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Hillsborough Hog Day
1 Heath McFarland and Grace McMullen. 2 Robbie Coleman of Coleman Girls’ Farm and Shelby McKenzie of Relish the Moment.
Residents and visitors alike headed to River Park for Hillsborough Hog Day on Sept. 13 and 14. The festival has been a community tradition for more than 40 years. Veteran cooking teams competed in the barbecue contest, guests shopped arts and craft vendors, kids had a blast bouncing on inflatables and more. Festivalgoers perused a number of food trucks and drink vendors and grooved to a rotating lineup of music, including Hillsborough rock ‘n’ roll and blues cover band More Cowbell. Attendees voted on their favorite decorated life-size pig statue in the “Pigs on Parade” and showed off their prized cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors in the Hog Day Brakes & Shakes Car Show. All proceeds from the festival will go toward supporting children’s projects, schools and nonprofits in the county. Words and photography by Leah Berry CHM 3
4 Rick Partridge, Ryan Foster and Doug Moats of More Cowbell perform on the Hog Day stage Saturday morning. 5 Attendees voted on their favorite decorated pig from the “Pigs on Parade” art project. 6 Tyler Miller and Corie Miller with Copeland Miller, 5, and Camden Miller, 2. 7 Goats from Old Sawmill Farm. 4
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3 Aliesha Vinar of Genevieve Pastry.
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November/December 2024
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