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North Carolina Hellbender Festival
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Downtown Spruce Pine, NC

Get ready to celebrate the giants of our rivers! The first-ever North Carolina Hellbender Festival is coming to Downtown Spruce Pine for a full day of live music, local art, river science, food trucks, and outdoor adventure — all inspired by the elusive and ancient Eastern Hellbender.

🎶 Live Music • 🎨 Art Market • 🌊 River Education • 🧪 Science Demos • 🌮 Food Trucks • 🏞️ Outdoor Rec Activities

This website is just getting started — we’ll be updating it regularly with schedules, vendor info, artist features, and all the details you need to plan your visit. In the meantime, follow us on social media for the latest news and announcements:

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Downtown Spruce Pine is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Downtown Spruce Pine is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.

As a Main Street America™ Accredited program Downtown Spruce Pine is a recognized leading program among the national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities that share both a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. All Main Street America™ Accredited programs meet a set of National Accreditation Standards of Performance as outlined by Main Street America.

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