FESTIVAL RULES
● No Pets. The fall festival staff and the city of Asheboro ask that you do not bring pets to
the event. (only exceptions is for service/assistance animals)
● No skateboards, bicycles or “hoverboards” (electric boards, scooters ect. )
● Please keep sidewalks and pass throughs clear at all times and do not block doors of
open or downtown merchants
● Please be respectful of the City of Asheboro and dispose of all trash properly in city bins
or take with you
The INFORMATION BOOTH is located at the intersection of Fayetteville and Sunset Ave. #313.
Please stop by with any questions or concerns and we will do our best to assist you.
Roads affected by street closure
● Sunset Ave: Church → Fayetteville
● Fayetteville: Salisbury → Kivett
● Worth: Fayetteville → Cox
● North St: Sunset → Trade
● Bicentennial Park and Parking lot
Social District is suspended during the festival beginning at road closing, Saturday at 12am
Midnight through road opening and cleaning after the Festival completion. (most likely not until midnight)
49 th Annual Fall Festival Returns to Downtown Asheboro in 2024
After the successful return of the Fall Festival in 2023 The Randolph Arts Guild Board of
Directors is excited to announce the 49th Annual Fall Festival to be held the first Saturday in
October 2024. The Guild and Historic Downtown Asheboro will welcome vendors, artists,
artisans, community partners and festival goers on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 9am – 6pm.
The Festival will continue to be a fun filled event with creative and unique craft vendors, talented artisans, community guests, crave worthy foods, family fun and much, MORE! Plans are on course for a safe and successful event. As always, attendance is free and open to the public.
The inaugural Fall Festival was held in 1972, included just over 30 vendors, and was located
solely on Sunset Avenue in Downtown Asheboro. The Randolph Arts Guild has continued to
build upon this celebration and is pleased to announce that our 49th Annual Fall Festival will
encompass over 150 vendors spanning the historic streets of Downtown Asheboro. Vendors will
showcase their handcrafted goods, delicious food, local businesses, and non-profit information.
Our festival attracts many visitors annually, consistently engaging a multitude of artists, artisans,
and businesses from within and around Randolph County. Some of the artistic genres
represented include music, dance, craft, and live art demonstrations – just to name a few!
The Randolph Arts Guild is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; all of the proceeds from the Fall
Festival registration go towards sustaining the Guild in carrying out our mission.
The mission of the Randolph Arts Guild is to develop, coordinate, and promote activities for the
citizens of Randolph County to educate, foster appreciation, and provide for self-expression of
the arts. The Guild strives to inform the public about the arts, support artists in their endeavors,
teach adults and children the techniques needed to improve or enhance their skills in their
chosen discipline(s) and to organize community events that educate, illuminate, and bring joy to
people in all walks of life. We have made engagement and outreach our focus as we
endeavored to promote the arts to more residents of our county while strengthening our
established partnerships and developing new relationships with organizations and agencies.
Randolph Arts Guild … More than just pretty pictures!
The Randolph Arts Guild has successfully returned theAsheboro Fall Festival in 2023 to downtown Asheboro and are well on the way to an even better festival this year for 2024 as well!
The Randolph Arts Guild is an established arts non profit in Randolph county serving the artists and the community for over 54 years with our mission “to develop, coordinate and promote activities for the citizens of Randolph County, to educate, foster appreciation and provide self-expression of the arts”.
The Randolph Arts Guild has our annual accomplishments and services as well as the history of serving as an incubator for many artistic traditions which continue today.
– The Annual Fall Festival, enjoyed and attended by thousands annually.
– Monthly Gallery Openings, featuring local and regional artists to bring art experiences to the community and visitors to Randolph County while supporting their passions with the sale and exposure of their work.
– Youth Art Camp and Scholarships for those in need to annually bring quality art experiences to youths for a fun and creative experience.
– As the only NC Arts Council Designated County Partner Organization in Randolph County, RAG has the status and relationship with the state allowing us to sub-grant funds annually to other nonprofits in Randolph County: Communities in Schools, Friends of the Library, Partnership for Children, Randolph Youth Theater, the George Washington Carver Center After School Academy and RhinoLeap Productions, to name a few.
– Partnership with the City of Asheboro and Randolph County and most recently Cone Health to bring local art to the new Asheboro MedCenter.
– Youth Art Month hosted annually in our gallery, celebrating hundreds of young artists in the Randolph County and Asheboro City School systems
– The first Pottery Conference was established by the Guild in 1987, which continues today through the North Carolina Pottery Center.
– The Asheboro Downtown Sculpture Project was established in 2008, through a collaborative effort between the Guild, donors, the Chamber, the City of Asheboro and the Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau.
– Concerts in the Park, which is an event now managed by the City of Asheboro.
Please support the Randolph Arts Guild in supporting our community!
All Registration and Sponsorship funds are tax deductible and go towards the Randolph Arts Guild as a 501(c)3 Organization