Upcoming Events
From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
Historical Events
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2 events,“28th Annual Old Butler Days”. Celebrating “The Town That Wouldn’t Drown”! Old Butler Days will be held at ‘Butler Park’, Selma Curtis Road (right off Hwy. 67 W.), Butler, TN 37640. Festivities begin Friday, August 4th, at 3pm till 10pm, and run 10am-10pm on Saturday, August 5th. Join us for fun, festivities, live music, and Join us for the Bristol Screenings of Born In Bristol DATES Friday, August 4 – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 5 – 11:00 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6 – 3:00 p.m. Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Film included with Museum Admission Attendees must purchase museum admission from the link |
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Free Parking and Admission. Live Music, Food, Crafts, Car Show, Corn Hole Tournament, 5K
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Join us for the Bristol Screenings of Born In Bristol DATES Friday, August 4 – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 5 – 11:00 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6 – 3:00 p.m. Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Film included with Museum Admission Attendees must purchase museum admission from the link |
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Come join us at the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum on August 10, as we wrap up the summer schedule for History Happy Hour! Dr. Blaine Schubert from the ETSU Geoscience Department and the Gray Fossil Site will be talking about the natural history of the region. The program will be at an |
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Rag Rug Workshop Saturday, August 12th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doak House Museum. Learn three techniques for making rugs from old t-shirts and cast off fabric. Fee is $10, space is limited, please call: 423-636-8554 or email: dboyd@tusculum.edu
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Traditional Arts Workshops 2017 Our 16th year of offering unique learning opportunities taught by regional artists! Whether it be baskets, fibers, music, finely-crafted arrow points or just a better understanding of days gone by, we hope you will find something to learn and keep with you forever. A Traditional Art
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Good Times at the Inn Want to get out? Have a delicious dinner? Listen to some great music from local artist? Enjoy a drink or two? Meet a local artist? See some classic cars? Or have fun at a Davy Crockett themed get together? Well then, look no further! Friday, July 21st - Live Music |
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Roan Mountain State Park: On August 13, interpretive rangers will educate guests about the upcoming eclipse. Program starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Camp Store.
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1 event,Jacob Brown was a trader, blacksmith and gunsmith who first visited the Nolichucky River in 1771 to conduct trade with the Cherokees. Vendors from afar will be setting up to sell wares at the Crockett Days 18th Century Trade Faire. Come visit as a vendor or spectator. |
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Solar Eclipse of the Park: Meet the Elizabethton Library staff at the Elizabethton Twins field to get viewing glasses the day prior to the main event. This event is in conjunction with the Elizabethton Twins baseball game from 5-8 p.m.
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5 events,An educational and entertaining family event for the past 91 years! Competitive exhibits for Youth, Livestock and Farm and Home! Main Stage Country Entertainers each night, automotive sports in the Appalachian Arena, and local pageants and talent competitions on the Museum Stage. Midway provided by the number one midway in America - The Drew Exposition.
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Boots Off Campground and Hostel: Watch the Eclipse and have some fun paddling on Watauga Lake, with views of the mountains all around, followed by great food, good company and top it all off with a large bonfire. “The plan is for everyone to meet up at Boots Off by 10 a.m., August 21, to
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Sycamore Shoals State Park: First 125 people to show up will get a pair of viewing glasses. Learn what our ancestors in the 18th Century thought about eclipses and how they work. You may also be surprised to learn about the Moon Tree planted at Fort Watauga.
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Come experience the "Great American Solar Eclipse" with us in Downtown Jonesborough on August 21. We will be having a celestial-themed event with educational activities and live music during the span of the eclipse from 1-4 pm.
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September 23-24 : Fall Folk Arts Festival: Sept. 23 (10:00 -- 5:00) & 24th (12:00 -- 5:00). Admission $3 (12 and over) at gate. Free under 12.
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3 events,August 25th & 26th, 2016 “92nd ANNUAL FIDDLER’S CONVENTION” at Old Mill Park, Hwy. 91 Laurel Bloomery, TN 37683. Festivities begin Friday, August 25th at 3pm and last through Saturday, August 26th. Join us with your RV’s (electrical only- public restrooms) or with tent-camping for a weekend of pure MUSIC- cash prizes awarded! Meet and 
The Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia is excited to present an original, murder mystery event. Legs In a Barrel follows the twists and turns of an actual, historic murder that took place in Jonesborough in 1909. The body of a local resident was pulled from the French Broad River, and his body
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6 events,20th Annual Fort Watauga Knap-In Saturday & Sunday, August 26 & 27 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Knapping—with a “K”—has nothing to do with sleep! Knapping is the art of making stone tools, and the Knap-In at Fort Watauga is our celebration of Tennessee Archaeology Week. Watch primitive skills craftsmen make arrowheads, spear points and
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Be One of the First: Grand Opening of Kingsport Centennial Park Leave your mark on history by celebrating with family and friends on this special day The celebration will begin with a ribbon cutting and the official turning-on of the interactive water feature. Festivities include Cheerwine visiting us as they, too, are 100 this year.
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EXPLORE THINGS COME APART AT FAMILY FUN DAY FOR FREE! Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 Time: 11:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum FREE EVENT! “Things Come Apart” Mantel clock made by E. Ingraham in 1928. Component count: 59. Photograph by Todd McLellan. Take part in a Free Family Fun Day at the Birthplace of
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1 event,August 31st, September 1st, 2nd, 3rd,& 4th Annual “Long Journey Home”- Musical Heritage Mural Unveiling & Tour” Though country music may have been born in Bristol, it was conceived right here in the Mountains of Johnson County, TN! Come celebrate and honor our local musicians who, along with Doc Watson, have been credited with starting |
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