Upcoming Events
From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
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BTE Labor Day Footbrake Challenge
BTE Labor Day Footbrake Challenge Thursday, September 3 - Sunday, September 6, 2026 The BTE Labor Day Footbrake Challenge returns at Bristol Dragway September 3- 6, 2026. Featuring 3 $15,000-to-win races, this weekend with be an action-packed experience for footbrake racers. The best footbrake racers in the country are set to duke it out for life-changing big checks in this historic bracket race. |
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Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival and Games
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Senior Softball World Series
Johnson City is once again welcoming senior softball athletes from across the country as Winged Deer Park prepares to host the 2026 International Senior Softball Association (ISSA) Senior Softball World Series from September 9-13. The five-day tournament will bring competitive senior softball action to Northeast Tennessee, with 44 teams from 13 states competing across |
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Runners from across the region will converge in Johnson City on Saturday, September 12, for the third annual Iron Mountains Invitational, a growing cross country event that brings elementary, middle school, and high school athletes together for a full day of competition at Winged Deer Park Lakefront. Hosted by Visit Johnson City in partnership |
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UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics and Bush's Beans 200 Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:00 PM 10:00 PM NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series FS1 The Trucks and ARCA are back at Bristol for a no-holds-barred doubleheader. Loud, fast, and not for the faint of heart. OPENING ROUND of the Truck Series CHASE |
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Food City 300
Food City 300 and Nobody Trashes Tennessee Qualifying & Nobody Trashes Tennessee Pole Qualifying Friday, September 18, 2026 7:30 PM 10:00 PM NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series CW This is where the real fans show up. The 3rd Round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series CHASE is on, and the smart money’s already in. Grab a Weekend This September, Bass Pro Shops Night Race Weekend at Bristol will deliver even more excitement as two days of live professional wrestling come to the Fan Zone ahead of the iconic night races. A trio of Sullivan County Tourism partners, including Visit Kingsport, Explore Bristol, and the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association, have teamed up to |
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Bass Pro Shops Night Race Saturday, September 19, 2026 7:30 PM 10:00 PM NASCAR Cup Series USA Network Listen up, America: the Night Race is comin’ back to Bristol in 2026, right when THE CHASE returns to NASCAR. This ain’t just a race — it’s a rite of passage. The crowd will be there because everyone else is, and |
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Vols Vs Longhorns with Xul Brewing + Margin Madness
OUR BIGGEST VOLS WATCH PARTY OF THE YEAR! TENNESSEE vs. TEXAS faces off in the Vols toughest test of the season on one of our biggest events days of the year.Two of the biggest names in college football. Saturday, September 26 We’re going BIG for this one. Come watch the Vols take on the Longhorns |
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RAD Fall Fling
RAD Fall Fling presented by Strange Engineering Tuesday, September 29 - Saturday, October 3, 2026 This 17th annual event returns to Bristol in 2026, known as the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling, invading Thunder Valley with the best big money bracket racers in the country competing for some of the biggest payouts in drag racing. Scheduled |
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