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 DILLSBORO EASTER HAT PARADE
Easter Saturday, 2 pm
Come at 10 am to make a hat - or bring your own. Registration starts at 11 am. Parade starts from Dillsboro Town Hall at 2:00 pm. Calling all ladies, gentlemen, children and dogs. Grab your hat and join in the fun during Dillsboro’s delightfully unpretentious annual Easter Hat Parade! Enter the
| View Our State Magazine's video of last year's Easter Hat Parade here. Video by Jerry Wolford. |
ugliest, biggest or best hat contest. There will be plenty of prizes. Antique cars lead the parade. After the Easter Parade join us for an Easter Sing-Along with local high school students. Meet the Easter Bunny. Coordinator: Teresa Dowd 828-586-5700. Information: call 800-962-1911.
 DILLSBORO APPALACHIAN GROWERS FAIR
Third Saturday in April
10:00 am-5:00 pm, Monteith Park in Dillsboro
A unique fair celebrating farmers and growers at Monteith Park. There will be an open-air plant and produce market, seed exchange, horticultural demonstrations and educational programs of interest to the hobby gardener, grower and farmer. There will be plenty of music, local food, and activities for kids. This all-day event is a fund-raiser for the Monteith Farmstead Restoration Project, our community effort restoring the historic Monteith farmhouse as the Appalachian Women's Museum. Coordinator: Calvin Smith 828-631-0683. Information: call 800-962-1911
GREENING UP THE MOUNTAINS & DUCKS ON THE TUCK
Last Saturday - Sunday in April
Make a weekend of it! The afternoon after Greening Up the Mountains (a day-long street festival Saturday April 24th in our sister town of Sylva), hundreds of rubber duckies will drop off Dillsboro’s Scott Creek Bridge and race down the Tuck (Tuckaseigee River) in Dillsboro. Test your luck, buy a duck! Prizes given to the winners. Proceeds go to the New Century Scholars scholarship fund. *Not a DMA event. Contact: Carrie Blaskowski 828-631-0271. Information: call 800-962-1911.
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT IN DILLSBORO
April 3 – November 13, 5:00 - sunset (approx. 8 pm)
 Join us at the Dillsboro Depot for live music, sock hop or karaoke. Activities vary week to week but will include: Appalachian Bluegrass, Dillsboro Community Drumming Circle, antique cars, etc. Free popcorn, water and coffee. Information: call 828-586-5700. For further information about the Drumming Circle, contact
Michelle at 828-508-2280 or check out the facebook page: DillsboroCommunityDrumming.
 DILLSBORO ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Second Saturday in June, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Celebrate traditional mountain crafts and enjoy lively regional musicians, dancers and storytellers at historic Dillsboro’s Annual Arts & Music Festival! In addition to Dillsboro’s unique shops and studios, Front Street is lined with tents featuring all kinds of art and fine crafts including basketry, pottery, weaving, quilting, woodworking, jewelry, stained glass, painting, photography and more. Coordinator: Tammy Sessons at 586-0156; JoeFrank McKee 828-631-5100, Information: call 800-962-1911. Vendor Application (pdf)
 JULY 4 PICNIC & TUCK RIVER DERBY
TO CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE
July 4
Watch the first annual Tuck River Derby at 10 am where homemade rafts drift down the Tuckasegee River. Registration for rafters is at 9 am at the town launch off Webster Street. More fun begins around 11 am with amusement rides, games and a pie baking contest at 2 pm. Let’s have an old fashioned picnic by the water; restaurants in town are preparing box lunches for sale. Contact Joe Frank McKee at Tree House Pottery. Call 828-631-5100.
 2nd ANNUAL YOUTH ART FESTIVAL
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Jackson County Green Energy Park
Free art activities for the whole family, such as sidewalk chalk, mural painting, weaving, tile mosaics, chalk pastel drawing, take-home art projects, and more.
Adults will enjoy free horticulture workshops throughout the day - see below for details. Bubacz's Underground Cafe will be onsite with tasty lunch options. Bring your imagination and creativity and have FUN! Held at Jackson County Green Energy Park. Coordinator: Carrie Blaskowski, Jackson County Green Energy Park 828-631-0271, www.jcgep.org.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE
Saturday before Halloween, 5:00-8:00 pm; Parade at 6:00 pm
(Note: for safety, trick-or-treating ends at dusk)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A family-oriented costume parade. The Parade starts at 6 pm at Town Hall on Front Street. Kids, parents and friends are encouraged to enter the costume contest – there will be prizes! Trick or Treat around downtown. Free movies, music and more. Vote for the spookiest shop. This event is a real treat! Contact: Teresa Dowd 828-586-5700.
 WNC POTTERY FESTIVAL
First Saturday in November, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Showcasing the work of more than 40 highly skilled potters from 13 states. A variety of clay art styles will be presented. Works by festival organizers and Dillsboro potters Joe Frank McKee & Travis Berning of Tree House Pottery, and Brant Barnes of Riverwood Pottery who has been featured on HGTV will be highlighted.The event is juried and the lineup of potters is impressive. Coordinator: Tree House Pottery 828-631-5100. Website
 DILLSBORO LIGHTS & LUMINARIES
First Two Fridays & Saturdays in December, beginning at dusk
December 3, 4 and 10, 11, 2010
Journey back to the days of yesteryear as Dillsboro presents its annual Festival of Lights and Luminaries. Experience the magic as the entire town is transformed into a winter wonderland of lights, candles, laughter and song! 2500 luminaries light your way to shops and studios. Shopkeepers provide live music and serve holiday treats with hot cider and cocoa. Carolers sing and children visit with Santa at Town Hall. Coordinators: David Gates 828-586-3891 or Janet Chinners 828-586-1600. Information: call 800-962-1911.
Check these Chamber of Commerce website calendars for more local events:
Jackson County
Macon County / Franklin
Swain County/Bryson City
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