Front Porch Fest 10

Happy 10th birthday Front Porch Fest! We attended FPF last year for the first time on a kind of whim.  Having never been before we weren’t sure what to expect but they had one of our longtime favorite bands playing, @hackensawboys, so we headed out.  Needless to say, we were not disappointed.  In spite of the rain and cold temps we saw great music, met some great people and added another festival to our summer attendance list. Highlights of this

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FloydFest

FloydFest! My love affair with music festivals started at FloydFest 10 years ago with a one day ticket I was given as a birthday present.  It only took spending one day there to know I had found something special.  I was pretty mind blown to think that I could spend a whole weekend, now most of a week, living the festival life.    I hope this article helps you get the most out of your FloydFest experience.  If it’s your first

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Shakori Hills Festival

“Shake your Shakori!”  That is the welcoming greeting from people at Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance near Pittsboro NC.  Our first experience with this festival was for one day in the spring of 2017. I was given a free pass from a friend and, although I had heard of the festival for many years, I had never checked it out.  We decided this was a good opportunity to take the family down for a day.  We have three teenagers

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Festival Tip #2

Festival Tip #2 This is a festival tip but its also an exciting announcement…! FestyWesty is excited to partner with FloydFest ’18  to present the FloydFest Birthday Bash!  Read below for more details. Greetings, FloydFest family! Are you ready to celebrate FloydFest 18~Wild (July 25-29, 2018)? FestyWesty is ready to celebrate with you! FestyWesty, in partnership with FloydFest, is proud to present the inaugural FloydFest Birthday Bash! Are you lucky enough to celebrate your birthday during the week of FloydFest (July 25-29, 2018)? If so, FestyWesty and FloydFest would

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Festival Tips #1

Greetings Festy Friends! Thank you for visiting our website!  We hope you found it useful.  It is always great share the joy of festivals with new friends. We hope to meet you in person in the near future! Our festival schedule for 2018 is already filling up, and we are excited about that!  Look for us at MerleFest, Shakori Hills Festival of Music and Dance, Rooster walk, Floydfest, Front Porch Fest, and back at Shakori in the Fall (with a few others

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