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Venues


The currently planned venues are:

 

Sponsored By Cherokee

Redress Raleigh Eco-Fashion Show
The Redress Raleigh Eco-Fashion show will feature nearly 20 up-and-coming designers who have created their collections with a strong emphasis on the use of eco-friendly materials.  We are encouraging and speading the word about eco-friendly designers and students in the realm of eco-design, and showing that "being green" is in all aspects of life, including fashion.  The show is being produced by Mor Aframian of MorLove, Jamie Powell of American Vintage, and Beth Stewart of Triangle Emerging Green Builders. 

If it rains, the Fashion show will be held in the Aurora Nightclub on Hillsborough St.


Sponsored By The Q-Shack and IFC

ATO Pig-N-Pie Cook-Off
The ATO Pig-N-Pie Cook-Off is a BBQ and pie competition featuring the best local BBQ businesses as well as fraternities and sororities form North Carolina State University. The businesses and fraternities will be competing in the BBQ competition in separate divisions. The sororities will be competing in the pie competition. The purpose is to join NC State Greek Life with the local community in promoting the local fare of North Carolina. The ATO Pig-N-Pie Cook-Off is being produced by the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega Kappa Delta at North Carolina State University.

 

Paper tickets will not be given.  You will just be asked to check in and show your ID when you come to the festival.  There you will be given a "Pig-N-Pie Card" which will allow you to try the different BBQs.

 

 

At HSR Festival w/o Shoe Pair Donation and w/ Judge Raffle Ticket for Iron Chef or the BBQ - $8
At HSR Festival w/o Shoe Pair Donation - $7
At HSR Festival w/ Shoe Pair Donation - $5
At HSR Festival w/ Shoe Pair Donation and w/ Judge Raffle Ticket for Iron Chef or the BBQ- $6

 


 

Judge Raffle Ticket Options

Ever wanted to be a judge or meet fantastic chefs? Want to have a chance at winning a VIP ticket? Want to sit on a panel with 2 other judges and decide who wins the Pig-N-Pie Competition or the Iron Chef Competition?

If so, buy a raffle ticket to have a chance at judging with this expert panel and for a chance to win a VIP pass. You can buy as many as you want to increase your odds. (Tickets are $1/tck). VIP Value $100

 

Once you have paid, you will be contacted by our team via the email you give to paypal during checkout.


Sponsored By Union Activities Board

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Showcase
Will be featuring a wide variety of vehicles including Segways, Scooters, Plug-In Hybrids, and Biofuel based buses and vans.


Sponsored By Sushi-Thai and EarthFare

Iron Chef Competition
Join us as four local chefs go head to head in a single elimination march madness style tournament to crown the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival's very own Iron Chef.
Local area chefs will have just one hour and a supply of local and organic ingredients to create 3 outstanding dishes to wow our judges. Can they win over the panel with their innovative use of each round's secret ingredient? Who will walk away the champion? Join us for what is sure to be a sizzling competition!

How would you like to be on the panel of esteemed judges to taste the offerings of our local chefs? Be sure to purchase raffle tickets for your shot at being our 3rd judge!


Judges


Richard Kugelmann
Richard Kugelmann is a full-time Culinary Educator with Fayetteville Technical Community College. He is an award wining member of the American Culinary Federation (one silver medal; 2 bronze medals) and is the Treasurer for the Crosscreek/Sandhills Chef's Association.  He is a graduate of Methodist College (BA - Business) and Central Piedmont Comm College (AS - Culinary Arts).  Some of his past experience includes the Holiday Select Chain as Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Director, General Manager with Houlihan's, a managing partner with Outback Steakhouse, and he owned two restaurants in Fayetteville.


Victoria Bouloubasis
Victoria Bouloubasis is genetically disposed to appreciate big, fat, Greek meals. Her cultural upbringing, including trips back to family villages nestled in the mountains and islands of Greece, ignited her natural love affair with the flavors, meaning and cultural symbolism of food. Her travels within the U.S., Latin America and Europe, including a six-month stint in Spain, and first-hand experience of the medley of cultures at Triangle restaurants, have shaped her palate immensely. A graduate of the journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, Victoria is now an advertising copywriter and a food writer for the Independent Weekly. Her interests and writing are focused on local cuisine, global food customs, whole foods and sustainability movements.