Events, Programs, and Festivals
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Four seasons of celebrations await you in Townsend, Tennessee! Our festivals and special events showcase the natural and cultural heritage of this beautiful area. For more information, please call the Townsend Visitors Center, 865-448-6134 or 800-525-6834.
Wintertime Music:
- Rocky Branch Community Center and Music Row jam sessions and stage performances
- Concerts at The Palace Theater in Maryville
- Concerts and Dances at Laurel Theater, Knoxville
- Traditional music and announcements of concerts on the radio: WDVX and WUOT.
Winter Workshops and Classes: Learn from the experts in crafts, art, and music! Enjoy classes here in the exhibit room of the Townsend Visitors Center: Click here and Find out more!
March-December: Arts and Crafts Demonstrations in the Visitor Center, and Calendar of other area activities.
Enjoy beautiful Cades Cove with a special tour! Want to have the entire family together, learn as you go, enjoy the wildlife, scenery, and history, and let someone else do the driving? For a fun and educational trip led by a knowledgable guide in a comfortable, fuel efficient 19 passenger van, take the Cades Cove Heritage Tour, departing from the CCHT Depot in Townsend. To make reservations, call 865-448-8838.
Volunteer Opportunities: We rely upon the terrific talents of community volunteers to make our events successful. Join in the fun!
Many of our event photographs are taken by Mary Grace McCaffery, one of our Visitor Center volunteers.
Are you a conservation-minded visitor? See the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau's special green website for low impact vacation ideas: http://www.lowimpactvacation.com/ and click here for a few eco-tips for your visit. Traveling to other places in our beautiful state? See Tennessee's Sustainable Tourism website: www.tnsustainabletourism.com
2010 Calendar of Events: Save these dates!
Download the complete calendar of Townsend Visitors Center and Blount County events: 
2010 Events Calendar
Please note that the Cades Cove Loop Road will be undergoing major improvements from March 1 through May 21, 2010. Click here for some great alternatives: Discover the Smokies Beyond Cades Cove.
Winter Workshops and Classes: Arts, crafts, and music classes from January--March.
Winter Heritage Festival in the Smokies: February 4-7, 2010, Townsend, TN.
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival: March 19-21, 2010, Townsend, TN.
Smoky Mountain Quilt Show: March 19-21, 2010, Maryville, TN.
Herb and Wildflower Day: Saturday, April 3, 2010, Townsend Visitors Center, Townsend, TN.
Ralph Stanley and Cherryholmes Concert: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Clayton Arts Center, Maryville, TN
Townsend Spring Festival and Old Timers' Day: Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2010, Townsend Visitors Center, Townsend, TN.
Trout Fest: May 14-16, 2010, Townsend, TN.
Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival: Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, 2010. A juried, all pottery show at the Townsend Visitors Center. The Featured Potter is Cynthia Bringle. Plus there will be raku firings by JoeFrank McKee and Peter Rose, the Children's Tent with Carol Ware, Knoxville Potter Hugh Bailey, and 35 potters booths.
Kaufman Acoustic Kamps: June 13-19, 2010 and June 20-26, 2010. Steve Kaufman's workshops in guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, dulcimer. http://www.smokymtnquilters.com/ Concerts by the instructors each evening. Maryville, TN.
ChristyFest: June 16-20, 2010, Townsend, TN.
Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers' Day: Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25, 2010.
Click here to view our new Smoky Mountain Festivals website!
Interested in other community services, businesses, and organizations?
See the Blount County Chamber of Commerce.
Many resources and programs are available at the Blount County Library, #865-982-0981. Click here for their Calendar: 
Library Cal. Feb 10
