The Smoky Mountains are well known for the Arts & Crafts made by the locals, and Townsend is no exception. Each year, several fantastic Arts & Crafts fairs are held to celebrate the mountain heritage and talents of East Tennesseeans with everything from stained glass to woodcarvings and handmade quilts. During these events, artisans are featured in Appalachian arts and crafts demonstrations and storytellers bring the history of the mountains to life with their colorful narratives. The Nawger Nob Arts & Crafts show will be held September 27-28, 2003, and visitors will be treated to an incredible variety of crafts with booths beneath a canopy of trees. Townsend also hosts a Quilt Show in the Smokies June 14, 2003 at the Townsend Visitors Center.

For year round displays of local Arts & Crafts, artists also produce fine art with galleries from Lee Roberson, Larry Burton and Fred Weiser. If handmade crafts are more your style, visit Smoky Mountain Crafts, the home of ‘Cades Cove Ceramic Building Series’ where you’ll find all kinds of memorabilia, crafts and collectibles celebrating the heritage of the Great Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove. Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers offer mountain crafts, woodcarvings, woodcarving supplies and carving classes. Visit Wood-N-Strings Appalachian Instruments for some of that good ol’ Mountain Music and learn how dulcimers are made. The Dogwood Mall displays beautiful local crafts in their booth style store with any kind of craft item you can imagine. Apple Valley Farms offers a country store atmosphere with a variety of everything from quilts and afghans to collector's knives, honey and molasses from all over the Southeast. Have a slice of homebaked pie, and wash it down with cider, soda or gourmet coffee. Known as the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies," Townsend takes only one visit to keep you coming back time after time, and anyone that enjoys Arts & Crafts will not be disappointed in what Townsend has to offer.