Museum of Appalachia: Fall Homecoming 2015
October 9-11th the Museum of Appalachia is hosting the annual Fall Homecoming. It is one of the nation’s largest authentic music and folk festivals. Each day, musicians will perform on five outdoor stages. Traditional mountain, folk, Bluegrass, Gospel, old-time and Americana music will be represented.. The event will also includes demonstrations of pioneer skills, a large craft fair with authentic […]
The Apple Barn
The Apple Barn is a barn, it was built back in 1910 and was part of the farm that the Hicks and Kilpatrick families bought in 1972. They planted their first trees in 1976 and the Apple Barn continues to plant more every year. The orchard now has more than 4,000 trees. The old cattle barn […]
Appalachian Arts: Glass blowing
The earliest evidence of glassblowing was found by Roman Ghirshman in Chogha Zanbil, where many glass bottles were found in the excavations of the 2nd millennium BC site. Later evidence comes from a collection of waste from a glass shop, including fragments of glass tubes, glass rods and tiny blown bottles, which was dumped in a mikvah, a ritual […]
Summer Activities: Gatlinburg Craftmen’s Fair
At the Gatlinburg Craftmen’s Fair there will be a wide variety of art and crafts available to view, for sale, as well as lots of demonstrations. This event is recognized as one of the top 20 events in the Southern U.S. by the Southeast Tourism Society. There will be Two hundred booths with unique and one-of-a-kind […]
Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival
August 19th-23rd The Smoky Mountain Songwriter's Festival will be held in downtown Gatlinburg. The four day event offers free live music from Smoky Mountain roots for the whole family to enjoy. For interested participants, the event will offer song competition, workshops, co-writing with hit writers, band playoff and stage spots to song writer entries. If you […]
Smoky Mountain Events: Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Sevierville's Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass is a family friendly event celebrating the beauty of spring, championship barbeque and local bluegrass music. Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass takes place during Smoky Mountain Springfest in historic downtown Sevierville, Tennessee. Our Barbeque Cook-Off is an official barbeque championship of the state of Tennessee and is coordinated by the Sevierville […]
