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==Culture== Many Moore County residents helped developed the regional pottery craft centered in [[Jugtown Pottery|Jugtown]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph County]]. The county is host to the Moore County Agricultural Fair, the Carthage Buggy Festival, the Pet Parade and Bark-in-the-Park Festival, and the North Carolina Playwright Festival.<ref name= mazzocchi/> The Moore County Hounds hunting club hosts an annual British-style traditional fox hunt, the Blessing of the Hounds, on [[Thanksgiving Day]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Timeless tradition in Moore County| newspaper = The North State Journal| date = December 4, 2016| url = https://nsjonline.com/article/2016/12/moore-county-thanksgiving-day-hunt/| access-date = April 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last = Murphy| first = Mary Kate| title = Blessing of the Hounds Event Returns This Thanksgiving| newspaper = The Pilot| date = November 19, 2021| url = https://www.thepilot.com/news/blessing-of-the-hounds-event-returns-this-thanksgiving/article_16bbce1a-49a4-11ec-aab4-b31ff4176ecb.html| access-date = April 22, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211128111610/https://www.thepilot.com/news/blessing-of-the-hounds-event-returns-this-thanksgiving/article_16bbce1a-49a4-11ec-aab4-b31ff4176ecb.html|archive-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref> Moore County, particularly the Pinehurst–Southern Pines area, host many golf courses and golfing tournaments.<ref name= quillen1/><ref>{{cite news| last = Madhavan| first = Neel| title = Golf sees 'rejuvenation' as a result of pandemic| newspaper = The Laurinburg Exchange| date =June 1, 2021 | url = https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/sports/49839/golf-sees-rejuvenation-as-a-result-of-pandemic| access-date = April 26, 2023}}</ref> Equestrianism is popular in the county.<ref name= quillen1/> Several area buildings and sites [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Robeson County, North Carolina|have been listed]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name= mazzocchi/><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/state-historic-preservation-office/architectural-surveys-and-national-register-historic-places/north-carolina-national-register-historic-places/nc-listings-national-register-historic-places| title = NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places| publisher = North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources| access-date = December 22, 2022}}</ref>
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