TRAVEL GUIDE TO BRYSON CITY AND THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
THINGS TO DO IN THE SMOKIES
Highlights of the
Bryson City and Great
Smokies Events Calendar
For more information about musical performances in the area, click here.
February
Chocolate Cookoff
Be My Valentine Charlie Brown Train
March
Bank of America US Whitewater Open
Area Wedding Expo
April
Green Thumb Day
Knobscorcher Bike Race
May
West Swain VFD Bass Tournament
Strawberry Jam
Twelve Hours of Tsali
Heritage Festival
June
Music in the Mountains Series
Cherokee Voices Festival
PIoneer Weekend on the Train
Women's Work Festival (GSMNP)
July
Music in the Mountains Series
Freedom Fest
Festival of Native Peoples
Folkmoot
Dinosaur Train
August
Music in the Mountains Series
Childrens Fishing Derby
September
Music in the Mountains Series
Horace Kephart Days
Freestyle Kayaking World Cup
Railfest & Mountain Craft Fair
SE Tribes Celebration
Mountain Life Festival (GSMNP)
October
Music in the Mountains Series
Cherokee Indian Fair
Stecoah Harvest Festival
Maple Leaf Festival
Bryson City Chili Cookoff
Downtown Trick or Treat
November
The Polar Express
WNC Pottery Festival
Mountain Shapes & Colors
December
The Polar Express
Breakfast with Santa
Christmas Parade
Spirit of Christmas
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NOC teams up with the NC Science Festival and Asheville's RiverLink for a weeklong celebration of science, nature and protecting our fragile river ecosystems. Find out how you can get involved by clicking here or calling 888-905-7238.
Come watch "An Affair to Remember" featuring Deborah Kerr as part of the Classic Movies Series at the Marianna Black Library. For more information about this or other programs offered at the Marianna Black Library, please click here; or call 828-488-2382.
Mountain biking at its finest. An all day event with food and entertainment in the evening. The 2012 event freatures both XH and Night Downhill Racing.
For more information on this event and others sponsored by the Fontana Village Resort, or to register for the race, please click here or call 828-498-2211.
The Heartland Anglers Fishing Tournament series sponsored by Bass Pro Shops returns to Fontana Lake this spring. Dates include January 7, January 28, February 18, March 3, March 24 and April 28. Tournament fishing runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the start at Fontana Marina. Anglers must compete in 4 of 6 tournaments to quialify for the 2012 Classic on Guntersville Lake in guntersville Lake, Alabama. Call Ronnie Crisp at the Fontana Marina for details at 828-498-2129.
For information on this and other events sponsored by the Fontana Village Resort, please click here or call 828-498-2211.
Fourth of July Freedom Fest
Wednesday, July 4, 2013
Vendor Application
23rd Annual Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Cooker Application Crafter Application
Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Participant Application
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Bryson City - Swain County
Chamber of Commerce
& Visitor Center
210 Main Street
P.O. Box 509
Bryson City, NC 28713
Karen Proctor Wilmot
Executive Director
800-867-9246 toll-free
828-488-3681 local
828-488-6858 fax