Nitty Gritty Dirt Band headlines Canton festival
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.