Celebrate the anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show in the actor’s hometown of Mount Airy, N.C. Stars including Maggie Peterson as "Charlene Darling," Doug Dillard of the "Darlings," Howard Morris as "Ernest T. Bass," George Lindsey as "Goober," Betty Lynn as "Thelma Lou," LeRoy Mack NcNees of "The Country Boys" and George Spence as "Guest in the House" have made appearances during Mayberry Days.

Each year, the four-day festival includes a golf tournament (Thursday afternoon), two concerts by The Doug Dillard Band (Friday afternoon and evening), the Mayberry Days Parade (Saturday morning) and "Colonel Tim’s Talent Time" (Saturday night). Other repeating events are a Mayberry trivia contest, a pie-eating contest, "Mrs. Wiley’s Tea," free walking tours and live Bluegrass music.

David "The Mayberry Deputy" Browning and Allan "Floyd" Newsome, the Mayberry Days lookalikes, can be found throughout the festival, whcih is sponsored by Surry Arts Council.

Visitors planning to attend Mayberry Days are advised to make arrangements early. Local motels and B&Bs begin filling up for the weekend months in advance. The more popular ticketed events, such as The Doug Dillard Band concerts and "Colonel Tim's" sell out early.

Click here for more information on the upcoming Mayberry Days, September 27-30, 2007

18th Annual MAYBERRY DAYS

September 27-30, 2007

Mayberry Days is the annual festival of the Surry Arts Council that brings fans and friends from all over the county together in Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. This year's special events are described below, along with all the traditional events in the Mayberry Days Primer.

Special guests from The Andy Griffith Show scheduled to appear this year include

Betty Lynn - Thelma Lou

Doug & Rodney Dillard - The Darling Boys

Elizabeth MacRae - LouAnn Poovie

James Best - Jim Lindsey

Jackie Joseph - "Sweet Romena"

George Spence - Frank the Fiance

Maggie Peterson - Charlene Darling

LeRoy McNees - Mayberry on Record

David Morris - Howard "Ernest T" Morris' son

With possible others able to join the fun too!

Mayberry Days is a festival for the whole family with activities and events for the fans to those who long for the days when life was simple and the Sheriff didn't carry a gun. Enjoy a bottle of pop while playing checkers, relax to music from many local bands playing the same songs that Andy grew up with in Mount Airy and be sure to get your picture with the TV Land statue of Andy & Opie. There is so much to do during the festival, but there is always time to slow down and enjoy what Mayberry means to you.

The Mayberry Days Information Station will be set up on the grounds of the Andy Griffith Playhouse all day Friday and Saturday to assist you with:

* Festival Information & Tickets

* Mayberry Days Tee Shirt sales

* Ernest T. hat sales

* Contest Entries

* Trivia Fans

* SAC Cookbooks