FUN STUFF IS HAPPENING IN 2026.
AND IT'S IN DOWNTOWN MOORESVILLE!
St. Paddy's Shenanigans. Food Truck Festivals. Art & Live Music Walks. Our Downtown Mooresville signature events bring loads of fun and festivities to our long-time fans and new Downtownies alike. Go ahead and mark your calendar for these beloved signature events and find our 2026 full calendar here! Sign up for our newsletter, or check out the latest event details on Facebook and Instagram so you don’t miss a single thing happening.
St. Patrick's Shamrocks & Shenanigans
March 14, 2026
The Downtown Mooresville Shamrocks & Shenanigans is the St. Paddy’s event of the Charlotte - Mooresville - Lake Norman region that you don’t want to miss. The Mooresville St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Bar Crawl hosts Live Music by Pluto for Planet, Irish Dancers, Mooresville Fire-Rescue Pipes & Drums, Food Trucks, festive adult beverages, and loads of family fun along Broad & Main Streets.
Tickets are $25 in advance - online sales end on 3/13 at 3pm - or $30 at gate (until sold out) and include 9 Festive Tastings, a lanyard with drink punch card, & a scarf with an event pin. Tickets are ONLY required to participate in the bar crawl. 3-8pm. Volunteers needed!
NOTE: Advance purchase tickets MUST be redeemed by 6pm on March 14th at check-in location, near the corner of Main Street & Moore Ave
Participating Tasting Locations:
158 on Main; 202 Fine Wines, Live Music & More; Dive Bar; Dulcet & Delish; Famous Toastery Downtown; High Branch Brewing Mooresville; Murto Made Distillery Mooresville; On Tap Crafty Brews (tastings served at side door on Moore Ave.); and Stardust Cellars.
​​Please note that while tickets are good for nine (9) tastings, participating businesses reserve the right to refuse samples if ticket holder shows signs of intoxication. Tickets are non-refundable.
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Food & Drink Trucks and Tents:
Ace of Spuds; Amazing Kettle Corn; Big Tiny’s; Chef B’s Grill; Carolina Smash Truck; Dumpling Girls; Even Layer Cakes; Famous Toastery of Downtown; Kabuto on Wheels; LKN Mobile Eats; Lobster Dogs; The Mad Lemon; Murto Made Distillery; OooWee BBQ; Pelican’s Sno Cones; Pie in the Sky Pizza; Stardust Cellars; Wingz on Wheelz
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Additional PopUps:
Caricatures by Justin Leluika; East Flower Truck; Kiddie Corner at Mooresville Arts; Mooresville Museum Tent
Event Schedule:
3pm: Registration Opens – Ticket Sales/ID Check/Pick-Up advance tickets (by 6pm) at MCD Ticket Booth on Moore Ave. Ticket holders don't forget to grab your Lanyard, Event Pin, and St. Paddy's Scarf!
3:30pm & 4:30pm: Connick-Reid Irish Dance Performances on Main St
4pm-7:30pm: Pluto for Planet on Live Music Stage presented in partnership with 158 on Main & Waves Entertainment
5:30pm: Connick-Reid Irish Dance Performances on Broad St
Performing Throughout Event - Mooresville Fire-Rescue Pipes & Drums
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Mooresville Festival of Food Trucks 2026
April 4, May 2, June 6, Aug 1, Sept 5, Oct 3
Get Gourmet Fare from a bunch of trucks? Yep! Each Food Truck event hosts 15+ food trucks, live music by local bands, and the social district is in place of course! It gets crowded so bring a chair, bring your friends, hang out in the street! Delight in delicious cuisine from Food Trucks across the Charlotte - Lake Norman region. Along Broad & Main Streets from 5-8:30pm, the first Saturday of each month April – October. (No July event.) Volunteers needed for all events!
Get Ready! The 2026 Festival of Food Trucks kicks off April 4!
Join us as the 2026 season of the Downtown Mooresville Festival of Food Trucks kicks off on Saturday, April 4. The first of this fan-favorite event series features live jams by Untethered Soul, a band bringing unique creative soulful reimaginations of the music that shaped American culture. Food Trucks will be located on both Broad and Main Streets from 5-8:30pm. Stay tuned for Truck Lineup!
Live band stage is presented in partnership with 158 on Main and Waves Entertainment.
Join Downtown Mooresville for an evening of arts, acoustics, sips, shopping, and strolling. Enjoy live music inside and outside of businesses plus artists creating, displaying, and selling. Treats and specials available at participating businesses! Details coming soon!
Arts & Acoustics Festival 2026
April 10 & Oct 9, 6-9pm
