Ayden Collard Festival 2025

For the past 50 years, the Ayden Collard Festival has been held the first weekend of September in Downtown Ayden, North Carolina! Thursday night is the Pre-Festival event, with carnival rides and a Backyard Bandits Cruise-in. On Friday night, enjoy carnival rides, retail vendors, festival food, and live music from Soul Psychedelique Orchestra! Saturday is the main festival day, with iconic events such as the Collard Parade at 10am, Collard Eating Contest at 2pm, and dancing and live music throughout the day and night- including the evening concerts with Morgan Hudson and The '69 Boys.

If you are a collard lover then this is a can't miss festival in Pitt County!