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2026 Mac & Cheese Festival
Who will take home “THE GOLDEN NOODLE” award and a $300 Grand
Prize for the very best Mac N Cheese?!
Click here to Vote for your favorite mac and cheese!
The Island Men with the support of Good Hops Brewing are pleased to
announce the 7th annual MAC & CHEESE Festival:
Saturday March 21 st , 1PM to 3pm
811 Harper Avenue, Carolina Beach, NC.
The festival is a celebration of everyone’s favorite comfort food, Mac and Cheese. The festival features five variations of Mac & Cheese and samples of traditional, spicy, meat, seafood, and vegetarian are featured. Come out and explore the culinary genius of these Pleasure Island Chefs and Cooks as they carefully prepare varieties of your favorite dish. Enjoy unlimited Mac and Cheese samples prepared 35+ different ways and then vote for your favorite.
Admission to festival is a $10 donation. Children under ten are free. Tickets are available at the door.
Attendees will have the chance to vote for their favorite Mac & Cheese..
For more information on how you can participate as a Mac and Cheese maker and baker contact Island Man Rob Bramhall at (404) 444-9144, or via email email, macandcheese@theislandmen.com
Proceeds and contributions from this event support The Island Men and the many charities they serve. The Island Men is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.