Mark your calendars with exciting events happening in November:
North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival
Nov. 1, 2025, Whiteville
Celebrate North Carolina pecan growers at the annual NC Pecan Harvest Festival in Whiteville. In addition to plenty of tasty pecan treats, the festival includes live music, children’s activities, a car show and a cooking contest with a focus on young chefs.
For more information about this year’s event, visit ncpecanfestival.com or call (910) 770-1991.
North Carolina Poultry Jubilee
Nov. 7-8, 2025, Rose Hill
Now that’s a big skillet. Home to the World’s Largest Operational Frying Pan and the headquarters of one of the nation’s largest poultry companies, House of Raeford Farms, the town of Rose Hill knows a thing or two about chicken.
North Carolina’s $13 billion poultry industry creates more than 100,000 jobs in the state. The annual Jubilee celebrates the industry, people and the way of life that keeps North Carolina financially stable and a wonderful place to live, work and play.
Friday night kicks off the weekend with a wing cook-off, entertainment and carnival rides to prepare for the big fry on Saturday. Starting at 11 a.m., the town of Rose Hill will fill the World’s Largest Operational Frying Pan with more than 200 gallons of cooking oil and fry 365 chickens at once. The rest of the afternoon will include a variety of entertainment acts, rides, activities – including the NC Poultry Jubilee Pageant – and lots of fried chicken.
For a complete itinerary of activities and to learn more about the festival, visit facebook.com/NorthCarolinaPoultryJubilee.
Hearthside Crafters Holiday Sale
Add the Hearthside Crafters Guild Winter Event to your list of early holiday shopping. The event has free admission. Artists and craftsmen will be selling locally produced arts and crafts screened for quality in workmanship, design and originality. Door prizes will be given daily and a quilt raffle with all funds going to the Veterans Residential Service. The event will be at the Wilson Agriculture Center. For more information, visit facebook.com/hearthsidecrafters.
North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
Nov. 15, 2025-Jan. 11, 2026, Cary
The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival returns to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary this holiday season with a dazzling display of illuminated lanterns. In partnership with Tianyu Arts & Culture Inc., this family-friendly event combines the ancient Chinese tradition of lantern-making with the latest in modern lighting technology to create a unique walk-through experience featuring hundreds of colorful, larger-than-life lanterns. The festival takes place nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. (ending at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day).
For more information, visit boothamphitheatre.com/chinese-lantern-festival or call 919-462-2025.
