Category Archives: Area Events

7th Annual HearthScares Halloween Ball at James White Fort on October 27. Serving up tricks and treats, this annual event helps support Knoxville’s first home. The Fort was restored and opened to the public in 1970 by the City Association of Women’s Clubs. Today more than 10,000 visitors tour the Fort each year and experience

The 2nd Townsend Grains and Grits festival on Nov 4 will be hosting the “East” region celebration of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail as a special event on the Friday evening prior to the festival day. Grains and Grits celebrates the history of spirits in Appalachia, gourmet cuisine, and live entertainment all served up with southern

Cherokee Lake Users Group, a 501 c3 organization and students from Carson Newman University’s Operation InAsMuch will be teaming up on Saturday, Nov 4 to host a clean-up of the islands and shorelines on Cherokee Lake. Cherokee Lake was just named to the 100 Best Bass Lakes list and is a favorite lake for fisherman,

Appalachian Arts and traditional crafts will be on display and sale at the Foothills Art Guild’s annual Fine Arts Craft Show to be held November 17-19 at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville. This event has been designated as a TOP 20 Event for 2 consecutive years by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top Twenty destination!

“Momentum is building for the 2nd. Annual Cherohala Skyway Festival to be held Saturday, October 28,2017 at the Charles Hall Museum & Charles Hall Field in Tellico Plains,” states President of the board of directors for the Charles Hall Museum and event coordinator, Pam Hall Mathews. Admission and parking are free. The festival hours are

There’s just something about a hot air balloon that makes everyone stop and stare. Those vibrant colors, and the way they quietly float above the earth. And when you combine hot air balloons with Tennessee wine… now that’s something to celebrate!