History:

This festival was born in 1986 as the bicentennial celebration of the Quaker settling known as Bush Hill.

The heritage is proud and strong and carries with it a tradition of excellence in all this community has become. The festival explodes with the hopes and dreams of this community - from a chamber of commerce which works passionately to ensure its viability to children laughing and adults devouring homemade ice cream and barbecue. It's wonderful. The benefits of the festival are evident throughout the year. Local civic groups and organizations use the festival as a fund-raiser and in turn, invest their earnings back into the community through special projects.

Churches use the festival as an outreach, the fire department offers fire safety education, the library touts its services and the list goes on.

The streets have changed just a bit since 1786, but the people remain the steadfast in friendship and faith. Keep the tradition alive and enjoy meeting friends you haven't seen since last year's festival. Last year's festival saw 230 vendors lining the streets of Archdale with their wares. This year, the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce is
expecting over 260 vendors who will be selling all types of food, homemade crafts, artwork, raffle tickets, pottery, baskets and more.