This week the City of Westminster will again transform into the city of
Mayberry for the 6th Annual Mayberry Comes to Westminster Festival May 6-7,
2016.  The festival, after just five years, has been designated as one of
the Top 20 Festivals in the SE for May 2016 by the Southeast Tourism
Society. 

 

Prior to the opening ceremonies on May 6, the "Finding the Way Back to
Mayberry" Bible study will again take place Thursday evening, May 5, at
Westminster Baptist Church @ 7 p.m.  Also that day (May 5) the 3rd annual
Crime Stoppers "Mayberry Open" Golf Tourney.

Mayberry look-a-likes, or tribute artists will be back to entertain folks
during the weekend. Headlining is David Browning, The Mayberry Deputy, who
for the last 27 years has portrayed the infamous Barney Fife all over
America. Along with The Mayberry Deputy will be Allan "Floyd the Barber"
Newsome, Tim "Goober" Pettigrew, and Phil "Ernest T. Bass" Lee, Kenneth
"Otis Campbell" Junkin, Michael "Gomer" Oliver, Bob "Briscoe Darling" Mundy,
Christy "Andylene" McLendon and Keith "Col Harvey" Brown.  Many of these
talented artists have appeared at the five events.

Also joining the festivities again this year will be the daughter of the
late, great Don Knotts, Karen Knotts.  She will serve as Parade Marshall of
the two day event and will present her show "Knott, Knotts Who's there?"
Getting to know the man behind Barney Fife, twice during the weekend.  

Several other venues are planned along with two Mayberry Day parades
Saturday, a Car Show featuring vintage autos, look-a-like, trivia contests,
"Salute to Elvis" dinner show starring Wayne Euliss Wednesday night, May
4th.  The award winning blue grass band Trinity River will perform on the
downtown stage Saturday afternoon as well. Also arts and craft displays, and
food venues, a silent auction, pancake breakfast and more. 

 

For more information go to: www.mayberrywestminster.com
<http://www.mayberrywestminster.com/>  or call the Westminster Chamber of
Commerce at 864-647-5316.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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