07/17/2025 to 07/20/2025
Makers will take over every level of Harrah’s Cherokee Center for the fair’s 78th anniversary, exhibiting their traditional and contemporary craft works in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, leather, jewelry, and more. The festival first began in Gatlinburg, TN, in 1948, and since then the event has grown in size, with over 11,000 people in attendance during the show’s four days. Live demos and music also accompany the vendor market. The festival is hosted in October as well. » Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St.; Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $12, free for child 12 and under; (828) 298-7928; www.southernhighlandguild.
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