Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Explore the history and heritage of the Smoky Mountain Region of Tennessee and North Carolina!
It's cozy, it's magical, and it's uniquely Appalachian. It's Christmas in the Village!🕯️
Hot chocolate, kettle corn, live music, and history coming to life. Discover how mountain families celebrated Christmas 200 years ago. 🎄
Check out Let's Be Blount's full story in the original post below!✨ Step back in time this December!
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is lighting up Townsend with Christmas in the Village - Fridays and Saturdays all month long. Watch hearth cooking demonstrations, meet blacksmiths and weavers, make rag dolls, and discover how mountain families celebrated Christmas 200 years ago.
Hot chocolate, kettle corn, live music, and history coming to life. It's cozy, it's magical, and it's uniquely Appalachian.
Read the full story: letsbeblount.com/christmas-past-brought-to-life/
📣 Calling all fiber artists, makers, and heritage craft instructors!
The 5th Annual Great Smoky Mountains Fiber Fair is coming April 24–25, and we’re looking for talented vendors and workshop hosts to join us for a weekend celebrating Appalachian fiber traditions.
🧶 Be a Vendor
Showcase your handmade goods, tools, wool, yarn, textiles, and more on the historic grounds of the Heritage Center. Connect with fellow makers and share your craft with hundreds of fiber lovers.
👉 Apply now — spots are limited!
Vendor Application: fs28.formsite.com/gsmhcevents/4lera8slzt/index
🧵 Teach a Workshop
We’re seeking skilled fiber artists to lead hands-on workshops throughout the weekend. If you love sharing your craft — spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, knitting, rug hooking, etc. — we’d love to have you!
👉 Submit your workshop proposal:
Workshop Application: fs28.formsite.com/gsmhcevents/tockrnlfqe/index
📅 Friday & Saturday, April 24–25 | 9 AM–4 PM
Join us in helping preserve and celebrate the enduring fiber arts traditions of Appalachia.
We can’t wait to see our community of makers come together again!
#GSMHC #FiberFair #AppalachianCrafts #HeritageArt #FiberArtists
🍵 Join us on Friday, December 12th for the next installment of our A Day in the Life of the Davis Family for an Appalachian Tea Tasting Demonstration! 🍃
Explore the rich herbal traditions of Appalachia — from historic remedies to the wisdom of mountain folk and beloved “Granny healers.”
Sample a variety of traditional herbal teas and learn how these plants were used for everyday wellness throughout the region’s history.
This is a free, drop-in program happening from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, so stop by anytime for a warm cup, good conversation, and a taste of Appalachian heritage.
We’d love to see you there! 🍵✨
Thank you to the generous support of the Tennessee Arts Commission for making this event possible!
#GSMHC #AppalachianHerbalism #TeaTasting #SmokyMountains #HeritageCenter #heritage #townsendtn
🎄✨ Museum Store Sunday is TOMORROW! ✨🎄
Join us at the GSMHC Gift Shop from Noon-5 PM for some meaningful holiday shopping!
🛍️ Find one-of-a-kind gifts, support local artisans, and help preserve the story of the Smokies — all while checking off your holiday list!
We’ve stocked the shelves with Smoky Mountain gifts, artisan-made items, regional books, kids’ favorites, and our new GSMHC apparel.
✨ Shop local. Shop meaningful. Shop Museum Store Sunday.
See you tomorrow! ❤️
#MuseumStoreSunday #ShopLocalTN #TownsendTN #SupportSmallBusiness #GSMHC #SmokyMountains #HolidayShopping #ChristmasInTheSmokies #ShopWithPurpose
The glow returns soon. Christmas in the Village is almost here. 🕯️
#townsendtn #history #smokymountains #tntourism #smokymountainchristmas
