NC Blueberry Festival – Festival Schedule

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
- Gates open at 5 PM, Festival Kickoff at the Main Stage
- 5pm No Sleeves Magic Show
- Entertainment, Beer & Wine Garden, Blueberries, BBQ Sandwichs, Pauls Place Hotdogs
- Food Vendors
- 7 -10pm The Embers featuring Craig Woolard

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 ~
- Food Vendors, Arts & Crafts
- Car & Truck Show
- Model Train Show Located inside the Historic Burgaw Depot
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