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The bureau staff and a host of local contributors write for our visitors and residents of JoCo, weekly blogs to promote what's happening in tourism around the county.

 

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Unique Events and Festivals in Johnston County in 2020

Friday, January 10, 2020 9:00 AM by Ashby Brame

When planning excursions around festivals that happen annually in the south, keep Johnston County’s towns in mind. Johnston County is conveniently located where I-95, I-40, and Highway 70 come…
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Categories: Events & Festivals
Tags: events, Arts in Johnston County, Mondo Roots Cultural Arts, shindig, ham and yam festival, benson sing, selma railroad days, Bentonville Battlefield, american music jubilee, The Farm, strawberries

FALL in Love with JoCo

Friday, September 6, 2019 2:00 PM by Ashby Brame

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." -Oscar Wilde How well we know, especially in North Carolina, the quickness with which the dog days of summer give way to autumn's chill. Some of…
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Categories: Agri-tourism, Events & Festivals
Tags: events, Benson Mule Days ®, benson mule days, clayton harvest festival, Farm Fest, selma railroad days, smith's nursery, Fall festivals, shindig, Bentonville Battlefield

New! Products for Purchase and Events in Our Visitors Center

Friday, July 5, 2019 9:00 AM by Ashby Brame

The Johnston County Visitors Bureau is opening our visitors center to local businesses selling local products. This initiative aims to promote our tourism partners through visitor center events. The…
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Categories: Agri-tourism, Events & Festivals, Foodie, Bureau News, Johnston County Visitors Bureau
Tags: Smithfield NC, Smithfield, Four Oaks NC, Johnston County Visitors Bureau, events

Smithfield River Rat Regatta, Cardboard Boat Race, Returns July 13th

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:00 AM by Ashby Brame

The second annual Smithfield River Rat Regatta on the Neuse will be held on Saturday, July 13 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The event will feature a race between 2-person teams in cardboard boats from…
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Categories: Events & Festivals, Recreation
Tags: neuse river, Downtown Smithfield, Historic Downtown Smithfield, Smithfield, Smithfield NC, events, recreation, race

Why Travel Matters - Celebrating Nat. Travel & Tourism Week

Friday, May 3, 2019 10:00 AM by Ashby Brame

We pass popular tourist sites like the Ava Gardner Museum every day; we may not even think of how it supports our community. But the Ava Museum and others like Bentonville Battlefield and the Tobacco…
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Categories: Bureau News, Events & Festivals, Johnston County Visitors Bureau
Tags: National Travel, national travel and tourism week, events, Johnston County Visitors Bureau, Tourism, Johnston County Tourism Authority, travel and tourism
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