The fun begins at 8 am with the 31st Annual Bryson City Rotary Club Firecracker 5K, leaving from Riverfront Park downtown and traveling through the Deep Creek area and return. Get race details.

At 10 am the Festival opens. Everett Street will be closed for our favorite arts, crafts, food and music festival followed by a super fireworks show at 10 pm. Visit our restaurants or food trucks for dining indoors or on a patio, or at shady picnic tables or pavilions. And you’ll find food vendors with all your holiday favorites – funnel cakes, shave ice, Philly cheese-steak sandwiches, BBQ, kettle corn and more.

Crafts vendors include pottery, wood-working, photography and art, jewelry, stained glass and more. (10 am – 6 pm)

There will be great live music starting at 6 pm. Two bands will take the stage until the fireworks begin at 10 pm.

At 10 pm, experience the best fireworks show in the Smokies! There are plenty of good viewing locations throughout town. Where to view fireworks.

Fest Date: Monday, July 4, 2022

Time: 8:00 am – 10:30 pm

Location: Various Location in Bryson City, NC

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