Press Releases for Goldsboro, NC
Check out the latest updates and press releases on the Goldsboro-Wayne County area.
For more information please contact Josie Jenkins on jjenkins@goldsboronc.gov.
Wilber’s Barbecue Previews Opening Menu
Just ahead of National BBQ Day, Wilber’s Barbecue – the iconic Eastern North Carolina barbecue destination in Goldsboro, NC which opened in 1962 and will re-open soon – shares its opening menu. “One of the things that makes Wilber’s so special is our open pit and old-fashioned approach to [...]
Travelers Spent $4 Million When Visiting Goldsboro’s Bryan Multi-Sports Complex in 2019
Travelers Spent $4 Million When Visiting Goldsboro’s Bryan Multi-Sports Complex in 2019 For Immediate Release April 17, 2020 Goldsboro, N.C. – The Travel and Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, has published an economic impact report on [...]
Southeast Tourism Society Selects NC Pickle Festival as an ‘STS Top 20 Event’
Mount Olive, NC – Southeast Tourism Society (STS) has named the North Carolina Pickle Festival one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for April 2020. The STS Top 20 Festival and Event Awards have highlighted programs around the Southeast since 1985. Travel [...]
U.S. Quidditch Hosts Championships in North Carolina for the First Time on November 9 & 10
The City of Goldsboro is excited to welcome US Quidditch to North Carolina for the first time to host the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. The tournament is this weekend, Nov. 9-10, 2019, at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex, 501 S. Oak Forest Road, Goldsboro. The US [...]
ConventionSouth Annual Readers’ Choice Award Names Goldsboro-Wayne County as a Top Destination in North Carolina for Meetings
The Travel and Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro-Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, has been awarded the 2019 ConventionSouth Annual Readers’ Choice Award as a top destination for meeting planners in the state of North Carolina. Out of the thousands of destinations [...]
US Tennis Association Brings State Championships to Goldsboro for Seventh Consecutive Year
The Travel and Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, is excited to announce the United States Tennis Association (USTA) North Carolina is returning to Goldsboro-Wayne County to host the 2019 USTA North Carolina Singles League State [...]
County Spending by Domestic Visitors Increases by 5.67 Percent to $178.92 million
Visit North Carolina announced domestic visitors to and within Wayne County spent $178.92 million in 2018, an increase of 5.67% from 2017. “Years of growing demand and rising average daily rates in our hotel market has put Goldsboro-Wayne County on a record breaking streak over the last [...]
The Bryan Multi-Sports Complex Generates Over $4 Million into Goldsboro Economy
The Travel and Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, has published an economic impact report on the first operating year of the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex located in Goldsboro. The purpose of the report is to determine [...]
The Maxwell Center Generates over $5 Million into Local Economy during First Operating Year
The Travel and Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, has published an economic impact report on the first operating year of the Maxwell Center in Goldsboro. The purpose of the report is to determine how the [...]
Wings Over Wayne Air Show Attracts Crowd of 152,000 and Accounts for $6.4 Million in Economic Impact
The Travel & Tourism Department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, also known as Visit Goldsboro, has published a report revealing that Wings Over Wayne Air Show, held at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C. has had another successful year. The [...]
Sports Complex Ranked Best Soccer Facility in U.S.
The City of Goldsboro is proud to announce the newly opened Bryan Multi-Sports Complex has been named one of the top rated soccer facilities in the nation according to Connect Sports. “This national recognition reassures that which we already knew — we have one of [...]
Jerrod Niemann to Headline Free Concert at NC Poultry Festival
NC Poultry Festival is proud to announce Jerrod Niemann will headline this year’s main concert stage on September 8th, 2018 in Downtown Goldsboro, North Carolina. Formerly known as “Beak Week”, the festival changed its name this year in an effort to grow the event and [...]