Upcoming Events
From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
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Long Journey Home
Long Journey Home is Johnson County’s Heritage Arts and Music Celebration. Each year this tiny mountain town comes to life with stories and songs that honor the iconic Old Time mountain music style that shaped country music as we know it. The three-day festival spans Labor Day Weekend August 29th, 30th, and 31st. This very |
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Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult \ $8 Seniors 65+ \ $8 Veterans & Active Military \ $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home |
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Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult \ $8 Seniors 65+ \ $8 Veterans & Active Military \ $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel |
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Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel
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Tours of Fort Watauga* Saturday, September 6 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Cost: Free Join Ranger Taylor for a free tour of Fort Watauga! Learn the story of why the fort was built, step inside one of the fort’s cabins, learn about the siege of the fort in summer of 1776, and discover the original |
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Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site |
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Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. Location: In-person at Birthplace of Country Music Museum; virtual via YouTube Cost: Free and open to the public Join us on Tuesday, September 9 for a Speaker Session with Emily Hilliard. In this Speaker Session, folklorist Emily Hilliard talks about the future-focused and collaborative approach to cultural work she explores in her |
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Knot A Problem* Wednesday, September 10 6:30 PM Cost: $5 Max participants: 10 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield for a crash course in useful knots helpful for camping, hiking, and general utility in a thousand different applications. Learn what makes a knot functional, the most versatile knots Ranger Taylor uses the |
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Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site |
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Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel |
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Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site
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Tomahawk Workshop* Saturday, September 13 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Cost: $15.00 Max participants: 7 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Discover the unique skill of 18th century tomahawk throwing by joining Ranger Jason Davis for a hands-on tutorial. We will discuss topics such as why the tomahawk was an important tool on the early American frontier and |
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Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel |
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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
The 2025 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion schedule is here, and it’s packed with powerhouse performances all weekend long. PLUS, single day passes are on sale now! Friday kicks off strong with Australia's The Teskey Brothers and the soulful Joy Oladokun. On Saturday, the lineup sours with the debuts of the ever-magnetic Lukas Nelson, crowd-rocking outfit Shane Smith & The Saints, and the endlessly Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site |
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Sons of the American Revolution: Gathering at Sycamore Shoals Saturday, September 20 10:00 AM Cost: Free As part of the Overmountain Muster, Join the Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution at Fort Watauga in honor of the Overmountain Men and their victory over loyalist forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The 245 th Muster of the Overmountain Men brings Revolutionary War to life at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park! The year was 1780, and the American Revolution was now in its fifth year. Charleston had fallen to the British, American forces had crumbled at the battle of Camden, and things were looking very bleak for the cause of |
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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Muster of the Overmountain Men brings Revolutionary War to life at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park! The year was 1780, and the American Revolution was now in its fifth year. Charleston had fallen to the British, American forces had crumbled at the battle of Camden, and things were looking very bleak for the cause of
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Flint and Steel Fire Starting Demo Sunday, September 21 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Cost: Free How would you make a fire without the modern conveniences of a lighter or matches? Join Ranger Jason Davis on the back porch of the Visitor Center to discover the fundamental 18th century skill of flint and steel fire |
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Prices $5 Adults Ages 13+ $1 Children Ages 12 and under Prices for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM › Overview Duration1.5 Location - 200 Hyder Hill Rd PINEY FLATS, TN US 37686 Activity Details 📖 Historic Narrative: At 7:00 PM, immerse yourself in the captivating story of local settlers and farmers who boldly fought to secure their |
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OVTA Watauga River Crossing Thursday, September 25 2:00 PM (approximate time) Cost: Free Members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association have recreated the historic march to King’s Mountain since 1975. On September 25, marchers will cross the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals, just as the Overmountain militia crossed 245 years ago. Event is dependent on Muster of the Overmountain Men brings Revolutionary War to life at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park! The year was 1780, and the American Revolution was now in its fifth year. Charleston had fallen to the British, American forces had crumbled at the battle of Camden, and things were looking very bleak for the cause of
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Campaign to Kings Mountain Lanternlight Tour* Thursday, September 25 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Cost: $10.00 Max participants: 15 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Experience a unique guided lantern light walk on the anniversary of the historic river crossing of the Overmountain Men! Join Ranger Jason Davis for this special lantern light interpretive walk through Fort |
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Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel
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Colonial Tavern Night Friday, September 26 7:00 PM Cost: $20 Max participants: 8 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Step into an 18th Century tavern with Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield to enjoy candlelit games, historic drinks (non- alcoholic!), fiddle music, and stories as told in frontier taverns. Learn why the tavern was a crucial component of the |
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Kingsport, TN – Autumn is arguably the most beautiful time of year in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, and Exchange Place Living History Farm gives it the welcome it deserves with its annual Fall Folk Arts Festival. Always eagerly anticipated, this year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 27, from 10 am until 5 Sabine Hill Guided Tours September 5, 7, 11, 13, 19 & 27 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site
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Saturday, September 27 3:30 AM – 4:00 PM Cost: Free Unplug and join Ranger Jason Davis for a half hour of fun in the fort! Life on the frontier 250 years ago required plenty of hard work but there was also time for games. Enjoy learning how 18 th century games evolved from ordinary objects |
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Kingsport, TN – Autumn is arguably the most beautiful time of year in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, and Exchange Place Living History Farm gives it the welcome it deserves with its annual Fall Folk Arts Festival. Always eagerly anticipated, this year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 27, from 10 am until 5 Carter Mansion Guided Tours September 4, 6, 12, 18, 26 & 28 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel |
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