Festivals in the Carolinas in November

Jeeez... where did October go already?

In a coupla days I'll have every rug rat within a 20 block radius banging on my door aggravating my dog and moochin' free candy.

Although, I'll admit to a grudging enjoyment of the whole thing...
.... it certainly takes me back to when I was a kiddie winkie.

I'm waiting for the day when I open the door , and there'll be a little version of ME standing there, dressed up in the skeleton costume I used to love so much.

And of course, if that happens, I'll sic the dog on him.

You gotta know how to deal with those types, ya know?

Ahh well.... good times.... good times.


Time again for my monthly feature -- Festivals in the Carolinas -- where I spend a couple boring hours looking up the dates for the various festivals and events going on around these parts.

I'd leave it to somebody else... but I've had the experience --
---of wanting to go somewhere and doing something --
but not being able to find information on anything happening.

So, this way, if I'm bored and wanna go somewhere, all I gotta do is read my own blog.

Whatever works.

So..... drumroll, please..... Festivals in the Carolinas for November, 2010.



Anderson, South Carolina is the home of the annual Balloons Over Carolina fest---

Friday thru Sunday, November 5 thru 7 at the Civic Center.
... featuring over 25 hot-air balloons, with balloon rides, parachute jumping, and all kinds of height-fearless activities..... not to mention food and stuff like that.
Bring somebody to rub yer neck on the way home.
Read all about it at: http://www.balloonsoveranderson.org/






That same weekend, November 5 and 6.... Gaston, SC is holding their 28th annual Collard Greens Festival.

There will be a beauty pageant, a parade, crafts, entertainment.....
and of course, all kinds of dishes with collard greens.
Ok- I admit it, I don't eat that stuff, but plenty o folk around here do...
.... and the folks in Gaston can show you how to turn a weed into a tasty comestible,
.... if anybody can.





Saturday, November 6 on Cape Fear, you can go FLY yer Kite!
It's the Wrightsville Beach annual Kite Fly-- and it's a whole bunch of ...
.... well..,  people flying kites.  Hey- what else is there to do on Wrightsville Beach that time of year, anyway?  Bring your own kite.





To ARMS - to ARMS!!  The Roman Army is invading South Carolina !!!!

(Let's hope they leave it in better shape than those damn Yankees did... )

Yes, it's true--SC's only Roman Legion will be at the Castra Romana Festival of
Imperial Rome when it comes to Givhans State Park near Ridgeville on Saturday,
November 13th. Actually, they'll be there all week, but the public demonstrations of things like marching, fighting, armor displays and such are only on Saturday.
However, if you can't get enough of this re-enactment kinda stuff, they are looking for people to join their legion.
You don't even have to speak Latin.
See their site at: http://legvi.tripod.com/castroromani/







The week before Thanksgiving, November 16-21;
Winston-Salem presents its third annual Six Days in November celebration chock-a-block arts and cultural activities clustered around Piedmont Craftsmens Fair, the Southeasts premier fine crafts show. The city is abuzz with activities, including symphony and jazz concerts, theater, art exhibitions, dance, films, food events and innovative experiences that apply computer and digital technology to the arts world.
Six days and nights of arts and cultural events in the City of Arts and Innovation.
Come early and enjoy Garrison Keillor on Sunday, November 14, and a full day of activities on Monday.
For more information, visit www.cityofthearts.com.
Just don't ask me what the hell chock-a-block is.






Want to get a head start getting in the holiday spirit?
How about throwing in some old-fashioned small-town charm?

Mebane, ( pronounced Meb'-bun),
North Carolina ( pronounced Nawth Caro-LI-nah') ---
..... is the place for the annual Hometown Holiday Celebration...
November 19 -November 20, 2010-- you'll find strolling carollers, horse drawn carriage rides, tree lighting, music, art kid zone activities, arts and crafts... and of course, Santa will be making an appearance.
This years theme will be Dickens "A Christmas Carol" -- it should be fun.
Check their site at: http://www.downtownmebane.com/








If you're into arts and crafts, you'll love the annual Holiday Craftsman Classic -----

in Columbia, SC on November 12 thru the 14th ---
or ---
in Greensboro, NC on Friday, November 26 thru Sunday, November 28...... at the Special Events Center.
It's always a big show featuring holiday crafts and all kinds of other stuff, too,
but mostly it's holiday stuff.
Check em out at:  http://event.gstv.com/event/5194



OR -- you can drop in at the Southern Craft Christmas Show in Charlotte, from the 12th to the 21st,
at the Convention Center.



Speaking of Charlotte,
...... don't forget the annual Carousel Parade thru uptown on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 25.


 


and lastly.......

 If you're looking for a good ole country-fied time in the Ole South,

... well, buddy, salley on down to Salley, South Carolina for their annual Chitlin Strut.
Yes, another inedible food somehow magically converted into a delicacy, there'll be Chitlins galore, along with a very famous hog ( sorry --- HAWG ) calling contest, music, a tractor show, a chitlin eatin contest, a pageant, a parade, a strut....
........ well, lemme tell ya that lil ole town just goes hog wild.
( If you don't know what a chitlin is- umm, well...
....... look it up first is the best advice I can give you.)
Mark this here date on yer calendar: Saturday, November 27.
Give a lookey loo at their website: http://www.chitlinstrut.com/





PS...... there is also the South Carolina Bluegrass Festival that weekend, but it's being held down there in that unmentionable tourist trap on the beach where they hate bikers, so I'm not gonna mention it.

Wait.........