

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ThunderFest 2026 | Rockingham, NC | NASCAR at The Rock Pre-Race Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The pre-race celebration, ThunderFest, returns to downtown Rockingham around Harrington Square on Thursday, April 2, from 4PM-9PM ahead of the 🏁 NASCAR trio of races at Rockingham Speedway on Friday, April 3, with the Black's Tire 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race and the ARCA Menards Series East and North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts races on Saturday. See more details and purchase tickets on www.racetherock.com.

Join us for an unforgettable pre-race celebration presented by Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas as we kick off Easter weekend and welcome NASCAR back to Rockingham Speedway in a big way. Live music, high energy, vendors, family fun, and that signature ThunderFest atmosphere—all leading into an action-packed NASCAR weekend at The Rock.

🎶 In addition to the The Eli Young Band is headlining ThunderFest in downtown Rockingham around Harrington Square, Anna J will get the celebration started for us! Huge thank you to our music sponsor Fidelity Bank!

🎶 Live Music
🏁 NASCAR Driver Meet &amp; Greets
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Free Kids Zone
🍔 Local Vendors
🍻 Beer Garden
🔥 That signature ThunderFest energy

🎉 Celebrate another year of NASCAR at The Rock with a high-energy street festival pre-race party around Harrington Square in downtown Rockingham — FREE.

Mark your calendar, bring your friends, and come experience ThunderFest the way it was meant to be — loud, lively, and completely FREE!

📍Harrington Square, Downtown Rockingham, NC
📅 Thursday, April 2, 2026
⏰ 4PM–9PM
🎟️ FREE Admission

See our photo gallery on visitrichmondcounty.com from last year's ThunderFest here 👉 https://visitrichmondcountync.picflow.com/zqjemclgyf/7nb4mz1y8m
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rockingham/thunderfest-2026-|-rockingham-nc-|-nascar-at-the-rock-pre-race-celebration/200029500734405
- **Event Categories**: sports, music, entertainment, festivals, live-music, parties, kids, easter, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 708

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029500734405?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rockingham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rockingham
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 111 E. Washington Street
- **lat**: 34.93981
- **long**: -79.7743
- **full address**: 111 E. Washington Street, 111 E Washington St, Rockingham, NC 28379-3639, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Visit Richmond County (https://allevents.in/org/visit-richmond-county/12452117)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/32b9a8077b4ee6f070dd6e30dfcd8f52332f11f84dd80f8e86c1e8357e907d87-rimg-w300-h300-dceff0f1-gmir?v=1774695853

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 111 E. Washington Street, 111 E Washington St, Rockingham, NC 28379-3639, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Visit Richmond County
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, music, entertainment, festivals, live-music, parties, kids, easter, calendar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ThunderFest 2026 | Rockingham, NC | NASCAR at The Rock Pre-Race Celebration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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