Upcoming Events


From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.

  • Screening: Glory

    Jackson Theatre 121 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Jackson Theatre, in partnership with The Heritage Alliance, continues its Celebrating America 250: 1776–2026 film series with a special screening of Glory on Friday, February 20 at 7 PM. Glory (1989) is a tribute to the Army’s first Black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, that was mustered up during the Civil War under the command of

  • Kelsey Waldon and Gabe Lee

    Jackson Theatre 121 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Jonesborough, TN — The Jackson Theatre welcomes acclaimed singer-songwriters Kelsey Waldon and Gabe Lee on Saturday, February 21 at 7pm for an intimate evening of Americana, country, and storytelling. Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). Signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records in 2019, she

  • The First and Last Town in Tennessee

    Recurring
    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The McKinney Center will debut a new play in February that is 250 years in the making. The First and Last Town in Tennessee shares stories from Jonesborough’s past and present to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial. Written by Program Manager Anne G’Fellers-Mason, the play takes the audience on a journey from 1779, the year of Jonesborough’s founding, to present day.   “The

  • The First and Last Town in Tennessee

    Recurring
    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The McKinney Center will debut a new play in February that is 250 years in the making. The First and Last Town in Tennessee shares stories from Jonesborough’s past and present to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial. Written by Program Manager Anne G’Fellers-Mason, the play takes the audience on a journey from 1779, the year of Jonesborough’s founding, to present day.   “The

  • The First and Last Town in Tennessee

    Recurring
    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The McKinney Center will debut a new play in February that is 250 years in the making. The First and Last Town in Tennessee shares stories from Jonesborough’s past and present to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial. Written by Program Manager Anne G’Fellers-Mason, the play takes the audience on a journey from 1779, the year of Jonesborough’s founding, to present day.   “The

  • The First and Last Town in Tennessee

    Recurring
    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The McKinney Center will debut a new play in February that is 250 years in the making. The First and Last Town in Tennessee shares stories from Jonesborough’s past and present to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial. Written by Program Manager Anne G’Fellers-Mason, the play takes the audience on a journey from 1779, the year of Jonesborough’s founding, to present day.   “The

  • Jonesborough’s St. Paddy’s Festival

    Downtown Jonesborough 116 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Jonesborough’s St. Paddy’s Festival returns on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., bringing a full day of Celtic festivities!  Visit with Highland Cows, try your hand at the Highland Games, explore local crafts, join in on the fun run, and enjoy live Irish music, food, and drinks.  The celebration kicks off at

  • Music on the Square Fundraiser

    McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    One of Historic Jonesborough’s most exciting summer weekend activities, Music on the Square, is starting early this year with a fundraising event at the McKinney Center in Jonesborough on Friday, March 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring local food and live music. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be provided by Main Street Café & Catering and Depot Street Brewing.   Guests will be able to