
The 5th Annual CLT Donut Festival takes place Sunday, March 9, 2025, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Norfolk Hall, 2905 Griffith Street, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Update! The contest has ended and the winner is Shaunta! I’ve emailed you with the tickets!
This is a 21+ festival that includes both sweet treats and adult beverages (craft beer, mimosa, hard seltzer and cocktails.)
10+ bakeries will be at the festival, as well as 25+ artisan and lifestyle vendors.
Donut and Sweet Treat Vendors
- Krispy Kreme – Happiness through Donuts
- Beyond Amazing Donuts “Donuts” BAD but in a good way!
- Caroline Farm Trust (CFT Market) “Donuts”
- Crowntown Dispensary “Infused Donuts”
- Donut I Love You “Donuts”
- 10 Eighteen Cafe “Apple Cider Donuts”
- The Sweetest Thing Bake Shop “French Cruller Donuts – Beignet”
- Flemings Simply Devine Sweets “Handcrafted Sweet Treats
- Molly’s Macs “Macarons”
- Swirl Dessert Bar “Cupcakes”
- Mauve Lynn BakeHouse “Chunky Gourmet Cookies” Life’s better with cookies…
- More TBA
Check out this big list of spring festivals in the Charlotte area!

Tickets
Each type of ticket grants you a certain number of donut samples and drink samples. Prices vary.
There are tickets ranging from $25 to $35 per person (plus Eventbrite fees), and these include both donut samples and alcoholic drink samples.
Save 25% on your tickets with the promo code CLTONTHECHEAP.
Purchase tickets here, and remember to use promo code CLTONTHECHEAP.
Charity
CLT Donut Festival benefits Save a Nut, a support group for men who are fighting or have survived testicular cancer.
Ticket Giveaway
Update! The contest has ended and the winner is Shaunta! I’ve emailed you with the tickets!
CLT Donut Festival gave us two tickets to give away to one lucky reader! The winner will receive two “Canned Cocktails Package” tickets. Each of these tickets is worth $42.
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Each ticket provides you with 8 Donuts and Sweet Treats Samples plus 3 Craft Cocktails. This is a 21+ event, and you must be 21 or order to enter this contest.
To enter the contest, just scroll way down and leave a comment in the comment section. On February 24, 2025, we will be emailing the tickets to the winners. So please make sure that you leave your correct email address in the email field. It won’t be visible to the public. And make sure to be looking for an email from an email from charlotteonthecheap.com!
