
Children 12 and younger are admitted free with an adult admission or annual pass. “Holiday has established itself as a premier entertainment package with the always-present theme Keep The Music Alive.”Īdmission to each show is $15 or a Surry Arts Council Annual Pass.

The Holiday Band blends soul, blues, funk, and Carolina Beach music. “The band is sure to please any crowd due to its diversity of high-energy music and motivation to get people dancing.” The Magnificents Band has a wealth of live playing experience in varied styles of music, including classic soul, beach, Motown, Top 40, and dance hits. Simply put – Heart and soul, rhythm and blues, feel good music.” The Embers consider the genre of Beach Music as ‘music with a memory’ and have been creating lasting memories since its inception in 1958. “They are a true musical tradition with which many Americans have listened to from childhood to adulthood. “The Embers are widely considered a musical marvel and have laid the groundwork for what has become known as ‘Beach Music’ in the Carolinas, Virginias, the gulf coast region of North America, and every beach in between,” officials with the arts council said of the group. The Magnificents will perform on Friday and The Holiday Band will take the stage on Saturday. The Surry Arts Council’s Summer Concert Series continues with a full weekend of entertainment starting with The Embers on Thursday. The event, an unofficial beginning of summer for many, had been cancelled the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but folks seemed to enjoy this weekend’s event even through the stormy weather. Mayfest, the major annual fundraiser for the local Civic Club, is a popular gathering, where town residents, as well as visitors from all around the region, visit Pilot Mountain for live music, a variety of food booths, and a number of craft and other vendors. While the crowds might have been off from what organizers were hoping for as a result of the poor weather, thousands still made their way to Pilot Mountain for the three-day event.

The weather was not cooperative, with heavy storms on Friday evening and rain off and on much of Saturday, but the annual Pilot Mountain Civic Club Mayfest returned this year, filling the streets with vendors and shoppers.

The hanger company offered a unique shopping experience in its pink bus. This booth gave a bit of color to a gray afternoon.
