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Canton Labor Day Festival

Date: Sept 06 - Sept 07, 2026

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Canton Labor Day Festival

Canton's Labor Day festival began in 1906 as a celebration of the Western North Carolina worker whose grit and fierce determination led to the construction of the Champion Fibre Company paper mill that would persevere through a great depression, two world wars, and two buy outs.

Canton is home to one of longest-operating mills in the United States and is uniquely positioned adjacent to a downtown. Like the mill, the Canton Labor Day Festival has not missed a beat. Every year the mill workers and broader community celebrate the festival, continuing Canton's bragging rights of hosting the longest-running Labor Day festival in the south.

Visit downtown Canton and experience a living, breathing manufacturing town with unmatched authenticity and pride. Celebrate Canton's unique manufacturing legacy and all things made in Western North Carolina!

For more information:
828-648-2363
www.cantonlaborday.com

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Canton Labor Day Festival

Sept 06 - Sept 07, 2026