trio
- 7:00 pm – Chasing Phoenix
- 9:00 pm – Festival Closes
SPONSORS
A huge thank you to our 2024 sponsors:
PHOTOS FROM 2023
Check out these photos from last year’s festival.