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Festivals in Shelby, NC - Family & Kids Festivals, Craft Shows
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Festivals in Shelby, NC - Family & Kids Festivals, Craft Shows


 
Cleveland County Fair
October 1 - 11, 2026

Cleveland County Fair

Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC

Status: Updated 4/20/2026

A State Fair organized by Cleveland County Fair, Inc..
This North Carolina State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 32 food booths. There will be 3 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 3pm-11pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun, Wed 10am-11pm. Admission tickets are $5 - $8.
NC Liver Mush Festival
October 17, 2026

NC Liver Mush Festival

Uptown Shelby Courtsquare, Shelby, NC

Status: Updated 6/10/2026

A Food Festival organized by Visit Cleveland County.
This North Carolina Food Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 20 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 9am-4pm. This event will also include: kids parade, kids' zone, pet festival, liver mush eating contest, recipe contest.