Burton Street Age Fair Asheville September 6, 2025
By Marge | Published 2025-08-30T15:22:02.981+00:00
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Asheville -- August 30, 2025: Saturday, September 6, 2025: Celebrate the Sprit of the Historic Burton Street Community with live music, games, inflatables, food, a 3v3 basketball tournament (with cash prize!), and a ribbon cutting at noon to officially dedicate the new playground and basketball court at Burton Street Community Center.
The historic Burton Street neighborhood is inviting the public to celebrate the spirit of its community at the annual Ag Fair on Saturday, September 6, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Burton Street Community Center.The fair pays homage to the legacy of civic leader and renaissance man Edward W. Pearson, who founded the first Ag Fair in 1913. A century ago, Black residents from all over Western North Carolina would travel to Asheville to enjoy parades, amusement rides, and games, and to compete for to