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Roan
Mountain Rhododendron Festival
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., June 15-16, 2013
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Vendor Information
Vendor Application
Entertainment Schedule
June
1947 saw the first of the Rhododendron Festivals, conceived
and carried out by the Roan Mountain Citizens Club as a two-day
celebration to memorialize and perpetuate the most gorgeous
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This festival has continued uninterrupted for over sixty years.
The festival is held the third weekend
of June. Originally
the festival was held at the top of Roan Mountain.
In recent
years the festival is held in Roan Mountain State Park, located
at the foot of Roan Mountain and features handmade crafts,
food, and a variety of traditional music, plus an array of
old-time folkway demonstrations.
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Location: Roan Mountain State Park, Hwy 143, Roan Mountain, Tennessee (Between Asheville, NC, and Johnson City, TN on US HWY 19-E, and only 40 miles from Boone/Blowing Rock, NC, and 20 miles from Banner Elk/Beech Mountain/Linville, NC) Also, the Appalachian Trail, as well as an official Tennessee Scenic Drive, run through our community.
Parking by donation to local civic group, admission,
demonstrations, and entertainment all day both days. Over
100 arts and crafts vendors. A variety of food available.
Visit the world's largest natural rhododendron gardens
atop 6000-ft Roan Mountain. Hike the Appalachian Trail as
it runs along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina.
Learn about our nation's history as you relax beside cool
streams. Camp or stay in a rustic cabin. Swim. Play
tennis.
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Citizens Club will have Roan Mountain cookbooks, auto tags, and (for the very first time) tee-shirts
available for purchase at the festival for $10 to $15 each.
See them at our tent under the big oak tree.
We'll also be selling ice-cold canned drinks and bottled water.
All proceeds go to Roan Mountain commmunity projets at schools, fire department, etc.
A Mini-Auction for Scholarships for Cloudland High School Graduates will be conducted between performances. Festival vendors and local businesses have donated items.
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Sponsored by The
Roan Mountain Citizens Club |
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Mini-Auction for Scholarships for Cloudland High School
Graduates
Roan Mountain Citizens Club has presented the annual
Rhododendron Festival since 1947.
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