THOMASVILLE – Organizers of Thomasville’s seventh annual Spring Daze festival believe this year’s event will be the biggest to date.

Carol Brown, chairperson of the Thomasville Beautification Commission, said more than 80 vendors will be at the event. Spring Daze, organized by the beautification commission, will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Thomasville.

“Each year, we are getting more and more vendors,” Brown said. “Last year it was over 70, and this year it’s over 80. I think people are telling other people. I just think that everybody loves this event.”

Brown said a variety of booths will be set up at the event, ranging from vendors peddling food to jewelry and flower vendors. She said the Davidson County Master Gardeners also will attend the event.

“We just want everybody to come out and support the vendors,” Brown said. “Most of our vendors are from within driving distance, maybe an hour or so away. In a sense, you are actually helping the economy in Thomasville and North Carolina. I think that’s a plus. These are not vendors who travel from state to state.”

For youngsters, there will be vendors selling children’s items and church groups conducting children’s activities. The Fair Grove Fire Department also will have its smokehouse on hand for children.

“We have something for everyone,” Brown said. The event also will feature music throughout the day. New Wine, Forty Days, Shining Light Singers, The Gospel Sensations and City Manager Kelly Craver are among local acts that will perform at the Gazebo.

Brown noted that this year’s festival will be held the same day as the first Thomasville Tourism, ECHO Chainsaw Sculpting Invitational, an event where 13 carvers will compete in downtown Thomasville near the Spring Daze event.

“I hope we compliment each other,” she said.

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AT A GLANCE

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Thomasville’s Spring Daze will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in downtown Thomasville. The event is free and open to the public.