10th Annual
Cherohala Skyway Festival
October 24, 2026
skywayfestival.com
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary Of The Opening Of The Cherohala Skyway!
At The Charles Hall Museum
2nd Saturday -April - October
10 AM - 2 PM
Tellico Plains Cars & Coffee @ The Charles Hall Museum is gearing up for another season! Dates and times are the second Saturday of the month from April-October from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Bring all makes and models of cars, trucks, jeeps or motorcycles to the area behind the Hall Museum at 10 a.m. for a fun time with fellow vehicle owners!
Grab a free cup of coffee or a bite to eat with our food truck vendor, TK Grill & BBQ. There will be live music many months including our local Mountain Music String Band!
The facilities, restrooms and parking at the Hall Museum are handicap accessible! You will enjoy the many local and Appalachian history displays at the museum and a video on the history of the birth of the Cherohala Skyway! Lots of shopping at our two gift shops will satisfy all members of the family!
A limited number of pop-up vendors will be accepted for each date. If you are interested in being a pop-up vendor or a musician for Cars & Coffee, email charleshallmuseum@hotmail.com or Facebook message the Charles Hall Museum and Heritage Center. Weather permitting, we look forward to seeing you soon! ! Check the event, Tellico Plains Cars & Coffee at Charles Hall Museum, Facebook page for monthly updates!
GREAT TELLICO HISTORY DAY – AMERICA 250
As part of the Charles Hall Museum and Heritage Center’s America’s Semiquincentennial events, experience 18th-century history come to life on Saturday, June 20, from 10 AM–3 PM at the Charles Hall Museum and Heritage Center.
In partnership with the Tennessee Trail of Tears Association, Great Tellico History Day – America 250 will highlight the time period from the American Revolutionary era through the Cherokee Forced Removal in 1838. There will be Cherokee and early settler living history camps, Cherokee storytelling, Cherokee and mountain music, art, needlework, basket making, blacksmithing, wood working, games and an 1800s Period Dress Pageant with Prizes! Cherokee and early settler demonstrators will offer handmade items for sale.
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians—our neighbors in western North Carolina and one of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes in the United States—will be among the living history camps. These thriving communities represent a living culture, not just a distant past.
The Tennessee Trail of Tears Association will host a short meeting, a Monroe County Trail of Tears sign dedication and provide an informational booth featuring the Removal history. Visitors can learn more about the Trail of Tears routes that passed through our area and the resilience of the Cherokee people before, during, and after forced removal.
History is alive and well—inside and outside the museum—and we can’t wait to welcome you!
The Hall Museum is a certified National Park Service National Trails interpretive center for the Trail of Tears.
Food trucks will be on site. Admission and parking are free for the event. Admission to the Hall Museum is always free.
For more information visit charleshallmuseum.com, Great Tellico History Day America 250 Facebook page or email charleshallmuseum@hotmail.com. More information and to sign up for the 1800s Period Dress Pageant, click here:
Funded in part under an agreement with state of TN administered by the Tennessee Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial.
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