Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 34th Cherokee Fall Festival

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 34th Cherokee Fall Festival
Sat-Sun Sep 6-7, 10 AM – 4 PM
576 TN-360, Vonore, TN 37885

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum. At this festival, visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience Native American food,  Cherokee arts and crafts demonstrations, music and dance. In the museum we will demonstrate our 1800’s Acorn Printing Press. A blacksmith will be doing on-site demonstrations in the shop both days. Other demonstrations and displays will include Cherokee life in 1700’s and a Civil War encampment doing living history demonstrations. There will be infantry, cannon and calvary demonstrations throughout the day. Visitors will be able to meet and talk with Cherokees from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Special entertainment will be provided by the Warrior Dancers of Ani-Kituhwa who are the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians official ambassadors. There will be free Cherokee name cards and kits available for children. Traditional Indian Fry bread and Indian tacos, and other food and drinks will be sold.

Tickets: Adults are $10, children 13-18 years old are $5, and children 12 and under are free.

Open to students outside of Knox County: YES
Advanced reservations required: NO
For more information: 423-884-6246 or seqmus@tds.net