Band Schedule
Friday, September 26
11:00 Spur Of The Moment Band
12:00 Carolina Bluegrass
1:00 TN Brushfire
2:00 Brand New Box of Matches
3:00 Carolina Bluegrass
3:30 Spur Of The Moment Band
4:30 Gravel Road
5:30 Tim Decker and Tennessee River
6:30 Smoky Mountain jam kids
7:00 Back In Tyme
7:30 TN Brushfire
8:30 Double Cross
9:30 Carolina Bluegrass
Saturday September 27
11:00 Carolina Bluegrass
12:00 TN Brushfire
1:00 Double Cross
2:00 Brand New Box of Matches
3:00 Mountain Movement Cloggers
3:30 Spur of The Moment Band
4:30 Back In Tyme
5:30 Gravel Road
6:30 TN Brushfire
7:30 Double Cross
8:30 Spur of The Moment Band
9:30 Carolina Bluegrass
(Bands and times subject to change without notice.)
Food Vendors
- Sleepy Dog Coffee
- The Spiffy Spud
- The Crave Food Truck
- South on a Sandwich
- Smokeshow BBQ
- Red Box Hibachi
- Lucky’s lemonade
- Jenabelle Treats
- Carolina Tea & Soda Company
- B&D Concessions
- Tic Toc Ice Cream
- Smiley swirl
Other Activities
865 Axe Throwing
865LIFE
PartyWOW Parties – WOW Factor Balloon Company
Townsend Fall Heritage Festival
The foothills of the Smoky Mountains come to life with Bluegrass music, arts and crafts, time honored traditions and Appalachian cooking at the Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival, Sept. 26-27, 2025. The festival provides an atmosphere where family and friends of all ages can partake in time-honored Appalachian traditions at a free community event.
An event for all ages, the festival centers around traditional and contemporary Bluegrass and mountain music; along with clogging and square dancing; art and craft booths; numerous Appalachian demonstrations; old-fashioned kids’ games; and Southern food, such as fried pies and kettle corn.
NEW LOCATION: Greater Smokies Event Grounds, 7930 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882
This is next door to the Townsend Visitor Center. All events will be held at the Greater Smokies Event Grounds.
Event Sponsors
Shuttle service provided by Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Daily Schedule
Sept. 26 & 27
Crafts & Demonstrations: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Food: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Music: 11 a.m.
Parking
Parking is $10 per day. Proceeds benefit the Townsend Volunteer Fire Department.
FREE Townsend Shuttle
Don’t forget the FREE shuttle that takes you around Townsend.
Buses, donated from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, do pick ups and drop offs at the Heritage Center, Little Arrow Outdoor Resort, Jeep Outpost, Big Meadow Campground, The Abbey, Little River Railroad Museum, Apple Valley Cafe, Townsend Event Center.
Two buses runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
The last bus leaves the Townsend Event Center at 6 p.m. and returns to the Heritage Center, on both Friday and Saturday.
Crafter Vendors
- Angel’s Woodstove Cooking
- Appalachian Bear Rescue
- Baskets and Bowls
- Bella’s Balloon
- Bible Aires Church
- Bills Log Cabin Lamps
- Black Kitty Glass
- Blue Clan Arts & Crafts
- Bluebird Retweets
- Briteyes Crafts
- Brown House Apothecary
- C & T Quilts & More
- Carol McClain Books, Glass and Guitars
- CCBJ Sales
- Crafts of the Smokies
- Cuteable Creations
- Don & Lynn’s Creations
- Doug’s Boiled Peanuts
- Faith and a Few Acres
- Felicia’s Crafty Adventures
- Fin’Her Things
- Fondle My Art Designs
- Giddy Creations
- Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
- House Mountain Publishing
- J and S Crafts
- Jammin Jams TN
- Leahanne’s Homemade Breads
- Let’s Head Out! Creations
- Little River Chapter Trout Unlimited
- Lola’s Wood Creations
- Lonnie McMillan
- Lucky Break Jewelry
- Mac Proffitt
- MaDella Organics
- Marcy’s Photo Journey
- Marie Tipton
- Maudie’s Makings
- Mudslingers Pottery
- Nomadic Normalities
- Oakville Ironworks
- Pammie’s Keepsakes
- Paula Myers
- Picture This Creations LLC
- pressed.
- Quilts by Leona
- Rhoda Cards
- Rick Kratz Photography
- Rob Radford Arts
- RusticRed Rose Quilts & Crafts
- Simple Clean Stuff
- SJN Crafts
- SLG Designs
- Smokey Ridge Apiaries
- Smoky Mountain Bullet Banjos
- Smoky Mountain Spice Factory
- Smoky Tees
- Sophisticated Country Design
- Specialselections
- Tennessee Sassenachs Herbal Apothecary LLC
- The Pearl Pagoda
- Tina’s Sweet Factory ( Formerly Tina’s Delights)
- Tinystitchesco
- TL Leather
- Trentham Family Farm
- Two Sisters Bakery and Sweet Treats
- Utterly Unique
- Wind Ridge Gardens and Pepper Company
Other Events
Blue Ribbon Country Fair
Sept. 27 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
123 Cromwell Dr., Townsend
(865) 448-0044 | www.gsmheritagecenter.org
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is hosting its annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join us for a fall celebration in the tradition of old-time county fairs with all-around family fun for the whole family.
We will celebrate all that is good about an old-fashioned country fair with activities that include living history demonstrations of open hearth cooking, spinning, weaving, wood turning, blacksmithing and there will be livestock with cows, chickens, and goats.
Popular activities include historical games like Farmer in the Cove and the Ladies Skillet Throw. Farmer in the Cove is a hands-on experience for children to learn the chores of a typical farm family in the 19th century. Some of the ‘chores’ include picking apples, gathering eggs, sweeping the cabin porch, doing laundry by hand, corn shelling, and planting crops.
$20 Parking Donation.
Fall Railroad & Heritage Event at Little River Railroad & Lumber Co. Museum
Sept. 27-28 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
7747 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Townsend
865.448.2211 | www.littleriverrailroad.org
Join us for a full weekend of historic fun with trains, tractors and more. There will be history demonstrations, craft vendors, music, food & fun.
The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company is a non-profit corporation founded in 1982 to preserve the heritage of the Little River Lumber Company and the Little River Railroad. We operate a museum in Townsend, Tennessee, collecting, preserving and exhibiting the history of these companies, and of the people in this region.
Trillium Cove
117 Painted Trillium Way, Townsend
Trillium Cove provides visitors a unique shopping experience, at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Intertwining walkways meander through the Appalachian style village, offering cabin rentals & real estate, if you’re in the market to relax and enjoy panoramic mountain views.