Upcoming Events


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

  • Fall Gardening with Ben Hunter

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Fall Gardening with Ben Hunter Saturday, August 6 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Gardener extraordinaire, Ben Hunter, will be joining us to share his experiences and techniques for growing the garden of your dreams! Each program meets in the park Gathering Place. Sponsored by the Northeast Tennessee Master Gardeners.

  • 19 th Annual Elizabethton Butterfly Count

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    19 th Annual Elizabethton Butterfly Count Saturday, August 6 9:00 am Meet naturalist Don Holt at Sycamore Shoals for this day-long winged adventure across town. The morning is spent at Sycamore Shoals and the afternoon in other areas of Elizabethton. Come for all or part of the day! (there is a small fee if you

  • Carter Mansion Tours

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Carter Mansion Tour August 4, 6, 12 Adults - $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 years - $5.00; 6 and under free Tax included                                                                                         Max:  12 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Seasonal Interpreter Slade Nakoff for a tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house! Discover the secrets of this elegant frontier home and learn the

  • Sabine Hill Guided Tour   

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Sabine Hill Guided Tour July 2, 8, 10, 14, 16, 22                                                          1:00 pm Adults - $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 years - $5.00; 6 and under free Tax included                                                                           Max:  12 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Seasonal Interpreter Matthew Simerly for a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow

  • Sycamore Shoals Summer Activities

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Wednesday July 6 th 10:30 a.m. “A Chat with a Continental Soldier” –Matthew Simerly will explain the equipment of the common soldier, their daily duty, and experiences. From the clothes they wore to the food they ate, see what the men faced as they fought for our independence. Duration: 30 minutes. 2:00 p.m. “Fire starting”

  • Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park: History at Home

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Wednesday June 22nd 10:30 a.m. “How to Start a Fire with Flint and Steel” –Join Matthew Simerly in the fort as he teaches you how to build and start a fire with flint and steel just like the frontier settlers. Learn how make your fire-starting kit, a useful skill for hikers, campers, and any outdoors

  • Carter Mansion Tour

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Carter Mansion Tour June 17, 19, 23, 25 1:00 pm Adults - $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 years - $5.00; 6 and under free Tax included                                                                                         Max:  12 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Seasonal Interpreter Slade Nakoff for a tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house! Discover the secrets of this elegant frontier home

  • Sabine Hill Guided Tour

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Sabine Hill Guided Tour June 16, 18, 24, 30                                                          1:00 pm Adults - $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 years - $5.00; 6 and under free Tax included                                                                           Max:  12 Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Join Seasonal Interpreter Matthew Simerly for a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier

  • 43rd Annual Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals

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    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    The cast of Liberty! the Saga of Sycamore Shoals invites you to join them for their 43rd season of the Official Outdoor Drama of the State of Tennessee. Each year, the Fort Watauga amphitheater comes to life with the sights and sounds of the late 18 th century on the colonial frontier. Nationally significant events

  • Siege of Fort Watauga

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    On Saturday, May 21 st and Sunday, May 22 nd , Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park will host nearly 150 living history re-enactors for the 27 th annual Siege of Fort Watauga. Colonial, British, and Native re-enactors will converge at the re-created Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals to relive the days when America’s first frontier