LOCAL HAPPENINGS: Men in skirts! Tea with potters! The Easter Bunny and egg hunts!

THIS WEEK

St. Patrick’s Day event March 14

ASHEBORO — Bicentennial Park’s unofficial beginning of a 2026 season filled with concerts and events begins on Saturday, March 14, with the 9th Annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration sponsored by Four Saints Brewing Company.

Live music. Cold pints. Food trucks rolling. Kids laughing. Friends reconnecting. Strangers becoming neighbors. The park packed shoulder to shoulder in that perfect early-spring buzz.

From 12 to 5 p.m., enjoy live music, green beer, food (not just from food trucks but from downtown restaurants) and fellowship, not to mention specials running at some downtown shops.

Wear green. Bring friends. A chair or blanket. Stay awhile.

Tea with Seagrove Potters this Saturday

SEAGROVE — Six Seagrove pottery shops are inviting the public to join them for Tea with Seagrove Potters on Saturday, March 14.

Participating shops will feature hot tea from Carriage House Tea of Asheboro, pastries from The Table of Asheboro and Seagrove Cafe plus homemade treats for visitors to sample

The six shops — Blue Hen, Eck McCanless, Dean and Martin, From the Ground Up, Red Hare and Thomas potteries — will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There is no cost and maps for all the shops can be picked up at the first shop you visit.

Visitors can see the latest wares from the kilns, visit with the potters, and learn about how they use their wares to bake, brew, cook, serve and decorate. Shops are located along Pottery Highway NC 705 and adjacent roads.

More information can be found at www.TeaWithSeagrovePotters.com or by calling (336) 879-4145.

First three St. Pauls’s meetings will focus on the its history

RANDLEMAN — Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m. will be the first program for 2026 and it will be the first in a series of three programs that will focus on the history of St. Paul, which is a very interesting history. The first program will be presented by Don Farlow.

The first program will explain the roles of the Dicks and Korner families in the founding and interior painting of the second church building of St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South. (The first St. Paul was a small clapboard church built in 1855 on the same site.) As many would know, there was a strong Quaker legacy in the Dicks family, and the Moravian Korner family was also intertwined with Quakers.

The program will help you understand the role of Jule Korner in creating what is recognized today as the foremost example of historic decorative interior painting, certainly in a church, to be found anywhere. And, of course, it is this very painting that makes St. Paul such a historic building.

Cox’s Harley-Davidson will host its own St. Patrick’s Day celebration 

ASHEBORO — The luck of the Irish is heading to Cox’s Harley-Davidson on Saturday, March 14, for a 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. celebration.

The event includes live music from Killing Fiction,plus food from the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck serving up their famous rolls. And free beer will be available for guests to enjoy responsibly while swapping stories and checking out the latest rides.

Cox’s Harley-Davidson is located at 2795 NC 134, Asheboro.

Hank Williams Jr. tribute band pays Sunset Theatre a visit March 13

ASHEBORO — Sunset Theatre will be the stage for a tribute band featuring the music of Hank Williams, Jr. on Friday, March 13, in downtown Asheboro. The 8 p.m. show features a band called Family Tradition.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at two Asheboro locations, Lucky’s Burger & Tap in the Walmart Shopping Center or Lucky Rooster on Academy Street at the entrance to Bicentennial Park.

UPCOMING

City’s annual Eggstravaganza coming up March 28 at ZooCity Sportsplex 

ASHEBORO — Looking for a family friendly event this Easter?  The annual Easter Eggstravaganza, presented by Asheboro Cultural & Recreation Services is set for Saturday, March 28.

The event is FREE and will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Cone Health ZooCity Sportsplex. This event is rain or shine.

Face painting, inflatables music and more will be part of an event that also includes more than 7,500 candy filled eggs, including prize eggs in every age category.

 Children from the age of 1 – 10 are eligible to participate. (Please note that parents are asked to remain outside of the egg hunt area while children are collecting eggs.) The Easter Bunny will also be available to photos!

Egg hunt times:

— 1-2 year olds at 10 a.m.

— 3-4 year olds at 10:30 a.m.

— 5-7 year olds at 11 a.m.

— 8-10 year olds at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, contact Kelli King at 336-626-1240 x. 5 or email kking@ci.asheboro.nc.us.

Easter Bunny will be at Asheboro Mall from March 20 to April 4

ASHEBORO — Beginning on Friday, March 20, the Easter Bunny will be at Asheboro Mall to help children create joyful photo moments and Easter memories.

Guests who reserve time with the Easter Bunny in advance through Cherry Hill Programs (book at https://ow.ly/vPWA50Yo99J) will receive:

— Three months free of the Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets App.

— A free personalized photo label.

— $10 off a $30 purchase at Yankee Candle (online only).

— Access to exclusive seasonal photo packages.

Shoppers can also join a Golden Egg Hunt for a chance to win a gift card to a store of their choice. Plus, every hour on the hour, kids can hop into a lively dance party with the Easter Bunny featuring upbeat Kidz Bop hits. Practice your dance moves at https://ow.ly/yWqa50Yo99K.

The Easter Bunny will be at the mall daily during mall hours from March 20 to April 4. For more information or participation details, contact mallevents@hullpg.com or visit Asheboro Mall’s Facebook page.

Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention March 21 at  SW Randolph HS

ASHEBORO — The Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention will return on March 21, but it won’t be at its usual Seagrove Elementary location.

This year, the event has graduated to Southwestern Randolph High School, 1641 Hopewell Friends Road, Asheboro, where it can accommodate the events growth in participants and attendees. 

The new venue offers more seating, more practice area for contestants, more restrooms, more parking and is more handicap accessible.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and lasts until, starting with youth competition and then adult competition.

Admission is $12 for adults, $5 for youth 6-12 and free for kids 5 and under. Cash only accepted.

Registration for contestants begins at 4:30 and ends at 6:45.

Some $2,550 in cash prizes will be distributed among 66 awards in 22 categories that offer individual and group participation.

The event is non-profit with proceeds benefiting schools and community. Concessions will be available.