Townsend offers fantastic events during the Spring and Fall for visitors to enjoy all that the region has to offer. The Spring Festival, Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day are all known for the bluegrass music, Appalachian arts and crafts, wildflower and nature programs, and storytelling as well as the natural beauty you can take in by lifting your eyes to the mountains surrounding this quaint village nestled within the Smoky Mountains. Visitors will be wowed by the local cloggers that take center stage at the Townsend Visitors Center while bands pick their guitars and strum away on their fiddles with the sounds of mountain life filling the air. Once you arrive, your ears will be filled with a musical blend of the many bluegrass jamming sessions surrounding the Townsend Visitors Center with musicians from all over. Other attractions often include antique tractor and engine displays, kid's games, and pie-eating contests. The Great Barbeque Cookoff rounds out the festival with scrumptious foods available to try. Whether you bring your own lawn chair or take a seat on the hay bales, sit back and enjoy a day of crafts, music, and fun. Don't miss the opportunity to absorb the mountain heritage during these festivals!

2003 Events

April 25-27 & May 2-3

Townsend in the Smokies Spring Festival and Old Timers Day.
Townsend Visitors Center.

(800) 525-6834.

May 3

Old Timers Day in Cades Cove.

(865) 448-2472.

June 14

Quilt Show in the Smokies.

Townsend Visitors Center.
(800) 525-6834.

June 28-29

Nawger Nob Arts & Crafts Fair.

(865) 448-2259.

July 26

2nd Annual Townsend Indian Festival

September 26-27

11th Annual Townsend Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day
Townsend Visitors Center.

(800) 525-6834.

September 27-28

Nawger Nob Fall Arts & Crafts Show.

(865) 448-2259.

December 7

Townsend Christmas Parade.

(865) 448-6886.