Upcoming Events


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

  • Historic Jonesborough Train Show

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Historic Jonesborough Train Show will feature vendors with railroad memorabilia of all types, including model train dealers, collectors, historic railroad artifacts, and more. The show will take place at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, located at 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee. What better place to have a train show than in Tennessee’s Oldest Town!

  • Santa on the Caboose

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Chuckey Depot Railroad Museum invites all “Believers” to visit Santa on the Depot’s big red caboose on Saturday, December 21 from 3 to 6 p.m. Santa will spend time with your children and grandchildren and offer photo opportunities and a treat. Don’t miss this free event. The Southern Railway X450 is a beautifully restored

  • Town of Jonesborough News Release – Join Santa Claus at the Caboose

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Contact: Rick Chinouth chinouthhome@yahoo.com Mike Tilley wataugavalley@embarqmail.com   Join Santa Claus at the Caboose Join the Chuckey Depot Museum for Santa Claus at the Caboose on Saturday, December 2 from 3 to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and get their picture taken with him. Train ornaments will be available

  • Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Chuckey Depot hosts new exhibit “Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City” The rich railroad history of the Johnson City area will be on display in the brand new exhibit “Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City.” The Chuckey Depot Museum in Jonesborough will host a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, September 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. A special presentation on

  • The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

      The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus on Saturday, December 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and take their picture with him.   Special train ornaments will be available for a $1

  • Jonesborough: Chuckey Depot Museum Christmas Concert

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Chuckey Depot Museum will host a Christmas Concert The Chuckey Depot Museum will host a Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 13 starting at 6:15 p.m. at the McKinney Center, located at 103 Franklin Ave. Several musical groups will perform including local duo Alathea, Studio Dance, the Appalachian Irish Dance Company, Jonesborough Golden Heirs Choir,

  • Norfolk & Western Railway Exhibit at the Chuckey Depot Museum

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Norfolk & Western Railway Exhibit at the Chuckey Depot Museum The Chuckey Depot Museum will host a reception for its newest exhibit “The ‘Precision Transportation’ of the Norfolk and Western” on Saturday, September 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The exhibit features memorabilia from the N&W including dishes, lanterns, switch locks and more. Models of N&W locomotives in O-scale will also be displayed. The Chuckey

  • National Train Day Celebration

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    All aboard! The Chuckey Depot Museum will be celebrating National Train Day on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society member, Brad McCroskey, has created a special audio visual program about trains around the United States. The program will be approximately 30 minutes long and run every half

  • Chuckey Depot Museum: Railroad Pop Culture Exhibit

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Chuckey Depot Museum in Jonesborough will host a reception for its newest exhibit “Good Morning, America, How Are Ya?: Railroad Americana, A Pop Culture Phenomenon” on Saturday, March 5 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The railroad has been a part of American history, culture and society since the mid-1800s. It has worked its way into books, music, toys, clothes, movies and art. The

  • Chucky Depot Museum: Santa Claus Visit

    Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus on Saturday, December 18 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and take their picture with him. Special train ornaments will be available for a $1 donation to the museum. All