Ayden Collard Festival
Arts And Entertainment
Why pick this one
Ayden Collard Festival combines a festival established in 1975 with a 100-plus-entry parade, free art show, live music, rides, and collard contests.
Best for
- Families seeking a community festival with rides, food vendors, live music, and a parade
- Artists entering a visual art competition with youth and adult categories
- Visitors interested in collard-themed contests and Southern food traditions
- Local residents seeking youth pageants for eligible Ayden-area contestants
- Spectators wanting to attend a large small-town parade
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors need to bring non-service animals
- Someone is seeking a year-round arts venue rather than a September festival
- Someone needs an event outside Ayden, North Carolina
Specialties
- collard-themed community festival
- festival parade
- visual art competition
- collard eating contest
- youth pageants
Certifications
- Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge sponsorship
- NC Arts Council sponsorship
What makes them different
- Festival established in 1975
- Saturday parade includes over 100 entries, including marching bands, floats, and classic cars
- Art show viewing is free to visitors
- Collard eating contest awards $100 each to the first-place male and female contestants
- Festival features Little Miss Collard, Collard Princess, and Collard Queen pageants
- Serves
- Ayden
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- West Avenue &, Second St, Ayden, NC 28513
- Phone
- +12523758095
- Website
- http://aydencollardfestival.com/
- info@aydencollardfestival.com
Services
- community festival events
- live music and entertainment
- food vendors
- retail vendor marketplace
- carnival rides
- art show