Events

Welcome to the Fire Mountain Inferno mountain bike event in Cherokee, North Carolina, recognized as the Best Mountain Bike Race in the annual Best of the Blue Ridge survey by...

Join us for an evening celebrating you: our members! Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, refreshments, and conversation at this exclusive after-hours event. Not a member of the Museum of the Cherokee People? Join today via https://motcp.org/support-motcp/. RSVP to Development Specialist Jeremy Hyatt (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) at [email protected], by May 16.

Enjoy the very first look at MotCP's new exhibition 'ᏗᏓᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᏆᏟ Didanisisgi Gadagwatli: A Showcase of Pottery from the Mud Dauber Community Workshop at Museum of the Cherokee People,' featuring work by emerging Cherokee potters. For one night only, support the artists directly by shopping at a pop-up market. An exhibition of work by students...

Join us as we celebrate our valued guests, present and future, to reminisce and actively partake of the amenities Cherokee has to offer.

Spend the long weekend with the boys: rainbow, brook, golden, and brown. With your $15 entry fee and a two-day ($17) fishing permit, covering both tournament days, you can compete...

Date: May 25th & 26th, 2024 Gates Open at 6 p.m. Rodeo Starts at 7 p.m. Between the Broncos that will be busted, the bulls that will be bucking, to...

Books on the Boundary: A Museum of the Cherokee People Reading Circle meets in the Museum Store to discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Mi'kmaq and settler ancestry). New in 2024,...

Experience the vibrant celebration of the 4th of July Powwow in Cherokee, NC, where tradition and culture come alive. Hosted within the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...

Celebrate Independence Day in Cherokee, NC, with a spectacular display of fireworks lighting up the night sky! Join the community for an unforgettable evening of patriotic festivities as vibrant bursts...

This tournament honors Tim Hill, a long-time employee at our very own trout hatchery who sadly passed too soon. A number of years ago, Cherokee’s Fisheries & Wildlife Management Division...

Since 2022, Museum of the Cherokee People’s “The Way We” events have been an opportunity for the Museum of the Cherokee People to honor and highlight Native pop culture and...