Zip Trips: Murfreesboro To Do!

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WVBT) - It is Zip Trips Week and today, we're focusing on Murfreesboro, N.C. We were happy to have Judy Hachey, executive director of the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce in the studio to talk about upcoming events.

• Watermelon Festival: July 27-30, 2011
  Food, concerts, rides & games
   
• Watermelon Festival Parade: July 30, 2011, 10 a.m.
  Horses, floats, Sudan Mini Rigs, Sudan Clowns, Watermelon Queen, marching bands, Kerri Furey as Celebrity Grand Marshal
   
• Murfreesboro Rotary Club 5K run/walk
  (just prior to parade on July 30th)
   
• Candlelight Christmas: Dec. 8 and 9, 2011
  A progressive dinner tour of the Historic District, decorated in period decorations
• Chowan activities:
  Concerts, art exhibits, theatre productions, NCAA Division II Athletics

Find out more about Murfreesboro by contacting he Chamber of Commerce at (252) 398-4886.