Art gives voice to the voiceless and fame to the ignored. You can learn various forms of art from dancing to sketching in Morganton. There are designated classes, drama workshops, and art events in Morganton for the same. If you just want to be a mere spectator you can attend theatre events and art exhibitions in Morganton too.
Ever wanted to volunteer in those nukkad, nataks or street shows? Wish to learn the basics of painting? Well, just explore through the art & theatre events in Morganton.
## Art Events in Morganton - **Event Name**: 44th Annual Morganton Festival - **Description**: Come play in the streets at the 44th Annual Morganton Festival! The festival will kick off Friday at 12pm. There will be over a mile & a half of arts & craft vendors, festival food, rides, inflatables, free live music! & more! - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 465 - **Date**: Fri Sep 11 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/44th-annual-morganton-festival/200030542455725 - **Venue**: Downtown Morganton, North Carolina - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy8zOGZmMDk0OWQ1MjliYjA3NDljNDIwOTg1NmEyNGZhMGQ1MTg4Njc0N2Q4MTc3MmFmODdhN2EwMDJhODVkZDQ4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDQ0NC1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4Nzc0NzI4Mg.avif - **Categories**: Festivals, Music, Art, Crafts, Entertainment - **Event Name**: Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day - 2026 - **Description**: 🎶 What if, for one day, everything stopped—and we all just listened to the music? 🎶 This isn’t just a local block party; it’s a global movement celebrating the power of music to bring people together. On Saturday, August 29th, musicians in over 70 countr - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/morganton-play-music-on-the-porch-day-2026/200030374261058 - **Venue**: Downtown Morganton, North Carolina - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvODIzNjY4OTlhMWFkMTg1ZmRkYzRiM2QwNTdkYjhjNDVkZGQzYWYxYTdhOGRiMDVjZjdmODczMjc5Mjc0OGM1NC1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2ODAtZGNmOGY4ZjgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODc4NDQyMzk.avif - **Categories**: music, entertainment, parties, performances, live-music, art, nonprofit, kids, charities, farmers-markets - **Event Name**: An Evening with Michael Reno Harrell - **Description**: An Evening with Michael Reno Harrell Saturday, September 12, 2026, 7PM BAC Members: $20 Non-Members: $25 Michael Reno Harrell is an award winning songwriter, a published author, a nationally known storyteller and visual artist. He’s from the Southern - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 21 - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/an-evening-with-michael-reno-harrell/200030357910951 - **Venue**: 506 S. Sterling Street - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy85NTVlYTZmN2VhMjljMDVlN2I2ZmI5ZmJmODZkMDFhNDZlYjMwYzkzZTdiNGYyMjJjMjZiMTgzYjc0Yzc2NThkLXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDEwODAtZGMyODE4MzgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODczMDM5NjM.avif - **Categories**: art, storytelling, literary-art, festivals, performances, workshops, entertainment, spoken-word - **Event Name**: The Whisnants in Morganton - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss The Whisnants Live in Morganton on Thursday, October 29, 2026! 🎶 Are you ready to experience The Whisnants like never before? With chart-topping hits like Nail It To The Cross, Is Anything Too Hard For God? and - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Oct 29 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/the-whisnants-in-morganton/3300030279940254 - **Venue**: Burke County Fairgrounds - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy82OTZkMDdhMC02ZDhmLTExZjEtYmRkMC1hOTc3YzY2ZTlkNjYtcmltZy13NjQwLWg2NDAtZGMyZTJkMmQtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzgyMDU5ODE0.avif - **Categories**: art, live-music - **Event Name**: Groundbreaking - A Community of Hands - Drexel - **Description**: Join us as we break ground on A Community of Hands, a one-of-a-kind public art installation that will celebrate the people whose hands built our community while inspiring future generations to leave their own mark. 📅 Wednesday, September 2 🕦 11:30 AM 📍 D - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 33 - **Date**: Wed Sep 02 2026 at 11:30 am – Wed Sep 02 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/groundbreaking-a-community-of-hands-drexel/200030471769716 - **Venue**: Town of Drexel - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9kZThlNDliNDMxMzA0NGM2MzJiMGUxYWI2ZGQ4MDc5ZmFhNjhkMGFmZDk5YjdlYzJhMTkxMzY3N2EyOTBkMDEwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDE1NTMtZGMwODI4NTgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODc0Njk4OTU.avif - **Categories**: art, trips-adventures - **Event Name**: Adventures in Acrylic Painting with Bradley Tyler Wilson - **Description**: ADVENTURES IN ACRYLIC PAINTING with Bradley Tyler Wilson Let go and begin making paintings that are bold, expressive, and satisfying. We’ll explore acrylic painting techniques that will open a world of creative possibilities. Learn how to paint faster th - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 12 - **Date**: Fri Sep 11 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/morganton/adventures-in-acrylic-painting-with-bradley-tyler-wilson/200030249598245 - **Venue**: 506 S. Sterling Street - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9kNGNiNjcwMDMyYTE1ZjhhMTYzODA3ZDc2MTgxYjFkNzIwZTBkN2UzMWFmMmIxZjU2NDIyNGJjNWMxNGFiZTZhLXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDEzNTAtZGNiODY4MzgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODY5ODc0NzU.avif - **Categories**: art, fine-arts, trips-adventures, workshops ## Trending Events in Morganton - **Event Name**: 44th Annual Morganton Festival - **Description**: Come play in the streets at the 44th Annual Morganton Festival! The festival will kick off Friday at 12pm. There will be over a mile & a half of arts & craft vendors, festival food, rides, inflatables, free live music! & more! - **Venue**: Downtown Morganton, North Carolina - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/38ff0949d529bb0749c4209856a24fa0d51886747d81772af87a7a002a85dd48-rimg-w1200-h444-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1787747282 - **Event Name**: Table Rock Ultras 50k/30k - **Description**: Table Rock Ultras 50k/30k is one of the most scenic and popular races in the Southeast!!! What better way to spend a day than running through the beautiful Pisgah National Forest and up to the summit of Table Rock Mountain in the Linville Gorge! Our sta - **Venue**: Steel Creek Park and Campground - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/47bad22e927af62aa0d1877afd2ebcc968ac9525aa646757dc98e04e30b99966-rimg-w1200-h800-dc181818-gmir?v=1787562427 - **Event Name**: Selling at the Morganton Historical Festival - **Description**: We will be part of the Historic Morganton Festival! Come enjoy a drink from us while enjoying all the festival has to offer!! - **Venue**: Downtown Morganton - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/5dd70f7e79c131a8f5b688b8b9995435739e24289b93bdf438628004b5f7fffb-rimg-w603-h800-dc4898d8-gmir?v=1787139578 - **Event Name**: Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day - 2026 - **Description**: 🎶 What if, for one day, everything stopped—and we all just listened to the music? 🎶 This isn’t just a local block party; it’s a global movement celebrating the power of music to bring people together. On Saturday, August 29th, musicians in over 70 countr - **Venue**: Downtown Morganton, North Carolina - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/82366899a1ad185fddc4b3d057db8c45ddd3af1a7a8db05cf7f8732792748c54-rimg-w1200-h680-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1787844239 - **Event Name**: NC'S Fastest 1/2 Mile Dirt Track Racing - **Description**: 🏁 CAROLINA SPRINT TOUR 🏁 📆 Save the date!! September 12th . 🔹 Renegade Sportsman 🔹 Pro 4 🔹 Thunder Bombers 🔹 Crown Vics 🔹 FWD 🔹 Young Guns . 🌮 Food 🎉🌳 Offroad ⛺ Camping 30 Amp // Primitive . #HorsePowerPark #sprintcar #Racing #dirttrack #race #offroa - **Venue**: 2900 RACE TRACK ST, Morganton, NC - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/7ac30892f7c05db594bbbefdad2572f32e8df9a6053a4ba47bf91582e04b211c-rimg-w695-h900-dc181818-gmir?v=1787722814 - **Event Name**: Hickory Comic Con II ft Eddie Deezen! - **Description**: Tickets available ONLY at the door! For Vendor information contact: 828-391-8162 Hickory Comic Con Sept 5th 2026 at The Hickory Metro Convention Center 10am-5pm 1960 13th Avenue Dr SE Hickory, North Carolina 28602 Admission to the show is $5.00 entry fo - **Venue**: 902 W Union St, Morganton, NC, United States, North Carolina 28655 - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/7a49e2499c8dec37b06935579b39a5cce2fd49c06ac96cda68ee940935782807-rimg-w1200-h628-dc080808-gmir?v=1787353234 - **Event Name**: Women's Fall Gathering & Campout - **Description**: Women’s Fall Gathering & Campout A Weekend to Exhale, Reconnect & Remember September 11–13, 2026 Friday 4:00 PM – Sunday 12:00 Whispers of Nature Sacred Grove, Nebo, NC When was the last time you had nowhere else you needed to be? When was th - **Venue**: Whispers of Nature - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/84b7386534344f515002d463b12d75950edaab49a638f10797a35bc811c1087e-rimg-w1200-h900-dc382818-gmir?v=1787197580 - **Event Name**: Cate Farms Makers Market - **Description**: 🎪Join us for a day full of fun! The regular farm market will run 10am-5pm and we will have a community Makers Market that will run 10am-3pm! 🎨This event will host all kinds of local crafts, baked goods, artisan creations, face painting and so much more…i - **Venue**: 12400 Appalachian highway, Morganton, GA - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/7b33665e158c08250c8c1241a784698077b4ace2eb04cd6582923263d32a5a88-rimg-w1200-h1552-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1787463522 - **Event Name**: Sit! Stay! Drink! - Charity Benefit for ABLAR - **Description**: Join us for a fun day of fundraising, wagging tails and happy hearts!! All proceeds raised will be donated to A Better Life Animal RescueAbout this EventJoin us for a fun day of fundraising, wagging tails and happy hear - **Venue**: Silver Fork Winery - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/b132f31bb8b6647c2b9b0a36c3016928daf69324a30e97e679698a4058e9f41e-rimg-w1200-h948-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1782570664 ## Browse Art Events by Date - [Art Events Today in Morganton](https://allevents.in/morganton/art--today) - [Art Events This Weekend in Morganton](https://allevents.in/morganton/art--this-weekend) - [Art Events in August in Morganton](https://allevents.in/morganton/art--august) - [Art Events in September in Morganton](https://allevents.in/morganton/art--september) ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top Art events in Morganton? - **A:** 44th Annual Morganton Festival (Fri Sep 11 2026 at 12:00 pm at Downtown Morganton, North Carolina), Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day - 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 10:30 am at Downtown Morganton, North Carolina), An Evening with Michael Reno Harrell (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:00 pm at 506 S. Sterling Street), The Whisnants in Morganton (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at Burke County Fairgrounds), Groundbreaking - A Community of Hands - Drexel (Wed Sep 02 2026 at 11:30 am at Town of Drexel). - **Q**: What Art events are happening in Morganton this weekend August 28–30, 2026? - **A:** Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day - 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 10:30 am at Downtown Morganton, North Carolina). - **Q**: What Art events are happening in Morganton in August 2026? - **A:** Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day - 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 10:30 am at Downtown Morganton, North Carolina). - **Q**: How can I find Art events in Morganton? - **A:** You can discover upcoming Art events in Morganton on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Art events in Morganton? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for Art events in Morganton? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Art events in Morganton include Downtown Morganton, North Carolina, 506 S. Sterling Street, Burke County Fairgrounds. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Art events in Morganton? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Art events in Morganton include Morganton Festival, Jay Brandt, Burke Arts Council. - **Q**: Are there any online Art events available? - **A:** Yes, many Art events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere. - **Q**: How can I get notified about new Art events in Morganton? - **A:** Follow the Art category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Art events are listed in Morganton. ## Category Banner - **Banner Image**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/transup/fa/62c63e1af3495c9493152cf57d2048/art.png ## Arts events from nearby cities - [Arts events in Valdese](https://allevents.in/valdese/art) - [Arts events in Lenoir](https://allevents.in/lenoir-nc/art) - [Arts events in Marion](https://allevents.in/marion-nc/art) - [Arts events in Hickory](https://allevents.in/hickory/art)