May Day Festival

Saturday, May 11th, 12 - 4 p.m.
(Rain or Shine)

$35 a person
Children 12 and under are free

5055 Hope Road, Vale, NC

Tickets
Become a May Day Sponsor

May Day has been celebrated for centuries across many cultures as a way to welcome the coming of Spring. Artisans will be demonstrating traditional crafts or trades for visitors to observe. Some of the activities will include May Pole dancing, flower crown making, basket weaving, old-time music, and other traditional folkways. Join us for this one-of-a-kind event that brings the village to life!

Activities

Bunny Petting Station
Basket Making
German Nest making
Catawba Valley Pottery
Chair and Stool Caning
Trail Cooking
Old Time Music
Wheelmaking and Blacksmithing
History of Cotton 
Open Hearth Cooking
Fiber Spinning
Bobbin Lace Making
Flower Crown Making
May Pole Dancing
Old Time Music
Open Hearth Kitchen
Lap Loom Weaving
Great Wheel Spinning
Animal Trapping and Hunting

Cabins

Kahill Cabin Yard
Norwood Cabin Porch
Roberts Barn
Whitner Pottery Museum
Phillips Museum Cabin
Jailhouse Yard
Teague Cabin Porch
Wheelwright Cabin
Cotton Gin
Deitz Cabin Kitchen
Deitz Cabin
Deitz Cabin Porch
Deitz Pasture
Deitz Pasture
Deitz Pasture
Stroup Cabin Kitchen
Stroup Cabin
Stroup Cabin
Trapper's Cabin

Refund Policy
Hart Square does not offer refunds for ticketed events unless the event has been canceled.