Much larger than I expected…read more Tons of food options from Thailand to Jamaican. The music on the stages was great as well as the dancers from all over the world. Only thing that I was disappointed in was the typical carnival food. Took away from all the international options. Lots of people and energy! Great afternoon!

As we walked around all I wanted to know was where are the restaurants of these cultures? I would…read morelove to have Nigerian fish stew. Lumpia is a favorite. Where are the empanadas?! It was wonderful to see the cultures represented, but how sad it is that they are only experienced over two days.

Very cute town with good restaurants. It's a little sketchy with the homeless people but a good…read moreplace to have an upscale dinner and drinks

I LOVE Downtown Fayetteville!! There are so many cool little places to stop in and there is so much…read morehistory. I have enjoyed all the many restaurants, and all the boutique shops every time I am in the area. I make it a point to come down at least once a week. Some of my favorite places are in the tree lined street downtown. There is ample parking in lots and also along the streets. There are also so many things to do! If you want to paint pottery or make candles or have a paint and wine night or go to trivia or an escape room! All followed by some delicious food. There are festivals all the time, as well as farmers markets and parades galore. It reminds me of the small-town areas you see in movies. Let's all keep downtown thriving!!

I can't tell you how upset I am with this festival. I saw the billboard advertising it on 77SB! And…read moremy love for watermelon. Sold.. I drove 1 hr and 5mins. Stayed less than a hour. No watermelon of any kind. No food. No drinks. No slices of watermelon for sale.. The usual greasy food, corn dog, fennel cake. But I swear they should rename the damn festival to just Pageland Festival. Didn't like how I drive all this way to be lied too!

this year was awful. we stayed for all of an hour! I was looking for watermelon ice cream, which I…read morehave gotten in years past. NONE. a lot less stuff that in the past. Went on Saturday and there wasn't a large crowd either. paid $4 for a greasy corn dog- don't think I will come back in the future

The North Carolina Pickle Festival is something I wanted to attend as soon as I found out it…read moreexisted. The town of Mount Olive throws this celebration each year to bring folks together and highlight the wonderful things they have to offer. There's a pickle eating contest, a pickleball tournament, a pickle 5k and a pickle costume contest...this festival is a big dill!! There is a recipe contest where you can show off your skills in making a food item including one of the many Mount Olive products, live music, rides, a car show...I could go on and on. The only real down side is..how popular it has gotten. We chose one of the many parking areas in town to utilize the shuttle, and waited over an hour to even get to the downtown area. The lines at nearly all the food and drink vendors were super long as well. I met a woman who waited 90 minutes for a pickle brined turkey leg. We did pick up one of the maps available to locate different areas of interest and while it was helpful, it took forever to travel a few blocks in the heavy crowds. The Mount Olive company itself had two areas where they handed out all sorts of free samples which was lovely. I did not get to spot the mascot Ollie, or try a pickle margarita-maybe next year!

Sea side shopping for all the tourists! Homemade signs, furniture, flags, clothes, jewelry, note…read morecards, art work, and more! Plenty of food! Plenty of parking! Police and EMTs on hand!

I went this year for the first time since 2008. Food was great, lots of vendors. Lots of live music…read moretoo! Plenty of trash cans to keep the place clean, plenty of security and people Directing traffic. Golf cart and bus shuttles are frequent. Folks renting out their front yards for parking. My biggest complaint is all the smokers. (Not the shrimp fest fault) when you buy a $25 plate of food with limited seating the last thing you want is a smoker next to you puffing away. Again there's nothing the festival can do about this but when you mix music and booze people tend to light up..... $10 to park, $5 to enter. We didn't stay long but glad we Went

It's a craft fair. It's a flea market…read more It's a country fair. It's got live music. It's got food of every description. And it's got a whole lot of shrimp. It's spread out along the waterfront with booths and exhibits running down Mineola Street, and along Waterfront Drive. Beers are dirt cheap --$3 for 16 ounces!! It was a real fun day.

Bottom line: The Cheerwine Festival in Salisbury is a busy and popular street festival to celebrate…read morethe regional soft drink favorite. Saw lots of Cheerwine merch/logos everywhere but not Cheerwine itself. This festival is extremely crowded and there are long lines for absolutely everything, do know that going into this one. Bring cash, you'll need it. The Deets: My friends and I made plans to hit the The Cheerwine Festival in Salisbury, NC this year. Cheerwine is a local/regional soft drink favorite, a black cherry flavored soda. Cheerwine has been made since 1917 and has been produced by the same family in North Carolina for all those years (big accomplishment in the food/beverage industry). I've been a Cheerwine fan since childhood so I was up for going to a festival bearing its name. We went down and back on Amtrak as there is a train station near to the downtown area the festival is held. I recommend going by train if possible as finding parking is not that easy for this event. Salisbury is not a huge town so you would expect that to be so. If you are not a fan of big crowds and long lines, then this festival is not for you. This festival is very "people-y" and there are long lines for EVERYTHING...food, beer/beverages, merchandise, craft/art/novelty items, cash machines (bring cash, most things here are not cheap)...everything. Of course the sound stage had a crowd around it as well. We even ducked into a local bottle shop to find some peace (see my prior review for this business) which we indeed found. My pics I took are from a pocket of peace I found outside of the crowded area. Of note, I did see that there were plenty of port-a-potties everywhere, even down alleys between buildings. While I saw Cheerwine logos and merchandise a-plenty at the festival, I really can't recall seeing any actual Cheerwine itself. Sad face. Lots of beer opportunities...not Cheerwine though. If you love those crowded street festivals, this event is your golden ticket. I found it was great to visit and experience but I'm not sure I would go out of my way to come back again.

I went to this festival in Salisbury on a Saturday. I should have expected it to be crowded,…read morebecause it definitely was which any festival would be on a Saturday. The mountainmelt food truck gave me magnificent grilled cheese with mac and cheese inside and a jam, and bacon. It was heavenly. For $12 it was worth it. Other than that there was just the regular Fair foods. It didn't really scream cheerwine to me except for all the cheerwine signs that were everywhere. There was a good police presence and I appreciated the stands to help people cool down. It was warm that day for sure, we just happened to go on a day that wasn't too bad. I expected a lot more vendors, and especially a lot more specialty food vendors that really focused on the cheer wine, didn't really get that from this event. So not that impressed, I wouldn't go out of my way to come here next year.

The Little River Shrimp Festival is much larger than I anticipated. There is "pay to park" lots up…read moreand down the street's leading up to the festival many of which are on people's yards. It came st us about $10.00 for the day and some of the lots will shuttle you the several blocks down the road on golf carts. We found out later, there is also a bus shuttle available. The festival itself gets incredibly crowded but it really wasn't an issue. There are vendors everywhere selling everything from craft items to gutter systems. Actually, the one item I did buy was from a Tastefully Simple rep who had a booth set up. Oh, and there was a Puppy Kissing booth set up by the local shelter. As for the shrimp, we ended up in a bar/restaurant called Daddio's and got some decent shrimp but nothing special. It wasn't until we walked to the far side of the festival did we see food trailers with all sorts of delicious looking seafood. This festival is definitely worth a visit once a year.