NC Blueberry Festival – Festival Schedule

9 am – Recipe Contest @ The Burgaw Community Building, Judging begins at 1130 am
11 am –Wholehog BBQ Cookoff Particpants Arrive & Setup
11 am – Blueberry Sales
11 am –3pm BBQ Sales & Blueberry Sales located at Family Dollar, along with Blueberry Sales located on the Courthouse Square
7 pm – 10pm Festival Kickoff featuring The Fantastic Shakers at the main stage,
- Gates open at 5 PM
- Beer, Blueberries, BBQ & Pauls Place Hotdogs will be available

7 am – Annual 5K Run w/a 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 & Vendors Open, Car & Truck Show, Model Train Show Located inside the Historic Burgaw Depot
9 am – Welcome
9 am- The Coastal Worship Band
1030am – Ronald McDonald
1100 am- 82nd Airborne Chorus

12- 1 pm Opening Ceremony ~Sponsor Recognition, Scholarship Awards Recognition, BBQ Cook off Awards, Recipe Contest Awards, & Introductions of the 2017 Festival Queens

1-3 pm – Band of Oz
230 pm- Shag Contest Registration/Check In at the Main Stage, Early Registration at Information Tent
3-4 pm Shag Contest
4:30-6 pm – Bryan Mayer, Singer/Songwriter from NC and a new voice to country music!
7-10 pm – Ken Knox & Company
10 pm – Festival Closes