Dogwood Festival Warns It May Not Survive Without City Funding
The Dogwood Festival says it may not return in 2027 unless the city helps cover rising production costs that have pushed the longtime downtown event into financial crisis.
Column: Medical Center Shining a Light on Heart Health Care and Awareness
Valley Pavilion at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center along Owen Drive is aglow in red throughout February in recognition of American Heart Month.
Fayetteville to enforce clear bag rule after tense council clash with staff
Fayetteville will enforce a clear bag policy at Festival Park events after council members criticized staff for delaying safety measures approved last May.
Column: Gunfire at Dogwood Festival has not dampened the spirit or resolve of executive director
“I would be lying if I said this wasn’t devastating,” Kaylynn Suarez says about the second evening of the festival, where she estimates “11,000 to 13,000” people were evacuated from the park in the name of safety.
Dogwood Festival gunfire incident sparks new call for youth curfew, surveillance measures
The fallout from gunfire that led one of Fayetteville’s largest downtown events to close prematurely on Saturday has continued into the week, as local government officials are contemplating hard-line solutions to public safety concerns.
Fayetteville Dogwood Festival evacuated Saturday night following gunfire
Festival says no one was hurt. TV stations report second nearby shooting, and man injured, about 10 p.m. Festival to reopen on Sunday.
Fayetteville celebrates the 43rd Annual Dogwood Festival this weekend
Executive Director Kaylynn Suarez said the largest outdoor event in Fayetteville will highlight the best in live music, street food, carnival rides and art.
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Country stars Drew Baldridge and Josh Ross to headline star-studded 2025 Dogwood Festival
This year’s Fayetteville Dogwood Festival will be held from April 25 to April 27, featuring a new cookoff event and country star headliners.
Fayetteville Dogwood Festival hires new director ahead of 2025 festival
The organization announced on social media on Friday that Kaylynn Suarez will take the helm of the city’s major spring festival, which has drawn as many as 250,000 people downtown in recent years.
Dogwood Festival announces new executive director
Downtown Fayetteville’s biggest annual event gets new leadership as of Oct. 1
Following difficult year, Fayetteville Dogwood Festival emerges from clouds
Community support and volunteers helped the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival organization navigate some of its toughest times and hold a successful 2024 festival, board members said.
How the Dogwood Festival lawsuit could involve First Amendment violations
As two former Dogwood Festival executive directors continue their legal battle over whether one libeled the other on TikTok, one legal expert says the proceedings may have violated the defendant’s constitutional rights.
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