Upcoming Events


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

  • Sorghum Festival

    Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TN, United States

    The Sorghum Festival will allow visitors to have the opportunity to observe sorghum cane being processed into molasses using a mule-powered mill. During the morning hours, Maggie the mule will be out turning the cast iron rollers squeezing out the delectable juices to be boiled down into molasses. Just to watch Maggie work is worth

  • Stories from the Pumpkin Patch

    Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TN, United States

    The Stories from the Pumpkin Patch will feature several storytellers from the Jonesborough International Story Tellers Guild. These storytellers will be telling tales of old folk lore, Fall time stories, and good family fables. During the daylight hours, various Fall and Halloween crafts will be available for kids. There will be various Halloween themed face

  • Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TN, United States

    Come join us for this year's iteration of our long-running American Military History Timeline. We once again return to Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site to celebrate nearly 250 years of America's military history and kick off the 2025 Veteran's Day season, complete with demonstrations, living history encampments, and our Veterans' Recognition Program

  • Visions of Christmas

    Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TN, United States

    You are invited to be our guest as the site begins the celebration of the holiday season. Experience what it was like for the various families that lived at Tipton-Haynes during the Eighteenth through Twentieth Centuries. Come see the glow of oil lamps and the smell of holiday greenery that will adorn the historic house.

  • Visions of Christmas: Dinner & Tour

    Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site 2620 South Roan St., Johnson City, TN, United States

    You are invited to be our guest as the site begins the celebration of the holiday season with this exclusive dinner and tour. Enjoy a formal catered dinner before experiencing what it was like for the various families that lived at Tipton-Haynes during the Eighteenth through Twentieth Centuries. See the glow of oil lamps and