NTTW 2025: Travel Powers America
Celebrating the Power of Travel in Johnston County During National Travel & Tourism Week Each year in early May, the travel industry comes together to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week…
Continue Reading →For more than ten years, the staff of the Johnston County Visitors Bureau has been curating unique content about the people, places, food, attractions, and shopping throughout Johnston County to share with you, our visitors! Keep in touch and read our weekly blog posts -- and we hope you visit us soon! #visitjoco
Ashby Brame is a Johnston County native who lived all over the state of North Carolina from mountains to coast, before settling back in JoCo. She loves sharing the ways in which this county is evolving into a fun visitor destination and an awesome place to call home. Ashby hopes her blogs about history, hospitality, delicious food, beer, and moonshine encourage people near and far to give JoCo a try.
Celebrating the Power of Travel in Johnston County During National Travel & Tourism Week Each year in early May, the travel industry comes together to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week…
Continue Reading →This year’s 301 Endless Yard Sale is June 20-21, 2025. Founded in Selma and now hosted by a variety of towns located along US 301 in the counties of Johnston, Halifax, Wilson, Nash, and Harnett, the…
Continue Reading →What is voluntourism you ask? Voluntourism is a form of tourism in which travelers participate in voluntary work, typically for charity. Earth Day is an exceptionally good time for visitors, and…
Continue Reading →Did you check out a Clayton Clovers home game last summer? If not, don’t miss them this season! The Clayton Clovers are back at East Clayton Community Park, bringing all the action for their 2025…
Continue Reading →Hand Picked Nursery is a veteran-owned, family-operated business that offers a wide selection of plants and flowers. Now located on 25 acres in the McGee Crossroads community near Benson, I sat down…
Continue Reading →On March 15-16, 2025, thousands of living historians from across the country descended on Bentonville Battlefield for the 160th Anniversary Reenactment of North Carolina’s largest battle. Over…
Continue Reading →The weather is warming and there are so many fun events to attend outside around the county in the coming weeks. Beyond that, we wanted to share a round-up of things to do in JoCo during the Spring…
Continue Reading →The public is invited to attend a Walk and Talk event regarding trails, parks, and open spaces in Johnston County. Come out to Deep River Brewing on Thursday, February 27th from 4:00-7:00 pm in…
Continue Reading →Events Celebrating & Honoring Black History Month The Johnston County Heritage Center will be hosting a program at the Public Library in Smithfield on February 27th at 6:30 PM. It will feature a…
Continue Reading →When planning excursions around festivals happening annually in the South, keep Johnston County’s towns in mind. Johnston County, JoCo to the locals, is conveniently located where I-95 and I-40 come…
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