Upcoming Events

Downtown Morganton has an active community engaged in offering community events throughout the year. Included below are upcoming Downtown Development Association, Historic Morganton Festival Inc and Main Street events. For more details on weekly events in downtown, sign up to receive the D2U Newsletter that goes out each Wednesday.

Interested in dining in Downtown Morganton? Please enjoy any of our restaurants or food trucks in Downtown Morganton! Food Trucks are located on the newly renovated courthouse square (102 East Union) near the amphitheater stage. Find several food trucks there on Mondays and Wednesdays each week from 11am-2pm. 

For a list of participating food trucks, be sure to sign up to the D2U Newsletter 

April Art Crawl Third Thursday Art Crawl - April 18th Third Thursday Art Crawl  Thursday, April 18th   April Showers Bring May Flowers  4:00-7:30pm 

Downtown Morganton

 

Whimsical umbrella installations and floral designs sweep through the downtown window storefront displays and landmarks to prove once and for all April showers do in fact bring May flowers! 

Poetry-Umbrella Installations-Floral Installations

Locations: 

1) City Hall -  305 East Union

(Art in the Hall) Artist Tina Sclarandis & Dianne Kolb

Installation by Michael Berley

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Morganton Farmers Market 2024 Farmers Market

The open-air Morganton Farmers Market offers the best locally grown products in the area! 

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024 - May 3rd TGIF May 3rd Soul Watt Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, May 3rd. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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DDA Event Basket Case, Spring Chase Basket Case, Spring Chase Saturday, May 4th  10:00am-4:00pm 

 

Want to spend a day having fun? Of course, you do! Get a team of 2-5 together, give your team a spring name and find some fun spring costumes ... spring chickens, flowers... pollen!!? 

Then give the Main Street Office a call at 828-438-5252 at we will sign you up!

 

This will be a fun filled day of completing tasks, collecting points and winning downtown bucks (good for the day of only). 

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- May 10th TGIF May 10th Envision  Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, May 10th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- May 17th TGIF May 17th Sunset Strip  Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, May 17th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

Sunset Strip

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- May 24th TGIF May 24th The Alligators Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, May 24th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

Local Band The Alligators can't wait to rock the night away with you!

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- May 31st TGIF May 31st Smitty and the Jumpstarters Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free Read More
TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- June 7th TGIF June 7th  Petty Rewind Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, June 7th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- June 14th TGIF June 14th Cane and Cancino  Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, June 14th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

 

BIO

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- June 21st TGIF June 21st Al G and Friends Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, June 21st. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- June 28th TGIF June 28th Sidecar Honey  Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, June 28th.  Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

SIDECAR HONEY 

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- July 12th TGIF July 12th Tuatha Dea  Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, July 12th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- July 19th TGIF July 19th  Hustle Souls Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, July 19th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

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TGIF TGIF Summer Concert 2024- July 26th TGIF July 26th Groove Machine Historic Burke County Courthouse Square 7:00-10:00pm Free

 

The TGIF Summer Concert Series in downtown Morganton on the historic courthouse square kicks off on Friday, July 26th. Food and beverage vendors open at 6pm and the performance starts at 7pm (goes until 10pm). The concert is FREE to attend and open to the public.

 

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Gus the Groundhog, Festival mascot high fiving child 42nd Annual Morganton Festival

September 6 & 7, 2024

SAVE THE DATE for the 42nd Annual Morganton Festival in downtown Morganton, North Carolina. The festival features 3 stages with free music each evening on the Courthouse Square Stage, dancers, acrobats and theater talents on the Pepsi Stage and wonderous suprises on the Kid Zone stage. In addition to the entertainment there is fun with rides and games, food for all ages, plus over a mile of arts and crafts vendors!

ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE! Entrance into the festival grounds are FREE!

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