SunFest At Dix Park · Dorothea Dix Park

We will have something for everyone to enjoy at this event, including live music, arts and crafts, performance artists, vendors and amazing food trucks!

SunFest runs from 2-7 p.m. Arrive anytime and stay as long as you like.

Food trucks are cooking up special menu items that you can only find at SunFest! Come dine at Sarge’s Chef on Wheels, Curry In A Hurry Truck, Gussy’s Greek Street Food, Rare Earth Farms Food Truck, Poblanos Tacos and More, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, and Cocoa Forte! Trophy Brewing Companyand Bull City Ciderworks will be pouring their brews, too!

Bring the kids and make some fun arts and crafts, sponsored by Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, The Scrap Exchange and Home Depot!

Shop the local arts, crafts and artisan food product scene as we bring arts, crafts and artisan food producers to the park! You’re bound to find the perfect item for yourself or a fun gift for a friend. Vendors include: Thrive Mobile Boutique, Annelore’s German Bakery, Marvelous Katastrophe, Ken Vrana Art, MJ’s Clay, Beauty and Grace, Carolina Soap Market, Janet Jackson Jewelry Designs, Pierce Paints, Lovingly, Red Oak Wood Shop, DebbieDuckYarns, Serve with Verve, The Bearded Heart, Teal Doors Boutique, EV Gifts, HEIR Raleigh, So Sweet My Gems, Stairway to Henna, LH Jewelry Design, Adornments By Anousone, AMI Events & Designs, Dillardville Recycled Art, The Local Vernacular, Backyard Biomes, Southern Ego Clothing.

We’ll even have a photo booth from ZimZoom Photobooth on site so you can capture a snapshot of the day!

Finally, join us for a bluegrass concert featuring the hit band Shiloh Hill from 5:30-7 p.m.

Please note, this event will involve walking on grass, on uneven surfaces, across all forms of terrain.

Registration is not required, but it does help us to know how many guests to expect.

Learn more about Dorothea Dix Park’s field of sunflowers HERE