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Festival of Christmas Past

Event Details

Time: December 12, 2009 from 9am to 4pm
Location: Sugarlands Visitor Center
Website or Map: http://calendar.progressive...
Event Type: Arts, And, Crafts, Educational, Family, Oriented, Heritage, Music
Organized By: GSMNP
Latest Activity: 3 hours ago

Event Description

2009 will mark the 34th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration, to be held Saturday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sugarlands Visitor Center. The event, sponsored in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains Association, is free to the public. The popular event is a celebration of Christmas and winter in the Smokies. Around Christmas time, people gathered in churches, homes, and schools, and many of them celebrated the holiday through music, storytelling, and crafts. The Festival of Christmas Past lets us pause and remember some of these traditions. The festival will include old-time mountain music and Old Harp singing, as well as demonstrations of traditional domestic skills such as the basketmaking, quilting, spinning, and apple butter making. Call (865)436-1291 for details.