Spread out in this beautiful 450 acre park will be over 150 handcrafted crafters from throughout the southeast with their quality handmade wares.  Crafts will include woodcraft, framed prints, ceramics, folk art, fabric crafts, quilts, leathercraft, bird houses, home made soaps, quilts, baby items and many more beautiful crafts.

            Enjoy visiting the " Heritage Village Crafts” this is hands on demonstrations of our heritage days.  There will be soap making, pottery, basket weaving, blacksmithing, slate carving, stained glass and more.   You can both be entertained and shop because the crafters not only sell you unique handmade crafts, but you can actually see them being made with skills not easily found anymore.   

            The T.M. Stanback Outdoor Theater will be the scene of continuous stage shows from 10:00am to 6:00 pm Saturday and 11:00am to 6:00 pm on Sunday.  There will be music ranging from bluegrass, beach, gospel, rock and roll, contemporary Christian and much more, bands and clogging.  On Saturday, October 2 our headliner at 3:30p.m. will be “Too Much Sylvia”.  On Sunday

October 3 our headliner at 3:30 will be “Legends of Beach”. Also, Sunday our afternoon starting at 1:30p.m. special entertainment will be “Superglide”.

            You want be able to wait and chow down on some of the best food when you smell the great aroma of Chicken and Dumplings, BBQ chicken plates, pork chop sandwiches, pit cooked BBQ, turkey legs, greek food, hamburgers, hot dogs, home fries, kettle corn, fried apple pies and much more plus top this great food off with homemade ice cream made from an old time hit and miss motor and Bojangles’.

            Creativity abounds in the pumpkin area, where over 1800 pumpkins will be available for children to express hidden artistic talents.   There will be old timey games for children and adults on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and don't forget the log sawing will be held again this year. On Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. the log sawing competition will once again ignite old rivalries and is sure to make some new ones. 

 Children and adults can enjoy the festival and park by riding three miniature trains, visiting the Hurley Train Station, riding a beautiful carousel, take a paddleboat ride or play some miniature golf and gem mining for either gems or sharks teeth.    Be sure to go visit our Wildlife Adventure Center, a small fee to see all the exciting animals and also visit the Reptile Center, which is free to the public. The kids will also enjoy the new T.M. Stanback Barnyard Area for a small fee. 

The Carolina Puppet Theater's head puppeteers will head our children's stage this year.  The Carolina Puppet Theater will have on the Children’s Stage Poly and Ester the Gabardine Sisters, lead zany, fun musical numbers that are interactive an lively.  This is the chance for the “kids” to become stars as they are invited up to perform along. The music, skits, and puppetry are family oriented to be enjoyed by adults as well as children. Then the children can visit our Children's Area where they can have their face painted by our great artist and enjoy magical performances by Buddy Farnan and his assistant.  Back this year is the “ Knightly Oder of the Fiat Lux”; this is a fight a knight competition, demos and medieval market.    Much, much more will be in the children’s area.

            Don't miss the fun and excitement of Autumn Jubilee.  Free admission. If you don't want to walk, ride the tractor and wagon shuttles, which are free, and also van rides are free for the handicap.  Come and enjoy a fun day at the park with the family.

            Sponsored by: Cheerwine, Carolina Medical Center NorthEast, Bojangles’, Time Warner Cable, Dixie Home Crafters, Gerry Wood Auto Center, BathFitter

No Pets, Bikes, Rollerblades, Skates or Skateboards, Shuttles available, Handicapped parking and rides available.

            For more information contact Phyllis Cornelison or Andrea Baucom

704- 216 -7816, 704- 216 -7817, 704- 216- 7801 or 1 866 767 2757.

Fax: 704 639 0947.