Celebration of the Arts

WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY REGISTRATIONS AT THIS TIME FOR 2025 CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS!

STEP 1: Please carefully read and fill out the registration form below (PDF form). Once completed, email it to

info@hiddenitearts.org with the subject line "Celebration Registration."

Alternatively, you can deliver it to the Hiddenite Center's Lucas Mansion.

STEP 2: Please use the REGISTRATION LINK to finalize and pay for your registration by selecting the appropriate option. Keep in mind: if your application is not approved, you will receive a refund.

STEP 3: The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center will reach out to you with detailed directions and information closer to the event. Feel free to contact us anytime at 828-632-6966. We are here to assist you and support you every step of the way!

Note: A filled-out registration form and payment must be received for your vendor application to be considered complete. Please call us at 828-632-6966 if you need any assistance with your application.

Join us! - september 27th 9-4 free street fest!

The Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts takes place each year on the fourth Saturday in September on Hiddenite Church Rd., in Hiddenite, NC. The FREE fest features shopping for fine arts and handmade products, living history demonstrations by skilled craftspeople, four live performance stages with music, dance, and storytelling, an interactive Celebration Children's area, and so much more! The Center’s Historic James Paul Lucas Mansion museum, art gallery, permanent collections, and the Alexander County Visitor Center (housed within the Lucas Mansion) will be open for visitors throughout the day. Museum tours will be available. All other Lucas Mansion exhibits are free and open to the public. We can't wait to meet you!

The festival will include fun activities for children of all ages. Numerous food vendors will be on hand to provide a diverse selection of festival food favorites. Spend the day with us and experience unique ways to celebrate the arts!

Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center Thanks its Supporters

Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center programs are supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, www.NCArts.org, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and through the generous funding of the Eileen and R. Y. Sharpe Family Foundation, The Winston Salem Foundation, Alexander County Government, the Town of Taylorsville, and by the Friends of the Center membership program. The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center’s Lucas Mansion and Educational Complex are wheelchair accessible. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Mark your calendars September 27th, 2025

2024 celebration of the arts - map & schedule

2024 Celebration of the arts stage schedule and map Download

2024 celebration of the arts - Greenway transportation map

2024 Celebration of the arts stage schedule and map Download

Learn How to Participate as a Vendor!

no registrations are being taken at this time!

Join us! - september 27th 9-4 free street fest!

Video

Hiddenite Celebration of the arts: A Photo Story

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center Thanks its Supporters

Mark your calendars September 27th, 2025

2024 celebration of the arts - map & schedule

2024 Celebration of the arts stage schedule and map Download

2024 celebration of the arts - Greenway transportation map

2024 Celebration of the arts stage schedule and map Download

Learn How to Participate as a Vendor!

no registrations are being taken at this time!

Join us! - september 27th 9-4 free street fest!

Video

Hiddenite Celebration of the arts: A Photo Story

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center Thanks its Supporters

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