For over four decades, the annual EnoFest has highlighted live music and local art in Durham while also raising awareness and funds to protect and restore clean water, healthy forests and local wildlife. This year, EnoFest returns for its 42nd iteration on the banks of the Eno River after last year’s entirely virtual event.

Taking place on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, the 2021 EnoFest will feature in-person experiences, live music, a craft show, local food and a whole lot more — all kicked off with a free virtual event streamed on the EnoFest website Friday, July 2, featuring special performances filmed before a live audience at St. Joseph’s AME Church in Durham.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring EnoFest back to the banks of the Eno River,” said Festival for the Eno Director Greg Bell in an announcement. “It was wonderful to be able to bring the community together last year through a virtual event, but this Festival’s purpose is to get people to experience the Eno River, and that’s just not possible without getting some feet wet!”

This year’s Enofest will showcase over 40 artists on three stages over its two days. The HamilTones, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, the African American Dance Ensemble, the Tan & Sober Gentlemen and more will all be performing — and the festival will be instituting “all necessary safety protocols” and expecting a sold-out event, according to a press release.

This year’s EnoFest will also include a special virtual event hosted by Joe Newberry and featuring performances by Alice Gerrard & Friends, the Branchettes, Javier Montano, and the Gospel Travelers of Garysburg, NC that will air Friday, July 2nd via YouTube, Facebook, and the EnoFest.org website. The intimate concert will be filmed before a small audience Thursday, July 1 at St. Joseph’s AME Church in Durham, edited and streamed the following evening.

Tickets are on sale now and are available online at www.EnoFest.org. Tickets are $25 per day or $40 for a two-day pass. 


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