Cultural and Educational in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina

The Smoky Mountains are home to some of the oldest folk schools in the country where you can learn all about the Smoky Mountain things to do past and present. See what the typical Smoky Mountain activities were for the indigenous Native Americans hundreds of years ago in a reconstruction of a historical Cherokee village. Visit an acclaimed summer dinner and music series featuring Appalachian roots music in a restored 1920s school house that has been converted into an air-conditioned 300-seat auditorium. Learn a new hobby at one of our folk schools, and bring some Smoky Mountain things to do with you when you return home.

Name	City
Frog Quarters	Franklin	Details
Greenway information, coffee and local arts and crafts supporting Little Tennessee River Greenway.
Hinton Center	Hayesville	Details
Lake Chatuge views, access. Groups, families, individuals welcome. Lodge, cottages. Reservations required, food service.
John C. Campbell Folk School	Brasstown	Details
Nation's oldest folk school founded in 1925. Crafts, music, dance, other Appalachian traditions are taught one-week or weekend classes year-round. National Historic District. Craft Shop. History Center. On-campus housing and meals. Tuition for classes. Fall Festival the first weekend in October. Visitors welcome.
Oconaluftee Indian Village	Cherokee	Details
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a re-created village of the 1700's. Visitors experience the everyday life of the Cherokee through artisans who perform tasks done by their forefathers. Witness war council meetings, war re-enactments, traditional dances and more.
Southwestern Community College	Sylva	Details
A full-service North Carolina Communtiy College serving Macon, Jackson and Swain counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation.
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center	Robbinsville	Details
The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit corporation formed by a group of local citizens after the closing of Stecoah School in 1994. The Center is housed in the restored 1926 Stecoah Schoolhouse. The Center is highly acclaimed for its summer concert and dinner series, An Appalachian Evening, which features mountain roots music in the historic 300-seat air conditioned auditorium. Vi ...
Western Carolina University Athletics	Cullowhee	Details
The Department of Athletics at Western Carolina University is an integral program of the institution and exists solely to complement the central University mission of teaching and learning. The University seeks to create a community of scholarship in which the activities of its members are consistent with the highest standards of knowledge and practice in their disciplines. The athletics program r ...