June 2017
North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events 
Welcome to the NCAF&E Monthly Newsletter
NCAF&E Fall Seminar
Wed. Sept. 6, 2017
We are in the planning stages for the upcoming Fall Seminar set for Wednesday, September 6 from 10AM until 4PM at the Cary Theater in downtown Cary, NC. 

There will be great educational sessions and networking opportunities. Speaker topics will be posted soon!

Registration is now open. You may download the .pdf form HERE to send with a check...or register on-line with a credit card HERE. 
New Member Spotlight
Crusin to the Cape Festival & Car Show
Contact: Tracy Gillikin & Connie Notter
130 Golfin Dolphin Drive
Cape Carteret, NC  28584
Phone: 252-393-6565 Fax: 252-393-7700 
June Member Events
6/1               Rockingham, NC           Rockingham Plaza Jam Concert Series
6/2-4           Plymoth, NC                   NC Black Bear Festival
6/2-3           Salisbury, NC                Gallery Gallop Arts Festival
6/3               Kannapolis, NC             Kannapolis Summer Concert Series
6/2               Statesville, NC               Art in the Park
6/3-4           Wilmington, NC             Cape Fear BBQ Festival
6/3               Carolina Beach, NC     Carolina Beach Music Festival
6/4               Asheboro, NC               Asheboro Summer Concert Series
6/9-10         Washington, NC           Washington Summer Festival
6/9-10         Cape Carteret, NC       Cruisin to the Cape Festival & Car Show
6/10             Swansboro, NC           Arts by the Sea Festival
6/10             Bessemer City, NC       Bessemer City Community Concert
6/16-17       Burgaw, NC                  NC Blueberry Festival
6/17             Kannapolis, NC           Kannapolis Summer Concert Series
6/18             Asheboro, NC              Asheboro Summer Concert Series
6/24             Bessemer City, NC     Bessemer City Cruise-In & Concert
6/30-7/1      West Jefferson, NC     Christmas in July Festival
Reminder to submit updated events for VisitNC.com
With Memorial Day weekend considered the start of the summer travel season, the VisitNC.com team has started publishing new content to get potential visitors inspired and to help with their travel planning. 

Now is also a great time to make sure your summer events and festivals, including the always-popular Fourth of July and summer fireworks events, are updated in the VisitNC.com database. If you represent a North Carolina event or attraction, please work with your  county contact to ensure your info is included on Visitnc.com
Quote of the Month
"If you get a reputation for being honest, you have 95 percent of the competition already beat."
~John Kenneth Galbraith~
NCAF&E Website Advertising
Would you like to advertise your upcoming festival of event? Our website offers advertising space on the homepage. Our website receives more than 450,000 hits per month!
 
Ad spaces are available at the bottom of the homepage. Each space is approximately 200 x 200 pixels in size and will link to your event website. The cost is $250 per space for 3 months.
 
For advertising space, please call the NCAF&E office at 877-NCFESTS or email your interest to:  bill@ncfestivals.com
You are invited!
  A Day at the Beach
On Friday, June 9, the Eastern North Carolina Festivals and Events Consortium is coming to the Surf City Welcome Center.

Sponsored by Pender County Tourism and the NC Blueberry Festival, hosted by Surf City, this 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. FREE workshop will feature topics pertinent to festival organizers, event planners, parks and recreation personnel, and volunteers who plan fundraisers for churches, civic groups and visitor attractions. 

Lunch, catered by Middle of the Island, is included in this FREE workshop. Bring your beach towel and flip flops. Kick back and relax as we share ideas that will enhance our events, festivals, and fundraisers.

RSVP to Julie Beck

We need RSVPs no later than June 5.
 North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events| Phone : 336-956-6433| Fax : 336-956-1647| info@ncfestivals.com | http://ncfestivals.com/