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18 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2018
Please check event dates and locations for possible changes before attending. To have your event listed in next year’s directory for free, call 252-756-0133.
August 2018
Aug 23–25
33rd Annual Winterville Watermelon
Festival
www.watermelonfest.com
324 Sylvania St, Greenville, NC
Bringing family fun and quality entertainment to Winterville, NC for over 30 years!
The festival is held the last weekend in August. Great music, great food, and amusement park rides . . . Fun for the whole family! Activities include: youth seed spit contest, youth watermelon roll contest, youth sack race, youth tug of war contest, balloon clown, face painting, and local, regional, and national bands perform. Event typically draws more than 25,000 people.
September 2018
Sept 6–9
43rd Annual Ayden Collard Festival
252-746-2266
www.aydencollardfestival.com
Ayden, NC
The Ayden Collard Festival is held the first week in September. Some of the events include: the Miss Ayden pageant, Collard Festival Parade, Collard eating contests, Collard Patch Kids, music, a road race, art show, and lots of rides and other attractions!
Sept 15
The Harvest Festival
252-531-3313
bethelnc.org
Bethel, NC
Come watch the parade and sample Bethel’s hospitality.
Sept 18–23
Pitt County Fair
252-758-6916
October 2018
Oct 31–Nov 5
Down East Holiday Show
downeastholidayshow.com
Greenville Convention Center
Kick off your holiday shopping season by visiting more than 100 exhibitors selling everything from holiday decorations, handcrafted gifts, food, and everything in between. Down East Holiday Show is an ideal opportunity to purchase gifts for everyone on your shopping list. Proceeds from Down East Holiday Show support scholarships and educational activities at Pitt Community College. Admission is free.
November 2018
Nov 22–Dec 30
March for Babies - Greenville
www.marchofdimes.org
Greenville, NC
Come walk with us, with the hope that all babies will be born healthy in our community and nation. There will be kids activities, food, and fun for the whole family.
Nov 22–Dec 30
Festival of Trees
www.greenvilleconventioncenter.com/event Greenville Convention Center
Each year, over 100 trees are sponsored in December by local busi- nesses, civic groups, and individuals. Hundreds of volunteers trans- form the Greenville Convention Center into a holiday wonderland. Proceeds from our Tree Festival support scholarships and special projects as well as helping area families through the Family Support Network of Eastern North Carolina. Admission is free.
January 2019
Jan 18–20
Carolina Outdoor Expo
www.greenvilleconventioncenter.com Greenville Convention Center
“A Show for the Outdoor Enthusiast.” Expo features hunting, fishing, boating, and RVs. Admission.
February 2019
Feb 1–3
27th Annual Eastern Carolina
Unnatural Resources Fair
252-355-1039
www.unnaturalresources.org
Greenville Convention Center
A competition open to all ages and requires you to use materials and scraps from larger projects. Categories include art, music, math, science, PE, home useage, history/social studies, robots, tools, toys, etc. It is free to enter and free admission. Visit website for further information.
www.pittfair.org
Pitt County Fairgrounds
Greenville, NC
Held at the Pitt County Fairgrounds, the Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair has been in operation since 1920. Originally founded by the Pitt County Fair Association, it is now operated by American Legions Posts in Greenville, Farmville, and Ayden, NC.
Covering 51-acres of land, this event’s midway features 38 rides and shows. At least 10 free entertainment shows are presented each year. The fair presents a yesteryear village, rated as one of the best of its kind. The village buildings were built in 1978, and include a church and school. These structures create a sense of nostalgia from fairs in years gone by. Also featured are antique fairground organs, which plays throughout the grounds of the fair.
Located off of the Highway 264 East in Greenville, NC
The Pitt County American Legion Agricultural Fair presents a variety of shows, amusement rides, and great tasting foods. This fair consists of a total of 24 buildings devoted to exhibits and farm antiques.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS