Events
MAGGIE VALLEY FESTIVAL GROUND EVENTS 2023
January 28 3 – 8pm Maggie Valley Ice Festival! New Event! Free! Our Ice Festival will be held on Saturday! Bring your friends and family to enjoy winter at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! There will be Ice Sculptures, Live Ice Carving, an Ice Slide, Warming Tent with s’more station and more!
April 21 – 23 Annual Southeastern Mini Truckin’ Nationals – Open car & truck show! Friday & Saturday 8am-5pm, Sunday 8am-2pm. Parts vendors, Food vendors and DJ!
May 5 – 7 Thunder in the Smokies Spring Motorcycle Rally – Largest & Oldest Rally in Maggie Valley! Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 9am-11pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Tour Rides, Vendors, Bike Show, Bike Games, Prizes, Concerts, Fire Dancers, the Latest Bikes & Products on display, Church Service and more!
May 13 & 14 Boho Hippie Fest – Live Music, Performance Arts, Demonstrations, Great Vendors, Bounce Houses, Games, Food Trucks!
May 26 & 27 Four-Wheel Drives in the Valley – New Event! 8am–6pm Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday. Four Wheel Drive event and Swap Meet!
May 30 – June 3 Slingshots in the Smokies – Annual Slingshot Owners event! We will have Great Vendors, Seminars, Group Rides & Entertainment! This is the leading Slingshot Owners Event in the USA!
June 9 & 10 WNC Jeep Fest – All Jeep models welcome! There will be Vendors, Food Trucks, Guided Trail Rides and a Show & Shine competition. All ages welcome! Brought to you by WNC Jeepers.
June 15 – 17 Maggie Valley Swap Meet/Camaro & Firebird Show – $5 Admission Daily for ages 13 & up; Open Thursday & Friday from 8am – 6pm, Saturday, 8am – 4pm.
June 24 & 25 Maggie Valley Fly Fishing Festival – New Event! Trout Derby, Fly Fishing & Casting Instruction, Food vendors, Fly Fishing & NC Outdoor Vendors and Live Music!
June 30 – July 2 Thunder in the Smokies Summer Motorcycle Rally –Largest & Oldest Rally in Maggie Valley! Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 9am-11pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Tour Rides, Vendors, Bike Show, Bike Games, Prizes, Concerts, Fire Dancers, the Latest Bikes & Products on display, Church Service and more!
July 4 Backyard Fourth! Our fireworks will be held on Tuesday evening! Come celebrate Independence Day at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! Gates open at 6pm. Bring your Blanket, Chairs, Picnic Basket, Bubbles, Hula Hoops, Balls and Yard Games! This is an alcohol free event. Enjoy our great fireworks at dark! Celebrate in Maggie Valley!
July 8 & 9 Maggie Valley Summer Arts & Crafts Festival – Free event! Artists from across the Southeast sell Handmade Arts & Crafts with a variety of foods on site. Open both days 9am – 4pm.
July 14 & 15 Southeastern Gas & Petroleum Expo / Moonshine Valley F-100s / Maggie Valley Swap Meet – 8am–6pm Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday. Old Gas Station Items, Old Pumps, Signs & Tags, Toys, Car Shows!
July 21 & 22 Hillbilly Jam – Open to the public 10am – 10pm both days! Music Festival with Crafts and Food Vendors. Moonshiners of the Discovery Channel, Car & Bike Show & More! Price of admission $10 per day.
August 19 Eurofest Maggie Valley – All European Automotive Event! Automotive vendors and cars!
August 25 & 26 KKOA Icons of Hotrodding Festival – $10 – open to 1969 and older hot-rod roadsters, pickups, coupes and sedans, and all kustomized cars and trucks, and kool cruisin’ chopped-top lead-sleds. Swap Meet and Vendors, Kool Games and Contests (slow drag races, koolest cruiser contest, mini Mercury treasure hunt.
Sept 2 & 3 Maggie Valley Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show – Free Event! Saturday & Sunday, 9am – 4pm daily. Handmade Arts & Crafts, Festival Foods! Contact
September 8 – 10 Thunder in the Smokies Fall Motorcycle Rally – Largest & Oldest Rally in Maggie Valley! Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 9am-11pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Tour Rides, Vendors, Bike Show, Bike Games, Prizes, Concerts, Fire Dancers, the Latest Bikes & Products on display, Church Service and more!.
September 15 & 16 VWs in the Valley – Volkswagen Car Show & Swap Meet! Live DJ, Cash Prizes and Trophies! Open Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday from 7am – 6pm.
September 21 – 23 Maggie Valley Swap Meet / Southeastern Gas & Petroleum Expo / C-10 Nationals – $5 Admission Daily for ages 13 & up; Open Thursday & Friday from 8am – 6pm, Saturday 8am – 4pm.
October 6 – 8 2nd Annual Showdown in the Valley – Open Car & Truck Show! Friday & Saturday 8am-5pm, Sunday 8am-2pm Parts Vendors, Food Trucks, and DJ! This show is open to 2 and 4 wheel drive trucks, a wide range of cars, and motorcycles!
October 13 & 14 Vairs in the Valley – Show & Shine! Friday & Saturday with Parts Vendors, Food Trucks, and Live Band playing 50s and 60s music! Door prizes!
October 21 & 22 Maggie Valley Fall Arts & Crafts Show – Free event! Saturday & Sunday, 9am – 4pm daily. Handmade Arts & Crafts, Festival Foods! Contact
October 28 Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival! Saturday performance of bluegrass bands, music themed vendors, raffles, artist demonstrations and artwork, playground and local drinks and food!
Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County NC Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. Maggie Valley is home to Raymond Fairchild and Popcorn Sutton.
If you would like to check out some of the above events and surrounding areas Clarketon Motel in Maggie Valley NC is centrally located with affordable rates that allow you to stay longer and take advantage of all that the area has to offer.
Waynesville NC, Canton NC, Clyde NC, and Lake Junaluska NC approximately 10 - 20 minutes Asheville NC, approximately 30 minutes Dillsboro NC, Hot Springs NC, Deals Gap NC approximately 45 minutes Hendersonville NC, Gatlinburg TN, Pigeon Forge TN, and Sevierville TN approximately 45 minutes - 1 1/2 hour