The festival features gourd workshops, displays of gourds from around the world, and vendors of gourd seeds, crafts, art, books, t-shirts, crafting supplies, and gourds! Great holiday presents! A variety of competitive categories are awarded ribbons and prizes. There is a live auction on Saturday at noon and a free gourd crafting table for kids. Details about the festival, a listing of gourd crafting workshops, and information on how to enter the competitions are on our web site: www.ncgourdsociety.org/festival. For more information, call (919) 996-9192.