
HICKORY’S OKTOBERFEST
OCTOBER 7th, 8th & 9th, 2022
FRIDAY: 5PM-11PM
(Food Vendors open at noon!)
SATURDAY: 10AM-11PM • SUNDAY: Noon-5PM
ENTERTAINMENT
We look forward to celebrating Hickory’s German Heritage with you this year! Join us for live music, food, crafts and more!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022
Join us for some great live music!
MAIN STAGE
7:15PM – 8:45PM Jamie Trollinger Band
9:15PM – 10:45PM Erin and The Wildfire
COMMSCOPE STAGE
5:00PM – 7:00PM The Steubenville Tootlers
HMF TEEN STAGE
The Hickory Music Factory Stage showcases the area’s best teen artists/bands of all genres!
6-6:30pm – Chupakabra
“Chupakabra is a three-piece punk and grunge band from Hickory, NC. Miguel, Dalton, and Turner have been playing music together for over a year, and their first EP, “Gallows Humor”, features fast-paced, hard hitting political punk.”
7-7:45pm – Ava Pendley
Ava Pendley is an independent artist from Hickory, North Carolina. She began her pursuit of music at the Hickory Music Factory. She has recently graduated from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Ava has performed around Hickory at various restaurants, bars, and events since she was 14. Her style of singing is influenced by soul, folk, and pop, though she takes inspiration from artists of all generations.
8:15-9:15pm – Propag&a
Propag&a is a teen rock band from Hickory, NC. They’ve been playing together since July 2017. They formed at the Hickory Music Factory’s Rock Camp, with members changing along the way. Current members include Isaiah Covington, Ava Weaver, Holden Benfield, and Julia Beers.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022
Join us for some great live music!
MAIN STAGE
5:00PM – 6:45PM Moose & Friends
7:15PM – 9:00PM Red Dirt Revelators
9:30PM – 11:00PM Acoustic Syndicate
COMMSCOPE STAGE
11:00AM – 2:00PM The Steubenville Tootlers
2:15PM – 3:10PM Pan Jive
3:30PM – 5:00PM The Mellow Swells
HMF TEEN STAGE
The Hickory Music Factory Stage showcases the area’s best teen artists/bands of all genres!
12-1pm – Pandamonium
Community Steel Pan Band
2-3pm – Pitch Perfect Vocal Performance Studio
4-4:30pm – TBA
5-5:30pm – Aubrey Hedgepeth
6-6:30pm Ali & Andi
Ali and Andi Dalton have been creating and performing in Hickory, NC since the age of eleven As identical twins, their unique style and harmonies have earned them first place as a duo in Hickory’s Got Talent, Best Original Song at Hickory Music Factory’s Rock Camp, and a grant via the United Council of Arts of Catawba County to create their first album (in progress) of both original and cover songs.
7-7:30pm – Closetbird
Closetbird is an alternative rock/metal band from Hickory NC.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022
Join us for some great live music!
COMMSCOPE STAGE
12:30PM – 2:00PM Byron Bean Dixieland Band
2:30PM – 5:00PM The Steubenville Tootlers
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P.O. Box 9086
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