RTP-area local music and culture

[Heather LaGarde <heather AT barnstarvintage.com>]

  Saxapahaw Oktoberfest and          Cultural History Museum Dedication

When: Saturday, October 24th Museum Dedication 2-3 Oktoberfest 3-9

Where: Museum Dedication takes place next to the Saxapahaw General  
Store. Oktoberfest is at the Meadow Amphitheatre and Hay Wagon Stage  
next to the Post Office & across from the Saxapahaw Rivermill in  
Downtown Saxapahaw  See www.rivermillvillage.com Facebook  & Twitter  
for directions and more info

The event is free and open to the public.

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The fourth annual Saxapahaw Oktoberfest will take place Saturday,  
October 24th in historic Saxapahaw.  The Oktoberfest is the Fall  
Finale of the popular summer farmers’ market and music series.

Festivities begin at 2:00 with the dedication of Saxapahaw’s newest  
addition, The Saxapahaw Cultural History Museum.  Local leaders and  
politicians will participate in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the  
Museum site to celebrate the diverse history and heritage of this  
historic village.

Oktoberfest festivities begin at 3:00 featuring Tommy Edwards of The  
Bluegrass Experience, Wood & Steel, The Kickin Grass Band and Town  
Mountain playing on the HayWagon Stage.

In addition to Benjamin Vineyards locally produced wines, the  
Saxapahaw General Store will be selling a host of different  
microbrews.  Local farmers are setting up a special Harvest Farmers  
Market with delicious fresh food and organic produce and special fall  
treats like caramel apples, roasted chestnuts and pumpkins and local  
artisans will be on hand selling a variety of arts and crafts.  The  
Barbeque Joint will have dinners on sale including vegetarian  
selections.

As always, the market features a vibrant area for children with Hay  
Wagon Rides, an art tent, face painting, activities and games  
including Capture the Flag, Sack Races and the newly invented Compost  
Catapult.  Many of the Farmer’s and event staff will be in Halloween  
Costume.  Children are invited to come dressed for Halloween and there  
will be a Kid’s Parade halfway through the show.

Each year this fall festival has grown. With crowds often reaching  
over 1,500 a week in the summer, Oktoberfest brings an even larger  
number of triangle and triad residents into this historic mill village  
aside the Haw River.   The renovation and rehabilitation of the former  
mill buildings continues as construction is underway on a new pub and  
restaurant, a music and event center named The Haw River Ballroom and  
26 high -green riverside condominiums in the former cotton mill’s  
dyehouse.

 The Saxapahaw Oktoberfest is sponsored by the Saxapahaw Rivermill,  
the Saxapahaw General Store and The Eddy, the town’s future local pub.  
Additional information is available at www.rivermillvillage.com  
including maps, pictures and contact information for all of the  
farmers and bands.