2022 Heritage Festival
Schedule of Events

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  8:00  Start 2022 Wild Turkey 5K Trail Run and Walk

  9:00  Open the 9th Annual Union County Heritage Festival

  9:00  Ballroom C Heritage Raffle begins

  9:45  Main Stage Announce 5K Logo Winner

10:00  Main Stage Sticks and Stones

10:00  Kitchen Chef Kimberly Stoll and Mary Roberts, Cooking Demo

10:00  Children's Garden StoryTime in the Garden, details here

10:00  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

10:00  Pavilion Garden Tour, details here 

10:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here 

10:30  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

11:00  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

11:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here 

11:00  Children's Garden Nature Bingo

11:00  Kid's Crafts Fairy House Building Contest Begins

11:00  Kitchen Charlotte Petite Chef + Chef Jill Aker-Ray, Cooking Demo

11:30  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

11:30  Ballroom B Be Famous Dancers Show, details here 

11:30  Main Stage Southern Songwriters Association

12:00  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

12:00  Children's Garden StoryTime in the Garden, details here 

12:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here

12:30  Pavilion Garden Tour, details here 

12:30  Ballroom B Be Famous Dancers Show, details here 

  1:00  Main Stage Rob McHale Band

  1:00  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here

  1:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here 

  1:00  Children's Garden Nature Bingo

  1:30  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here 

  1:30  Kid's Crafts Fairy House Building Contest Ends

  2:00  Children's Garden StoryTime in the Garden, details here 

  2:00  Pavilion Garden Talks, details here for details

  2:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here 

  2:30  Main Stage Announce Middle School Art Contest Winners 

  2:30  Main Stage Southern Songwriters Association

  2:30  Pavilion Garden Tour, details here 

  3:00  Ballroom C Raffle Winners Announced

  3:00  Pavilion Garden Tour, details here 

  3:00  Ballroom B Dance Class, details here 

  3:00  Children's Garden Nature Bingo

  4:00  Close the Festival Save the date September 23, 2023

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10:00 How to Test Your Soil 

Debbie Dillion, NCSU Extension Agent

10:00 Garden Tour 

Syl Walker, Extension Master Gardener Program

10:30 Erosion Control   

Jake Barbee UC Natural Resource Conservationist

11:00 Tree Pruning 101

Keith O’Herrin, Union County Urban Forester

11:30 Intro to Native Plants  

Linda Nelson, President, Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont Chapter

12:00 All About Daylillies   

John Smethurst, Piedmont Daylily Club

12:30 Garden Tour

Kathy Rushing, Union County Master Gardener

1:00 Growing Lavender in Union County

Mary Roberts, Windcrest Farms

1:30 What are Keystone Plants?   

Linda Nelson, President, Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont Chapter

2:00 How to Become a Master Gardener

Debbie Dillion, NCSU Extension Agent

2:30  Garden Tour

Kathy Rushing, Union County Master Gardener

3:00  Garden Tour

Syl Walker, Extension Master Gardener Program