PARADE: Faith Long rides in last year’s Cherokee Indian Fair Parade on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Later that night, she was crowned Miss Cherokee 2017-18. This year’s Fair kicks off with the Parade on Tuesday, Oct. 2. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather)
Tuesday, Oct. 2 (Parade Day)
9am: Line up for parade
2:30pm: Judging
4pm: Parade starts
6pm: Opening prayer
6:05pm:
– Presentation of colors;
– National Anthem;
– Cherokee Anthem
6:15pm:
– Principal Chief and Vice Chief welcome;
– Council recognition;
– Recognition of Grand Marshals,
– Grand Marshals speech
6:40pm: Warriors of Anikituhwah
6:45pm: Face of the Future Dancers
7pm: Baily Mountain Cloggers
7:30pm: Matt Tooni (Flute Playing)
7:45pm: Lori Sanders
8pm: Miss Cherokee
10pm: Gates Close
Wednesday, Oct. 3 (Children’s Day)
9am:
– Gates and exhibit hall open,
– Sign-ups for archery (Unity)
9:45am: Baby crawling contest
10am:
– Ride wristbands given out;
– Archery begins at Unity Field;
– All-day stage show
10:15am: Sign-ups for contests begins
10:30am: Greasy pig contest
11am: Lunch begins
11:30am:
– Hula hoop;
– Rock, paper, scissors
11:45am: Team obstacle course
12pm:
– Rides begin;
– Traditional Dancers
12:30pm: Longest hair contest begins
1pm: Longest hair contest ends
2pm: Youth stickball (6-9yrs) (Wolftown vs Big Cove) at Fairgrounds
3pm: Youth stickball (10-12yrs) (Wolftown vs Big Cove) at Fairgrounds
4pm: Men’s stickball (Wolftown vs Birdtown) at Unity Field
5pm: Buddy Big Mountain
6pm: Seventh Generation Dancers
6:45pm: Kenyas performance
7:30pm: Teen Miss Cherokee
9:30pm: Youth Lip Sync (12-16yrs)
11pm: Gates close
Thursday, Oct. 4 (Elder’s Day)
9am:
– Gates open
– Breakfast
9:15am: Presentation of colors
9:30am: Cornhole sign-ups
10am: Cornhole tournament
10:30am:
– Field events
– Maybell and Alfred Welch
11:30am:
– Lunch
– Door prize drawing
12:30pm: Bingo
2pm:
– Field events end
– Remember Then
3pm: Lip Sync Battle seniors
4pm: Youth stickball (10-12yrs) (Big Cove vs Wolftown) at Fairgrounds
5pm: Elder’s stickball at Fairgrounds
6pm: Men’s Stickball (Hummingbirds vs Big Cove) at Unity Field
7pm: Little and Junior Miss Cherokee
9pm: Lip Sync Battle (17yrs and up)
10pm: Gates close
Friday, Oct. 5 (Veteran’s Day)
10am:
– Gates open
– Veteran’s walk
11am:
– Veteran’s lunch
– Aunt Bee’s Jam
12:30pm:
– Opening ceremony
– Presentation of colors
– Opening prayer
– POW/MIA ceremony
– Guest speaker/Vietnam pinning ceremony
– EBCI Principal Chief
– Quilts of Valor ceremony
2pm: Wings to Soar/Birds of Prey
3:15pm: Youth Stickball (6-9yrs) (Big Cove vs Wolftown) at Fairgrounds
4:15pm: Aunt Bee’s Jam
4:30pm: Men’s stickball (Wolftown vs Big Cove) at Unity Field
5:30pm:
– Spartanburg Rifle Drill Team
– Men’s Stickball (Birdtown vs Hummingbirds) at Unity Field
7pm:
– Closing ceremony
– Angel flight
– EBCI roll call
– Sounding of TAPS
– Closing remarks
8:30pm: USO show
9:30pm: Ryan Perry Band
11pm: Gates close
Saturday, Oct. 6 (Community Day)
9am:
– Gates open
– Sign-ups for archery and blowgun
10am: Archery and blowgun at Unity Field
11am: Chief’s hour (on stage)
12:30pm: Wood chopping
1pm: Cornhole
1:30pm: Ladies hammer throw
2pm: Mens heavy throw
2:30pm: Tug-of-War
3pm:
– Relay
– Co-ed volleyball tournament sponsored by CHS volleyball team
4pm: Teen stickball (13-17yrs) (Wolftown vs Big Cove) at Unity Field
4:30pm: Cherokee language quiz bowl
5pm: Men’s stickball (Wolftown vs Hummingbirds) at Unity Field
6pm: Men’s stickball (Birdtown vs Big Cove) at Unity Field
6:30pm: Shawn Abbott Band at the stage
7:30pm: Cherokee Lip Sync finale
9pm: The Legends of Country
10:30pm: Fireworks
11pm: Pretty legs
12am: Gates close
