GUTM 2022-COVID 19

The Greening Up The Mountains Festival takes COVID 19 seriously and continues to make every effort to host a safe event. In order to increase safety, handwash stations and/or hand sanitizer stations will be placed throughout the festival areas and next to the portable toilets in the Farmer's Market Lot, booth spaces will be increased from 10 x 10 to 12 x 12 to allow more space between vendors, vendors have been requested to provide hand sanitizer within their booth spaces, and we will consult with our local Health Department regarding recommendations for the layout of the festival.  

The Jackson County Transit shuttle will be running from the Jackson County Justice Center and Jackson Plaza to the downtown festival area from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on festival day.  Rides are $1 per person.  Pets are not allowed on the shuttle, but service animals are permitted.

GREENING UP THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL

The Greening Up the Mountains Festival, now in its 24th year, is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and beverage which honor our community and local artisans. The festival is sponsored by both the Town of Sylva and the Main Street Sylva Association and will be held in historical downtown Sylva, North Carolina. The Greening Up The Mountains Festival enjoys crowds upwards 12,000 attendees and has 175 vendor booth spaces. In addition to a variety of arts, crafts, and food vendors, attendees can enjoy a 5k run, beverage arts featuring local craft breweries, and live music throughout the day.

​Be sure to visit both Main Street and Bridge Park to enjoy all the festival has to offer.

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Festival Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.​

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TWO GREAT PARTNERSHIPS
The GUTM Festival is excited to announce its continued Partnership with the Jackson County Farmers Market, located in the Town Parking Lot next to the Bridge Park Stage, and a new Partnership with the Jackson Arts Market, located in the gravel parking lot next to the Sylva Herald on Main Street.  Be sure to stop in and say hello to them on August 28.

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