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Welcome to Downtown Ayden
Events
Shopping Guide
Historic Walking Tour
 

Welcome to Downtown Ayden
 
Downtown Ayden is a little architectural treasure in Pitt County, featuring private residences and business buildings originating in the early days of the 20th century. But Downtown Ayden has much more to offer than nice architecture.  Our Business District is home to 14 retail businesses, restaurants, bakeries, and services.  From antiques over books, fine wines and cheese, to buying fishing gear or your beautician visit, all can be found in Downtown Ayden.
Ayden is a walk able town.  Pedestrian friendly sidewalks under big oak trees make it a pleasure to go on your Sunday walk, window shop, or just get your exercise.
Many outdoors activities are taking place in Downtown Ayden, like the Ayden Sundowns, the Ayden Collard Festival, and the annual Christmas Market and Christmas Parade.
   
Events
 
Downtown Ayden has been home to the annual Collard Festival for over 30 years.  Parades, live entertainment, food vendors, arts and crafts exhibitions, and rides are turning Ayden into a big festival for the entire family.  The Collard Festival is taking place the week after labor Day, beginning with the beauty queen pageant on Tuesday.  Pictured are the 2004 Collard Queens,  riding in the Festival's big Parade.  
 
Roy Petty Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, April 26th at the Ayden Golf and Country Club. Rain date is set for May 3rd. Golfers will tee off at 1:00pm, with a steak dinner to follow at 6:00pm.

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The Ayden Art Walk will be held April 13th-14th in Downtown Ayden. Art from students at Ayden Elementary School, Ayden Middle School, Ayden-Grifton High School as well as Grifton School will be available for viewing. Please come and support our students while browsing the merchants in Downtown Ayden.  
Ayden Beach Bash to be held Thursday, June 21st featuring music by The Craig Woolard Band. The FREE concert will be held on the stage in downtown Ayden from 7-9 pm. There will be food vendors as well as arts and crafts.  Fun to be had by all!!! For more information or to be a vendor please contact the Chamber at 746-2266 or by email at chamber@ayden.com.  
The Ayden Collard Festival is an event for the entire family.  Every year after labor Day for over 30 years now the Collard Festival turns Downtown Ayden into a big stage:  arts & craft exhibits, food vendors, toys, face paintings, games for young and old, rides, and of course free life music on three different evenings are a reason for everybody to come out and be part of one of the oldest festivals in Eastern North Carolina. 
 
Downtown Ayden at Christmas time is eye candy for everyone.  Downtown merchants turn their windows into little winter wonderlands, and the Town is decorated beautifully.  Just the right setting for our Chamber Christmas Program.  To start off the Christmas Season Downtown Ayden sponsors the Ayden Christmas Market.  Arts & craft vendors showcase and offer everything your heart desires to decorate your home as well as gifts for the entire family.  Food vendors offer hot chocolates, funnel cakes, and bake ware.  Santa Clause stops by and you can have your picture taking on his lap (there is no age limit for this treat)!
The Ayden Christmas Parade has been a tradition in our Town for almost 20 years now. A wide variety of groups participate in the Parade year after year.
   
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