CANDOR, N.C. -- The 20th Annual N.C. Peach Festival returns to Candor this weekend and you're invited!
The N.C. Peach Festival is held every year on the 3rd Saturday in July in downtown Candor, NC.
This year, the parade begins at 10:00 a.m. with local floats, fire trucks and other fun parade entrants.
Afterwards, you and your family can stroll down to Fitzgerald Park where the rest of the festivities are located.
Make sure you bring your lawn chairs, so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy live entertainment!
You'll also have the opportunity to buy fresh, sweet, local peaches, arts & crafts, and of course, homemade peach ice cream made in North Carolina!
Grown-ups and kids will enjoy bounce houses, a petting zoo, camel rides, Gyro ride, a mechanical bull, a gaming trailer, bungee trampoline, pony rides, helicopter rides, a rock wall, putt-putt and more.
This year, the N.C. Peach Festival features a line-up of live entertainment including Jim Quick & Coastline, The Sand Band, Rockin' Acoustix and the McKenzie Brothers.
The N.C. Peach Festival is Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information, visit the festival's website.
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