Foxfire Heritage Days is back June 5 and 6 for its 18th year!
For two days, the Foxfire village will be full of demonstrators sharing the skills, stories, tools, foodways, music, and hands-on Appalachian traditions that have shaped life in this region for generations.
This is not a booth-style event. Demonstrations are spread throughout the historic village, inside and around the cabins, porches, forge, fire areas, and grounds. Visitors can walk the village, hear the forge, smell what is cooking, ask questions, watch traditional skills up close, and spend the day exploring.
You’ll find blacksmithing at the forge, black powder rifle history, pottery on the wheel, butter in the churn, woodstove cooking, open-fire cooking, weaving, spinning, felting, flintknapping, basketry, poplar bark folding, chair caning, coppersmithing, moonshine history, instruments, walking sticks, woodcarving, soap making, children’s activities, live music, and barbecue from Blue Hound Barbecue.
Families can also visit the Children’s Village, where children can try hands-on activities, ask questions, make something, and have room to move around.
Event details
Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Foxfire Village Museum + Mercantile
98 Foxfire Lane, Mountain City, GA
706-746-5828
Admission: $20 adults · $15 seniors 62+ · $10 ages 11–18 · $5 ages 6–10 · free for ages 5 and under
Timed events
Friday, June 5
11:00 a.m.
Black Powder Rifles with Coley Cooper
Warwoman Area
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Jake McCrackin
Weavers Cabin Porch
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Gospel Family
Pavilion
12:45 to 1:30 p.m.
Jake McCrackin
Weavers Cabin Porch
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Gospel Family
Pavilion
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Arrow Making with Jim Enloe
Moore House
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
3 String Players
Weavers Cabin Porch
3:00 p.m.
Black Powder Rifles with Coley Cooper
Warwoman Area
Saturday, June 6
11:00 a.m.
Black Powder Rifles with Coley Cooper
Warwoman Area
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Jake McCrackin
Weavers Cabin Porch
12:45 to 1:30 p.m.
Jake McCrackin
Weavers Cabin Porch
1:00 p.m.
Book signing with Patricia Kyritsi Howell, author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians, Second Edition
Mercantile
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Arrow Making with Jim Enloe
Moore House
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
3 String Players
Weavers Cabin Porch
3:00 p.m.
Black Powder Rifles with Coley Cooper
Warwoman Area
Food
Blue Hound Barbecue will be serving food both days.
Book signing
Patricia Kyritsi Howell, author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians, Second Edition, will be in the Mercantile during Heritage Days on Saturday, June 6 at 1 p.m.
Her book is a beautiful guide to the native plants of our region, filled with color photographs, plant descriptions, traditional uses, harvesting guidance, and thoughtful information for anyone interested in the Southern Appalachians, plant traditions, and the living world around us.
Friday demonstrations
Arrow making: Jim Enloe, 2–3 p.m.
Basketmaking: Cleto Montelongo + Becky Watty
Basket weaving: Paula Puckett
Black powder rifles: Coley Cooper, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Blacksmithing: 14 blacksmiths, Joe Williams, Wind Chapman
Butter making: Mary Waldrop
Chair caning: David Russell, Joe Luke
Children’s activity: morning and afternoon
Cooking: David Grist, Linda Roberson, Mike Charnoky
Flintknapping: Jim Enloe
Gunmaking: Joe Williams
Instruments: Les Barnett
Moonshine demonstration: David Banks
Music: Jake McCrackin, Gospel Family, and 3 String Players
Poplar bark folding: Andrew Lee
Pottery: Georgann Lanich
Soap making: Miss Jenny’s Soaps
Spinning and felting: Kelly Coldren
Walking sticks: Isabel King
Weaving: Sharon Grist
Woodcarving: Brian Ledford
Woodstove cooking: Tommy Waldrop
Saturday demonstrations
Arrow making: Jim Enloe, 2–3 p.m.
Basketmaking: Cleto Montelongo + Becky Watty
Basket weaving: Paula Puckett
Black powder rifles: Coley Cooper, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Blacksmithing: 14 blacksmiths, Joe Williams, Wind Chapman
Butter making: Mary Waldrop
Chair caning: David Russell, Joe Luke
Children’s activity: Anne Pledger, Ellen Hendrix
Cooking: David Grist, Mike Charnoky, Sharon Stiles
Flintknapping: Jim Enloe
Gunmaking: Joe Williams
Instruments: Les Barnett
Moonshine demonstration: David Banks
Music: Jake McCrackin and 3 String Players
Poplar bark folding: Andrew Lee
Pottery: Georgann Lanich
Small engines: Kevin + Bill Fountain
Soap making: Miss Jenny’s Soaps
Spinning and felting: Kelly Coldren
Walking sticks: Isabel King
Weaving: Sharon Grist
Woodcarving: Brian Ledford
Woodstove cooking: Tommy Waldrop
Parking
Additional parking and a shuttle to the museum will be available at Blue Heights Baptist Church on Cross Street. Please follow event parking signs when you arrive.
Accessibility
Foxfire is a historic mountain village with steep, uneven paths and original buildings, so not every site is wheelchair accessible. Visitors with mobility needs are welcome to call ahead at 706-746-5828 or ask staff at the Mercantile when they arrive so we can help plan the easiest route.
Pets
Pets are welcome, but must be well-behaved and on leashes.
Visit the Mercantile
Before you leave, stop by the Mercantile. Every Foxfire Book, piece of Foxfire merchandise, and local artisan item purchased helps support our nonprofit and keeps this work going.
Thank you to our Supporters
This Foxfire fundraiser is proudly supported by:
City of Mountain City
Arbitter Animal Hospital
Blue Heights Baptist Church
Blue Hound Barbecue
Chick-fil-A Clayton
Cofield Outdoors, LLC
Dillard House
Hunter Funeral Home
Jeff Hunter Electric Inc
Laurel of Northeast Georgia
Lifepoint Medical – Dr. Beck
McClain & Sons Excavating LLC
Mountain City Church of God
Osage Farms
Poss Realty
Rabun Neighbors
Reeves Ace Hardware
Rotary Club of Clayton
Veronica’s Cafe
*Events and demonstrations are subject to change.
