Welcome to NC Tripping’s Events Calendar, featuring the best events in NC! The calendar features a wonderful mix of popular annual events, quarterly or bi-monthly experiences, and special one-time events.
Many of these events have been featured on our social media pages while we personally attended them. Others are submitted by our statewide partners in the form of hosted event listings.
Note: If you’d like to submit an event, please visit this page.
Whether you’re searching for large festivals, one-time experiences, or local community events, we hope this helps you find something awesome in North Carolina.
The NC Tripping Events Calendar is viewable in three different formats. Each link will take you to
- Today in North Carolina (Empty if No Events are Happening)
- Monthly Calendar View
- List View
- Submit an NC Event
- NC Tripping Events Roundups
Featured Event Listings
This section is for event organizers that have partnered with NC Tripping to promote their local events on our website and/or our social media pages.
April 2025
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Spring Open House
May 2025
Strawberry Jammin’ 2025
For more info about how to make your local event appear in this section, please contact us.
Today’s North Carolina Events
Here you’ll find events happening in North Carolina today. Dates with no events taking place will appear blank. When you click on/select the “View Detail” button, a new window will open and take you to the event’s official page.
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Monthly NC Events Calendar
This section features upcoming NC events by calendar view. Days with events will have a blue circle/dot and days without events will not have a blue circle/dot.
You can expand each day to look at a list of events by selecting/clicking on a specific day. Selecting/clicking on an event’s name will open a new window and take you to the official event page.
Here’s a look at upcoming local events in North Carolina throughout this month and beyond!
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Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest in Newport
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Piratefest in Greenville
Catamount Climb Half Marathon & 5K in Cullowhee
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All-American Tattoo Convention in Fayetteville
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Tacos N Taps Festival in Cary
Classic Antique Power Farm Heritage Days in Benson
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NC Tribute to the King in Lexington
The Mebane Dogwood Festival
The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival
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Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival in Cary
Beach Fest in Selma
Greening Up the Mountains in Sylva
SpringFest in Southern Pines
NC Pickle Fest in Mount Olive
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Spring Open House
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Events for May
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Plein Air Festival in Southport
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance in Pittsboro
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BBQ Fest on the Neuse in Kinston
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Spring Folly in Kernersville
Wooden Boat Show in Beaufort
Ham and Yam in Smithfield
Budbreak Wine and Craft Beer Festival in Mount Airy
List View of Upcoming Events in NC
This section shares upcoming events in North Carolina by list view. Sorted in ascending order and starting with the closest events to today’s state, the list displays a maximum of 10 events.
You can find more events by selecting/clicking on “Next.” Selecting/clicking on the event name will open a new window and take you to the official event page.
April 2025
MerleFest in Wilkesboro
NC Tribute to the King in Lexington
The Mebane Dogwood Festival
The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival
Tuckfest at the US Whitewater Center in Charlotte
Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival in Cary
Beach Fest in Selma
Submit an NC Event
You can submit a North Carolina event by visiting this page. Please read about the types of events that we post, submission guidelines, and pricing.
In the meantime, we hope to keep you updated with as many events in North Carolina as possible!
Travel Around North Carolina!
We’ve created many more NC travel guides featuring these events and more things to do around the state!
