Winter Heritage Festival!
Schedule
Sat Feb 21 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend, TN | Townsend, TN
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Step back in time at the annual Winter Heritage Festival at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center! Experience what life was like for early pioneers in Southern Appalachia through immersive, hands-on activities and living history demonstrations for all ages.
Learn traditional crafts from skilled living historians, hear from Cherokee Storytellers and the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association, practice pioneer survival skills, and explore historic artifacts and period weapons, including firearms used by early settlers in East Tennessee. Visitors will gain a deeper understanding of daily life, work, and survival in the Southern Appalachian region.
Plus there will be special eactivities for our youngest visitors!
Additionally, come and see presentations from descendants of Cades Cove!
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๐ Date: February 21
๐ Time: 10:00 AM โ 4:00 PM
๐ Location: Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
๐๏ธ Admission: Suggested Donation!
Join us for a full day of living history and discover the skills, stories, and traditions that shaped mountain life in Appalachia!
Cades Cove Preservation Host: Richard Anderson
Presenters will be:
10:15am - Phyllis Sparks Hill โ Ledbetterโs and Bryants Cades Cove and White Oak Sinks
11:15am - Ruth Caughron Davis โ My Life in Cades Cove from Nov 1946 - December 1965
Break 12:15 -1:00pm
1:00pm Cades Cove Cousins and Former Residents Panel
Larry Sparks (Moderator), Bernard Myers, Ruth Caughron Davis, and Judy Myers Johns
2:15pm Bernard Myers โ Cades Cove Family and Friends
3:15pm Frank March โ Charlie Garland and the Cook Stove
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Where is it happening?
123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend, TN, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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