HICKORY’S OKTOBERFEST

OCTOBER 13th, 14th & 15th, 2023

FRIDAY: 5PM-11PM

(Food Vendors open at noon!)

SATURDAY: 10AM-11PM  •  SUNDAY: Noon-5PM

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DIRECTIONS

Each second weekend of October, the Hickory Downtown Development Association hosts Hickory’s Oktoberfest on Union Square in Downtown Hickory, NC. The festival covers about four city blocks so it’s hard to miss. Follow the directions below and let us know if you have questions! If you prefer an address to use in your phones native maps, please use:
Union Square NW, Hickory, NC 28601

I-40 from the East:

Come to Exit #125. Exit right onto Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd. Go approximately 1 mile to large intersection, which is 1st Avenue (sign also says “Tate Boulevard” on the sign to the right). Turn left. Go approximately 12 blocks to 3rd Street SW. Turn right. Go under RR underpass. Turn left on  1st. Ave NW, go two blocks. Find a place to park and come and enjoy the fun!

I-40 from the West:

Come to Exit #123. Follow signs carefully that say “Hwy 321 North”. Get onto Hwy 321 North, stay in right lane and turn right onto Hwy 70. Go to the second light. Turn left onto 4th Street SW. Go through the next light, then bear right at the “Y-intersection” onto 3rd Street Drive SW. (There’s a convenience store at that “Y”). Go straight on 3rd St. Drive SW until you see the RR underpass, Olde Hickory Brewery will be on your left. Find a place to park and come and enjoy the fun!

Highway 321 South from Lenoir, NC:

After crossing the Catawba River bridge, turn left at the second stop light (gas station on corner) on to Old Lenoir Road. It becomes 3rd Avenue NW. This turns into 3rd Ave. Drive NW, then changes to 2nd Ave. NW. Continue and turn right onto 3rd St. NW. Find a place to park and come and enjoy the fun!

Highway 321 North from Gastonia, NC:

Travel Highway 321 North to Highway 70 (Exit 44 – exit immediately after I-40 exit). Turn right at the top of the ramp. Go to the second stop light. Turn left onto Fourth Street SW. Turn right at Main Ave SW. (the last road to the right before the rail road tracks). Continue straight to the stop sign at 3rd Street SW. Find a place to park and come and enjoy the fun!

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