May - November, 1st Friday of each month - “ART after DARK ". Downtown Waynesville Art Studios and Galleries remain open until 9 pm with special showings, refreshments and entertainment.

May 4th, Sunday - Ramp Festival. American Legion Field, 456-8691

May 23 - 26, Friday - Monday - SIDEWALK SALES downtown

May 24, Saturday - BLOCK PARTY, Downtown is Alive at Night

Mid May - October, every Wednesday & Saturday - TAILGATE FARMER’S MARKET. Local growers set up in the Badcock Home Furnishings parking lot to sell their fresh produce throughout the summer & fall growing season. 8 a.m. – 12 noon.

June 21, Saturday - 13th annual DOWNTOWN STUDIO & GALLERY TOUR.

June 27 - July 11, 25 - August 8, Friday nights - 4 MOUNTAIN STREET DANCES. Downtown is Alive at Night. Put on your cloggin’ & square dancin’ shoes and enjoy an old-fashioned mountain hoe down! Live mountain music, demonstrations and instruction by local clogging teams. Refreshments available. In front of the Haywood County Courthouse. 6:30 -9 pm.

July 4 , Friday - STARS & STRIPES CELEBRATION. Main St.

July 18 , Friday - FOLKMOOT USA PARADE. Main Street

July 26 , Saturday - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DAY. Main Street, Waynesville.

August 2 , Saturday - Haywood Book Mania. More than 50 authors participating. Held in the Justice Center, N. Main St., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 456-8062

August 11, Saturday - DOWNTOWN DOG WALK. Courthouse lawn, Proceeds go to support the proposed Sarge’s Adoption Center in Haywood, 9:30-1 pm 828-508-3300 www.sargeand friends.org

August 29 - September 1, Friday -Monday - SIDEWALK SALES downtown
Celebrating Labor Day Weekend

August 30, Saturday - BLOCK PARTY, Downtown is Alive at Night, dancing in the street with live bands performing 60’s & 70’s music and classic rock, music starts at 7 p.m., children’s area, eats & treats, restaurants open, a portion of Main Street is closed.

August 29 & 30, Friday & Saturday - 36th annual SMOKY MOUNTAIN FOLK FESTIVAL. Two full evenings, celebrating our mountain folk music. Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, call 452-1688.

October 11, Saturday - 25th annual CHURCH STREET ART & CRAFT SHOW. Main Street is transformed into an art and craft marketplace for this one-day event; widely know as one of the finest in the region. Live mountain music and clogging, entertainment and food. 10am - 5pm. Click here for more information or to download a vendor application.

October 18 , Saturday - 20th annual APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL. Main Street. Live mountain music & dance, craft & demonstration booths, apples, cider, fresh fried pies and other apple delicacies. 10am - 5pm.

November 29 , Sunday - "Holiday Open House”. An Holiday Tradition on Main St. Enjoy the sights, scents & sounds as the holiday season begins in our festively decorated shops and galleries. 12 noon – 5 p.m.

December 1 , Monday - Waynesville Christmas Parade - Main Street. 4 pm.

December 6 & 13, Saturday evenings - “A Night Before Christmas". Come share our Holiday Tradition. Caroling, live Music, a live Nativity, Pictures with Santa, old-fashioned wagon rides, storytelling, poetry and more. Main Street is lined with hundreds of luminaries. Shops and restaurants remain open till 9 pm.

Events courtesy of downtownwaynesville.com