2018 North Carolina Blueberry Festival
Friday, June 15th, 2018
- 9 am – Recipe Contest @ The Burgaw Community Building, Judging begins at 1130 am
- 9 am – Shop Festival Office & Sales Tent for 2018 Festival Shirts & Merchandise
- 10 am – Fresh Blueberry Sales from Local Blueberry Farms
- 10 am- Shop Local Downtown Merchants
- 11 am –Wholehog BBQ Cookoff Particpants Arrival & Setup
- 11 am –3pm BBQ Sandwich Sales & Blueberry Sales (located at Family Dollar)
- 5 pm – 10pm Festival Opens
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
- 7 am – Annual 5K Run or 1 Mile Walk (Check In & Sign up at 615 am)
- 8 am – Tour de Blueberry Ride Check-In, Hosted by The Cape Fear Cyclists
- 830 am – Tour de Blueberry Ride Begins
- 9 am – Festival Opens ~
- 9 am – Welcome & Live Music all day
- 9 am- To Be Announced
- BMX Stunt Show – TBA
- 1030am – TBA
- 1100 am- TBA
- 12- 1 pm Opening Ceremony
- National Anthem & Presentation of Colors
- Sponsor Recognition, Scholarship Awards Recognition,
- Whole Hog BBQ Cook off Awards sponsored by Smithfield
- Recipe Contest Awards Recognition
- Introductions of the 2018 Blueberry Queens
- 1-3 pm – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
- 230 pm- TBA
- 4:30-6 p – The Catalinas
- 7-10 pm – The Entertainers
- 10 pm – Festival Closes