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Annual Cherokee Indian Fair

Experience Cherokee culture and fun at their 107th Annual Indian Fair. In addition to the country fair carnival rides, games and exhibits, enjoy plenty of authentic local traditions, handicrafts and food.

Cashiers Leaf Festival

This fall festival celebrates the leaves beginning to change in the mountain village of Cashiers. This event welcomes 100 artisans and merchants to the park. Visitors will find unique handcrafted wood, pottery, jewelry and much more on display and for purchase throughout the weekend. Food, drink, live music and a juried art show add to the festive spirit of this event.

Church Street Art and Craft Show

Held in October every year in Downtown Waynesville. Established with the intent of providing a venue for artisans and crafts people to display their work, the festival has now grown to include more than 120 craft and food vendors.

The Sleepy Hollow Experience

This re-imagining is made brand new in a fully immersive, 360-degree theatrical experience, where the action takes place all around you. Beware, the Headless Horseman may even sneak up behind you! Every Weekend October 17 through November 3.  Two showings a night, one at 7 pm to 8:30 pm and the second from 9:30 pm to 11 pm  

Cruise the Smokies Fall Rod Run

Vintage car show at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds featuring hundreds of restored and enhanced vintage cars. Chat with their owners to get each car’s unique history, enjoy pristine paint jobs, and have your fill of polished chrome. This show will have food, memorabilia, and automobile parts vendors and will be hosted with music by a professional DJ for lots of old-fashioned fun. Gates open at 8:30 a.m. and admission...

$5

Waynesville Annual Apple Harvest Festival

A celebration of the autumn harvest and Haywood County’s agricultural heritage. Visit the famous town of Waynesville, nestled in the NC Smoky Mountains.

The Western North Carolina Pottery Festival

This juried show with 40 master potters from 16 states has been named one of the Southeast's top 20 arts events for November by the Southeast Tourism Society.