2022 CHEROKEE INDIAN FAIR SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCT 4 – PARADE DAY
Tuesday Events to be held at Outdoor Stage
- 10am – Road Closure
- 2:30pm – Judging of Floats
- 4:00pm – Parade Starts
- 7:00pm – Opening Prayer (Scott Chekelelee) (Outdoor Stage)
- 7:10pm – Color (American Legion) | National Anthem (Ernestine Driver)
- 7:35pm – Welcome: Chief, Vice Chief, Council
- 7:55pm – Recognition of Grand Marshals: (Cherokee Speakers)
- 8:20pm – Miss Cherokee
- 8:35pm – Cherokee Elementary Dancers
- 9:00pm – Museum of Cherokee Dancers
- 9:30pm – Bailey Mtn. Cloggers
- 10:05pm – Storytelling & Flute (Jarett Wildcat)
WEDNESDAY, OCT 5 – CHILDRENS DAY
- 9am – Gates/Exhibit Hall Open/Archery sign-ups and contest (Unity Field)
- 10:00am – Free Bracelets begin. Lisa Hardesty Group (Set-up all day stage shows free giveaways, door prizes, etc.) (Outdoor Stage)
- 10:15am – Sign-ups for contests (Outdoor Stage)
- 10:30am – Baby crawling Contest (Outside Stage)
- 11:00am – Lunch begins: Soldiers of Truth/Turtle Race (Outdoor Stage)
- 11:15 – Robo Cars out and about on the grounds | Ax throw Boys and Lid Toss Girls (Outsdie Stage)
- 12:00pm – Rides Begin (Outside Midway)
- 12:30 – Longest Hair Contest (5-7) (Outside Stage)
- 12:45pm – Longest Hair Contest (8-12) (Outside Stage)
- 1:00pm – Longest Hair Contest (13-17) (Outside Stage)
- 2:00pm – Youth Stickball (6-9) Acquoni Expo Field BC vs WT
- 3:00pm – Youth Stickball (10-12) Acquoni Expo Field BC vs WT
- 4:00pm – Mens Stick Ball Unity Field
- 6:00 – Mens Stickball Unity Field WT vs HB
- 7:00 – Youth Dance contest (5-12) (Outside Stage)
- 8:00 – Teen Dance Contest (13-17) (Outside Stage)
- 9:30pm – Lip Sync Youth (Outside stage)
- 10:00 – Lip Sync Contest (Outside stage)
- 11:00pm – Gates Closed
THURSDAY, OCT 6 – ELDERS DAY
Elders Day Events will be held inside Exhibit Hall except for Robert Runningwolfe and Cherokee Idol
- 8:30 – Pre-Register for Corn Hole
- 9:00am – Gates Open
- 9:15am – Presentation of Colors
- 9:30am – Corn Hole Signups
- 10:00am – Corn Hole
- 10:30am – Field Events until 2:00pm
- 10:30am – Maybelle & Alfred Welch
- 11:00am – Ice Breaker Questions
- 11:30am – Lunch/Door Prizes
- 12:30pm – Door Prizes
- 1:45pm – Door Prizes
- 2:00pm – End of Field Events
- 3:00pm – Traditional Fashion Show Prizes
- 3:00pm – Youth Stickball 6-9 (Acquoni Expo)
- 4:00pm – Elders Stick Ball (Acquoni Expo)
- 6:00pm – Mens Stick Ball/ BC vs BT (Unity Field)
- 6:00-8:00 – Robert Runningwolfe (Outdoor Stage)
- 9:00pm – Cherokee Idol (Outdoor Stage)
FRIDAY, OCT 7 – VETERANS DAY
- 11:00am – Lunch; Honor Songs (Exhibit Hall)
- 11:30 – Opening Ceremony (Exhibit Hall)
- Presentation of Colors, Steve Youngdeer Post 143; National Anthem – Angela Toomey; Invocation – Chaplain Vaughn Benner, USA; POW/MIA; Welcome Message – Lew Hardin, Commander, Post 143; Welcome Message, EBCI Principal Chief Richard Sneed; Guest Speaker – Secretary Walter Gaskin, NC DMVA; Indtroduction of Special Guests; Recognition of all Veterans (Exhibit Hall)
- 12:30pm – “Brothers and Sisters like These” Stories – Steve Henderson (Exhibit Hall)
- 1:15pm – Musical Entertainment – Angela Toomey (Exhibit Hall)
- 1:45pm – Closing Ceremony (Exhibit Hall)
- EBCI Roll Call; Sounding of TAPS; Closing Prayer – Chaplain Vaughn Benner, USA (Exhibit Hall)
- 2:00pm – Retiring of Colors & Service Flags (Exhibit Hall)
- 2:00pm – Stickball Unity Field (6-9 yr olds)
- 3:00:pm – Stickball Unity Field (10-12 yr old)
- 5:00pm – Stickball Unity Field (WT vs BC)
- 5:00pm – Prep time (Outdoor Stage)
- 6:00pm – Unity Mens (BT vs Hbirds)
- 6:00pm – Thompson Boys (Outdoor Stage)
- 8:00pm – Trial By Fire Tribute to Journey (Outdoor Stage)
- 10:00pm – Finals for Cherokee Idol (Outdoor Stage)
SATURDAY, OCT 8 – COMMUNITY DAY
- 8:00am – Archery/Blowgun signups (Unity Field)
- 8:45 – 11:00am Archery/Blowgun competition (Unity Field)
- 10:00-11:00 Snowbird/Cherokee County (Old Elementary Site)
- 11:15 – 12:15 Big Cove (Outdoor Stage)
- 12:30 – 1:30pm Wolftown & Paintown (Outdoor Stage)
- 1:45 – 2:45pm Birdtown (Outdoor Stage)
- 3:00 – 4:00pm Stickball (13 – 17 yr olds Acquoni Expo)
- 4:15 – 5:15pm Sitckball (Unity Field) WT vs BT
- 5:00 – 6:30pm Sugah & the Cubes (Outdoor Stage)
- 5:30 – 6:30pm Stickball (Unity Field) Hbirds Vs BC
- 7:00 – 8:00pm Big-Y (Outdoor Stage)
- 8:00 – 10:00pm Boyz 2 Men (Harrahs Event Center)
- 10:15pm – Cherokee Idol (Outdoor Stage)
- 11:00 – 12:00pm Pretty Legs Competition (Outdoor Stage)
