Forest Festival Day and John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet

More than 80 traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, forestry students, and entertainers gather at the Cradle of Forestry to celebrate our forests and forest heritage.  Highlights include wood carvers, weavers, a blacksmith, and the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Weedsmen's Meet, a lumberjack competition, organized by Haywood Community College.  Admission to the Cradle of Forestry for this event is $6 for ages 16 and up, $3 for youth 15 and under and America the Beautiful and Golden Age pass holders, free for children under 4 years old.