When You Want To Go To A Blues Festival North Carolina Is The Best Place To Go

By Kathy Kaufman


Folks in North Carolina love when a festival is held in their town. Most locals appreciate good folk music, country music and bluegrass music. The state is known for blues music and is proud of their state's heritage. When you attend a blues festival North Carolina hosts, you are sure to have a good time.

Thousands of people make the trip to these events. Some people even travel around the state to attend the different ones that are held in different cities. With so many people going to these events, there are lots of vendors and entertainers who set up shop there. There will be many things to buy for shoppers, great music to hear, good food to eat and many other things for people to do and see.

The Cape Fear Festival is held during the summer time in Wilmington. It is held in July of every year and runs for three days. A raffle is held every year and guests can win a guitar. There is no costs to get into the event and refreshments are always available.

Just before the weather starts getting a bit colder, the state has the yearly Rowan Festival in Downtown, Salisbury. Artists of many different genres will entertain the crowd with live out door music. There is always music CD's available for those who really like a particular band or artists. There is food from across the world from the vendors a this event. Their is a gate price to get in, but a person can get a discount if they purchase their tickets beforehand.

During the month of May, the Carolina Festival is held in Greensboro. It is held at a local park in the city. The musicians at the event will be sure to give guests an experience that they will not forget. This event also gives special consideration to children as there is an area that is just for them. Kids can enjoy the pet zoo and get face painting. There is a fee to get in but discounts are available for early purchases.

There are many festivals that are held throughout the state. The three mentioned are three of the most popular ones, but there are many more. Some people travel around the state to attend the many different festivals. A person does not have to be a music fan to enjoy these venues.

Kids, teenagers, college age students, parents and grandparents will all have a good time at these events. Attending these events is an experience that nobody will ever forget. People come from all across the country to attend these events and many families have made attending these events a family tradition.

When it comes to attending a good blues festival North Carolina is the state that knows how to hosts them. All of the events are just as entertaining as the others. Those who go to these events will be taking part of a long North Carolina blues music tradition that has been going on for many generations.




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