Haw River Festival
2025 Haw River Festival: May 3!
Join us for live music, a farmers market, a silent auction, a kayak raffle, and (weather permitting) – a river walk, river monitoring, and a puppet parade in Saxapahaw, NC!
Volunteers Needed for 2025!
Join our volunteer team to help us set up the Festival, work at one of our booths or activities, or help us break down at the end. Email events@hawriver.org for more details! If you want to be a festival vendor, you can contact Haw River Ballroom.
2025 Silent Auction Items
Silent auction items will be for bid the day of our festival behind the main stage! All proceeds raised from auction items will go towards HRA’s advocacy and education programs. Opening bid for all items is $5.00! Pictured below are items from last year!
2024 Past event
4:15-5:15 PM Mahalo Jazz on Stage
4:30 PM Nature Walk led Harry Phillips (Saxapahaw Island)
4 – 6 PM River Monitoring (Saxapahaw Island)
4:00-6:30 PM Short Canoe Rides for kids (Saxapahaw reservoir)
5:30-6:30 PM New Potatoes on Stage
6:00 PM Gather to take part in Puppet Parade at Paperhand Puppet Studio.
6:30 PM Puppet Parade
4 – 7:15 PM Silent Auction on tables behind the stage.
6:45-7:45 PM Travis Williams Group
7:30 p.m. Raffle Drawing for Kayak
Haw River Activity Locations
Stage: Main Festival Area – with Music Stage, Farmer’s Market, Haw River Assembly booths, silent auction, kayak raffle, food trucks and kids activities.
Kid Canoe Rides: Voyager Canoe rides for kids age 12 and under. Shuttles will begin at 4:00 every 15 minutes until 6:30 to Saxapahaw Lake. Meet at Haw River Canoe and Kayak office behind the Paperhand Puppet Studio.
Puppet Parade: Meet at Paperhand Puppet Studio at 6:00 pm, if you’d like to take part in the Puppet Parade. All are welcome!
Saxapahaw Island: Use the pedestrian walkway on the bridge across the Haw to Saxapahaw Island Park – then follow signs on the island to take part in River Monitoring from 4 – 6 pm. All ages welcome!