GrahamCountyHeritageFestival

Cherokee Language Summer Course students recite the Pledge of Allegiance Saturday at the Graham County Heritage Festival. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Cherokee Language Summer Course students recite the Pledge of Allegiance Saturday at the Graham County Heritage Festival. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Festival continues rebound

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Robbinsville – Stop a local on the street and ask how many vendors used to adorn the courthouse square for the Graham County Heritage Festival. In response, their adulation and memories will simply flow.
Six-year-old contestant Ryder Fortenberry worked hard to finish the watermelon-eating contest, held as part of the Graham County Heritage Festival on Saturday. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Six-year-old contestant Ryder Fortenberry worked hard to finish the watermelon-eating contest, held as part of the Graham County Heritage Festival on Saturday. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Festival returns after COVID hiatus

Charlie Benton
Saturday, July 10, 2021
Robbinsville – Graham County’s largest festival returned with a bang this year, after a yearlong hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered on Courthouse Square in Robbinsville for the annual Graham County Heritage Festival.