The Apex Music Festival, formerly the Apex Jazz Music Festival, is back in Downtown Apex for the 8th time on Saturday, September 15 from 3:00pm to midnight. Click on the logo to visit the website for more information.This year, the arrangement of venues will be entirely different from the previous years’ events. Three outdoor stages and one indoor theater will host all of the acts, and these will be located around the parking area behind the Salem Street Promenade and Tobacco & Mule exchange buildings across from the Apex Chamber of Commerce and the fire station. The parking area will be used for the event only and will be closed for parking.
The Apex Music Festival will continue its tradition of playing host to great musicians from around North Carolina and beyond, featuring local, regional and national performers from many musical genres, including Rock, Folk, R&B, Blue Grass, Country, Pop and Americana and more. As usual, there will be a great selection of local food vendors to choose from in addition to our great Downtown Apex restaurants.Admission to the festival is required through General Admission or VIP Ticket Purchases. Pre-sale General Admission starts at $15.00. All festival attendees must wear approved wrist bands. Children 16 and under are free but still must wear wristbands. Anyone not wearing a festival wristband will be asked to get one. This is different from previous year’s events – before this year, the Music Festival was a pub crawl type of event and an admission fee was charged only if entering the main stage / beer garden.
Check out the Apex Music Festival website for up-to-date info and the lineup of bands. Tickets are also available online right now for just $15!
(times and performances are subject to change)
Back Stage
- Cooper Alan
- Joe Sax
- Brass-A-Holics
- Eliot Bronson
- Lauren Nicole
- Peak City Sound
Oak Tree Stage
- Johnny Orr
- The Willies
- Johnny Folsom 4
- Good Shot Judy
- Shawn Mullins
- Nick Driver
Temple Street Stage
- Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
- Beth Wood
- The Gravy Boys
- David LaMotte
Halle Cultural Arts Stage
- Chuck McDowell
- Mo’ Jazz
- Michael Reno Harrell
- Malcolm Holcombe
This year, proceeds from the festival will go to Guardian Angel Thrift to assist them in their mission to support Alzheimer’s research. For more information on becoming a sponsor of the Apex Music Festival, check out the sponsor guide. The ADBA and Six String Presents would like to thank all of our awesome sponsors for this year’s event.
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There will be 4 Horse Drawn Carriages for rides on the block bounded by Moore Street, Upchurch Street, Holleman Street, and Salem Street from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The cost is $10.00 per person (children 2 & under ride free). Tickets will go on sale starting at 4:00pm on Sunday, November 19 and are sold 
The Carriage rides will load, start, and return to drop passengers off on E. Moore Street in the First National Bank parking lot. No tickets are sold at that location, and will be available 
Because the Carriage Rides tend to sell out fast, there is also an added attraction – a “Kiddy Christmas Train Ride” which also runs from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. That ride loads, starts and returns to drop passengers off at the corner of E. Moore Street and S. Salem Street in the First National Bank parking lot. The cost is $5.00 per person (children 2 & under ride free). Those tickets are also available 
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The Apex Music Festival, formerly the Apex Jazz Music Festival, is back in Downtown Apex for the 7th time on Saturday, September 16 from 3:00pm to midnight. The Apex Music Festival will continue its tradition of playing host to great musicians in and around the Triangle. The Beer & Wine Garden / Main Stage will operate again on the Apex Chamber of Commerce property, and feature phenomenal musical acts. Performances will again be featured in a wide variety of outdoor and indoor venues along Salem St. in Downtown Apex. Additionally, there will be a great selection of food vendors to choose from! As the only adult-focused fall music festival in the North Carolina Triangle area, this extremely popular pub-crawl experience is expected to draw over 20,000 music fans to Downtown Apex. Festival wristbands will include entry to all the venues for the entire event.
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Please join the Apex Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Apex, the Apex Small Business Network and the Apex Downtown Business Association on Tuesday, October 18th at 9:00 am as we celebrate “Kicking Off” of Shop Small Business Saturday. The special shopping day actually takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th.
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Two great events are coming to Salem Street in Downtown Apex NC this coming October 23rd and 24th. On Friday the 23rd is the final Finally Friday of 2015, combined with Witches on Salem Street. Then on Saturday the 24th – it’s Trick-or-Treat on Salem Street.