Events

Come join us for the Spring '24 Cruise the Smokies Rod Run! Once again we will be on the beautiful Harrahs Cherokee Casino campus! Thousands in cash giveways, Tool Box Raffle, Cooler Scooter Raffle, Vendors, Event Merchandise, Food Vendors, Music, and plenty of awesome Classics, Muscle Cars, Trucks and Hot Rods! Keep an eye out...

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 Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Scheduled to take place from May 4th to May 5th, 2024, the Fire Mountain Inferno is poised to captivate riders and...

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 for $10,000 in tagged fish within the beautiful freestone streams of Cherokee, NC; only the 2.2 miles of catch-and-release waters are excluded. Tagged fish will...

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 the rodeo clowns who are avoiding being stomped in the head by either; there will be all sorts of skilled competition & top named riders...

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, Books on the Boundary: A Museum of the Cherokee People Reading Circle is a quarterly book club that discusses the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...

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 Indians, this annual event honors Indigenous heritage with captivating dance performances and colorful regalia. Join in the festivities as dancers showcase their skills in traditional...

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 of color dance overhead, illuminating the surrounding mountains. Gather with friends and family at designated viewing areas within the Qualla Boundary to witness this dazzling...