A display of flour corn won a blue ribbon in the Young Adult Agriculture Division for Jalen Motola at last year’s Cherokee Indian Fair. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather)
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Parade Day
9am – Line-up for parade (people can start bringing in their floats.)
2:30pm – Parade Judging
4pm – Parade starts
6pm – Opening Prayer at Fairgrounds
6:05pm – Presentation of Colors, National Anthem (Cherokee Chamber), Cherokee Anthem (Miss Cherokee)
6:15pm – Welcome speeches by Principal Chief Patrick Lambert and Vice Chief Richard G. Sneed, Tribal Council recognition and speeches
6:20pm – Recognition of Grand Marshals
6:30pm – Warriors of Anikituwah
6:45pm – Baily Mtn. Cloggers
7:15pm – Kenya Safari Acrobats
7:45pm – Cherokee Chamber Singers
8pm – Miss Cherokee pageant
10pm – Gates close
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Children’s Day
9am – Gates and Exhibit Hall open, present colors and prayer
10am – Wristbands for rides
10am – Archery begins at UNITY Field
10am – Ron Lighty
10:15am – Baby Crawling Contest
10:30am – Kenya Safari Acrobats
11am – Lunch
11:30am – Ron Lighty
12pm – Rides begin
12pm – Kenya Safari Acrobats
2pm – Kenya Safari Acrobats
2:30pm – Longest Hair Contests
3pm – Youth Stickball (6-9) at Fairgrounds
4pm – Youth Stickball (10-12) Big Cove vs Wolftown at Fairgrounds
5pm – Barefoot McCoy
6pm – Little Miss Cherokee pageant
8pm – Teen Miss Cherokee pageant
9:30pm – Lip Sync Contest for Youth (12-16)
11pm – Gates close
Thursday, Oct. 6
Elder’s Day
9am – Gates and Exhibit Hall open
9:15am – Presentation of colors
9:45am – Elders stories and tales
10:15am – Oklahoma Choctaws
11am – Alfred and Mable
11:30am – Lunch
12:45pm – Drawings
1pm – Bingo
2pm – Will Hayes Band
3pm – Daniel Tramper Dancers
3:40pm – Youth Stickball (10-12) Big Cove vs Wolftown at Fairgrounds
4:40pm – Elder’s Stickball, Big Cove vs Stony, at Fairgrounds
6pm – Men’s Stickball, Big Cove vs Hummingbirds, at UNITY Field
7pm – Junior Miss Cherokee pageant
9pm – Lip Sync (17+up)
10pm – Gates close
Friday, Oct. 7
Veteran’s Day
11am – Gates open
11am – Veteran’s Lunch
11am – Swain High School Orchestra
12pm – Opening Ceremony
12:10pm – Invocation
12:15pm – Principal Chief Patrick Lambert
12:20pm – Guest Speaker Niles Aseret
12:40pm – Quilts of Valor
1pm – Drill Team and Ceremony by Swain High School’s Air Force JROTC
1:30pm – Drill Team and Ceremony by Cherokee High School’s Army JROTC
2pm – Wings of SOAR/Birds of Prey
3pm – Honors Recognition for CIPD, CFD, CEMS, and CEM
3:40pm – Youth Stickball (6-9) Wolfetown vs Big Cove at Fairgrounds
5pm – Killed in Action honoring for SGT. John Burgess (U.S. Army) and PFC John Edward Oocumma (U.S. Army)
5:30pm – Men’s Stickball, Big Cove vs Wolftown, at UNITY
6pm – Vietnam Veteran’s Memories
7pm – What is a veteran?
7:30pm – Traditional Dress Fashion Show
8pm – Closing Ceremony
8:15pm – Angel Flight
8:30pm – EBCI KIA Roll Call
8:45pm – Sounding of Taps
8:50pm – Closing remarks
9pm – Osceola Boys
11pm – Gates close
Saturday, Oct. 8
Community Day
9am – Sign-up for Archery and Blowgun
10am – Archery and Blowgun at UNITY Field
11:30am – Community prayer
12pm – Wood chopping
12:30pm – Hammer Throw
1:15pm – Relay
2pm – Tug-of-War (Man vs. Man)
2:45pm – Men’s Stickball, Hummingbirds vs Wolftown, at UNITY Field
4pm – Youth Stickball (13-17) Big Cove vs Wolftown at Fairgrounds
5pm – Principal Chief’s Community Day Contest
6pm – 42/Coldplay Tribute
7:30pm – Lip Sync Finals (17+up)
9pm – Kentucky Headhunters
10:30pm – Pretty Legs
11:30pm – Fireworks
12pm – Gates close
