Christmas Food Truck Rally

Allandale Mansion hosting Christmas Food Truck Rally

Allandale Mansion is starting a new holiday tradition this year by hosting a food truck rally on the grounds and offering visitor another chance to enjoy the beautiful Christmas decorations throughout the mansion and grounds.

The Allandale Mansion Christmas Food Truck Rally will be held on December 12. Mansion tours will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the food truck will be on site from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There is no cost to attend the food truck rally, but the tour prices are as follows:

• Ages 12 and up: $5 (cash only)
• Children under 12: Free

The event will also include snow machines and a visit from Santa Claus himself (courtesy of EZ Squeezy Lemonade).

The Christmas tours are self-guided and normally take around 30 minutes to an hour. The mansion will have people on hand throughout the house to answer any questions about Allandale and its history.

For the first time, tickets are available for advance purchase online. To purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/40dPefe.  You can also click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “christmas tour” in the search bar.

Allandale Mansion was built in the early 1950s and donated to the city of Kingsport in 1969 after the death of its owner, Harvey Brooks. The property includes the mansion, two barns, a picnic pavilion, two man-made ponds, the Heron Dome and a 2,000-square-foot amphitheater.

Please note, Allandale Mansion can be rented during the holidays for events and photo sessions. For more information call 229-9422.

About the City of Kingsport

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.

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