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Oct. 1
Overmountain Victory Trail Encampment
Dysartsville Community Center, Dysartsville, NC.  828-668-4282

Oct. 1
Little Shop of Horrors

The Tryon Fine Arts Center.   Admission required.  828-859-2466

Oct. 1-3
19th Annual Maggie Valley Quilt Show
Maggie Valley Town Hall

Oct. 1-4
Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall
Ashe County Park.  336-977-1427

Oct. 1-18
Marty’s El Paso
Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731

Oct. 2
Mike Speck Ministries
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. 828-524-1598

Oct. 2-4

Twelve Angry Men
Ashe Civic Center.  336-846-2787

Oct. 2-4
God’s Favorite
Hendersonville Little Theatre, Hendersonville, NC 828-692-1082

Oct. 3
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Music Festival
Mars Hill College.  Evening Concert admission required.  828-689-1571

Oct. 3
Thistle Meadow Winery Annual Wine Festival.
Laurel Springs, NC.   800-233-1505

Oct. 3

Forest Festival Day & Woodsmen's Meet
Cradle of Forestry, Pisgah National Forest.  Admission required.  828-877-3130

Oct. 3
Ronnie Milsap
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin NC.  Admission required. 828-524-1598

Oct. 3
8th Annual Mt. Mitchell Toy Run
Mountain Heritage High School, Burnsville, NC.  Registration required. 

Oct. 3
Heritage Festival
Downtown Mars Hill, NC

Oct. 3
Brushy Mountain Apple Festival & Apple Jam
Downtown North Wilkesboro, NC.  336-984-3022

Oct. 3
11th Annual Smoky Streak 10K/5K
Webster Baptist Church, Webster, NC. 

Oct. 3-4
Autumn at Oz Party
Beech Mountain, NC.  Admission required.  828-387-9283

Oct. 3-4
Dark Mountain Challenge Endurance Festival
Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir, Wilkesboro, NC.  828-264-5174

Oct. 6-10
97th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds

Oct. 7-10
Madison County Fair
Madison County Fairgrounds. 828-649-2411

Oct. 7-12
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Koneheta Park Murphy, NC 828-837-3891

Oct. 8-10
Autumn Leaves Craft Show
Macon County Fair Grounds.  828-524-7384

Oct. 8-18
The Scarlet Letter
Hayes Performing Arts Center, Blowing Rock, NC.  828-295-9627

Oct. 9-11
Camping in the Old Style
Cradle of Forestry, Pisgah National Forest.  Admission required.  828-877-3130

Oct. 10
Bethel Half Marathon & 5K
Bethel Middle School, Canton, NC.  Registration required.  828-646-3882

Oct. 10
Mountain Glory Festival
Downtown Marion, NC. 

Oct. 10
76th Annual Any and All Dog Show
Harmon Field, Tryon, NC.  Registration required.  828-859-6109

Oct. 10
33rd Annual Hey Day
WNC Nature Center, Asheville, NC.  Admission required.

Oct. 10
The Maple Leaf Festival
Downtown Whittier, NC.  828-497-2393

Oct. 10-11
Oktoberfest
Sugar Mountain .  828-898-4521

Oct. 10, 13, 17, 20 & 27
Smoke on the Mountain
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC.  828-524-1598

Oct. 15-17
17th Annual Smoky Mountain Fall Art & Craft Fest
Macon County Fair Grounds. 828-524-6630.

Oct. 15 -18
L.E.A.F. (Lake Eden Arts Festival)
Camp Rockmont.  Admission Required.  828-686-8742

Oct. 15-18
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Asheville Civic Center.

Oct. 15-19
Veitman Veterans Moving Wall
Monteith Park, Dillsboro, NC. 

Oct.16
Ivan Parker
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC.  828-524-1598

Oct. 16-17
Inspirations Fall Color Festival
Inspiration Park, Bryson City, NC. 828-497-2060

Oct. 16-17
Annual Harvest Festival & Antique Tractor Show
Stecoah Valley Center, Robbinsville.  828-479-3364

Oct. 16-18
Big Rigs Antique Truck Show
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds

Oct. 16-18
20th Annual Leaf Looker's Gemboree
Franklin, NC.  800-336-7829 f

Oct. 17
21st Annual Apple Harvest Festival
Main Street, Waynesville, NC. 

Oct. 17
Woolly Worm Woad Wace
Avery High School.  Entry fee required.  828-898-5605.

Oct. 17
11th Annual Tour de Leaves - Bike Tour
Harmon Field, Tryon, NC.  Registration required.  828-894-3370

Oct. 17-18
Woolly Worm Festival
Banner Elk Elementary School.  Admission required.  828-898-5605

Oct. 17-18
Fall Arts & Crafts Festival.
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. 828-926-1686

Oct. 17-18
Tour de Falls
DuPont State Forest, Hendersonville, NC 828-692-2929

Oct. 21 - Nov. 1
The Woman In Black
Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731

Oct. 22-25
Fall Harvest Days-Antique Engine & Tractor Show
Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-891-3223

Oct. 22 - Nov. 1
Dracula
Hayes Performing Arts Center, Blowing Rock.  828-295-9627.

Oct. 23-24
Blue Ridge Gospel Quartet
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC.    828-524-1598

Oct. 23-24
13th Annual Pumpkin Fest
Main Street, Franklin, NC.  828-524-2516.

Oct. 23-25
Annual ACHF World Championship of Clogging
Stompin Ground, Maggie Valley, NC.

Oct. 23-25
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC.  Admission required.  828-891-6045

Oct. 24
4th Annual Valle Crucis Punkin Festival
Valle Crusis, NC.  828-963-6511

Oct. 24-26
NOCtoberfest

Nantahala Outdoor Center. 888-905-7238.

Oct. 25
Baptist State Convention Youth Festival - Reach Up Tour
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC.   828-524-1598

Oct. 29
A Midsummer Night's Dream
WCU-Fine Arts Center.  828-227-7491

Oct. 30 - Nov. 1
Cruise the Smokies
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds

Oct. 31
Blowing Rock Halloween Festival
Downtown, Blowing Rock, NC.  828-295-5222

Oct. 31
Dillsboro Harvest Festival
Dillsboro, NC.  828-631-0156