Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
| Top Family Pick:
Bethabara's Annual Independence Day Celebration- Sunday, July 1, 2012, 1:30-5:30 pm
- Historic Bethabara Park
- FREE
- www.bethabarapark.org
- The community band plays patriotic music, historical demonstrations, Colonial children's games, Uncle Sam on stilts, Liberty pole, refreshments and more!
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Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
Top Festival Pick:
Heavy Rebel Weekender- Thursday-Sunday, July 6-8, 2012
- Millennium Center – Trade Street, Winston-Salem
- Tickets: 1-day pass $35; 3-day pass $80/adv, $90/door
- Car show registration: Free with ticket or $10 for just the car show.
- The streets of the Downtown Arts District fill with vendors and a street rod car show, while the Millennium Center hosts four stages with 90 bands. From Rockabilly to Punk music, guitar contests, slap off bass contest, mud wrestling and great people watching…
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Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
| Top Family Pick:
Krispy Kreme 75th Birthday Weekend- Friday, July 13, 7-10 pm: Krispy Kreme Block Party & Glaze the Nation Tour Stop at Trade Street & 6th Street
- Saturday, July 14, 9 am-noon: Family Fan Fest at Old Salem
- FREE with Hot Glazed Doughnuts at every event!
- Come out and celebrate the Krispy Kreme doughnut in this fun-filled, family weekend of fun! At 10 am on Saturday, a permanent Krispy Kreme marker will be dedicated in Old Salem to commemorate the location of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut shop.
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Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
 Top Craft Pick:
Krankies Craft Fair- Saturday, July 21, 10am-3pm
- Krankies Coffee
- 211 E. 3rd St., Winston-Salem, NC
- Admission is FREE
- Shop local and support local artisans and crafters at Krankies' semi-annual craft fair.
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Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
| Top Family Pick:
Peppercornival Carnival- Sunday, July 29, 1-4PM
- Community Arts Cafe
- 411 W. 4th St, Winston-Salem
- Tickets: $10/kids, adults free with paid admission of a child
- Enjoy an afternoon of fun and games in a carnival setting at Community Arts Cafe. Fun includes a magic show, drama mask craft, caricature artist, tie-dying by Parties2Dye4, face painting, Wolfies frozen custard and a silent auction.
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Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
 | Top Art Pick:
DADA's First Friday Gallery Hop- Friday, August 3, 2012, 7-10PM
- Downtown Arts District
- 6th & Trade St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101
- FREE
- www.dadaws.org
The Downtown Arts District (DADA) First Friday Gallery Hop features artist receptions in most galleries, artist demonstrations, live music, dancing and kids craft area. This Gallery Hop will also host the Winston-Salem Journal's Slice of Summer Tomato Tasting. Area restaurants will also be serving samples of their best tomato-based dishes (while supplies last). |
Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
 | Top Foodie Pick:
Dr. Brownstone's Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival- August 7-11, 2012
- Spring House Restaurant
- 450 N. Spring St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101
- www.springhousenc.com
- Reservations required – (336) 293-4797
Chef Timothy Grandinetti and Spring House Restaurant present this tribute to grill-inspired fare with guest chefs Mark Beaupre, Sharon Hage, Ray Lampe, Justin McMillan, Ted Reader, Tim Recher and Grady Spears. Each night of the "5 Days of Deliciousness", tastings of grilled delicacies will be served with wine pairings and North Carolina micro-brews. Limited seating. |
Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
| Top Sports Pick:
Wake Forest University Football Fan Fest Take the field and kick of the WFU football season! Enjoy live music, inflatables, autographs from the football team, meet Coach Grobe, the cheerleaders and other fall sports teams. Free football posters, snacks and more. Fans will be allowed on the field beginning at 5 p.m. and teams will arrive at 6 p.m. |
Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
| | Top Theater Pick: Staged Reading: "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?"
- Friday, August 31, 2012
- 8PM
- Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance
- 1047 Northwest Blvd
- Admission is FREE with school supplies/donation
This is a one-night performance/staged reading of the classic American play. It is FREE with a donation of school supplies… |
Kristi Marion Updated: September 23, 2013 Weekend Roundup
Top Family Pick: Bethabara Apple Festival
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Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 10:30AM-4:30PM
- Historic Bethabara Park
- FREE
Enjoy all things "apple", including a historical apple character contest, live music by Del Rey, The Cantrells and Jacob Johnson, a handbell choir performance, crafts, clogging, book signings and more…
