1. The 50th annual “Fall Festival” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3-4 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.
2. The 114th annual Cherokee Indian Fair will be held Oct. 6-10 at the Acquoni Expo Center site, located at 1501 Acquoni Road in Cherokee.
3. Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts (Franklin) will host a special stage production of “Annie Get Your Gun” at 7 p.m. Oct. 2-3.
4. The 18th annual ColorFest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in downtown Dillsboro.
5. W. Jason Miller will share his new book, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and the Birth of Black Power,” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.