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.
July 2026
Titanic: The Exhibition in Charlotte
August 2026
The NC Beach Blast Festival
September 2026
NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale in Durham
North Carolina Folk Festival in Greensboro
Day Out with Thomas in Spencer
October 2026
Day Out with Thomas in Spencer
MumFest
Havelock Chili Festival
Ghost Walk in New Bern
December 2026
Trail to Tryon Holiday Half, 10K, and 5K
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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The Way We See The World: Celebrating Indigenous Pop Culture in Cherokee
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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!
Events for July
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Robbins Farmers Day
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Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair in Burnsville
Ocracoke Fig Festival
Waldensian Festival in Valdese
The Way We See The World: Celebrating Indigenous Pop Culture in Cherokee
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Early American Medicine in the Historical Park
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OBX Pirate Festival in Nags Head
Outsouth Queer Film Festival in Durham
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Doc Watson Day in Boone
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Penland School of Crafts Auction
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Labors of Halifax
High Country Beer Fest in Boone
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Events for September
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Hickory American Legion Fair
NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale in Durham
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North Carolina Apple Festival in Hendersonville
Earl Scruggs Festival in Tryon
Carolina Beach Fireworks
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.
March 2026
Revolutionary Ideals Webinar Series for Teachers
July 2026
Titanic: The Exhibition in Charlotte
August 2026
Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair in Burnsville
Ocracoke Fig Festival
Waldensian Festival in Valdese
The Way We See The World: Celebrating Indigenous Pop Culture in Cherokee
Early American Medicine in the Historical Park
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!
