North Carolina Fairs, Festivals & Art Shows
Art shows and craft fairs 2025–2026
Cities / Towns
Apex Asheboro Asheville Beaufort Beech Mountain Boone Burgaw Buxton Cary Chapel Hill Charlotte Concord Cullowhee Denton Dillsboro Durham Edenton Elizabeth City Elkin Elon Fayatteville Fayetteville Fletcher Four Oaks Garner Graham Greensboro Havelock High Point Huntersville Kernersville Lumberton Mebane Morehead City New Bern Pinehurst Raeford Raleigh Robbinsville Rocky Mount Seagrove Southern Shores Sparta Swannanoa Valdese Vale West Jefferson Wilkesboro Wilmington Winston-Salem Wrightsville Beach

Art shows and craft fairs 2025–2026


Attend Your Favorite Art Shows and Art Fairs of the Year in Wilmington, NC

 
Cucalorus Film Festival
November 19 - 23, 2025

Cucalorus Film Festival

TBA, Wilmington, NC

Status: Updated 9/4/2025

A Film Festival organized by Cucalorus Film Foundation.
This North Carolina Film Festival will have film exhibitors and no food booths. Admission tickets are $10 - $200.
Forty-Sixth North Carolina Jazz Festival
February 5 - 7, 2026

Forty-Sixth North Carolina Jazz Festival

Hotel Ballast, Wilmington, NC

Status: Updated 8/15/2025

A Jazz Music Festival organized by North Carolina Jazz Festival, Inc..
This North Carolina Jazz Music Festival will have no exhibit booths and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with International and National talent and the hours will be Thu 7:30pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 7:30pm-12 midnight. Admission tickets are $15 - $240.
Beer, Bourbon and BBQ
March 14, 2026

Beer, Bourbon and BBQ

Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park, Wilmington, NC

Status: Updated 10/21/2025

A Festival organized by Drink Eat Relax Events, LLC.
This North Carolina Festival will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 8 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 12pm-6pm. Admission tickets are $45 - $75.
North Carolina Azalea Festival
April 8 - 12, 2026

North Carolina Azalea Festival

Various Sites, Wilmington, NC

Status: Updated 11/7/2025

A Festival organized by North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc..
This North Carolina Festival will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 50 food booths. There will be 2 stages with International, National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be . Admission tickets are $1 - $150. This event will also include: parade, home & garden tours, circus, queen's coronation, coin show, juried art show.