Source: Jackson Fuller, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 4/13/20

Organizers announced Monday in a press release that the 2020 N.C. Blueberry Festival has been canceled in light of federal and state warnings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festival was originally scheduled for June 19-20. The festival, which attracts thousands of visitors annually, showcases the region and celebrate blueberries grown in Bladen, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and Sampson counties.

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