Winston-Salem North Carolina Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Tanglewood Festival of Lights
  Highway 158 West • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  Tanglewood Park, Clemmons
  336-778-6300
  The largest and most magnificent drive through lighting display show in the Southeast, this festival of lights starts in November and lasts for almost two months and features a million lights from giant decorations and over 75 animated displays.

• Barbecue Festival
  P.O. Box 1642 • Lexington, NCLocated 20 Miles South in Uptown Lexington
  336-956-1880
  More than 100,000 patrons come annually to the "Barbecue Capital of the World" to enjoy fantastic mouthwatering barbecue, entertainment, and exhibits. Held on one of the last two Saturdays in October, the Barbecue Festival features over 400 exhibitors, live entertainment, a juried arts and crafts competition, sand sculpture, rides and games for children, a climbing wall, and contests, including a tennis tournament, golf tournament, cycling, and a 5K run and 1-mile walk and fun run. more...

Cinema

• Carmike Ten
  3640 Reynolda Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  336-922-1301
  Featuring THX and DTS digital sound, as well as Dolby Digital Sound, this cinema offers first run movies on its 11 screens in a comfortable theater setting. more...

• Wynnsong 12
  1501 Hanes Mall Boulevard • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  336-765-5875
  Stadium seating and a large concession stand are featured at this cinema that offers first run movies with THX, Dolby, and DTS digital sound systems. more...

Concerts & Performances

• North Carolina School of the Arts
  1533 South Main Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27117
  336-770-3399
  One of the foremost arts conservatories in the world, this world-class arts conservatory is a year round source of innovative dance, dramatic, and musical performances in Winston-Salem and the center offers programs in music, dance, design and production, drama, and film making. The students, faculty, and guests present over 400 performances and screenings each year which include plays, operas, concerts, and ballets. more...

• Piedmont Opera Theatre
  900 West First Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  336-725-7101
  Presenting performances each fall and spring in downtown Winston-Salem at the Stevens Center, this opera theatre is distinguished by its presentation of not just opera, but opera theatre, with fully developed characters portrayed by outstanding singing actors. more...

• Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony
  4061 Clemmons Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27012
  336-725-1035
  Boasting over 85 professional musicians and top caliber guest artists, this symphony orchestra performs over 50 concerts each year including various outdoor concert events including the summer series of concerts at Tanglewood Park and the Lollipop Concert Series for Children. more...

• Carolina Chamber Symphony
  Selected Venues Across the City
  336-682-8524
  This chamber orchestra performs a mix of the classics, as well as chamber orchestra literature and new works. The orchestra also tours widely and provides a youth education program. more...

• Folk Fest
  2250 Reynolda Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
  336-758-5150
  This folk festival is held on the front lawn of Reynolda House in September and features folk musicians from around the world plus offers art activities for children.

• Stevens Center, The
  405 West Fourth Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  336-721-1945
  A magnificently restored, Neoclassical theatre that was originally a 1929 silent movie theatre and is now the primary performance space for the North Carolina School of the Arts. A total of 1,380 seats on two levels is inside the theater and a wide variety of events, concerts, and performances are held here. more...

• 1000 Voices
  Benton Convention Center
  336-202-6820
  1000 Voices singing and praising God in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. An October weekend full of workshops and singing centered around a powerful three hour service in which you join with others in an a cappella singing.  more...

• Sounds Of The Underground Tour
  Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
  919-740-5914
  Over 15 bands from all over the world will gather to play a live music festival in one day. Show of the summer, you do not want to miss it. more...

Plays & Productions

• Twin City Stage
  610 Coliseum Drive • Winston-Salem, NC 27106
  336-748-0857
  Since 1935, this nonprofit theatre group has presented professional level productions of musicals, dramas and comedies. The average season includes two musicals and four straight plays. In addition to preparing and presenting shows, the organization also offers educational programs including drama classes for children from kindergarten through high school. more...

Arts & Crafts Shows

• Piedmont Craftsmen's Fair
  301 West Fifth Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  Benton Convention Center
  336-725-1516
  Showcasing the work of over 120 fine craft artists from across the Southeast, this three day crafts fair represents media such as jewelry, photography, clay, fiber, paper wood, glass, leather, metal, and printmaking. more...

Festivals & Fairs

• National Black Theatre Festival
  610 Coliseum Drive • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  336-723-2266
  Featuring 20 of the best black theatre companies throughout the United States, this six day festival includes over 90 performances in film and music plus features celebrity receptions, poetry readings, workshops, and seminars. more...

• Apple Festival
  2147 Bethabara Road • Winston-Salem, NC 27101
  Historic Bethabara Park
  336-924-8191
  An apple celebration that includes cider, pies, food, a traditional band wagon parade, down home entertainment, children's games, wagon rides, and demonstrations in Colonial apple cooking and crafts.

• Dixie Classic Fair
  421 West Twenty-Seventh Street • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
  336-727-2236
  Begun over 120 years old, this ten day annual fair offers numerous rides and entertainment by nationally known artists, as well as demolition derbys, bull riding, and over 70,000 square feet of exhibits ranging from baked goods and vegetables to fine arts and flowers. more...

Sporting Events

• Bowman Gray Racing
  102 Stadium Drive • Winston-Salem, NC 27105
  336-723-1819
  NASCAR racing was established in 1949 at this stadium that features a flat, quarter mile oval racetrack that hosts NASCAR-sanctioned weekly events and a Winston Racing Series is featured each Saturday night from May through August. more...