DILLSBORO EASTER HAT PARADE
Easter Saturday, 2:00 pm

April 3, 2010

 
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 ugliest, biggest or best hat contest. There will be plenty of prizes. Antique cars lead the parade. Meet the Easter Bunny. Coordinator: Teresa Dowd 828-586-5700. Information: call 800-962-1911.

DILLSBORO APPALACHIAN GROWERS FAIR
Saturday, April 17, 2010 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
Saturday -Sunday, April 24-25, 2010

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 thru November 13, 5:00 - 9:00 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. 5pm -9pm Information: call 828-586-5700.
For further information about the Drumming Circle, contact Michelle Cooper 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. New in 2010: Evening Concert at Monteith Park (admission fee). Coordinator: Tammy Sessons at 586-0156; JoeFrank McKee 828-631-5100, Information: call 800-962-1911. PDF downloads: Festival Info and Vendor Application

DILLSBORO FALL FESTIVAL (tentative)

Second Saturday in September, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, September 11

Start the leaf looking season early! Along Front Street catch day-long entertainment by well-known local musicians and storytellers. Artists will demonstrate their crafts. Spend a nostalgic day in beautiful historic Dillsboro.

ART AT THE PARK
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Jackson County Green Energy Park

Ages 3 & Up, free and open to the public. Art at the Park includes horticulture workshops for the adults, and art activities for young and old alike. There will be glass, pottery, and blacksmithing demonstrations, and interactive art booths, tile mosaics, and more. Bring your imagination and creativity and have FUN! 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