Community Calendar

The 39th Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival is one of the area’s most popular, drawing in more than 200,000 people to Morehead City. The festival provides residents and visitors alike with great entertainment, family fun, and most importantly, the best seafood you’ve ever tasted. Food lovers have the chance to sample just about every piece of seafood imaginable or learn how to prepare their own with chef cooking demonstrations. The North Carolina Seafood Festival also features amusement rides, music concerts, a road race, pier fishing tournament, and sailing regatta. For food, you’ll find seafood such as calamari, “Down East” clam chowder, and charcoal mullet, as well as carnival classics like funnel cakes and even a wide array of desserts. Live music is offered at three different stages with continuous acts playing, all of which are free to attend. There are carnival rides and arcade games for the kids.

The Coastal Carolina Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is running its Fall Membership Drive from September through December 2025.
The Coastal Carolina Chapter is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization and is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who want to “continue to serve” and give back to their community. Membership is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or Space Force and their surviving spouses.
Our focus is college scholarships for military dependents, Toy for Tots, local JROTC and ROTC units, Wreathes Across America (WWA), and other community veteran support.

Our members are the key to our chapter’s success! To learn more about our chapter please visit www.CCMOAA.org or email CCMOAA@outlook.com attention Mike Kennedy.

The Coastal Carolina Chapter Military Officers Association of America is tax-exempt organization under IRS Section 501 (c) (3).
We look forward to hearing from you and joining the Coastal Carolina Chapter!

The Ol' Front Porch Music Festival is Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel, Jazz… all in the walkable village of Oriental, North Carolina. Add in arts, crafts, food & more. It's a weekend that will make you smile. Oct 3 & 4, 2025. And thanks to our supporters, this amazing weekend of music is absolutely free to attend.

The festival runs for two full days, Friday Oct 3, 2024 from 1pm-6:30pm and Saturday Oct 4, 2024 11:00am-6:30pm.

Two Screenings: 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Nowhere Special - 2020 – UK/ Ireland – English - Drama – NR

When John (Edward Norton), a thirty-four-year-old window cleaner, learns he has only a few months to live, he tries desperately to find the perfect family for his three-year-old son, Michael. During a series of auditions, various potential parental pairs come forward, but most turn out to be unsuitable. One exception is a woman who, after giving up a child for adoption as a teenager, learned she couldn’t have biological children. With sympathetic acquaintances and eager social workers urging him to choose, John feels immense pressure, as this decision is crucial for Michael’s future. (118 minutes)

The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 9:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing).

Park your car and ride the trolley to meet up with friends and explore your city. You can hop on and off at any stop!

First ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, September 5, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5

The fair will celebrate 70 seasons of family fun with exciting midway rides for all ages, Bob Bohm's Family Entertainment, visual comedian Just "JOEY," Flimsy the Clown, bicycle giveaways (8pm Wednesday - Thursday), community exhibits, educational booths, favorite fair food and more.

Highlights: 38th Annual Cheerleading Competition (6:30pm Tuesday), Extreme Shock Pro Wrestling (7pm Wednesday), Lenoir County Schools Talent Showcase (6-8pm Thursday), Lenoir County Sheriff's Dept. Canine Demo (7:30pm Friday), Demolition Derby (5pm Saturday)

Fair admission: $7 Tuesday/Friday; $1 Thursday; $8 Saturday; free for kids 4 & younger

Carload Wednesday: Admission & unlimited rides are $50/vehicle (up to 8 seat-belted occupants).

Dollar Thursday: Admission & rides are $1 each (10-ride min. purchase).

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $25 on site and 2/$25 on Tuesday. (Ride tickets are also available on the midway.) See website for pre-sale admission/unlimited ride combo tickets ($25 each or $75/4 before 5pm Sept. 30).

Fair hours: 5-11pm Tuesday - Friday and 1-11pm Saturday

More information: LenoirCountyFair@gmail.com or www.LenoirCountyFair.org

For Friday - Saturday discounted haunted house tickets, visit www.ExtremeFearScareGrounds.com.

he Greenville Museum of Art (GMoA) announces the opening of its new exhibition, "Archiving Place," on October 3, 2025. On display through March 14, 2026, this exhibition in the West Wing and Commons Galleries features textile artists from the Southeast.

"Archiving Place" uses textile art to explore the concept of place through each artist's personal experience, from physical geography and culture to emotional and virtual spaces. The featured artists are all members of the Southeast Fibers Educators Association (SEFEA), a group committed to preserving textile traditions while exploring new artistic boundaries.

The museum invites the public to the opening reception on Friday, October 3, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, for light refreshments and a chance to meet the artists.

Admission to the museum and all exhibitions is free and open to the public.

Gear up to groove to the timeless beats of Motown. Join us as our talented faculty members bring the iconic sounds of Motown to life through original choreography. This dance concert promises to be a spectacular celebration of the music that defined a generation, featuring hits from legends such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Feel the rhythm, groove to the beats, and let the soulful melodies transport you back to the golden era of Motown. Our dancers will captivate you with their energy, passion and creativity, making this a performance you won’t want to miss.

Based on a true story, this play reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion possible within any community. [PG-13] Contains strong language some may find disturbing, including descriptions of violence, homophobia, and death.

Show Sponsors: Verdigris Pet Hospital & Emergency Care and New Bern Pride

Show Dates: September 26 & 27 at 7:30 PM - September 28 at 2PM - October 3 & 4 at 7:30 PM - October 5 at 2PM