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"It's an honor to [serve as chair-
man], because my mom has been on
the board for so long," he said.
Moore and his family started par-
ticipating in the event by cooking pigs
to feed the festival volunteers, and now
sell hot dogs and hamburgers during
the event—time he said he is grateful
to spend with his family.
Families come from all over to en-
joy the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival.
"It used to be that 'relax, come stroll
downtown feel, and now it's a destina-
tion," King said.
"e city building Festival Park took
a lot of insight on their part, to be able
to see how it could enhance our com-
munity and specifically, our event. It's
named Festival Park for a reason. It's
really enhanced what we do."
Festival Park, located at the corner
of Ray Avenue and Rowan Street in
downtown, opened in the spring of
2007 and has been a welcoming space
for this and other defining events in
the Fayetteville community.
Although the Fayetteville Dogwood
Festival seemingly contains the per-
fect combination of food, entertain-
ment and nostalgia, remaining a free
event while maintaining the quality
has been a struggle with the economy,
King said.
"We are fortunate to have the support
of our sponsors and our community."
According to King and Moore, vol-
unteers make the event a success each
year. If you are interested in volunteer-
ing for the Fayetteville Dogwood Fes-
tival, please email volunteer@faydog-
woodfestival.com or visit the www.
faydogwoodfestival.com for more
information.
While she doesn't foresee the event
growing larger in size, King's vision
for the future of the event is to con-
tinue to give a quality experience.
"We want our patrons to walk away
satisfied and with a great experience,"
King said.
e festival will run April 25 from
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., April 26 from
noon to 10:00 p.m. and April 27 from
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is
free. Please visit www.faydogwoodfes-
tival.com for updates on the event.
CV
Photography
by
Byron
Jones
