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SUMMARY:Florencia & the Feeling | Sails Original Music Series
DESCRIPTION:A Tennessee funk and R&B outfit that brings impossible amounts of cool to the stage.\n \n–ABOUT THE SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES–Started in 2012\, the City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series showcases well-crafted\, live music by bringing original music artists to The Sails on the Square. Original music is defined as music that is written or composed by the artist who performs it.For more information about the Sails Original Music Series\, please visit www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series Facebook page\, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.\n\n–SPONSORS–The Sails Original Music Series presents excellent musical entertainment from national and international touring acts with the support of numerous sponsors. Thanks to presenting sponsor Protection Products\, Inc.\, and supporting sponsors Bob Sinclair Music\, Larry’s Music & Sound\, Pfahlert Creative Labs\, Olde Hickory Brewery\, and Crowne Plaza for supporting the series.\n\n–ABOUT THE VENUE–The Sails on the Square are located in the heart of downtown Hickory on Union Square. In addition to the seating available at Union Square\, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of bars and restaurants are close by and offer food and beverage choices. Parking is free. An interactive downtown parking map is available at www.hickorync.gov/downtown-parking-map.\nABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District sell beer\, wine\, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square\, sidewalks\, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social district’s coverage area\, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.\n 
URL:https://hickorybuzz.com/event/florencia-the-feeling-sails-original-music-series/
LOCATION:Union Square – Downtown Hickory\, 280 Union Square\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Live Music,Nightlife
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SUMMARY:The Get Right Band | Sails Original Music Series
DESCRIPTION:The City of Hickory’s 2026 Sails Original Music Series kicks off with The Get Right Band at 7 p.m. on Friday\, May 1\, at Union Square in downtown Hickory.\n\nTHE GET RIGHT BANDwww.thegetrightband.comwww.facebook.com/thegetrightbandTwitter and Instagram: @thegetrightband\n\n–ABOUT THE ARTIST–The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio committed to relentlessly following their muses to honest self-expression\, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory\, and to capturing some version of truth. American Songwriter writes that the Asheville\, NC based group “filters 60s/70s psychedelia and 90s alternative rock through a modern lens – as if Led Zeppelin\, Pink Floyd\, and Nirvana co-wrote an album produced by Danger Mouse and Dan Auerbach.”\nThe Get Right Band formed in 2011\, built around the musical brotherhood that guitarist/singer/songwriter Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry have formed playing music together since middle school. Durocher\, who is a trained composer and has been commissioned to write for symphonies and chamber groups\, has guitar chops that can soothe or rage\, with a charismatic swagger as frontman and singer. Gentry’s virtuosic bass playing “catapults from elastic to nasty” (The Mountain Xpress). Completing the team is drummer extraordinaire Jaze Uries\, who is also a singer\, songwriter\, producer\, photographer\, and DJ\, and keys legend Chuck Lichtenberger\, whose incredible playing has been a staple of the Asheville music scene for years. GRB has defined their sound through constant evolution\, building to the hook-driven\, synth-heavy pop/rock/psych band they are today. The Huffington Post writes\, “their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.”\n\n–ABOUT THE SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES–Started in 2012\, the City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series showcases well-crafted\, live music by bringing original music artists to The Sails on the Square. Original music is defined as music that is written or composed by the artist who performs it.For more information about the Sails Original Music Series\, please visit www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series Facebook page\, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.\n\n–SPONSORS–The Sails Original Music Series presents excellent musical entertainment from national and international touring acts with the support of numerous sponsors. Thanks to presenting sponsor Protection Products\, Inc.\, and supporting sponsors Bob Sinclair Music\, Larry’s Music & Sound\, Pfahlert Creative Labs\, Olde Hickory Brewery\, and Crowne Plaza for supporting the series.\n\n–ABOUT THE VENUE–The Sails on the Square are located in the heart of downtown Hickory on Union Square. In addition to the seating available at Union Square\, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of bars and restaurants are close by and offer food and beverage choices. Parking is free. An interactive downtown parking map is available at www.hickorync.gov/downtown-parking-map.\nABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District sell beer\, wine\, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square\, sidewalks\, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social district’s coverage area\, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.
URL:https://hickorybuzz.com/event/the-get-right-band-sails-original-music-series/
LOCATION:Union Square – Downtown Hickory\, 280 Union Square\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Hickory Hops Craft Beer & Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Event: \nWe are celebrating our 22nd Annual Hickory Hops Craft Beer & Music Festival on Saturday\, April 11\, 2026\, from 1pm-6pm at the parking lot of Lowes Foods City Park in Downtown Hickory. \nHickory Hops is an annual Craft Beer & Music festival in Downtown Hickory. Over 50 craft breweries participate in this sampling event. \nAll Tasting Tickets include a tasting glass that will be provided on the day of the event. The regulations of the new social district in Downtown Hickory prohibits the use of glass serving containers\, so the tasting glasses will be hard plastic. \nThis festival offers plenty for everyone\, from inexperienced beer novices to hardened beer fest veterans anxious for something unusual. \n𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞.
URL:https://hickorybuzz.com/event/hickory-hops-craft-beer-music-festival/
LOCATION:Union Square – Downtown Hickory\, 280 Union Square\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Food & Drinks,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hickory Downtown Development Association":MAILTO:info@downtownhickory.com
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SUMMARY:Hopping Into Spring
DESCRIPTION:Event: \nThe Hickory Downtown Development Association invites families to Hopping Into Spring on April 4\, 2026\, from 10:00–11:00 AM on Union Square in Downtown Hickory. \nStop by to get your photo taken with the HDDA Bunny and celebrate the start of spring in downtown! \nThis is a fun\, free opportunity for kids and families to enjoy a spring-themed photo moment and spend time exploring Downtown Hickory businesses and shops.
URL:https://hickorybuzz.com/event/hopping-into-spring/
LOCATION:Union Square – Downtown Hickory\, 280 Union Square\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Kids & Family
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SUMMARY:St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt
DESCRIPTION:How to Enter \n\nTake a photo with the HDDA Leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day (12–1 PM)\nPost the photo on Facebook\nTag @Downtown Hickory\n\nPrize\nOne winner receives a $50 Visa gift card to use while shopping downtown \nWinner Selection\nWinner chosen at random from tagged posts.\nWinner announced on HDDA social media within 48 hours.
URL:https://hickorybuzz.com/event/st-patricks-day-scavenger-hunt/
LOCATION:Union Square – Downtown Hickory\, 280 Union Square\, Hickory\, NC\, 28601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Festivals
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