Fayetteville -- The Fayetteville regions annual party that celebrates springs arrival the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival - will be rocking throughout the weekend of April 23-25th. Great acts are scheduled for the stage at Festival Park, including country superstar Joe Nichols, Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum.
Friday, April 23rd
6:40 pm / Opening Remarks, National Anthem
7:00 pm / Dakota Rain
9:00 pm / Joe Nichols presented by Bud Light & WKML 95.7
fireworks immediately follow the show
Saturday, April 24th
1:00 pm / On Tap
3:00 pm/ Still Rockin Presented by Huske Hardware House & 96.5 The Drive
7:00 pm/ Soul Asylum
9:00 pm/ Gin Blossoms
Sunday, April 25th
1:00 pm/ Chris Hurst
3:00 pm/ Hot Sauce
In addition to free concerts, the 2010 Fayetteville
Dogwood Festival will feature:
Classic Car Show
Full carnival in downtown Fayetteville (Friday Sunday)
Kidstuff area that includes free anchored attraction Pirates of the Sky.
Street fair all day Saturday and Sunday, with crafts, food, entertainment and more.
Not Your Ordinary Dog Show.
YMCA Run for your Hero 5K and 10K runs.
Much more! For the full schedule of events, go to www.FayDogwoodFestival.com.
In February 2010, the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival was named Event at the Year at Carolina ShowFest Excellence Awards. The competition pitted the Dogwood Festival against other festivals in North and South Carolina. The award recognized the 2009 festival, which featured free performances by Collective Soul, Ray J and .38 Special over three days in April.
Additionally, the Fayetteville Area CVB nominated the festival as a Top 20 event in the Southeast. The Southeast Tourism Society selected the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival for this honor. The Southeast Tourism Society represents tourism entities in 11 states in the Southeast.
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