Lake Lure Spring Arts and Crafts Festival - 5/9/26 and 5/10/26
Saturday, May 9, 2026 (All day) to Sunday, May 10, 2026 (All day)
The Lake Lure Spring 2026 Arts and Crafts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10.
- The event is hosted by Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach: https://lakelureartsandcraftsfestivals.com/
- The Festival raises funds to support Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach.
- The Outreach is a food pantry (and more). It is dedicated to eliminating hunger in our community and helping the needy.
- Please take a look at their website for more information: https://hickorynutgorgeoutreach.org/
- They are in the process of updating Festival documents for vendors. They will be publishing those updated documents in the coming weeks.
- They have just added the snail-mail version of the vendor application on the Vendors page.
- Until then you will see "Under Construction" placeholders.
Getting to the Festival: The following is the latest information that we have. It could change right up to the opening of the festival. Some roads are open to Lake Lure:
- From Hendersonville or Asheville, take I-26 to exit 67 (Columbus). Turn left on Highway 109 to Mill Spring. Turn left on Highway 9 to Lake Lure. The festival is adjacent to the Lake Lure Inn on your left.
- Roads are closed from the Bat Cave side. It is not safe and tickets may be issued.
- Online maps are not always reliable.
More Information: Hickory Nut Gorge announces updates on Facebook (at https://www.facebook.com/people/Lake-Lure-Arts-and-Crafts-Festivals/1000...).
