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42nd Annual
Autumn Leaves
Festival
October 10-12, 2008
BANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT
Independence Boulevard, Mount Airy
(OPERATED BY RADIO STATION WPAQ)
Friday, October 10
11:30 Opening Ceremonies
The Autumn Leaves Festival is an event sponsored by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce to celebrate our cultural music and craft heritage. This is the 42nd year of the Autumn Leaves Festival and it will be held on October 10-12, 2008. This event is one of the longest running in-and most successful-events in the state.
This event is always the second full weekend in October.
We will host well over 120 craft booths and 25 food booths. WPAQ, the local AM radio station and recognized as the "grandaddy" of Old Tyme music will coordinate and host the bandstand on Independance Blvd.
Nearly 200,000 people will frequent the streets of Mount Airy over the three day period.
There are a number of parking lots in the downtown area that are well marked for the festival.
AUTUMN LEAVES FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ITS 42nd YEAR
Mount Airy, NC – The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the 41st Annual Autumn Leaves Festival in downtown Mount Airy October 10-12, 2008.
Friday & Saturday 9:00am - 9:00pm, Sunday 12 noon - 6:00pm.
Admission is free
The Autumn Leaves Festival has its own distinctive character:
The festival showcases our rich musical heritage, such as Old-Time, Blue Grass and Gospel performed by local musicians on the downtown stage. The unique arts & crafts of more than 160 juried craftsmen line the streets with many demonstrating their talents and skills passed down through the generations; then there is “Food for the Soul”, ham biscuits, collards & cornbread, barbeque, hamburgers, ground steak and more served with hospitality by our local civic and service organizations. It’s a walker’s paradise with visual delights and mouthwatering treats at every stop. It’s a toe-tapping, foot stomping, hand clapping kind of weekend where old friendships are renewed and new friendships are made. The Autumn Leaves Festival is a homecoming where guests become neighbors.
The festival began as a celebration of the end of tobacco and apple harvesting season some 40 years ago. Now, we celebrate the breathtaking fall season that is upon us. Through the years hundreds of thousands of visitors have enjoyed the true flavor of rural America and its distinctive character, rich heritage and scenic beauty.
Our small hometown radiates with the spectacular scenery of entire mountain side bathed in autumn reds and luminous gold’s set against the scenic backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Where shadows last a little longer, doors open a little wider, conversation last a little longer and the spirit of our community has a captivating quality on everyone who visits. This great community once again puts out the “WELCOME” mat and invites one and all to come and experience the true spirit of America’s Hometown
NO PETS ALLOWED DURING THE AUTUMN LEAVES FESTIVAL ON MAIN STREET OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS GOING ON. NO PETS ALLOWED DURING FESTIVALS IN MOUNT AIRY ON MAIN STREET OR THE SURROUNDING AREA OF THE FESTIVAL.
FOR CRAFT INFORMATION AND VENDER INFORMATION FOR THE FESTIVAL PLEASE CALL THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(336) 786-6116 ext. 5 or email:
October 10-12,2008 (Friday-Sunday)
Souvenirs, Apple Butter Making, Bandstand Entertainment, Food Drink, Crafts, Children's Activities
Bandstand Schedule-Friday, October 10-2008
11:50am-12:35pm-Foothills Band (Bluegrass/Country)
12:35p-1:20pm-Bill & Maggie Anderson (Traditional)
1:20pm-2:05pm-Over the Hill Bluegrass (Bluegrass)
2:05pm-2:50om-Mountain Ivy Band (Old Time)
2:50pm-3:35pm-Fisher's River Peak Timber Rattlers (Old Time)
3:35pm-4:20pm-Blades of Grass (Bluegrass)
4:20pm-5:05pm-Snow Creek Old Time Band (Old Time)
5:05pm-5:50pm-Henry Mabe & Friends (Bluegrass)
5:50pm-6:35pm-Round Peak Ramblers (Old Time)
6:35pm-7:20pm-Marshall Brothers & High Road (Bluegrass)
7:20pm-8:05pm-Mountain Park Old Time Band (Old Time)
8:05pm-9pm-Slate Mountain Ramblers (Old Time)
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Bandstand Schedule
9:15am-10am-Hubert Lawson & The Bluegrass Country Boys (Bluegrass)
10am-10:40am-Plank Road Bluegrass (Bluegrass)
10:40am-11:20am-Farmington Bluegrass
11:20am-12noon-Bluegrass and Beyond (Bluegrass)
12noon-12:45pm-Benton Flippen & The Smokey Valley Boys (Old Time)
12:45pm-1:30pm-Stoney Creek Band (Bluegrass)
1:30pm-2:15pm-Dewey Murphy Band (Bluegrass)
2:15pm-3pm-Reed Island Rounders (Old Time
3pm-3:45pm-New Country Grass (Bluegrass)
3:45pm-4:30pm-Kevin Fore & the Round Peak Sound (Old Time)
4:30pm-5:15pm-King Mountain Boys (Bluegrass)
5:15pm-6pm-The Nunn Brothers (Bluegrass)
6om-6:45pm-Pilot Mountain Bobcats (Old Time)
6:45pm-7:30pm-The Country Boys (Bluegrass)
7:30pm-8:15pm-Zephyr Lighting Bolts (Old Time)
8:15pm-9pm-The Carolina Travelers (Bluegrass)
Sunday October 12, 2008 Bandstand Schedule
1pm-2pm-Cranford Creek Bluegrass (Bluegrass)
2pm-3pm-Narrow Road (Bluegrass)
3pm-4pm-Wood & Steel (Bluegrass)
4pm-5pm-Tim Chadwick & Fox River (Bluegrass)