Upcoming Events


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

  • Book of Mamaw

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

    Music-filled production celebrates family, faith and growing up in Appalachia Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Sunday, October 11th at 4pm for Eugene Wolf’s “Book of Mamaw”. The Book of Mamaw is a deeply personal, music-filled journey through the heart of Appalachia. When two-year-old Eugene wins a talent contest singing My Shoes Keep Walking

  • Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration

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

    The Metropolitan Opera is celebrating 20 years of its Live in HD cinema series with a special anniversary presentation at the Jackson Theatre on Saturday, September 26 at 1pm. Hosted by renowned soprano Renée Fleming, Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration looks back at two decades of Met performances on the big screen. The presentation

  • Tales of Our 250th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

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

    Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June–October and start at 7:00 pm at The Jackson Theatre,

  • Tales of Our 250th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show – The Lost State of Franklin

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

    Tales of Our 250th continues at the Jackson Theatre on September 24th. Have you ever driven down State of Franklin Road or passed State of Franklin Bank and wondered what the name was all about? Come on out to the Jackson and learn about the state that never was. The State of Franklin was the

  • Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul

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

    ACCLAIMED NEW DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CO-FOUNDER AND AMERICAN ICON $2 FROM TICKETS SOLD FOR ALL SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT THE GREGG ALLMAN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS “A timeless portrait of one of our greatest bands ever – The Allman Brothers Band. Centered around a rare and intimate interview with Gregg Allman,

  • Tales of Our 250th

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

    Tales of Our 250th continues at the Jackson Theatre on August 20th. The Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the US Constitution did not guarantee freedom to everyone in the United States. It would take the Civil War, almost 100 years later, to end enslavement in this country. At the same time there were

  • Tales of Our 250th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

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

    Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June–October and start at 7:00 pm at The Jackson Theatre,

  • The Jackson Theatre: Hitchcock Fest 2026

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

    THE JACKSON THEATRE PRESENTS HITCHCOCK FEST 2026 The Jackson Theatre will celebrate the Master of Suspense with Hitchcock Fest 2026, featuring three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock from August 13 through 19. The series includes two of Hitchcock’s best-known suspense films, Dial M for Murder and To Catch a Thief, along with the screwball comedy

  • Meet the Washington’s

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

    Jonesborough, TN – Experience the lives and legacy of George and Martha Washington at The Jackson Theatre on Saturday, August 8, with two special events featuring nationally recognized historical interpreters. The afternoon begins at 2 p.m. with Meet the Washington's, a family-friendly presentation designed to introduce audiences to the lives, personalities and legacy of George and Martha Washington. Guests will

  • La Danubio

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

    Take a culinary trip to Venezuela, and see behind the scenes of a famous pastry dynasty struggling to protect their legacy, through the eyes of multiple generations of family. Big personalities and big cakes!