Belville hosts 47th annual Founders Day in Riverwalk Park

BELVILLE, NC (WWAY) — The town of Belville held their 47th Annual Founders Day celebration on Saturday. 

The event was held at Belville Riverwalk Park and celebrates the incorporation of the town in 1977. The family friendly event featured vendors, live music, games, and more.  

Belville mayor Mike Allen, who’s now in his 11th year in office says he’s proud to see the event grow year after year. He added the town has big changes coming to the beloved park. 

“Duke Energy donated a building that we built for education, and we’re going to make some changes,” he said. “Put a visitors center here and start bringing people in from the school system, the kids, to start educating them on the nature.”  

Mayor Allen said the town also plans to extend the park’s river walk by 1400 ft.