Crouse Park · Sparta NC
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LUKEfest is a benefit concert held each year in Sparta, NC at Crouse Park. Information on this year's concert will be posted soon. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to spread out on the grass in front of the Crouse Park Stage. Concessions will be available.
The festival is named for Luke Hampton, a high school athlete paralyzed in a wrestling tournament. No admission is charged, but donations are appreciated. All the proceeds will go to local youth, either in the way of scholarships or camp fees. In case of rain, the concert will be performed in the Alleghany Auditorium at 450 North Main Street (U.S. 21).
In recognition of Memorial Day weekend, the VWF begins the afternoon with a Color Guard and the national anthem at 1 p.m. Everybody on stage is donating their time and are playing at no charge for this special concert.
Sparta is located in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and is the most convenient mountain community to the NC Piedmont. From I-77 take exit 83 (northbound traffic only) or exit 85 and follow US 21 North for 29 miles up the mountain to Sparta. At the second traffic signal, go right onto NC 18 North. Crouse Park begins at the second left at the intersection with Grayson St.
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