Great Smoky Mountains Heritage: Events & Cultural Festivals

Discover the Magic: Events & Festivals at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center

Each year the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is host to festivals, concerts and special events. Our ten acres are dotted with historic structures and green spaces offering a unique setting for private or public outdoor events including the Summer Concert Series on Friday evenings, the Blue Ribbon Country Fair, the Holiday Handcrafter’s Festival, Christmas in the Village and the Storytelling Festival.

The 350-seat outdoor covered amphitheater is home to the annual Sunset Music Series, the Heritage Center’s popular Friday night concert series and our Legend Series which features national touring groups. Each concert begins at 7 PM, lasts about two hours and features some of the very best new and established musical groups – bluegrass, jazz, blues, Americana, country or a combination. Concessions are available on-site.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE HERITAGE CENTER

4th Annual Great Smoky Mountain Fiber Fair!

April 25th-26th, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Great Smoky Mountain Fiber Fair

Friday and Saturday | April 25-26 | From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day

Discover a new craft, skill, or hobby! Join us for the 4th annual GSM Fiber Fair, where skills are learned, wool is spun, and a fiber enthusiast can shop to their heart’s content! Over 20 vendors are set up throughout the Heritage Center’s 10 acre campus from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day and a variety of classes are offered. Check out our Social Time and bring your knitting, crochet, or other project, a mug of tea or coffee and get to know one another! Share stories and learn from one another.

Experienced fiber artists will share their knowledge and demonstrate techniques. There are two days of classes, demonstrations, and sales and you’ll enjoy spinning and weaving demonstrations from local spinning and weaving guilds.