January 4th - March 15th

MADE (Morganton Arts Design and Engineering) Competition is returning with a design challenge and showcase in the Spring of 2021! Full details have been released and are available at https://morgantonfest.org/made-competition/ The competition gives middle and high school students the opportunity to apply their critical thinking skills, combining Art, Design, and Engineering to create a functional lamp.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Some things never change such as pretending not to be disappointed when your birthday card doesn’t have downtown bucks in it! However, sometimes the details must change in order to advance! Please join the Morganton Downtown Development Association for the ACC Chili Drive Thru, “Chili but driving thru and warming up” The drive-thru event presented by Burke County Farm Bureau Insurance takes place on Thursday, March 11th (rain or shine) outside at the Morganton Community House (120 North King Street) from 11:00am to 1:30pm. A $7.00 ticket buys you delicious Community House prepared chili (meat or vegetarian) with ALL the fixin’s: cornbread, salad, cookies and drink!

Saturday, March 13th 9:00am - 1:00pm 

March on down to the 111 North Green Street to enjoy the Pop-Up Farmers Market! 

Please remember our farmers are a source of food and act as a faction of a grocery store for our community. The March Pop Up Market will host the following vendors: Forget Me Not Farm, J&J Farm, Hoof & Paw, Pure Solutions, Gagliardo Farm, Little Guatemala

For Pop Up Markets, the following rules will be posted:

1. No customers or vendors exhibiting symptoms may enter the market
2. Maintain 6 feet of social distance at all times
3. One customer at a time at each vendor table
4. Only handle product you are purchasing
5. No congregating

There will also be a hand sanitizing station during the hours of operation.

Thank you for your continued support and if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call 828-438-5252.

Coming Soon - Union Street Food Hall + Downtown 2nd Floor Living at 117 East Union Street

Historic Courthouse Square Project January Update

Progress is happening quickly on the Courthouse Square renovations, with the stage beginning to take sahpe and the historic rock wall being replaced around the square. A timeline of recent events is below.

• 1/4/21 Began pouring Green Street Sidewalk
• The Stone Mason started laying stone on The Green Street Wall
• Waterproofing contractor began work on building walls.
• Midstate continues to install new water lines.
• 1/7/21 More Green Street Sidewalk and Rock work completed.  
• 1/11/21 Ash tree removed at the corner of Union and Sterling
• 1/13/21 Tree removed from South Green Street side across from Marquee Cinemas