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Spring/Summer Events APRIL
April 10: Easter Egg Hunt/Open House – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC) and at Meeks Park (Blairsville, GA)
April 16-17: North Georgia Art Show and Southern Appalachian Wine Show – Fieldstone Resort (Hiawassee, GA)
April 24: Tour de Georgia “Circle the Bald” Bike Race (Hayesville, NC)
April 24-26: Ramp Tramp Festival – Polk County 4-H Camp (Reliance, TN)
April 29-May 2: Lake Chatuge Wooden Boat Show – Fieldstone Resort (Hiawassee, GA)
April 30: Spring Dance Weekend – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
MAY
May 1: Murphy Spring Festival – downtown on the square (Murphy, NC)
May 1-2: Rhododendron Festival – Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (Hiawassee, GA)
May 2: SERC Mountain Bike Race – Ocoee Whitewater Center (Copperhill, TN)
May 6: National Day of Prayer – Cherokee County courthouse (Murphy, NC)
May 7-8: Georgia Mountain Fair Bluegrass Festival – Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (Hiawassee, GA)
May 8: Walk for Life – Women’s Enrichment Center/Appalachian Area Crisis Pregnancy Center (Blairsville, GA)
May 8-9: Rhododendron Festival – Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (Hiawassee, GA)
May 8-9: Mountain Marketplace – Grapelle Butt Mock property downtown (Blairsville, GA)
May 14: Mountain Home Show – North Georgia Technical College (Blairsville, GA)
May 14/15: American Cancer Society “Relay for Life” – Konehete Park (Murphy, NC)
May 21: American Cancer Society “Relay for Life” – Hayesville High School track (Hayesville, NC)
May 29: Memorial Day Parade/Stardust Jazz Festival – Meeks Park/downtown (Blairsville, GA)
May 29-31: Mountain Adventure Studio Arts Tour – various studio and gallery locations/tour maps available at Chambers of Commerce (Murphy, Andrews, Brasstown and Hayesville, NC)
May 30-June 5: Appalachian Heritage Week – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
JUNE
June 4-6: Jazz by the Lake Summerfest – Fieldstone Resort (Hiawassee, GA)
June 11-13: Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games – Meeks Park (Blairsville, GA)
June 12: Flag Day Children’s Events – downtown 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Murphy, NC)
June 20-26: Little/Middle Folk School for youth ages 7-17 – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
June 25-26: American Cancer Society “Relay for Life” – Union County High School stadium (Blairsville, GA)
JULY
July 3: Boat Parade/Fourth of July Celebration – Nottely Marina/Meeks Park (Blairsville, GA); Fourth of July Celebration – on the square (Hayesville, NC)
July 4: Fourth of July Celebration/fireworks – Konehete Park (Murphy, NC); Andrews Recreational Park (Andrews, NC);
Fontana Village fireworks (Fontana, NC); Heritage Festival (Robbinsville, NC)
July 4: Miner’s Homecoming and Heritage Celebration Weekend (Ducktown and Copperhill TN; McCaysville, GA)
July 9-11: Festival on the Square (Hayesville, NC)
July 10: Bubbles in the Park – Konehete Park 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Murphy, NC)
July 10: Rodeo – Shiloh Stables in Shooting Creek (Hayesville, NC)
July 21-August 1: Georgia Mountain Fair begins – Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (Hiawassee, GA)
July 24-25: Butternut Creek Festival – Meeks Park (Blairsville, GA)
AUGUST
August 7: August Auction – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
August 7: Smokey the Bear’s Birthday Party – Ocoee Whitewater Center (Copperhill, TN)
August 7: Annual Lies and Pies on the Square and 5K Race (Hayesville, NC)
August 28-29: Hiawassee Festival of Arts – Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (Hiawassee, GA)
August 30-September 4: Polk County Fair begins – 4-H/FFA Showbarn (Benton, TN)
SEPTEMBER
September 4: The 4th Annual Heritage Walk and Festival – downtown 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Murphy, NC)
September 4-5: Mountain Marketplace – Grapelle Butt Mock property (Blairsville, GA)
September 6: Stecoah Valley Center Festival (Robbinsville, NC)
September 10-11: Bill Poteet Bluegrass Festival (Delano, TN)
September 11: The 4th Annual Appalachian Highland Games and Scottish Festival (Murphy, NC)
September 18: Annual Hospice Benefit Auction/Buffet (Murphy, NC)
September: The 8th Annual Ocoee River Days Festival – Ocoee Whitewater Center (Copperhill, TN)
REGULAR EVENTS
Friday Evenings: Free Concerts – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
Saturday Evenings: Bi-monthly Contra and Square Dances – John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
April-October: Arts in the Park – second Friday of each month, 5-7 p.m. pocket park downtown (Murphy, NC)
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