It's A USO Christmas

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts | 1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734, USA
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A live re-enactment of a classic WWII-era USO tour, featuring holiday music, comedy, and entertainment intended to bring holiday cheer and evoke the experience of performers traveling to entertain separated soldiers.

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Petrol & Pastries
DEC 27

Petrol & Pastries

A car show featuring showcase and vendor spaces, held on the last Sunday of the month at Cornelia’s Cafe.

New Year's Eve Fireworks
DEC 31

New Year's Eve Fireworks

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds with a spectacular fireworks display lighting up t...

13th Annual New Year's Eve Ruby Drop
JAN 1

13th Annual New Year's Eve Ruby Drop

A free downtown New Year's Eve celebration with live entertainment and two ruby drops: an early 9:00 p.m. d...

Polar Bear Plunge
JAN 1

Polar Bear Plunge

Take a winter dip and celebrate with the community. Warm beverages will be available afterward, and spectat...

Live Music at The Vineyard at High Holly
JAN 10 - JAN 31

Live Music at The Vineyard at High Holly

Live Music at The Vineyard at High Holly

Field Trip: Blue Ridge Honey Company
JAN 23

Field Trip: Blue Ridge Honey Company

Join the Bee Club for a field trip to Bob Binnie’s Blue Ridge Honey Company. The visit offers an in-person...

Frozen: The Musical
FEB 13

Frozen: The Musical

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Arts production of Disney’s Frozen, a family-oriented musical featuring the stor...

Wonderful Wednesday
FEB 17 - MAR 17

Wonderful Wednesday

Wonderful Wednesday is a monthly gathering where friends, food and fun come together! Discounts throughout...

Hiawassee Half Marathon & 5K
MAR 13

Hiawassee Half Marathon & 5K

Scenic road race starting and finishing at Hiawassee Town Square, with views of Lake Chatuge. The event inc...

Clayton Block Party
MAR 13 - MAR 14

Clayton Block Party

A downtown event with more than 100 cars on Main Street, food trucks, music, shopping, and possibly a soapb...

WORKSHOP RETREAT: Figurative Sculpture in Clay with Basil Watson
MAR 18 - MAR 21

WORKSHOP RETREAT: Figurative Sculpture in Clay with Basil Watson

A hands-on creative intensive focused on figurative sculpture in clay. Participants work from a live model,...

Appalachian Trail Days – Welcome Hikers!
MAR 20 - APR 20

Appalachian Trail Days – Welcome Hikers!

Franklin’s Appalachian Trail Community welcome period for thru-hikers includes free trail shuttles, hiker m...

Clayton's Hardest & Funnest 5k
MAR 20

Clayton's Hardest & Funnest 5k

Community 5K run/walk with four 0.75-mile laps, each ending in a physical challenge lane. The event also of...

Intro to Yarn Spinning
MAR 20

Intro to Yarn Spinning

Six-hour fiber-arts class taught by Foxfire resident weaver Sharon Grist. Participants learn about fibers,...

ECHO Young Adult Retreat 2027
APR 2 - APR 4

ECHO Young Adult Retreat 2027

ECHO is a truly unique Catholic retreat experience, rooted in St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Trad...

Saddle Up for Shenanigans
APR 2 - APR 3

Saddle Up for Shenanigans

A two-day BBR-sanctioned barrel-racing event at Rabun Arena. Friday’s advertised Open begins at 7:30 PM and...

Three Dog Night with The Sedonas
APR 3

Three Dog Night with The Sedonas

Find tickets for The Sedonas at Anderson Music Hall in Hiawassee on 10/10/2026 at 7:00 PM

Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival
APR 9 - APR 10

Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival

Two-day in-person storytelling festival featuring tellers from across the Southeast, cultural storytelling...

Blackberry Smoke
APR 10

Blackberry Smoke

Live Southern rock, blues, classic rock, and roots-country concert by Blackberry Smoke, with special guest...

Brasstown Bald Buster 5K and Ruck
APR 24

Brasstown Bald Buster 5K and Ruck

Scenic uphill 5K road race and ruck to Georgia’s highest peak. The course climbs approximately 1,700 feet i...

Art on Main - Clayton, GA
MAY 1 - MAY 2

Art on Main - Clayton, GA

Outdoor art show on Main Street featuring regional artists working in pottery, glass, fabric, jewelry, pain...

Georgia Mountain Fire & Smoke Cooking Festival
MAY 14 - MAY 15

Georgia Mountain Fire & Smoke Cooking Festival

Hands-on culinary festival and tasting experience featuring more than 120 cooks and chefs preparing samples...

Cornelia Music Festival
MAY 15

Cornelia Music Festival

Live music, food, fun, and a drone show. The festival features bands performing country, bluegrass, rock, a...

Memorial Day Barrel Bash
MAY 28 - MAY 29

Memorial Day Barrel Bash

A two-day Better Barrel Races-sanctioned barrel-racing benefit event at Rabun Arena. The advertised Friday...

Clayton Ramshackle
JUN 5 - JUN 6

Clayton Ramshackle

A downtown music and arts festival with approximately 70 vendors, live music on Main Street, restaurants, s...

Rabun Half Marathon
JUN 6

Rabun Half Marathon

A grassroots trail half marathon through the wilderness around Sky Valley, including single-track trails, R...

Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival and Highland Games
JUN 11 - JUN 13

Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival and Highland Games

Cultural festival featuring Highland dancers, Scottish athletes, family clans, bagpipes, drums, traditional...

Independence Day Parade & Celebration
JUL 4

Independence Day Parade & Celebration

Franklin’s Independence Day celebration includes a patriotic parade, contests, children’s inflatables, food...

80’s Flashback Weekend
AUG 6 - AUG 7

80’s Flashback Weekend

A multi-day retro celebration in downtown Franklin featuring concerts, the Miss 1980 Something Pageant, an...

Goat Cliff Road Race 2027
SEP 4

Goat Cliff Road Race 2027

One-mile road race on a paved road near Lake Burton, beginning on Acorn Creek Road and featuring a challeng...

The Dailey & Vincent Music Fest
SEP 16 - SEP 17

The Dailey & Vincent Music Fest

Three-day country, bluegrass, and gospel music festival hosted by Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, with liv...

Georgia Mountain Fall Festival
OCT 8 - OCT 17

Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

Family-oriented fall festival with live music, arts and crafts, carnival rides, food vendors, specialty act...

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