June Events
Here are the upcoming June events in Edenton and Chowan County, North Carolina.
Friday, June 1, 2012
1st Fridays on South Broad
Kick off the weekend with great entertainment, art, shopping and dining along Broad. Fun for the whole family!
| Time: | 5:30-7:30pm |
| Place: | Broad Street |
| Fee: | Free |
| Phone: | 252-562-2740 or 800-775-0111 |
| Website: | mainstreetedenton.com |
Friday & Saturday, June 1 & 2, 2012
Edenton Music & Water Festival
14th Annual Festival will kick-off with a Sunset Paddle at 6:30-8 followed by the festival on Saturday with a celebration of our waterways with free paddling demonstrations, leisure & guided paddles along the creeks, sunfish sailboat races, expanded kids area with games while topping the day off with local & regional musically talented entertainers. Commercial, Educational, Artisan vendors welcome. Sponsors for 2012 to be announced: Those wishing to promote and be a part of the on-going advertising can do so by contacting nancy.nicholls@chowan.nc.gov
Links to forms for participants (all are pdf files):
Temporary Food Establishment Application
Commercial Vendor Form
Arts and Crafts Vendor Form
Educational Vendor Form
Paddling and Sailing Form
| Time: | 10am-4:00pm |
| Place: | Edenton Harbor - Colonial Park |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Phone: | 800-775-0111 / 252-482-3400 |
| Email: | nancy.nicholls@chowan.nc.gov |
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Open Bass Tournament
| Time: | 6am-? |
| Place: | Bayside Marina & Grill |
| Phone: | 252-482-5343 |
Friday, June 8, 2012
Member's Choice Exhibit
Shirley Whitenack, Jaan Stevens White and Fred Saunders who won in the Member's Exhibit will be exhibiting more of their work
| Time: | 5-7:30 |
| Place: | Chowan Arts Council |
| Phone: | 252-482-8005 |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
2nd Saturdays
Summer Fun at Historic Edenton State Historic Site: enjoy music and crafts ----saw a log, make a piece of rope and create a cornhusk doll. Artisans will be inside the Visitor's Center throughout the day.
| Time: | 10am-4pm |
| Place: | Historic Edenton State Historic Site |
| Fee: | Free |
| Phone: | 252-482-2637 |
| Email: | carolyn.owens@ncdcr.gov |
| Website: | www.edenton.nchistoricsites.org |
Monday - Saturday, June 4-9, 2012
National Fishing Derby Week for Children
| Place: | Edenton National Fish Hatchery |
| Phone: | 252-482-4118 |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Bayside Fishing Tournament
Bayside Marina & Grill will host a Kids Open Bass Tournament
| Time: | 6 am |
| Place: | Bayside Marina & Grill |
| Phone: | 252-482-5343 |
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Preservation in Progress
Join the Edenton Historical Commission and tour one of North Carolina's most unique houses. Historic Athol Plantation is one of the most formally complex and stylistically refined Greek Revival plantation house in the Albemarle. Enjoy good food, music and friends.
| Time: | 4:00 pm |
| Place: | Athol Plantation |
| Fee: | $35 |
| Phone: | 252-482-7800 |
| Email: | info@ehcnc.org |
| Website: | www.ehcnc.org |
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Bayside Fishing Tournament
Bayside Marina & Grill will host Greenville Marine's Fishing Tournament
| Time: | 6 am |
| Place: | Bayside Marina & Grill |
| Phone: | 252-482-5343 |
June 2012
Farmer's Market
Locally grown vegetables and fruits will be available each Saturday morning during the growing season. On Saturday, June 2, the location will be in Colonial Park as part of the Edenton Music and Water Festival.
| Time: | 8am-noon |
| Place: | D.F. Walker School - corner of Oakum & Dick Sts |
June 2012
Edenton Steamers
Coastal Plains League Playing throughout the summer
| Time: | 7pm |
| Place: | Historic Hicks Field |
| Phone: | 252-482-4080 |
| Website: | edentonsteamers.com |