Official Logo of the 2024 70th Annual Swansboro Mullet Festival of North Carolina!!
Link to order performance shirts. T-shirts will be available for purchase at the festival.
This year's festival is focusing on the long history of the event and the marine fisheries traditions of the Swansboro area. The logo shows the bridge which was an integral part of the first Mullet festival, the plentiful Mullet which was fried to share with the bridge builders, and a Mullet hut. The huts were ""hemispherical huts of woven rushes" built by fishermen so they could stay and fish on the barrier islands during the period when the mullet were running. This practice was very popular from around 1870-1885. West African architectural traditions were used and whites and blacks worked together in the mullet camps.
The Swansboro Mullet Festival of north Carolina
70th ANNUAL MULLET FESTIVAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 70TH ANNUAL MULLET FESTIVAL COMING SOON!!!
Planning to attend this year's festival? Coming from out of town? Festival sponsor, Hampton Inn, is offering a discount to festival attendees.
Mullet Festival Goers use code MFG and book your stay here.
Mullet Festival Vendors use code MFV and book your stay here.
Join us downtown Swansboro for the 70th Annual Swansboro Mullet Festival of North Carolina on October 12-13, 2024. Featuring a parade Saturday at 9am, street vendors, kids’ area, live music, fish fry, food vendors, and more. The 70th Annual Mullet Festival of North Carolina is presented by Team Chevrolet Swansboro. Stay tuned for more information.
The Swansboro Mullet Festival of North Carolina, the oldest festival in the Crystal Coast, began in 1954. The weekend centers around the small, bony fish that appears as having a purplish-blue tint when found in Eastern North Carolina waters. Swansboro natives remember days long ago when mullets were hauled to shore in nets hooked to tractors along the beach.
In 1954, mullet fed the workers building the White Oak River Bridge that later became a vital link between Onslow and Carteret counties. Upon its completion, the conception of the Mullet Festival began. It was a way to celebrate the arrival of the modern era in bridge form. The event started as a potluck-type event with the town coming together and contributing to the celebration.
Hampton Inn and Suites if the official hotel for Swansboro Festivals. Book your stay and use the code MUL to receive a special rate by using this link.
2024 Vendor Rules
2024 Mullet Festival Vendor Guidelines
ALL VENDOR SPACES ARE FULL - NO MORE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!
2024 Parade Application
For more information, contact vendor chair at dpylypiw@ci.swansboro.nc.us
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