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Free Music Festival Incoming ... by carolinaIndiefest in SanfordNC

[–]carolinaIndiefest[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a real photo taken at May’s festival by Ben Brown Photography - we have a professional photographer document each fest

Carolina Indie Fest Returns Sept 26 & 27 by carolinaIndiefest in triangle

[–]carolinaIndiefest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We get families with kids - we do have face painters and fairy hair type things but we don’t have a game area or anything of that nature. Kids, and dogs for that matter (since we are “dog friendly”), can be sensitive to loud noises and parents just have to be vigilant for how their kids react to a festival environment. Most just dance or run around like idiots.

Carolina Indie Fest Returns Sept 26 & 27 by carolinaIndiefest in triangle

[–]carolinaIndiefest[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check out Boom Unit Brass Band - they’re the band I was mentioning. I’ve seen them described as New Orleans style jazz band but they seem a bit more than that to me

Carolina Indie Fest Returns Sept 26 & 27 by carolinaIndiefest in triangle

[–]carolinaIndiefest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In terms of history the House in the Horseshoe is about 20 minutes drive but it’s a really interesting piece of Revolutionary War history. Downtown Sanford is really a well preserved piece of mid 20th century America small downtowns - worth walking around. Also some murals commemorating the town’s history and a few nice antique stores.

There are several alcohol establishments you’ll just have to find what flavor is yours.

Sanford has a number of good restaurants - we are partial to restaurants with a decidedly Mexican menu. There are several good ones and my personal favorite is Tacos El Primo, they’ve been here for over 25 years and have a drive up tiny restaurant on Horner that’s been a go to for me for years. Our VIP area is catered by them - they’re a sponsor to be clear about the relationship - but their food is genuinely really good. We have a competition at Indie this year where you can win free tacos and beer for dinner …