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March
3—Circus,
Circus & more Circus - Haywood County Fairgrounds 941-806-0390
Small children’s
variety show.
March 9--- “Roots & Boots Tour”Smoky Mountain Center,
Franklin 877-415-7315 7:30PM
Featuring Aaron
Tippin, Joe Diffie and Sammie Kershaw
March 9- 11--- “The Story of my Life” The Feichter Studio,
Waynesville 828-456-6322
(Hold over
dates are March 16 – 18.)
March 10 – Flea MarketHaywood County Fairgrounds
828-400-1529
7AM – 2PM
March 17--- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
March 18 – Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County Public
Library, Waynesville
“Michael Pilgrim”
Celtic Concert 3PM Free
March 23 - 25--- “The Guys” The Feichter Studio,
Waynesville 828-456-6322
(Hold over
dates are March 30 - 31.)
March 24—Rainbows and RampsCherokee Indian Fair Grounds
800-438-1601
March 31--- Opening Day Trout Tournament - Cherokee
828-497-5520
$10,000 in cash
prizes for tagged fish caught.
March 31--- KOA Fishing Tournament - Cherokee
828-497-2511
6:30AM – 5PM
April 4 –
28—Gallery 86 Show - Waynesville
828-452-0593 Monday – Sat. 10am – 5pm
April 5 – Melange of the Mountains - Waynesville, Gateway
Club
828-456-3021
Annual event showcasing a taste of the best food the
mountains has to offer. 5 – 7 PM
April -6 – 8-- Weekends—“The Oxymoron’s” Comedy
Improvisational HART Theatre, Waynesville
828-456-6322
April 6 & 7 – PEANUTS Easter Beagle - Great Smoky Mt.
Railroad Bryson City
800-872-4681
Photo opportunities and children seek out bunnies carrying
brightly colored eggs.
April 7--- Flea Market - Haywood County Fairgrounds
828-400-1529
7AM – 2PM
April 7 & 8 – Easter at Lake Junaluska
828-452-2881
Saturday
Easter egg hunt, egg decorating contest, Sunday Sunrise Service.
April 13—Artist Reception Gallery 86, Waynesville
828-452-0593
April 14 --- Balsam Range opening for “Jeff Foxworthy”
Smoky Mountain Center, Franklin.
877-415-1598 A
comedy Benefit for Africa 7:30PM
April 15 – Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County Public
Library, Waynesville
“Doodle and Karin
Lyle” 3PM
April 21 --- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
April 21 - Taste of Chocolate - Maggie Valley Club
828-456-6456
6 -9 PM. If you
love chocolate you don’t want to miss this.
April 27 –May 6 Weekends “Look Homeward Angel” - HART
Theatre, Waynesville
828-456-6322
April 27--- Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company - Smoky
Mountain Center, Franklin
877-415-7315 7:30PM
The
controlled power, thundering footwork, and blood boiling
music of Juan Siddi Flamenco distills centuries of
tradition into an unforgettable evening of spectacular dance.
April 27 – 29— 9 Ball Shoot Out - Haywood County
Fairgrounds
828-452 -1980
April 28 & 29—Southeastern Mini Truckin Nationals
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
865-859 -9030
Open car show,
spectator’s welcome! Hundreds of mini trucks compete for Top 50; 12 Specialty
Awards & Best of Show. Auto & Food Vendors – Car Shows! Contact:
Aces Wild Rides via
email @
minitruckinnats@gmail.com or
Facebook.com/southeasternminitruckinnationals
April 27 – 29--- Summer Kick off Trout Tournament Cherokee
www.fishcherokee.com $11 entry fee,
$10,000 in tagged fish in the rivers of Cherokee.
April 28 – Quick Draw - Waynesville
828-456-3517
May 1
--- Oconaluftee
Village Opens -
Cherokee, NC
May 3 Hotel California “a Salute to the Eagles” - Franklin
877-415-7315
Smoky Mtn. Center for Performing Arts, Join us for a trip
down a
dark deserted highway, feel the cool wind in your hair….
7:30PM
May 4 – Art After Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
May 4 - 6--Thunder in the Smokies Motorcycle Rally
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-246-2101
May 5—Clogging Competition - Stompin Ground, Maggie Valley
304-872-5803
May 5--- Flea Market - Haywood County Fairgrounds
828-400-1529 7AM – 2PM
May 6-- Annual Ramp Festival - Legion Field, Waynesville
828-456-8691
May 11--- Tenth Avenue North - Smoky Mountain Center,
Franklin 877-415-7315 7:30PM
Musically inventive and lyrically compelling, the
collection
helped earn the band the “New Artist of the Year” accolade
at the 2009 Dove Award.
May 12--- Whole Bloomin Thing Festival - Frog Level
Section, Waynesville
May 16—Motorcycle Kick Start Classic -
(beginning at)
Wheels through Time Museum This
event is limited to
the first 100 motorcycles and riders to register. Registration costs $100 per
person. The Motorcycle Kickstart Classic is a rain or shine event! The
registration form will be available shortly. But if
you can’t wait, please send your name, address, email,
shirt size and $100 check (to TAM Communications)
to American Iron Magazine, ATTN Kickstart Classic, 1010
Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905.
May 18- Little Texas & Restless Heart - Franklin
877-415-7315
Smoky Mtn. Center for the Performing Arts, Hits such as
“I’ll still be loving you”, “When she cries”, “God Bless Texas” and “What might
have been” 7:30PM
May 18 – 20 – Meet me in the Smokies Fishing Tournament -
Cherokee rivers
www.fishcherokee.com - $225 entry fee,
$10,000 in prizes 7AM
May 19-- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee Visitor
Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
May 20 – Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County Public
Library, Waynesville
“Frog Level
Philharmonic” Dixieland 3PM Free
May 20 – Haywood Community Band - Maggie Valley Pavilion
828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
May 19 – 21—SSR Fanatics Rally Laurel Park Inn, Maggie
Valley Inn
May 18 & 19 American Cancer Society “Relay for
Life”
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-254-6931
Fun, food,
music & games; overnight team event to raise money in the fight against cancer
May 23 Mountains & Streams Garden Tour - Haywood County
9 – 4PM 828-456-3575 $10
May 25 – June 10- Weekends – “The Marvelous - Wonderettes”
HART Theatre, Waynesville
828-456-6322
May 25 – 27 Maggie Valley Spring Bike Fest
May 25: 8:00am to
10:00pm, May 26: 8:00am to 11:00pm, May 27: 8:00am to 2:00pm – Sponsored by
Autoshows Motorsport Events this is an open bike show, vendors, food & beverages
including beer; bands, games, rides; Call 423-465-5855 or 423-608-4519 Website
TBA
May 26—“Rockin” Block Party - Main Street, Waynesville
828-456-3517 7 – 10PM
May 28—Memorial Day Program - Maggie Valley Town Hall
9:30 AM
May 30—Memorial Day Parade - Main Street, Canton
1PM
June 1 – Art After
Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
June 1— Unto These
Hills (Opens) - Mountainside Theater Cherokee
866-554-4557
June 1 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
June 1 & 2-- Ole Smoky Spring Farm Fest
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-627-6372
June 1 – 3--- Cherokee Gourd Artists Gathering Cherokee
Indian Fair Grounds800-438-1601
June 1 – 3—Shady Ladies Quilt Show - Lake Logan Episcopal
Center 828-456-8885
June 2—Flea Market - Haywood County Fairgrounds
828-400-1529 7AM – 2PM
June 5 – 9 --Cherokee Carnival - Cherokee Indian
Fairgrounds 843-385-3180
June 8 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
June 8 - 10--Cruise the Smokies- Spring Rod Run - Cherokee
Indian Fair Ground 828-497-2603
www.cherokeerodders.com
June 9 – Appalachian Lifestyle - Main Street, Waynesville
828-456- 3517, 10am – 5pm
June 9— Civil War Commemoration - Shelton House,
Waynesville 828 452-1551
Re-Enactments,
displays of Southern heritage & period clothing.
June 9— Old Mill 1886 Craft Festival - South of Cherokee
on 441 828-497-6536
Free event 9:30 – 5PM Blacksmith, stone carver, wood
carver, gourd artist & much more.
June 10---Cherokee Voices Festival -Cherokee Museum
10am – 5pm FREE
June 14 – 16--- Cherokee Bluegrass Festival - Happy
Holiday RV, Cherokee 828-497- 9204
June 15 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
June 15 – 17— Pioneer Weekend - Great Smoky Mountain Rail
Road 800-872-4681
June 16-- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
June 17 --- Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County Public
Library, Waynesville
“Sugar Barnes”
Heritage Blues 3PM Free
June 17 – Haywood Community Band - Maggie Valley Pavilion
828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
June 19 – July 11— “Lone Ranger” Pioneer Days - Great
Smoky Mountain Rail Road 800-872-4681
Tuckasegee trains with appearances by Lone Ranger, Pioneer
story teller, and Cherokee Indians.
June 21 – 28— Cherokee Little Theatre for Children
Cherokee, Mountainside Theatre
866-554-4557
June 22- Mountain Street Dance - Main Street, Waynesville
828-456-3517
June 22 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
June 22 & 23— Blue Ridge Crafters - Haywood County
Fairgrounds 9AM – 5PM
June 22 – 24--- US Junior Fly Fishing Tournament -
Cherokee 828-497-5520
June 23 ---Mountain & Streams Garden Tour - Waynesville
828-456-3575
Presented by the Happy County Master Gardner Volunteers.
The 6 garden tour begins at the barn at Mountain Research Station where ticket
holders receive directions to the gardens.
June 24-- “Swannanoa Chamber Music” - Performing Arts
Center, Waynesville
828-452-0593 7:30PM
June 29 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Recreation Park
828-648-2363 9PM Free Event
June 29 – 30— 37th Annual Cherokee POWOW - Cherokee,
Acquoni Expo Center 828-554-6471
June 29 - July 1 – Maggie Valley Swap Meet & Car Show -
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
423-623-4644
June 29 – July 1—45th Annual Antique Auto Club Show - WNC
Ag Center, Fletcher
July 1, 8, 15 & 22
– “Swannanoa Chamber Music” - Performing Arts Center, Waynesville
828-452-0593 7:30PM
July 4th Red White & Boom
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-926-0866
July 3rd -- 4th of July Celebration - Lake Junaluska
828-452-2881 Ext. 743
July 4-- Stars & Stripes Celebration - Waynesville
828-456-3517 11 –
3PM
July 6 - Art After Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
July 6-- Mountain Street Dance - Main Street, Waynesville
828-456-3517
July 6 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
July 6 - 29 – Weekends “La Cage aux Folles” - HART Theatre
Waynesville 828-456-6322
July 7-- - MedWest Triathlon - Clyde
828-400-5868
300 yard swim, 11.4
mile bike, 5k run
July 7 & 8 - Maggie Valley Arts & Crafts Festival
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-926-1686
Crafters from throughout the US converge on Maggie Valley
with their beautiful handcrafted items.
July 7 & 8—Blue Ridge Crafters - Haywood County
Fairgrounds
July 6 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
July 11 – July 14
Road RUNNER Touring Weekend
Private
Event…Community Awareness Announcement only…this is a closed event with select
offerings open to the public. This event is an opportunity for Road RUNNER
subscribers to meet and ride with their favorite journalists. It is mostly a
closed event; however the public is invited to attend during the day on
Wednesday and Thursday to shop with vendors and also on Wednesday and Friday
evenings when there is live music. The gate entry fee for public functions is
$5.00. Call 866-343-7623 or visit
www.roadrunner.travel for
more information
July 13 & 14--- 8th Annual Festival of Native Peoples -
Cherokee 828-497-3481
July 13 – 15--- Cherokee’s Mid Summer Trout Fishing -
Cherokee 828-497-6700 9AM – 5PM
July 14--- Flea Market - Haywood County Fairgrounds
828-400-1529 7AM – 2PM
July 15 – Haywood Community Band - Maggie Valley Pavilion
828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
July 20 – 21
Southeastern Gas & Petroleum Expo
Open daily from
8:00am to 6:00pm, Sponsored by Autoshows Motorsport Events, This is the
Southeastern United States' Premier Gas & Petroleum Show. We will be offering
Gas & Oil Collectibles, Toys, State Tags, Vintage Signs, Road Maps & Much More!
Be sure and make your plans to visit us in beautiful downtown Maggie Valley.
Please click on one of the links below to view the event flier and the event map
with list of vendors. Thanks for your support and we'll see you at the show!
Call 423-465-5855/423-608-4519 or visit
http://www.maggievalleyswapmeet.com/gasexpo/ or
www.southeasterngasandpetroleumexpo.com for more information.
July 20 - 31--- Folkmoot USA - County Wide
828-452-2997
July 20- Folkmoot Parade - Main Street, Waynesville
828-452-2997
July 20-- Mountain Street Dance - Main Street, Waynesville
828-456-3517
July 20 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
July 20– 29 – “Dinosaur Train” - Great Smoky Mtn. Railroad
800-872-4681
July 21-- International Festival Day - Waynesville
828-452-2997
July 21--- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event
Bring your instrument & join in.
July 27 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363
9PM Free Event
July 28--- HAM Fest - Haywood County Fairgrounds
Amateur radio enthusiasts, you can swap, buy & sell HAM
radios & other electronics.
August - 3 –
Junuluska Singers - Lake Junaluska - Stuart Auditorium
828-452-2881
August 3-- Mountain Street Dance - Main Street,
Waynesville 828-456-3517
August 3 – Art After Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
August 3 & 4 -- The 9th Annual Mater Festival - Canton
828-648-8275
August 3 & 4 – Dinosaur Train - Great Smoky Mountain
Railroad 800-872-4681
August 4 – Downtown Dog Walk - Main street Waynesville
828-456-3517
Courthouse lawn.
Proceeds go to support SARGE.
August 4—Talking Trees Trout Derby - Oconaluftee Island
Park, Cherokee 828-497-1898
August 4 – “Natalie Grant” Smoky Mountain Center, Franklin
877-415-7315 7:30PM
August 5-- Lake Logan Triathlon - Canton
828-400-5868
August 10 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363 9PM Free Event
August 11 ---Volkswagon Car Show - Acquoni Expo Center,
Cherokee 828-554-6472
August 17 – 26- “Lost in Yonkers ” - HART Theatre,
Waynesville 828-456-6322
August 17 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363 9PM Free Event
August 18 – “Blue Ridge Breakaway” Bike Race - Lake
Junaluska
828-456-3021 Take
your passion to a new level. 7:30am
August 18-- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
August 19 --- Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County
Public Library, Waynesville
“Marshall Ballew”
Old-time blues, bluegrass classical 3PM
August 19– Haywood Community Band - Maggie Valley Pavilion
828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
August 24 –Pickin at the Park - Canton Rec Park
828-648-2363 9PM Free Event
A ugust 25—Maggie Valley Moonlight Run Maggie Valley
Festival Grounds 828-400-5868
This long running
is back by popular demand.
August 31 – Sept. 7 -- Annual Labor Day Celebration &
Parade. Canton 828-648-2363
August 31 – Sept 1st -- Annual Smoky Mt. Folk Festival -
Lake Junaluska 828-452-1688
September 1 —Block
Party - Downtown Waynesville
828-456-3517
September 1 – Open Air Indian Art Market - Qualla Arts &
Crafts 828-497-3103
September 1 & 2 – Labor Day Weekend Craft Show
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-497- 9425
September 7 – Art After Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
September 7 - 9 --Thunder in the Smokies Motorcycle Rally
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-246-2101
www.handlebarcorral.com
September 7 - 9--- End of Summer Trout Fishing - Cherokee
828-497-6700
September 14 & 15 ---Southeastern Tribes Celebration -
Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds 828-497-3481
September 14 - 16 --- Railfest & Mountain State Craft Fair
- Great Smoky Mtn. Railroad
800-872-4681
September 15-- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
September 16 – Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County
Public Library, Waynesville
“Pan Harmonia”
Genre – smashing Chamber music 3PM
September 16 – Haywood Community Band Maggie Valley
Pavilion 828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
September 21 & 22— Annual Fall Regional Mustang Event
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
770-586-0338/
770-356-9431
September 22--- 6th Annual Gospel Singing- Cherokee Indian
Fair Grounds
12PM – 3PM
September 28 – 30---- Maggie Valley Swap Meet & Car Show -
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
423-623-4644
October 1 & 2 –
Haywood Open Studios Tour - Haywood County
828-452-0593 10AM –
5PM FREE EVENT
October 2 – 6--- 100th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair -
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds 828-554-6472
October 5--- Art After Dark “The Original” - Waynesville
828-456-3517
October 5 – 21 -
Weekends – “The Light in the Piazza” - HART Theatre, Waynesville
828-456-6322
October 6 - 6th Annual Trail of Tears Memorial Walk -
Cherokee 828-497-2111 Ext. 202
October 6 – 28 –Peanuts” Pumpkin Patch Express” - Bryson
City 800-872-4681 WEEKENDS –
Enjoy hayrides, storytelling, bouncy house, trick or
treating and lots more.
October 11 - 13 – Annual High Country Quilt Show - Maggie
Valley Town Hall 828-926-3169
Quilt show
featuring new & antique quilts.
October 12 & 13—Junaluska Singers - Lake Junaluska –
Stuart Auditorium 828-452-2881
October 12 – 14- Big Rigs Antique Truck Show - Acquoni
Expo Center 800-438-1601
October 13 & 14- October Leaves Craft Show - Maggie Valley
Festival Grounds
828-497-9425
October 13-- Church Street Arts & Crafts Show -
Waynesville 828-456-3517
October 19 – 21—Rumble in the Rhodedendron - Fly Fishing
Cherokee 828-497-5520 9AM – 5PM
October 20—The Annual Apple Harvest Festival - Waynesville
828-456-3021 10am – 5pm
October 20 & 21 -- Maggie Valley Fall Arts & Crafts Show
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
828-926-1686
. Do your Christmas
shopping early.
October 20--- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
October 21 – Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County Public
Library, Waynesville
“Tom Fisch”
Traditional Folk & Country Music 3PM
October 21 – Haywood Community Band - Maggie Valley
Pavilion 828-452-5553 6:30PM
Free event, come
early and bring a blanket or chair.
October 21 – 27— Myths & Legends Tour - Oconaluftee Indian
Village 828-554-6492
October 22- Halloween Parade Downtown Cherokee
828-554-6491
12PM – 3PM
October 24 – 31— Haunted Indian Village - Oconaluftee
Indian Village 800-438-1601
October 26 - 28--- World Championship Clogging Stompin
Ground, Maggie Valley 304-872-5803
October 27— Ghosts & Goblets at Shelton House Shelton
House & Barn, Waynesville 828-452-1551
Admission $10, Children under 8 years old $5
7 – 8:30PM Pre - registration required
October 27—Halloween Bash - Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds
828-554-6471 7PM – 10PM
October 31st - Treats on the Streets Downtown Waynesville
828-456-3517 5 – 7pm
November 9 – 30
“Polar Express” - Great Smoky Mtn. Railroad Weekends
800-872-4681
November 2 - 4--Cherokee Fall Rod Run - Cherokee Indian
Fair Grounds 828-497-8122/ 828-497-2603
www.cherokeerodders.com
November 5 – 14
“The Little Foxes” Weekends - HART Theatre, Waynesville
828 – 456-
6322
November 17--- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event - Bring your instrument & join in.
November 17---Holiday Open House - Waynesville
828-456-3517
November 18 --- Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County
Public Library, Waynesville
“Lorraine Conard”
Christmas Concert 3PM Free
November 30 – Dec.1—Travel & Tourism Christmas Bazaar -
Cherokee Welcome Center
800-438-1601
December 1 – 29--
“Polar Express” - Great Smoky Mtn. Railroad Weekends
800-872-4681
December 1--- Christmas Parade
6 pm - Highway 19, Maggie
Valley 828-926-1686
December 1—Christmas Parade - Cherokee
800-438-1601
December 3-- Christmas Parade - Waynesville
828-456-3517
December 3 – Appalachian Christmas - Hart Theatre,
Waynesville 828-452-1551
December 6 – Christmas Parade - Canton
828-235-2760 6PM
December 7 – Art After Dark - Waynesville
828-456-3517
December 8-- A Night Before Christmas - Waynesville
828-456-3517
December 7 & 8--- Appalachian Christmas - Lake Junaluska
828-454-6738
December 7 & 8-- Junaluska Singers Concert - Lake
Junaluska 828-452-2881
December 15--- Old Time Music Jam Sessions - Oconaluftee
Visitor Center, Cherokee
1PM – 3PM Free Event Bring your instrument & join in.
December 16 - Sunday Concert Series - Haywood County
Public Library, Waynesville 3 PM
December 31--- New Years Eve Fireworks - Cherokee Indian
Fair Grounds 828-497-8122
December 31--- New Years Eve Gala - Great Smoky Mountain
Rail Road 800-872-4681
Dates are
tentative & subject to change.
Every attempt has
been made to cover all events in the area. |
