Upcoming Events
From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
Outdoors
Events
Calendar of Events
|
S
Sunday
|
M
Monday
|
T
Tuesday
|
W
Wednesday
|
T
Thursday
|
F
Friday
|
S
Saturday
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 event,
-
The Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce its annual Easter Egg Roll is returning to Allandale Mansion later this month. The free event will feature a variety of egg-citing activities along with a friendly visit from the Easter Bunny. The event will take place on the front lawn of the mansion from |
1 event,
FROG WATCH AT PHINEAS FEN
March 30th FROG WATCH AT PHINEAS FEN Celebrate the approach of Spring with a frog concert! Enjoy a wetland field trip to listen to all the frog sounds at a remote wilderness wetland. |
0 events,
|
1 event,Kingsport Parks and Recreation offering Beginner Yoga Yoga is an ancient practice that brings the mind and body together through stretching, breathing and meditation. Yoga can improve your mental health and balance, reduce stress and anxiety and is beneficial to your overall well-being. If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to improve your wellness, now |
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
1 event,Bays Mountain Park announces StarWatch, SunWatch programs Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce the return of its popular sky viewing programs - StarWatch and SunWatch. StarWatch sessions allow the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain Park’s observatories. If the weather is good, attendees can typically see star clusters, nebulous |
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
1 event,Kingsport Parks and Recreation offering Beginner Yoga Yoga is an ancient practice that brings the mind and body together through stretching, breathing and meditation. Yoga can improve your mental health and balance, reduce stress and anxiety and is beneficial to your overall well-being. If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to improve your wellness, now |
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
2 events,
-
Join Keep Jonesborough Beautiful for a Spring Litter Cleanup on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Enjoy morning coffee from Nuema Coffee, and stay after the cleanup for lunch provided by Buzzed Wings. We will also have a truck available for E‑Waste recycling, so please plan to bring any electronic waste with you to be recycled safely Bays Mountain Park announces StarWatch, SunWatch programs Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce the return of its popular sky viewing programs - StarWatch and SunWatch. StarWatch sessions allow the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain Park’s observatories. If the weather is good, attendees can typically see star clusters, nebulous |
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
1 event,Enjoy an evening under the stars, floating along the Bays Mountain Reservoir, safely from the comfort of your own kayak. It’ll be a cool and relaxing evening like no other. Bays Mountain Park is pleased to bring back the kayak stargazing program this spring. The program is an astronomy class with a twist where you’ll |
0 events,
|
1 event,Enjoy an evening under the stars, floating along the Bays Mountain Reservoir, safely from the comfort of your own kayak. It’ll be a cool and relaxing evening like no other. Bays Mountain Park is pleased to bring back the kayak stargazing program this spring. The program is an astronomy class with a twist where you’ll |
1 event,
47TH ANNUAL SPRING NATURE FESTIVAL
April 17th-19th 47TH ANNUAL SPRING NATURE FESTIVAL A weekend FULL of discovery, with talks and hikes on many nature topics, from stream life to wildlife tracking, from night skies to spring wildflowers |
2 events,Bays Mountain Park announces StarWatch, SunWatch programs Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce the return of its popular sky viewing programs - StarWatch and SunWatch. StarWatch sessions allow the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain Park’s observatories. If the weather is good, attendees can typically see star clusters, nebulous |
2 events,
47TH ANNUAL SPRING NATURE FESTIVAL
Useful Plants of Appalachia Hike Sunday, April 19 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Friday, April 24 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Cost: $5.00 Maximum of 20 participants Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield for a walk through the park grounds and trails to see and learn about useful native plants and trees. |
0 events,
|
1 event,Enjoy an evening under the stars, floating along the Bays Mountain Reservoir, safely from the comfort of your own kayak. It’ll be a cool and relaxing evening like no other. Bays Mountain Park is pleased to bring back the kayak stargazing program this spring. The program is an astronomy class with a twist where you’ll |
1 event,
EARTH DAY: WATAUGA RIVER WILDFLOWERS & CLEANUP
April 22nd EARTH DAY: WATAUGA RIVER WILDFLOWERS & CLEANUP Celebrate Earth Day on a wildflower walk at Watauga River Bluffs State Natural Area. Help take care of the earth by removing trash and invasive plants. |
0 events,
|
2 events,
Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally
This will be the 67th year that naturalists and those that love nature have been gathering at Roan Mountain for the Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally. This spring’s rally is set to be one of the finest with evening speakers, Ingrid Luffman and Lisa Benish, lunchtime activities, a lunchtime program by Cade Campbell, a lunchtime Useful Plants of Appalachia Hike Sunday, April 19 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Friday, April 24 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Cost: $5.00 Maximum of 20 participants Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield for a walk through the park grounds and trails to see and learn about useful native plants and trees. |
5 events,
-
Kick off spring with a little country swagger at the Music & Miles Half Marathon!Join us on April 25, 2026, in charming Elizabethton, Tennessee, for a toe-tappin’, boot-scootin’ good time on a smooth and relatively flat course that’s perfect for every pace. This year’s race brings a full country/western vibe—think upbeat country hits, hometown energy,
-
Celebrate Mother Earth with the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion’s Green Team plogging event! Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 Time: 9 a.m. EST Location: Axe and Ale House, 155 Moore Street, Bristol, VA 24201 Cost: Free to participate (beverages and food not included) REGISTER HERE Plogging is a community and environmentally focused way to exercise where you pick up Exchange Place Spring Garden Fair Saturday, April 25, 10 am until 5 pm Sunday, April 26, noon until 5 pm Demonstrations of springtime activities on a mid-19 th century farmstead are interspersed with thousands of plants being offered for sale with an emphasis on natives, herbs, perennials, and heirloom plants, along with garden accessories and |
2 events,
Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally
Exchange Place Spring Garden Fair Saturday, April 25, 10 am until 5 pm Sunday, April 26, noon until 5 pm Demonstrations of springtime activities on a mid-19 th century farmstead are interspersed with thousands of plants being offered for sale with an emphasis on natives, herbs, perennials, and heirloom plants, along with garden accessories and |
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
2 events,
Wilderness Survival Course
Recurring
Overview & Highlights This is for you if: You want to develop a more comprehensive foundation and greater proficiency in wilderness survival skills over two days. Despite our best efforts we may find ourselves lost or injured in the backcountry where help or rescue is not immediately available and all we have to rely on
-
Wetlands Water Park invites the community to celebrate the start of pool season with a refreshing and exhilarating Polar Plunge on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. This exciting event is free to attend and open to participants ages 8 and up. The Polar Plunge promises a morning filled with laughter, energy, and |
