Exhibit 32



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350
of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), each of the undersigned
officers of A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (the "Company") does hereby certify
with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period
ended December 31, 2003 (the "Report") that:

         (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company.



Date:  March 12, 2004                   /s/ John E. Parker
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                                        John E. Parker
                                        Chief Executive Officer


Date:  March 12, 2004                   /s/ Leslie H. Gordon
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                                        Leslie H. Gordon
                                        Chief Financial Officer

         The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report
or as a separate disclosure document.