2025 Ayden Collard Festival Sept 5-6th
Friday Schedule:
5:00-10:00pm Rides Open 
5:00pm Retail vendors open
5:00pm Food Vendors Open
7:00-10:00pm Soul Psychedelique Orchestra

Saturday Schedule:
9:00am Artisan Village opens
9:00am Retail vendors open
9:00 am Horseshoe Tournament Registration
10:00am Horseshoe Tournament
10:00am Parade
11:00am Rides open
11:30am Journonya's Line Dance Crew
12:00pm Food Vendors Open
12:30pm Carolina HEAT 1:00-1:30pm 
Imagine Circus (side of the stage)
2:00-2:30pm Collard Eatin' Contest
3:30-4:00pm Imagine Circus (side of the stage)
4:00-6:00pm Morgan Hudson
7:00-10:00pm The ‘69 Boyz

See 2015 highlights below.
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national network of neighborhoods and communities that share both
a commitment to creating high-quality places and to building stronger
communities through preservation-based  economic development 
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community, designated by the N.C. Department of 
Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. The 
Town of Ayden 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.
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