The weeklong Cherokee Marble Tournament is the only holiday event held, in part, outside of Tahlequah.

Ten teams of three players each will begin double-elimination play on Monday, Aug. 27, before the holiday weekend at Clouds Creek Marble Ground north of Kansas, Okla. Play begins at 6:30 p.m. each evening. The four semi-finalists will compete for the championship on at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Cherokee Heritage Center Marble Ground.

For more information, call Dennis Snell, event coordinator, at (918) 456-4053.