WNC MOUNTAINS | WHERE TO BE IN '23 - EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

AUGUST 12

Smoky Mountain Beer Run: 80’s & 90’s Night

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - Bryson City, NC

Hop aboard our very own Hot Steam Time Machine and get ready for a blast from the past as we party like it’s 1989. Come dressed to impress and ready to drink some beer!

Cold Mountain Music Festival

Lake Logan

Features top-notch musical talent, amazing local food & drink vendors, family-friendly activities, and more.

AUGUST 18

Wyatt Espalin Summer Concert

Downtown Hayesville, NC

Friday Night Lights on the Square in Hayesville! Food and drinks at 6 PM & music at 7 PM.

AUGUST 19

Swain County Fair

Great Smoky Mountains Event Park - Bryson City, NC

Swain County Agricultural Fair, complete with judging of vegetables, flowers and eggs; youth livestock shows 4-H arts and crafts; quilts, jams, jellies and canned goods. Education booths, clogging, music, local food & craft vendors and old time fair games. $5 per vehicle admission. 828-488-3848.

SEPTEMBER 2

Apple Fest

Darnell Farms - Bryson City, NC

Bring the family! We will have vendors, activities for the family, bounce houses, food trucks, delicious dream whips and so much more!

Pirate Day 2023

Headwaters Outfitters Rosman, NC

Pirate themed paddle and tubing 9am-12pm followed by after party at Forks of The River Taproom! Live music, food, costume contest and more! It’s time to channel your inner Pirate, as the Pirates return to the Upper French Broad!

SEPTEMBER 3-4

Labor Day Festival

Downtown Canton, NC

The 115th Canton Labor Day Festival is a 2 day music concert filled with local musicians ending with award winning National acclaimed acts such as Diamond Rio. The event will have a farmer's market, craft market, antique car show, ultimate air dog show, food truck row, splash zone, beer garden and historic parade.

SEPTEMBER 16

Illusionist Michael Grandinetti

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts - Franklin, NC

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin NC presents Illusionist Michael Grandinetti, named by Entertainment Weekly as “a great magician”, Hidden Remote as a “fan favorite… with charisma and an easy rapport with an audience”, and Digital Journal as “the one to watch in magic in a show that is five out of five stars”.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

Swap Meet & Car Show

Maggie Valley Festival Grounds

Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Classic Rat Rods, Customs, Pickups and Antiques Thursday and Friday show days 8:00 am till 6:00 pm. Saturday show hours 8:00 am till 4:00 pm. Judges for car show, judging all event days, Awards at 4:00 pm on Saturday. Admission 5.00 per day, 12 and under Free.