Upcoming Events
From music festivals, car races, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.
April 2021
The International Storytelling Center’s New Online Series February 25th
Storytelling Online! is our new concert series that you can watch directly from your living room. Tickets are $15 per household and available for sale through Friday at 4:30 p.m. the week of the event — and they’ll remain available for four days afterward in case you miss the show or want to watch it again. You can also purchase a special season ticket right now that includes all eight concerts for just $75.
Find out more »Jonesborough: Masterpiece Reveal
Tickets for Masterpiece Reveal are now available. This year’s event will be an in-person and online, hybrid event. Masterpiece Reveal, formally known as Masterpiece Mingle, sold out in 2018 and 2019. This year, the event will feature an exhibit of 125 works of art, and each ticket holder will receive one of these works. The artwork, which has been donated by regional artists, includes such mediums as watercolor, acrylic, ceramics, fabric art, jewelry, woodwork, and more. So, how does a…
Find out more »StoryTown Radio Show: Off the Beaten Path
This April 26 at 7 p.m., the StoryTown Radio Show takes a trip through the great outdoors as they explore East Tennessee’s wild side. Stories about the region’s beloved parks come to life as told by people like Chad Bowers, who serves as the Museum Curatorial Assistant at Sycamore Shoals State Park in Elizabethton. Meanwhile, other lesser-known gems are highlighted by Northeast Tennessee Tourism Director, Alicia Phelps, whose stories include adventures kayaking to hidden waterfalls at Wilbur Lake, bike rides…
Find out more »May 2021
Bristol Forests Rally
Welcome to the first ever Bristol Forests Rally based in Bristol, TN! For 2021, the race will be sanctioned by NASA Rally Sport and allow car, motorcycle, and SxS competitors to challenge the twisty, gnarly, and beautiful gravel trails of the Cherokee National Forest. Pull those belts tight, and get ready for racing in May 2021! WHERE – Bristol, TN – Cherokee National Forest WHEN – May 14, 2021 – May 15, 2021
Find out more »Bristol Forests Rally
Welcome to the first ever Bristol Forests Rally based in Bristol, TN! For 2021, the race will be sanctioned by NASA Rally Sport and allow car, motorcycle, and SxS competitors to challenge the twisty, gnarly, and beautiful gravel trails of the Cherokee National Forest. Pull those belts tight, and get ready for racing in May 2021! WHERE – Bristol, TN – Cherokee National Forest WHEN – May 14, 2021 – May 15, 2021
Find out more »Bristol Forests Rally 2021
Bringing the sport of performance stage rally back to the Cherokee National Forest. Check out all the details on the event including how to volunteer at bristolforestsrally.com!
Find out more »18th Annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival and Car Show
Unicoi, Tenn. -- Vendor registration is now open for the Town of Unicoi’s 18th Annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival which will be held Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Unicoi Elementary School. Eligibility requirements have been changed this year and retail vendors will now be allowed to participate alongside the handmade craft vendors. A vintage car show is another new addition planned for the festival’s return, as well as a few smaller surprises. “We’re looking forward…
Find out more »Whitewater Kayak Immersive
Spend 3 days immersing yourself in the joy of whitewater kayaking as you work with an instructor to take your paddling to the next level on one or more of the region’s beautiful rivers. Location: Varies. Options include the Nolichucky, French Broad, the Toe and other rivers in Northeast TN and Western NC
Find out more »Whitewater Kayak Immersive
Spend 3 days immersing yourself in the joy of whitewater kayaking as you work with an instructor to take your paddling to the next level on one or more of the region’s beautiful rivers. Location: Varies. Options include the Nolichucky, French Broad, the Toe and other rivers in Northeast TN and Western NC
Find out more »Whitewater Kayak Immersive
Spend 3 days immersing yourself in the joy of whitewater kayaking as you work with an instructor to take your paddling to the next level on one or more of the region’s beautiful rivers. Location: Varies. Options include the Nolichucky, French Broad, the Toe and other rivers in Northeast TN and Western NC
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Northeast Tennessee Litter Clean-Up
We've had it with litter! Join us for a day giving back to the lands we love. Choose from three locations throughout Northeast Tennessee for a litter clean up on May 22 including Elizabethton, Kingsport, and Johnson City. Clean up efforts will begin at 9 a.m. at all locations. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to sign up in advance, in order to adhere to proper COVID guidelines of social distancing, masks and gloves for participants, as well as sanitization. Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfn8KzQw1R8D7.../viewform…
Find out more »June 2021
Farm Fresh Appalachia Farm Tour
Get that sunscreen ready for our 4th annual farm tour! This year there are more activities and learning opportunities than ever. On the tour are a dairy farm that also raises cattle for beef and runs a small petting zoo, a certified organic family market farm, a cut-flower and bakery operation, a market garden and art studio, a homestead farm that has sustainable permaculture practices, a ranch where you can feed calves and ride ponies, and more. Some farms offer…
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