Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce: The Good Stuff - April

The Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce’s latest “The Good Stuff” newsletter features a packed lineup of spring events, including youth livestock competitions, community fundraisers, classes, festivals and business activities happening across Lenoir County in April and May.

Community News

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Join our Youth on April 6 & 7 at the Coastal Plains Junior Livestock Show & Sale - Come support our youth as they present their animals and their talents. Join them on April 7 as our favorite Sheriff competes in the Sherriff Showdown! We are asking local businesses to come and support our youth at the sale following the competition. It's a great cause and worthwhile marketing for your business! Ready for some FUN? The Young Professionals need your team for "Kickball 2026" Rotary Club Community Service Grant Program Information Calendar of Events Dont forget to see the flyers below the calendar for more details on the listed events! April 2 Spirit Day @ Jersey Mikes Caswell Center Foundation 4153 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 11:00am - 5:00pm April 3 Frankly Delicious Hot Dogs United Bank 1900 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 10:00am - 2:00pm April 6 Coastal Plains Junior Livestock Show Lenoir County Livestock Arena 1791 Hwy 11/55, Kinston, NC 12:00pm April 7 Sheriff Showdown Junior Livestock Sale Lenoir County Livestock Arena 1791 Hwy 11/55, Kinston, NC 6:30pm April 7-8 East Kinston Resilience Garden Kinston Teens 911 Thompson St, Kinston, NC 12:00 - 5:00pm April 9 Succulent Planting Class Fab Finds 211 W Blount St, Kinston NC 252-560-8515 10:00am April 10-11 Annual Plant Sale Lenoir County Master Gardeners Cooperative Extension Greenhouse Friday 3:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm April 11 Car Show + Vendor Event Rotaract of Lenoir County Copper Mill Mercantile 10:00am - 4:00pm April 11 Paint the Town Plein Air Project KCCA/Smart Kinston/Art 105 10:00am - 2:00pm April 11-12 Eastern NC Renaissance Faire ENC Ren Faire 401 Fairgrounds Rd, Kinston, NC 10:00am - 6:00pm April 16 RIME - Regional Industry & Manufacturing Expo NC Global TransPark 2780 Jetport Rd, Kinston, NC 10:30am - 2:00pm April 17 Art & Inclusion Bingo Night RADD Located at the Exchange 121 W Gordon St, Suite B, Kinston, NC 5:30pm April 18 Down East Christian Music Festival Pearson Park 4:30pm April 18 Down East Country Throwdown Tracy Byrd with Colt Ford & Tim Jones Historic Grainger Stadium Doors open at 6:00pm April 18 Financial Literacy Info Session United Bank Faith Fellowship Church 2278 Paul's Path Rd, Kinston, NC 10:00am - 12:00pm April 18 Walk 4 Life & 5K The EPIC Center Held at Lenoir Community College 8:00am April 19 Heart & Soul Dinner Benefiting Mary's Kitchen and Friends of the Homeless Shelter Moseley Hall at St Mary's Episcopal Church 6:00pm April 22 2026 Earth Day Service Project Kinston Teens 818 Tower Hill Rd, Kinston, NC 4:30pm - 7:00pm April 22 "Meats on a Budget" NC Cooperative Extension - Lenoir County 1791 Hwy 11, Kinston NC 11:00am - 1:00pm April 23 Homeownership Made Easy - Mortgage Lunch & Learn Self Help Credit Union/Lenoir-Greene United Way Queen Street Deli 117 S Queen St #115, Kinston, NC RSVP by 4/17 11:00am - 1:00pm April 24 Bingo Night Lenoir County Foster Closet Located at "The Exchange" 5:30pm April 24 Broadway Unleashed Lenoir Community College Foundation LCC - Briley Auditorium 7:00pm April 25 Earth Day "STEM" Celebration Neuseway Nature Park 10:00am - 2:00pm April 25 Downtown Cleanup Day Kinston Teens Meet at Pearson Park 9:00am April 25 Kickball Tournament 2026 Young Professionals of Lenoir County Fairfield Park April 28 Neuse Reuse Mitchelltown Community Cleanup Day Meet at corner of Mitchell and Blount St 5:30pm - 7:30pm April 30 Changing Problem Behavior into Positive Behavior Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Steve Roman - 252-939-1200 Ext 235 6:00pm - 8:00pm May 1 - 2 BBQ Fest on the Neuse Downtown Kinston May 2 Talk Derby to Me! 5th Annual CCA Derby Party Community Council for the Arts $75 per person 6:00pm - 9:00pm May 12 Opening Day - Down East Bird Dawgs Historic Grainger Stadium 7:00pm May 14 Golf Classic Lenoir Community College Foundation Kinston Country Club Contact Katherine Pearson at 252-233-6843 May 15 Bingo Night Adam Howard Memorial Located at "The Exchange" 5:30pm May 16 Day in the Park Kinston/Lenoir County Parks & Recreation Bill Fay Park 10:00am - 2:00pm May 16 Neighborhood Clean-up Kinston Teens 818 Tower Hill Rd, Kinston, NC 8:00am - 12:00pm May 28 "Quick Breads" NC Cooperative Extension - Lenoir County 1791 Hwy 11, Kinston NC 11:00am - 1:00pm May 30 Caswell Center Foundation 5K Run Caswell Center Foundation Lineup at 8:00am, Run at 9:00am June 4 Annual Golf Tournament Partnership for Children Falling Creek Country Club 10:00am June 6 RADD Ride - Throttle Up for Awareness RADD Starts at Towers' Boneyard Harley-Davidson Registration - 9:30am, Ride at 11:00am July 11 - 12 Battle on the Grounds Demolition Derby Mayhem Lenoir County Fair Grounds September 17 2026 Superball Tournament Lenoir County Education Foundation Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce Kinston Country Club 8:30am and 1:30pm Shotgun Starts  October 6 - 10 Lenoir County Agricultural Fair Lenoir County Fairgrounds ** Chamber sponsored events in red ** **See Flyers Below in Upcoming Events For More Details On Each Event** If you have any flyers you'd like us to post in our Newsletter, please email them to cgrady@lenoircountyncchamber.com! 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