Cary Lazy Days Well Attended
August 25th, 2007 Categories: Cary
If you’re thinking of relocating to Cary, North Carolina you’ll be glad to know that there’s always something fun going on.
Here’s the live report from Cary Lazy Days that I promised. Locals took the opportunity to get out of the house from all over Wake County and beyond to attend the 31st annual Cary Lazy Days Arts and Crafts Festival.
We got there at about 9:00 and the place was already packed. Our strategy was to go early and avoid the heat. Many others shared that strategy.
We struck up a few conversations with folks and found that attendees really did come from all over, not just Cary.
We spoke to people from Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Holly Springs, Apex and even as far away as Roanoak Rapids, VA.
The event was very kid friendly and family friendly. Here is a Cary Fire and Rescue guy entertaining a couple of kids with a remote controlled fire hydrant.
Entertainment was scheduled throughout the day. The Cary Town Band is warming up for the 9:30 performance.
There was a whole section set up just for food. There was everything you could imagine… kind of like the State Fair. People were eating those deep fried turkey drumsticks at 10:00 am!
These guys told us there was going to be a sword fight later in the morning. We didn’t stick around for that. 
Ah, one of my favorites and worthy of special mention. This is Joann Brown who traveled all the way from Charleston, SC to display her handcrafted sweetgrass baskets. If you’ve never seen these things you don’t know what you’re missing! We had fun chatting with Joann about baskets and Charleston. As it turns out, we had actually purchased one of these from her sister several years ago while on vacation in Charleston… small world, huh?
No trip to downtown Cary, North Carolina is complete without stopping by Ashworth Drug Store. This place is like stepping back in time. It’s complete with an old fashioned soda fountain and all the charm of the corner drug store you remember as a kid.
I hope this article helps gives you a little taste of what living in Cary is like. Cary Lazy Days happens every year and is a good example of the kind of family friendly fun that takes place in the Greater Raleigh area on a regular basis.
If you’re thinking about relocating to Cary, send me an email or call me at 919–602–7000 and I’ll be glad to answer any questions you have.
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The Fair sounds like a great time. Was there a line of dogs following the remote controlled fire hydrant? What a hoot! Thanks for all the great photos.
Hi Jennifer - No dogs following the fire hydrant, but it did occasionally let out a really load siren noise that got everybody’s attention