Band Schedule
Friday, September 27
TBA
Saturday September 28
TBA
(Bands and times subject to change without notice.)
Food Vendors
- Check back for complete vendor list
Other Activities
Appalachian Bear Rescue
865 Axe Throwing
Party WOW – Face painting
CHARM Storybook House – Children’s play area
Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Bible Aires Church – Apple butter making
Cades Cove Preservation Association
East Tennessee Bluegrass Association
Fowler’s Country Ground Cornmeal
Heritage Tractor Club
House Mountain Publishing
Oakville Ironworks
White Oak Shingles
Visitor Center Exhibit Room
Tennessee Farm Table Radio Show & Podcast
Townsend Fall Heritage Festival
The foothills of the Smoky Mountains come to life with Bluegrass music, arts and crafts, time honored traditions and Appalachian cooking at the Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival, Sept. 27-28, 2024. The festival provides an atmosphere where family and friends of all ages can partake in time-honored Appalachian traditions at a free community event.
An event for all ages, the festival centers around traditional and contemporary Bluegrass and mountain music; along with clogging and square dancing; art and craft booths; numerous Appalachian demonstrations; old-fashioned kids’ games; and Southern food, such as fried pies and kettle corn.
Location: Townsend Visitor Center, 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882
Special Notes:
Craft and Retail Vendor Application
Food and Beverage Vendor Application
*No Pets allowed.
Event Sponsors
Shuttle service provided by Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Daily Schedule
Sept. 27 & 28
Crafts & Demonstrations: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Food: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Music: 11 a.m.
Parking
Parking is $10 per day. Proceeds benefit the Townsend Volunteer Fire Department.
FREE Townsend Shuttle
Don’t forget the FREE shuttle that takes you around Townsend.
Buses, donated from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, do pick ups and drop offs at the Heritage Center, Little Arrow Outdoor Resort, Jeep Outpost, Big Meadow Campground, The Abbey, Little River Railroad Museum, Apple Valley Cafe, Townsend Visitors Center.
Two buses runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
The last bus leaves the Townsend Visitor Center at 6 p.m. and returns to the Heritage Center, on both Friday and Saturday.
Crafter Vendors
- Check back for complete craft vendors list.
Other Events
Blue Ribbon Country Fair
Sept. 28 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
123 Cromwell Dr., Townsend
(865) 448-0044 | www.gsmheritagecenter.org
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is hosting its annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Join us for a fall celebration in the tradition of old-time county fairs with all-around family fun for the whole family.
We will celebrate all that is good about an old-fashioned country fair with activities that include living history demonstrations of open hearth cooking, spinning, weaving, wood turning, blacksmithing and there will be livestock with cows, chickens, and goats.
Popular activities include historical games like Farmer in the Cove and the Ladies Skillet Throw. Farmer in the Cove is a hands-on experience for children to learn the chores of a typical farm family in the 19th century. Some of the ‘chores’ include picking apples, gathering eggs, sweeping the cabin porch, doing laundry by hand, corn shelling, and planting crops.
There is no admission charge to attend the Fair! Suggested donation of $5 for parking.
Railroad Days at Little River Railroad & Lumber Co. Museum
Sept. 28 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
7747 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Townsend
865.448.2211 | www.littleriverrailroad.org
The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company is a non-profit corporation founded in 1982 to preserve the heritage of the Little River Lumber Company and the Little River Railroad. We operate a museum in Townsend, Tennessee, collecting, preserving and exhibiting the history of these companies, and of the people in this region.
Trillium Cove
117 Painted Trillium Way, Townsend
Trillium Cove provides visitors a unique shopping experience, at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Intertwining walkways meander through the Appalachian style village, offering cabin rentals & real estate, if you’re in the market to relax and enjoy panoramic mountain views.