Mark your calendars! This September, we’re hosting an outdoor event unlike anything you’ve seen on this side of the Great Smoky Mountains. So, prepare to step out of your end-of-summer rut and get ready to experience the first annual Smoky Mountain Elk Fest! Learn more: http://smokymtnelkfest.com

This event will be a celebration of elk, conservation, and the great outdoors! The inaugural Smoky Mountain Elk Fest will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, with a Taste of the Wild (limited ticketed event) Friday, Sept. 13.

Elk Fest tickets are $5 at the gate, kids under 12 FREE.
Taste of the Wild | Elk Fest tickets are $40 and can be purchased at the Haywood County Visitor Center located at 1110 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley, NC.

MUSIC LINEUP – Schedule Below
The Maggie Valley Band
The Brothers Gillespie
Ol’ Dirty Bathtub
Kaitlyn Baker
Jordan Brooker
Andy Griggs

Additional Activities:
HCC Timber Sports Exhibitions at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
Live Trout Stocking in Jonathan Creek at 11am
Kids in the Creek Fishing starting at 11:30am
Raffle Drawing at 6pm

Ongoing Activities:
Face painting, farm animals, chainsaw carving, pole casting lessons, working artists, raffle, cherokee artists, pellet trailer, RCR Racing Display, Elk Education, GSM Education, Blue Ridge Heritage, photo contest winners, food vendors, beer tent