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

Monthly Calendar of Events in Bryson City and the
Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina

Use the mini calendar on the right to bring up the events on an upcoming month or specific date.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Japanese Glass Artist Tadashi Torii, 'A Kaleidoscope Of Shapes And Colors' Show
Date(s): Jun 21, 2012
When: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Jackson County Green Energy Park - Dillsboro, NC

Japanese glass artist Tadashi Torii's works will be shown in the Green Energy Park's art gallery with a reception free, and open to the public on Thursday June 21 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Torii will also demonstrate his glass-blowing technique.

Click here for more information or call 828-631-0271

Directions:  74 East to 441 South take the Dillsboro Exit at the bottom of the hill take a right at the intersection and go one mile.  Green Energy Park will be on your right.  Turn into campus and go straight ahead and you will see the Green Energy Park Art Gallery.

Rally in The Valley
Date(s): Jun 21, 2012 - Jun 24, 2012
When: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Wheels Through Time Museum, Maggie Valley, NC

Triketalk.com is a web-based group devoted to exchange of ideas and advice to all interested three-wheelers. They gather for their annual "Rally in the Valley" in Maggie Valley from June 21 - 24. Wheels Through Time has the welcome mat out for this event with unique "trikes" from the collection on display, including the 1918 "Inauguration" Harley sidecar, the WWI Pigeon Carrier, the Dayton articulated sidecar and the 1933 BlueRidge Parkway "Birthday Bike." Welcome all trike enthusiasts!

For more information click here.

Country Rockin'Thursdays with Larry Patton
Date(s): Jun 21, 2012
When: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Where: Fontana Village Resort - Wildwood Grill

Join Texas-born Country Blues Rocker Larry Patton for his Country Rockin' Thursdays on the deck at the Wildwood Grill throughout the summer. 

Click here for Fontana Village Resort   Phone:  800-849-2258

Peter Pan The Musical
Date(s): Jun 21, 2012 - Jun 24, 2012
When: Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
Where: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

Join Peter, the Lost Boys, the Darling children and Tinkerbell on a magical journey as they fly above the streets of London and through the forests and oceans of Neverland. While there, they encounter mermaids, Indians and the evil Captain Hook with his band of nasty pirates. Filled with classic Broadway tunes and enough pixie dust to make even the most grown-up of grown-ups believe in fairies, wishes and child-like imagination. A two-act theatrical presentation. More info

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

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Karen Proctor Wilmot
Executive Director

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