FUN PACKED WEEK AT 97th ANNUAL CHEROKEE INDIAN FAIR

Seymour Herald :: entertainment : FUN PACKED WEEK AT 97th ANNUAL CHEROKEE INDIAN FAIR.

Great fun and everyone will enjoy attending. Approaching its century mark, the 97th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair features concerts, contests, carnival rides, shows, fabulous food, local artisans and so much more! The legendary Charlie Daniels Band, American Idol's Bo Bice, singer songwriter Crystal Shawanda, bluesy Indigenous and comedian Don Burnstick are among the headlining evening performances. Details about the Indian Fair are available in the press release below, as well as the full event and performance schedule. Please let me know whether you have any questions. CHEROKEE, N.C. For nearly 100 years, residents of and visitors to Western North Carolina have known there's only one place to be in the first full week of October. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians host the 97th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds in Cherokee, N.C. Oct. 6-10, 2009. The fair offers topnotch nightly musical entertainment, fireworks, a carnival midway full of rides and games, craft vendors, food vendors including some featuring traditional Cherokee good, and an exhibit hall displaying the Eastern Band enrolled members traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. Visitors will also have a chance to see a comedy show, gospel music, and a host of family-friendly competitions such as blowgun, longbow and compound bow archery contests and wood chopping.