Community Events
PWC offers speakers, facility tours and educational resources annually to numerous organizations in our community. In addition, PWC organizes or participates in the following events* to promote PWC and its services. Events PWC has or will participate in include:
- Indigo Moon Film Festival – Green Venue (October 8-15, 2021)
- Public Power Week (October 3-9, 2021)
- Sustainable Sandhills Drive Electric EV Car Show & Test Drive (October 2, 2021)
- Senior Day at the Cumberland County Fair (October)
- North Carolina Home Expo (September 24-26, 2021)
- “Public Works” Art Exhibition (May 28, 2021 – July 17, 2021)
- National Drinking Water Week (May)
- Dogwood Festival (April)
- Virtual (P)ower & (W)ater (C)onservation Expo (March 25, 2021)
- North Carolina Home Expo (February)
- Grinding of the Greens (January 15, 2022)
Other Observances
- July: National Smart Irrigation Month, National Fireworks Safety Month
- August: Water Quality Month
- Aug. 11: National 811 Day
- September: National Preparedness Month
- Sept. 7: Protect Your Groundwater Day
- Sept. 25-Oct. 3: National Electric Drive Week
- October: Energy Awareness Month, Shower Better Month, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, National Toilet Tank Repair Month
- Oct. 3-9: Fire Prevention Week
- Oct. 4-8: Customer Service Appreciation Week
- Oct. 7: National LED Day
- Oct. 14: World Standards Day
- Oct. 21: Imagine a Day Without Water
- Oct. 26: ENERGY STAR Day
- Nov. 17: Utility Scam Awareness Day
- Nov. 19: World Toilet Day
- Nov. 30: Computer Security Day
- Jan. 9: Static Electricity Day
- Jan. 10: National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
- Jan. 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day
- Feb. 2: Happy Birthday NC Public Power
- Feb. 8: Kite Flying Day
- Feb. 11: Thomas Edison’s Birthday
- Feb. 18: Battery Day
- March: Procurement Month, Water Treatment Changeover
- Mar. 4: Happy Birthday PWC
- Mar. 5: World Energy Efficiency Day
- Mar. 6-12: National Groundwater Awareness Week
- Mar. 11: World Plumbing Day
- Mar. 11: National Day of Unplugging
- Mar. 14-20: Fix a Leak Week
- Mar. 18: NC Arbor Day
- Mar. 22: World Water Day
*Events/dates are subject to change without notice.
