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North Carolina FestivalsNorth CarolinaFestivals
From Christmas celebrations to cultural heritage festivals and even silly festivals such as the pickle festival, North Carolina's coast has some entertaining festivals. Focus on 10 different festivals, including the North Carolina Seafood Festival, and use the outline below as a guideline.
1) North Carolina Seafood Festival
a) History of the festival
i) How it got started
ii) When did it start
iii) Who started it
b) Growth of the festival
i) Discuss how the festival has grown
ii) Has it extended the length of time it lasts
iii) How many people attend, are they mainly locals or out-of-towners
c) About the Festival
*Note: Be sure to include information about this year's festival in the different sections, i.e. this year the Band of Oz will be playing at 8:00 p.m. on Friday October 6th, 2006.
i) What is the festival like
ii) What type of events can you expect
(1) Musical shows
(a) What type of music can you expect
(b) Who has performed in the past
(2) Other types of entertaining performances
(a) What type of music can you expect
(b) Who has performed in the past
(3) Competitions
(a) Explain the competition
(b) History of the competition, i.e. how and when it started
(c) What are the rules
(d) What are the prizes
(e) Find another interesting fact, such as last year's winner has been the reining champion for four years in a row, etc. Miss NC will fling the first flounder in the flounder fling contest
(4) Name any other events, contests or entertainment you find and use the above as a guideline such as sporting events, fishing contest, sailing contest, marathons etc.
d) What type of food vendors can you expect
i) Name a few vendors
ii) Describe the types of food they serve
(1) For example, at the seafood festival you'll find tons of different shrimp burgers, clam chowder but you'll also find unusual seafood such as sea urchin or marinated eel
(2) You'll also find other types to accommodate different tastes
iii) How many food vendors are there (typically)
e) What type of craft vendors can you expect to be there
i) Name a few vendors
ii) Describe their crafts
(1) Are they local crafts
(2) Are they mostly nautical
(3) Can you get a henna tattoo or face painting or balloon animals?
iii) How many vendors are there
f) Just For Kids
i) What activities and events are out there just for kids
ii) Is there a 30 min. session on how to make a sword (wooden) like Blackbeard the pirate
iii) Can they sit in on Whale Story Time
iv) List a couple then explain them
g) How has this helped North Carolina
i) North Carolinians
(1) Have people been brought to the spotlight who wouldn't have without the venue
(2) Who has it helped, specifically; i.e. with the indie film festival many N. Carolinians have had an opportunity to showcase their work
(3) Has this led to anything
(4) For Example: a bakery or restaurant opening after sampling a local vendor's pies or a local artist opening a gallery
ii) The Local Government
(1) Who are the sponsors of the festival and how do they benefit, i.e. advertising, voter sign ups etc.
(2) Where does the money go?
(3) If the local government gets it, how do they use it?
(4) Do the local charities benefit, if so how does it benefit them
iii) The State of North Carolina
(1) How does the State benefit from this festival
(2) For Example, Does the festival draw in tourists
TONS of Info on the North Carolina Seafood Festival: http://www.ncseafoodfestival.org/
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