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Mark your calendars: 18th Annual Townsend Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day
coming September 25-25, 2010 

17th Annual Townsend Heritage Festival
and Old Timers Day:

We had fun September 25-26, 2009 

 (Please use the inside scroll bar on the right to view events below.)

 See our Calendar of Events for dates and other details about all of our activities.

Our Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day celebrates mountain culture, including bluegrass music, Appalachian arts and crafts demonstrations, and the natural beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains.  Click here to view our new Smoky Mountain Festivals website!

 For more information, please call the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-525-6834 or 865-448-6134.   

Knoxville Coca-Cola	Great Smoky Mountains Association	"Bear"ly Rustic Cabin Rentals	Dogwood Realty, L.L.C.	WDVX Radio
Parkside Realty Services	Econo Lodge	Highland Manor Inn: Sponsor of Knoxville Pipes and Drums	Big Meadow Campground	Wood-N-Strings Dulcimers
Citizens Bank of Blount County	Townsend IGA	The Carriage House Restaurant	Woodland Homes	Townsend Shopping Center
Hideaway Cottages	WBIR TV	The Daily Times	WIVK Radio	Foothills Farmers Co-op
Anderson Rental	Keep Blount Beautiful	Spectra, Inc.

Schedule of Activities (Please call 865-448-6134 for updates!):

Bands scheduled as of August 1:  (See Schedule below.) Hickory Nuts, Outta the Blue, Steve Jordan Band, Clay Holler, Larry Hobbs and Company, Beeler Bunch, Walking in Tradition, Bluegrass Confederation, Blue Streaks, Carolina Bluegrass, Raven Welch Band, Twin Creek Band, Notchey Creek, Appalachian Bluegrass.

Activities for Friday, September 25, 2009 (Please call 865-448-6134 for updates.)

All day: Bluegrass music and clogging at the stage and jam sessions on the porch and under the trees.



Appalachian skills on the grounds:
- Mountain Berry Basket Making and Poetry, Bill Alexander
- Blacksmithing, David Thompson
- Lye Soap Making, Sallie Swor
- Sorghum Molasses Making, Mark and Sherry Guenther
- Apple Butter Making, Marie DeVault and friends
- Apple Cider Making, Liles Organic Farm
- Llamas and spinning, Sheri and Russell Liles
- Beekeeping and Observation Hive, Tony Holt
- Herbal Harvest, Honey Rock Herb Farm, D. Brown
- Antique Tractors and Engines, Foothills Tractor Club
- Old Time Toys, Roy Henson
- Cades Cove Preservation Association Exhibits
- Appalachian Bear Center games and fun



9am-5pm: Arts and crafts in the Exhibit Room
- Rug Hooking, Carol McBride
- Weaving, Effie Suttles
- Charcoal Pencil Artwork, Andy England
- Quilting, Ila Mae Morton, Dorothy Belcher, and Maetta Conrad
- Basketry, Bonny Kate Sugg
- Woodcarving, Lendel Abbott

9am--11am: Hike with Dwight --Enjoy a walk up Chestnut Top Trail with retired Park Ranger Dwight MCarter.  Meet on the Front Porch of the Visitors Center. 

10am & 2pm: Harvesting and Using Herbs from the Fall Garden--A program with Jim and D. Brown of Honey Rock Herb Farm. Plants for sale all day Friday.

10am-6pm: Arts and Crafts Booths along the Bike Trail

10am-3pm:  Meet the Llamas from Liles Acres Organic Farm, and see their wood spun into yarn.

3pm-6pm: Young Folks Art Fair--a variety of art projects for family fun. Led by members of the Townsend Artisan Guild in the Storytelling Tent.

9am-6pm: Children's Book Signing and Reading--"Booger, A Tall Tale", by Mary Phillips, in the Storytelling Tent.

1pm, 3pm, 5pm: Cake Raffles with proceeds to the Hearts and Hands Scholarship Fund, at the stage.  Bake sale all day.

6:30-7:30pm: Knoxville Pipes and Drums Concert: Music of the Scottish Highlands. A tribute to the 75th Anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and a salute to Scottish heritage of the Smokies.  Sponsored by Highland Manor Inn. Meet at the Storytelling Tent and parade along the bike path to the field below Highland Manor for the concert.

Activities for Saturday, September 26, 2009 (Please call 865-448-6134 for updates.)

All day: Bluegrass music and clogging at the stage and jam sessions on the porch and under the trees.

All day: Antique Tractor and Engine Show, Foothills Tractor Club.Sponsored by Foothills Farmers Co-op.



Appalachian skills on the grounds:
- Mountain Berry Basket Making and Poetry, Bill Alexander
- Blacksmithing, David Thompson
- Moonshine Still, Bill Leistner
- Lye Soap Making, Sallie Swor
- Sorghum Molasses Making, Mark and Sherry Guenther
- Apple Butter Making, Marie DeVault and friends
- Apple Cider Making, Liles Organic Farm
- Llamas and spinning, Sheri and Russell Liles
- Beekeeping and Observation Hive, Tony Holt
- Antique Tractors and Engines, Foothills Tractor Club
- Old Time Toys, Roy Henson
- Cades Cove Preservation Association Exhibits
- Appalachian Bear Center games and fun



9am-6pm: Arts and crafts in the Exhibit Room:
- Rug Hooking, Carol McBride
- Weaving, Effie Suttles
- Charcoal Pencil Artwork, Andy England
- Quilting, Ila Mae Morton, Dorothy Belcher, and Maetta Conrad
- Basketry, Bonny Kate Sugg
- Woodcarving, Lendel Abbott



9am-12:00noon: Young Folks Art Fair & Family Fun in the Storytelling Tent
A variety of hands on art projects led by the Townsend Artisan Guild.

10am-6pm: Arts and Crafts booths along the Bike Trail

10am-3pm:  Meet the Llamas from Liles Acres Organic Farm, and see their wood spun into yarn.

10:am-3pm:  Apple Cider Making with Liles Acres Organic Farm and friends

1pm-4pm:  Featured Author and Photographer Bill Lea signing books in the Visitors Center

Noon-7:00pm: Smoky Mountain Tales and Old Time Tunes
A program of mountain stories and music for all ages in the Storytelling Tent:
featuring Lendel Abbott, Dwight McCarter, and Robin Goddard, plus special guest retired railroad man and old time musician Roy Harper, balladeers Carl and Betty Ross, mountain tunes by the Rocky Branch pickers.


Retired railroad brakeman Roy Harper.

1pm, 3pm, 5pm: Cake Raffles with proceeds to the Hearts and Hands Scholarship Fund, at the stage.  Bake sale all day.

The Heritage Festival is sponsored by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Bluegrass Bands Performing on Stage:

Festival Parking benefits the Townsend Volunteer Fire Department. 

Please Note:  Schedule is subject to change.  For updates and more information, contact the Townsend Visitor Center, 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Townsend, TN  37882, 865-448-6134, 800-525-6834.  http://www.smokymountains.org/