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.

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Rally at the Dragon's Valley
Date(s): Jun 30, 2012 - Jul 08, 2012
Where: Cherokee County Cycles, 14660 Hwy 19, Andrews, NC 28901

A full week of fun featuring rides every day, arts and crafts, motorcycle vendors, custom painting/trim, food, bands, DJ's and karaoke, raffles, prizes, and more!

Check out our website at www.cherokeecountycycles.com

The Steel Wheels
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: Concert at 7:30; Dinner seatings at 5:30 & 6:30
Where: Stecoah Valley Center

An Applachian Evening Concert Series featuring Americana band The Steel Wheels, rooted in blues and bluegrass - old-time sing-alongs and footstomping fiddle tunes. Pre-concert dinners are available; reservations required. More info

Bryson City Ghost Walk
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: 8 pm
Where: The Storytelling Center of the Southern Appalachians, 225 C Everett St., Bryson City

So fun, it's scary!

Tour downtown Bryson City on foot as you are regaled with spooky tales of town residents and days gone by.

Adults: $10.00

Children: $5.00

Click here for more information.

America
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: 7:30 P.M.
Where: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

America became a musical sensation in the early 1970's, scoring #1 hits and winning a Grammy for best new musical artist. Their recording success has stretched throughout the decades and into the millennium influencing an entirely new generation to the band's best known songs such as "A Horse with No Name", "Sister Golden Hair" (both of which reached #1), "Ventura Highway", "Tin Man", "Daisy Jane", and "Lonely People". More info

Summer Concert Series: Jay Mathey Band
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Where: Fontana Village Resort - Wildwood Grill

Jay Mathey Band featuring Jeremy Adams on Sax and Keys. Performing live on stage at the Wildwood Grill. Visit the bands website.

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

Music in the Mountains Free Evening Concert Series
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Where: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot, Frye Street, Bryson City, NC 28713

Enjoy a free concert in Bryson City at the Depot. Sit in one of the old church pews on the covered depot deck or bring a lawn chair to enjoy the show. Local and regional favorites. playing everything from old-time country to bluegrass, to rock and roll.

Music in the Mountains Free Evening Concert Series is held every Saturday evening beginning June 2 and ending October 27. Sponsored by the Swain County Chamber of Commerce and the Swain County Tourism Development Authority, the goal is to provide a fun, family friendly atmosphere for both locals and visitors and to promote the local talent and musicians of Bryson City, Swain County, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Summer Ghost Tours
Date(s): Jul 07, 2012
When: Dusk
Where: Fontana Village Resort

Contact the Outdoors Program for more information. Learn about the history and lore of Fontana Village stretching back to the building of Fontana Dam in the 1940's.

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

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

Email

Karen Proctor Wilmot
Executive Director

800-867-9246 toll-free
828-488-3681 local
828-488-6858 fax