The FULL event kicks off on Friday, September 6 at noon with the Patton High School Band marching up W. Union Street along with the winners of the Miss Morganton Pageant. Over 200 craft vendors line the courthouse square, Green Street, Union Street and Sterling Street offering a plethora of art, jewelry, woodworking, jewelry, pottery, soap, candles, clothes and more! Be sure to come hungry because the mouth-watering Fri-day Food Fest will tempt your taste buds with the aromas of gyros, BBQ, “chicken on a stick”, vegetarian noodles, egg rolls, homemade ice cream and much, much more.

The ever-popular Kids Zone and Teen Zone will open at 2:00 pm with ticketed rides and games along with the FREE craft area known as Litter Critters, for children, grades 5th and under. The Festival presents roving acts which feature The One Man Band and acrobats! For a full lineup, visit www.morgantonfest.org. For teens and fun-loving adults, the Teen Zone features a Volcano Rock Climbing Wall, the Wild West Mechanical Bull, a Water Tag Course, Obstacle Courses, and more.
Be sure to stop by the M.A.D.E. (Morganton, Arts, Design and Engineering) Competition tent located in the grass lot diagonally across from CVS where Burke County Middle and High School teams will be competing in the “Junkyard Challenge”, an onsite design/build engineering feat that you will not want to miss.

Friday, the music begins on the Indie Stage in the Beer Garden at 3:00 pm with Pan Jive Band, followed by the highly versatile group, Gypsy Grass. Wiregrass keeps the party going at the Indie Stage with their mix of bluegrass tunes.

After jamming out at the Indie Stage, be sure to walk over to City Stage. The Broadcast will hit the City Stage at 8:00 pm offering a psychedelic soul-rock performance plus, NC’s Ultimate AC/DC band Thunderstruck will make their City Stage debut Friday night at 9:30 pm.