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Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more

By John Bordsen

jbordsen@charlotteobserver.com

Updated April 17, 2016 3:06 PM

Farmville, April 22-24. Farmville Dogwood Festival. Details: www.farmvilledogwoodfest.com.

Sylva, April 23. Greening Up the Mountains Festival. Details: www.greeningupthemountains.com.

Wilkesboro, April 28-May 1. MerleFest. Details: www.merlefest.org.

Asheville, April 29-May 1. Asheville Spring Herb Festival. Details: www.ashevilleherbfestival.com.

Hot Springs, April 29-May 1. French Broad River Festival. Details: www.frenchbroadriverfestival.com.

Spruceville, April 30. Fire on the Mountain (blacksmith festival). Details: www.downtownsprucepine.com (click “Festivals”).

Myrtle Beach, April 20-23. Myrtle Beach International Film Festival. Details: www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com.

Darlington, April 21. Taste of Darlington. Details: www.darlingtonsconline.com (type “Taste” in search window).

Walterboro, April 22-23. Colleton County Rice Festival. Details: www.ricefestival.org.

Aiken, April 23. Aiken Strawberry Festival. Details: www.meadhallschool.org/StrawberryFestival.

Central, April 23. Central Railroad Festival. Details: www.centralrrfestival.org/festival.

Mount Pleasant, April 24. Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival. Details: www.comeonovermp.com.

This story was originally published April 17, 2016 at 11:06 AM with the headline "Nearby Notes: Festivals, events and more."