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

Darnell Farms Corn Maze
Date(s): Sep 14, 2012 - Oct 31, 2012
When: Call for times
Where: Darnell Farms, 2300 Governors Island Rd., Bryson City, NC

A fun family adventure!

Enjoy hayrides, pick your pumpkin from our patch and get lost-and found-in the corn maze.

$5 adults, $3 kids 4-12 Group rates available

Call 828-488-2376 for more information

Tailgate Farmers Market
Date(s): Sep 28, 2012
When: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Where: Main Street, Bryson City

You'll find locally grown produce and other edibles, plants, flowers, crafts and more at the market. Every Friday, May - October. Parking lot next to the old courthouse on Main Street.

Bryson City Ghost Walk
Date(s): Sep 28, 2012
When: 7:30 pm
Where: The Storytelling Center of the Southern Appalachians, 225 C Everett St., Bryson City

So fun its 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.

French Wine Dinner at Fontana Village
Date(s): Sep 28, 2012
When: 6:30 pm
Where: Fontana Village Resort Mountview Restaurant, 300 Woods Rd., Fontana Dam, NC

Visit five regions during the French Wine Dinner. Chef Tracy Williams has created a tantalizing menu that is expertly paired with wines chosen by Certified Sommelier, Nick Demos, CSW. Diners will have the opportunity to enhance their wine knowledge of the Champagne, Burgundy, Alsace, and Northern and Southern Rhone regions of France while enjoying a gourmet five course meal.

Reservations are required for the French Wine Dinner at the all-inclusive price of $89 per person. The wine dinner can be added to any lodging reservation for those who choose to stay the night or the weekend at the Fontana Village Resort. To make dinner reservations only, call the Mountainview Restaurant at 828-498-2115. For lodging and Wine Dinner reservations, call 828-498-2211.

Please visit fontanavillage.com/events to view the menu for the French Wine Dinner and to learn about other upcoming events at Fontana Village Resort.

Darryl Worley
Date(s): Sep 28, 2012
When: 7:30 pm
Where: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., Franklin, NC

With his debut, "Hard Rain Don'r Last," and its hit singles, "When You Need My Love," "A Good Day to Run," and "Second Wind," Darryl Worley kicked off a career with twenty hit singles and counting. Along the way, he has earned nominations for five major ACM and CMA Awards, including Song of the Year and Single of the Year. Through it all, his ability to draw on real life to make deeply moving music has made him one of country's most passionately appreciated artists.

To purchase tickets or to learn more about upcoming events call 866-273-4615 or log on to their website at www.greatmountainmusic.com

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