Grand Opening of the 2023 Spring Fesival

The status reports posted below reflect the applications that we have processed. There maybe a few adjustments in the months before the festival, but we are essentially full at this point. While we typically post a new status report each Monday morning, our report this Monday morning is that there is nothing new to report.

We have uploaded the documents that Vendors will need to plan their attendance at the Spring 2023 Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival. We will also be making announcements on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Lake-Lure-Arts-and-Crafts-Festivals/100057332063536/.

We have suspended the online application process; we are within a few applications of being full and we have snail mail applications in the pipeline. 

• This is a two-day festival.
• It will be held in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
• It will be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 (10 am to 5 pm) and Sunday, May 14, 2023 (10 am to 4 pm).
• It is a first-come, first-served festival with respect to vendor applications. We filled up rather quickly at the Spring Festival.
• We will not have ANY live performances at the Spring Festival, 
• The Festival is a fund raiser for the Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach. The Outreach is a food pantry (and more) for the benefit of the local community. Please see https://hickorynutgorgeoutreach.org/ for details.
• While the proceeds from the Festival go to support Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach, the Festival is run by the Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival Coordinating Committee. The folks who answer the phone and respond to email inquiries at Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach do not have any information about the Festival. Please do not waste their or your time by asking questions there. Please do ask your questions via the email address LakeLureArtsAndCraftsFestivals@gmail.com. That email is monitored daily.