Phoenix Fest
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 10/07/2017
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Parade at 9 am
• Vending Bazaar opens at 11 am
• All day music onstage from 11 am – 6 pm
In celebrating Hayti's legacy, Phoenix Fest will again live up to its reputation as Durham's funkiest street music festival when Fayetteville Street is blocked off and transformed into a bustling bazaar with an early morning parade, all-day music, delicious food and dazzling vendor displays that will deliver a fun-filled day for thousands of festival goers.
The all-day festival features some of the best musical talent from North Carolina and the southeast, with over 20 performers entertaining festival goers with non-stop reggae, gospel, R&B, blues, jazz and hip-hop. Food and merchandise vendors will offer lip-smacking delicacies and eye-pleasing vending displays to delight festival goers of all ages -- all taking place on historic Fayetteville Street under the warm Carolina sun. Bring your lawn chairs and umbrellas and stay the whole day.
Join in the fun! Join in the celebration! At Phoenix Fest, you're bound to see old friends and make some new ones. Admission to Phoenix Fest is free, it’s fun and it’s for the whole family! From the festival’s opening parade to the last performer on Center Stage, Phoenix Fest will honor Hayti’s dual legacy of business and the arts by hosting some ofNorth Carolina ’s finest musical talent and some of the nation’s best business people! Please join us at this year’s Phoenix Fest on Saturday, October 7, 2017 from 9 am til 6 pm on historic Fayetteville Street.
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