Guest Appreciation Festival
Description
Our annual Guest Appreciation Festival has moved to its original timing and is a celebration of all outdoor adventures!
This year’s event features:
- Live bands & Entertainment
- The Outfitter’s Store Closeout Sale Tent
- Used Gear Marketplace
- Artisan Market
- Face painting
- Halloween & Fall Family Fun
- Outdoor Adventures- last chance for rafting, ziplining, and mountain biking for the season!
You can also enjoy live music, delicious food, drinks, and riverside games in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Music Schedule:
- Friday, October 25 3-6 pm Christina Chandler-In the Backyard at Big Wesser
- Saturday, October 26 11am-2 pm Funck & Hill – Main Stage
- Saturday, October 26 3-6 pm Log Noggins – Main Stage
Dreaming of fall foliage and GAF festivities? Our cabins and lodging in Bryson City offer the perfect basecamp for your adventure. Book now and enjoy easy access to the river, trails, and all the fun GAF has to offer!
Marketplace Vendors:
FORMS ARE NOW LIVE!
Used Gear & Equipment Vendor Application
Artisan Marketplace Application
Artisan Village Applications are now closed and we are no longer accepting applications.
Applications are considered on a first-come, first-serve basis and assessed before acceptance into the event. If you are selected to participate, you must pay a $100 vendor fee to be allowed to sell at GAF. The link for payment will be sent to chosen vendors. Space is limited, and not everyone can be selected. Please do not email us about open spaces at this time.
Nantahala Racing Club – Citizen’s Race
Come join us for a fun fall citizen’s slalom race on the Nantahala River. The race is open to paddlers of all ages and the course difficulty will be novice – intermediate.
The slalom course will start just above the NOC Founder’s Bridge and end upstream of the highway bridge. The course will consist of 18-20 slalom gates and will run through the 2013 Worlds Hole. Racers are encouraged to use slalom-specific or plastic “half-slice” boats and have at least class 2 river running skills. The race will start around 12 for the first run. The second run usually starts at 1 or 1:30. Packet pickup will be the morning before the race.
Questions? Email nocevents@noc.com
