Charlotte NC Festival in the Park

Late September is the perfect time for arts and crafts festivals in Charlotte NC and the surrounding small towns.  Summertime heat has cooled but the weather is still warm enough for shorts.  Summer vacations are finished and school has started so families have time to spend enjoying local outdoor festivals. 

The grand-daddy of all the Charlotte NC outdoor festivals is Festival in the Park, an annual event since 1964.  This year's Festival opened last night and will be held over the next three days, September 25th through 27th.  You can find Festival in the Park at Freedom Park, located between Charlotte's Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods.  Approximately 120,000 people attend Festival in the Park every year.

One hundred fifty artists and crafts exhibitors will set up tents around the lake at Freedom Park but the Festival is much more than an arts and crafts show.  Six stages at the Festival offer entertainment.  The Main Stage has rock and pop music plus the Charlotte Youth Symphony.  The Charlotte Folk Society will have bluegrass, folk, dulcimer and medieval/rennaissance music plus storytelling at their stage.  Children will enjoy the Carolina Clowns Stage and the Magicians Stage.  The Youth Talent Stage and the Theatre Stage will showcase other performing arts.

No outdoor festival is complete without carnival rides and food.  Festival in the Park provides a Youth Fun area around the locomotive that is a permanent fixture in the park.  You can find your favorite festival foods in the many booths at the park.  Go out and enjoy a Charlotte outdoor festival tradition this weekend.

Learn more about two other arts and crafts festivals in Matthews NC and Mint Hill NC this weekend.

Mint Hill NC's Favorite Festival is Mint Hill Madness

Downtown Matthews NC will be Filled with Artwork this Weekend

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