When my parents decided to move our family to Salisbury, NC nearly 21 years ago, I scratched my head and shrugged my shoulders. I'd never heard of the city and wondered what was so special about it. I quickly learned that Salisbury is an historic NC city with so many amazing stories, beautiful historic homes, and sites, and is well-known for a myriad of awesome things. One of those things is Cheerwine, beloved soda of the Carolinas. It's a cherry flavored party for your taste buds, and once you've tried it, you'll never be able to find another soft drink that comes close to the sweet deliciousness of Cheerwine.

This Saturday (May 18th), the City of Salisbury will host the Third Annual Cheerwine Festival from 12 pm to 10 pm in downtown Salisbury, NC. Main Street is Salisbury will be filled with thousands of locals, and Cheerwine fans from across the Carolinas and beyond.

Come out and enjoy food and fun for all ages! Festival activities include:

Enjoy a performance from multi-platinum California rockers, Smash Mouth on the Hotwire Communication Stage from  8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Music from Carolina-based bands Live House (6:30 to 7:30 p.m.)and Stella Rising (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.) and a performance from Nashville-based band, The Southern Gothic (5 to 6 p.m). 

Enjoy a variety of street performers including Blazin’ Blues Bob, Lucas Beam, David Myers & Courtney Puckett, Kia Rice, Zoe and Lisette Rodriguez.  

Sample the flavors of the Carolina's free of charge in our "Taste of the Carolina's" booth sponsored by Food Lion.

Explore Salisbury by completing a scavenger hunt for a chance to win prizes.

Discover Cheerwine's history at the Rowan Museum. The free Cheerwine exhibit will take fans on a walk through the soft drink’s last 102 years of delighting taste buds. 

Play in the F&M Bank Kids' Zone. Available all day, the The Kids’ Zone will feature tons of family-friendly games and activities.

Shop for Cheerwine merchandise at the official Cheerwine tent.

Enjoy food, drinks and crafts from local vendors.

Last year's Cheerwine Festival was tons of fun & this year's fest is shaping up to be the best one yet! We're headed to the festival to check out all there is to see and do, and can't wait to share some fun photos with you! If you've ever tried Cheerwine, you already know how awesome it is & know that it's something worth celebrating!

For more info about the Cheerwine Festival, head to http://cheerwinefest.com.