Upcoming Events


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

Jonesborough: Christmas Parade

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

The Town of Jonesborough is excited to host the annual lighted nighttime Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 9 at 6 p.m. in downtown Jonesborough. Folks of all ages will gather along Boone and Main Streets in anticipation of the arrival of floats, bands, classic cars, dancers and Santa Claus as they make their way downtown. This year’s theme is “Spirit of Christmas”. As one

8th Annual Chocolate Fest

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Jonesborough Area Merchants & Service Association (JAMSA) will host the eighth annual Chocolate Fest as a two-day festival on Friday, February 10 through Saturday, February 11. Dates and times include Friday, February 10, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets will be sold in packs of 10 for $20 and need to be purchased in advance. Early ticket pick-up will begin Monday,

Jonesborough Days Festival

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Tennessee’s Oldest Town is excited to host the 2022 Jonesborough Days Festival on July 2 and July 3. This event includes family activities, live music, handmade local crafts, a patriotic parade and fireworks.   Admission to the festival is free and open to the public. The festival hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 2 and 12

Jonesborough Arbor Day Celebration

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

The Town of Jonesborough and the Tree and Townscape Board will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting and distribution event on Friday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at the future Jonesborough School site, located at 720 North Cherokee Street. A River Birch will be planted to commemorate the event. Attendees are asked to park along Thompson Meadow Lane, along the south side of the school site. "Arbor Day

Ghoulish Goodies Trick-Or-Treating

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Jonesborough hosts trick-or-treating event, Ghoulish Goodies   The Washington County Library has teamed up with the Jonesborough community for a second year to bring back Ghoulish Goodies, a month long trick-or-treating event in downtown Jonesborough. Participating businesses in downtown Jonesborough will have codes displayed in their windows​, and these codes will be changed every Wednesday through October 24. Each code​equals

Ghoulish Goodies

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

The Town of Jonesborough is preparing for different Halloween events in the month of October including ​Ghoulish Goodies, Jack-o-lantern Drive Thru and a Drive-In movie featuring “Disney’s Hocus Pocus”. ​  Ghoulish Goodies The Washington County Library has teamed up with the Jonesborough community for a second year to bring a virtual ​trick-or-treating alternative to the Haunts and Happenings event.

Jonesborough: 24th Annual Garden Gala (Virtual)

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Jonesborough’s 24th Annual Garden Gala Transitions to Virtual Garden Tour This year you will have the opportunity to virtually browse around a few of the most elegant gardens in Historic Jonesborough. Steal some landscaping ideas to use at home after your watch the Virtual Tour, which will debut on Saturday, June 6th at 10 a.m.

Jonesborough: Roaring Twenties Contra Dance

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Historic Jonesborough Dance Society to Host Roaring Twenties Contra Dance The Historic Jonesborough Dance Society welcomes the  “Riverdale” contra dance band from Knoxville. They will perform at the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street on January 18, 2020 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The dance will be led by caller, Nick Boulet, from Greensboro, NC. Admission

Jonesborough Third Thursday

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Jonesborough’s Third Thursdays Main Street Jonesborough’s next Third Thursday will take place on July 18th from 5 to 8 p.m. Discover unique finds at the many shops, explore museums and grab dinner or a tasty treat from one of the eateries or confectionaries. This family-friendly and open-to-the-public event takes place on the third Thursday of

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A Victorian Christmas

Jonesborough Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Can you imagine life more than a hundred years ago? In our lifetimes, technology has boomed, information travels faster than transportation and if we can want it, many of us can have it. And for some, Christmas becomes the fastest, and in many instances, the most hectic of times.   But there is a way

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