Celebrate the Peak of Good Living at PeakFest, each year on the first Saturday in May. Historical downtown Apex is transformed into a spectacular street fair, featuring the following:

• Delicious festival food

• Over 200 vendors with a wide variety of arts and crafts

• Plenty of entertainment with stages with music and dance acts

• Rides

• Roving street performers

The festival is from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Salem Street in historic downtown Apex. It is free and open to the public.

The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is a BBQ competition and street festival in downtown Apex, NC and includes a number of activities and events.  Hang out at the beer garden for a drink, listen to music, or watch various contests.  Visit the cook team area behind the Halle Center to watch the masters at work or eat competition BBQ.  Walk the streets of downtown to see the various vendors, watch pig races, or bounce around in the kids area.

Beer Garden

• Friday 5pm – 11pm, Saturday 11am – 8pm (Apex Chamber)

• Enjoy live music, food, and drinks.  Featuring a full lineup of domestic beers, wine, and craft beers from Bombshell Beer Company, Brueprint Brewing Company, and Southern Peak Brewery

• Beer must be purchased with a ticket - $5 each

• MUSIC
  5pm - 7:30pm: Butch Halpin & the Carolina Sounds

• 7:30pm – 10:30pm: Peak City Sound

• Rib Eating Contest 8:00pm between Apex Firefighters and Police

The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is a BBQ competition and street festival in downtown Apex, NC and includes a number of activities and events.  Hang out at the beer garden for a drink, listen to music, or watch various contests.  Visit the cook team area behind the Halle Center to watch the masters at work or eat competition BBQ.  Walk the streets of downtown to see the various vendors, watch pig races, or bounce around in the kids area.

Competition BBQ Sales

• Saturday, 9am - 3pm, or while supplies last (Cook Team area) .  The Apex Sunrise Rotary Foundation will be selling BBQ cooked by various competition cook teams as a fundraiser

• For $10, you will get a small plate of BBQ with a few side

• MUSIC
   

  Saturday (Main Stage)

• 10am – 11am: Thursday’s Flight

• 11:15am – 12:45pm: Mountain Blue

• 1pm – 2:45pm: RPM

• 3pm – 5pm: Rolling Smoke

• 6pm – 7:30pm: Friday’s Veil

Join us in Historic Downtown Apex as we celebrate America's Birthday! Kids 12 & under may participate in Uncle Sam's Parade of Wheels down Salem Street. Decorate your bike, wagon, tricycle, or other non-motorized vehicle in patriotic colors to celebrate our nation's independence. The Parade starts at the corner of Salem & Chatham Streets at noon, so be sure to line up early to save your place. Festivities will end with the Apex Fire Department's Splash Down!  Please note:  Helmets are required for the Parade of Wheels.

July 4    9am - 1pm        Historic Downtown Apex
 

Schedule of Events

The Rusty Bucket will be open from 9 am - 12 pm.

Downtown streets will be closed from 7am - 2pm.  Events are as follows:

• 9:00 am: Flag Raising

• 9:15 am: Activities begin (inflatables, giant slide, ice cream, karaoke contest, carnival games, climbing wall and more!)

• 11:45 am: Parade of Wheels line-up

• 11:50 am: Activities end

• 12:00 pm: Uncle Sam's Parade of Wheels

• 12:30 pm: Fire Department Splash Down

Join us Thursday evening, September 5 when we reopen the doors at 6:00pm with a shop filled with our new seasonal decor.  (The Rusty Bucket will be CLOSED starting Monday until 6:00pm on Thursday to set up)

Bring your friends for refreshments and drawings for prizes.   This is always a fun shopping night and is an annual tradition for many of our customers.

The Open House will continue throughout the weekend.

One of the most fun events downtown.  Put on your witch hat and grab your witchy friends and come to downtown Apex.   Witches will receive refreshments and discounts in shops and restaurants downtown.

The Rusty Bucket will offer 20% off that evening to anyone in a witch's hat!

Join us in historic downtown Apex for the annual Christmas tree lighting at 5:30, carolers, arrival of Santa and Mrs Claus, carriage and train rides.

This event is brought to you by the Apex Downtown Business Association (ADBA)

Bring the kids downtown to the Apex Chamber of Commerce (train depot) for their pictures with Santa. While here, enjoy pancake breakfast sponsored by the Rotary Club and plan to spend the day. The Apex Rotary Club’s annual Christmas parade goes right thru downtown Apex and begins at 5:00 PM.

The tour will include three restored historic homes, a bed and breakfast, the historic 1914 Apex train depot and the 1870 Maynard-Pearson House (headquarters of the Historic Society)

Advance tickets ($10) will be for sale at The Rusty Bucket (cash or check only). Day of tour ticket prices will be $12