MUMFEST
weekend, October 12 -13, attracts festival goers from across the southeast
to experience this award winning festival located in the restored historic
downtown of New Bern, NC. Mumfesters can spend a little or a lot with over 300
commercial and non profit exhibitors to choose from including pottery, crafts,
and art. Some might say the temptation is too much when they discover dozens of
booths filled with a wide variety of savory foods guaranteed to tempt anyone’s
appetite.
MUMFEST fits
all budgets with two days of free entertainment including live bands with music
ranging from beach to barbershop, dance troupes, magicians, roving street
performers, face painters, and clowns. In addition to all the free
entertainment there’s a riverfront amusement park with lots of exciting rides,
including a waterfront Ferris Wheel ($).
Talk about
exciting rides, what is more exciting than NASCAR? TitleSponsor, Joe Alcoke Auto and Truck Center, is
bringing NASCAR to MUMFEST with an exhibit from the Richard Childress Racing
Team featuring three famous stock cars, #3, #29, #31 and two racing simulators.
That’s right, legendary No. 3 will be at MUMFEST. The two racing simulators
will allow Mumfesters to test their driving skill – all for free!
Free family
entertainment also features the X-POGO Stunt Team performing the most talented
extreme pogo exhibitions in the world! The team is coming straight from
POGOPALOOZA in New York City where they just won several world
championship titles. These world class athletes fly up to 9 feet in the air,
doing flips and other stunts on their high-powered pogo sticks.
Everyone’s
MUMFEST favorites are back this year, including Alex Clark, the super funny
comedian who performs jaw dropping stunts, the Purina Incredible Dog Team with
canine athletes making amazing aerial disc catches, the Silver Drummer Girl, a
huge Model Train Show, NBPD’s K-9s will be back along with Weller Kennels
Labrador retriever demonstrations.
The out of
water 13th Annual Boat Show is a must see for boaters and
wannabe boaters. There’s still plenty of good weather to enjoy a new boat and
there is nothing like being out on the water letting your boat drift along with
the tide listening to relaxing music.
More music an
be found on Saturday in the Christ Church Ministry at 305 Middle
Street with the Fairfield Harbour chorus, ENCORE Craven Community Chorus and
Down East Dulcimers / New Bern Suzuki Strings.
The
NC Songwriters Co-op will
entertain Mumfesters with their original music on
Sunday afternoon. If you hope to become a songwriter, the NC
Songwriters Co-op members are happy to share helpful tips and offer positive
critiques if you bring them examples of your song writing,
All this
singing makes everyone thirsty! Wine and beer connoisseurs will enjoy sampling
a wide variety of craft wines and beers at the Galley Store’s “Juice on the
Neuse Festival” with music and hors d’oeuvres at Persimmons Waterfront
Restaurant included in the admission fee. NC grown wines may be sampled and
purchased in the elegant Little River Wine Tasting Room on Craven Street ($).
The Doubletree by Hilton is hosting its first Beer Garden Festival.
BIG KIDSTUFF
and Lil’ Kidstuff is back this year with Poly and Ester, the famous Gabardine
Sisters, Steve Myott, a master storyteller and mask maker, Steve Wille and Gary
Shelton’s Magic shows and the amazing Zoltan, the levitating
man! Kidstuff is in a new location this year so check the map in the
Sun Journal’s MUMFEST tabloid.
Every MUMFEST has lots of chrysanthemums
and Tryon Palace serves
them up in their magnificent gardens, which are open
free Friday throughSunday. The palace also has its bi-annual Heritage
Plant Sale on Fridayand Saturday. Gardeners will be on hand to answer
your planting questions. Inside tours require a ticket but outside tours of the
palace’s many gardens are free.
On your walk
back from Tryon Palace stroll over to see the New Bern Firemen’s
Museum to learn New Bern’s fascinating firefighting history.. Be sure to
stop by the popular Farmers Market for all kinds of crafts and jellies and
jams.
On
Sunday morning join in the 5K Run sponsored by the Coastal Women’s
Shelter. Registration begins at 7
a.m. at Union Point Park.
Make plans
now to come to MUMFEST by water taxi, trolley or park downtown – however you
get here – come join the fun because there really is something for everyone!
To learn all
about MUMFEST go to www.mumfest.com.
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