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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band headlines Canton festival

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Glen Rose photo The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Glen Rose photo

The 112th annual Canton Labor Day Festival will be held Sept. 2-3 in Sorrells Street Park in downtown.

Live music include the following:

• Sunday, Sept. 2: Lyric (2 p.m.), McKayla Reece (3:30 p.m.), Canaan Cox (5 p.m.), Joe Lasher (6:30 p.m.) and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (8 p.m.). Admission is $10 at the gate or $8 in advance at Ingles Markets.

• Monday, Sept. 3: Vintage County (noon, 12:30 and 1:05 p.m.), Southern Appalachian Cloggers (12:20 p.m.), Green Valley Cloggers (12:50 p.m.), J Creek Cloggers (1:20 p.m.), Running Wolfe Renegades (1:30 p.m.), Cold Mountain (2:30 p.m.), Keil Nathan Smith (4 p.m.), Summer Brooke & The Mountain Faith Band (5:30 p.m.) and Balsam Range (7:30 p.m.). Admission is free.

There will also be a handcraft expo and Papertown Kids Village both days. The Mountain Gospel Experience will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Colonial Theatre. The Labor Day Parade will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 3, following by the Smoky Mountain Cruisers Classic Car Show from noon to 4 p.m.

To view a complete schedule of events, visit www.cantonlaborday.com.

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