InUSA Calendar of Annual Events
MARCH
Tennessee International Wine Festival in Knoxville
has more than 100 wineries from around the world and gourmet food
booths featuring wonderful hors d'oeuvres; 423-523-2179.
APRIL
Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community Spring Show in
Gatlinburg welcomes spring with all handmade crafts and art by Craft
Community members; 423-436-4448.
Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville has been called
"the best 17 days of Spring in America" with one festival after another
- arts and crafts, music and dance, sports and more than 60 miles of
glorious dogwood trails and fabulous garden tours; 423-637-4561.
Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in Gatlinburg is a
3-day program of conducted wildflower walks, motorcades and
photographic tours in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
423-436-1262.
MAY
Ramp Festival in Cosby is a huge
dinner-on-the-ground featuring the ramp, the "sweetest tasting, vilest
smelling plant that grows" and plenty of gospel and country music.
Don't forget the mouthwash; 423-623-5410.
Scottish Festival and Games in Gatlinburg. Grab your
kilt and join the Scots in traditional athletic and dance competitions
or sample a meat pie. Colorful parades and social events complete the
spectrum of this highland weekend; 423-442-5297.
Spring Music and Crafts Festival in Rugby features
British and Appalachian music and dancing, craft demonstrations and
sales, and walking tours of this 1880 colony; 423-628-2430.
JUNE
Arts and Crafts Festival in Lenoir City has over 225
exhibitors from over 7 states demonstrating crafts such as basketry,
pottery, jewelry, woodworking, stained glass, textiles, and food;
423-986-5820.
Sportsfest in Morristown is a week-long celebration
centered around rugby, volleyball, archery, trap shooting, 5K run, BMX
racing and other various sporting events; 423-586-6382.
JULY
Summer Craftsmen's Fair in Gatlinburg is a gathering
of more than 125 of the nation's finest craftsmen displaying,
demonstrating and selling their wares amid daily country and bluegrass
music shows; 423-436-7479.
AUGUST
Appalachian Fair in Gray is an entertaining and
educational event with livestock shows, competitive and commercial
exhibits, demo derby, ATV racing, midway rides and top-name
entertainment; 423-477-3211.
Smoky Mountain Fiddlers Convention in Loudon
features an antiques show and sale, arts and crafts festival, antique
car show, food booths and, of course, plenty of music; 423-458-4352.
SEPTEMBER
Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville is one of East
Tennessee's largest community events featuring top-name entertainment,
livestock and agricultural shows, midway rides, exhibits, contests,
fireworks and more; 423-637-5840.
Artist's Extravaganza in Knoxville features some 100
regional and East Tennessee artists, food and entertainment;
423-523-7543.
Country Market and Auction in Knoxville, on the
grounds of the Ramsey House, has demonstations of 18th century crafts,
folk art, antiques and collectibles, plant and herbal delights for
sale, and tour guides in authentic period dress; 423-546-0745.
OCTOBER
Dollywood National Crafts Festival in Pigeon Forge
celebrates the fall season in the Smokies with its oldest, largest and
only outdoor harvest festival. Craftsmen from across the nation
demonstrate the old-time skills that forged this country's backbone.
Music, food and fun; 423-428-9488.
Historic Ruby Pilgrimage of Homes in Rugy opens 16
of the British colony's private homes and public buildings for tours
amid period music, dancing and historic photographic exhibits;
423-628-2430.
Tennessee Fall Homecoming in Norris is a celebration
of the culture and heritage of Appalachia with over 400 old-time
musicians, singers, craftsmen, artisans and demonstrators of rural
pioneer activities such as boiling molasses, making lye soap and
splitting rails; 423-494-7680.
Gatlinburg Fall Craftsmen's Fair in Gatlinburg is
a gathering of more than 150 of the nation's finest craftsmen
displaying, demonstrating and selling their wares amid daily country
and bluegrass music shows; 423-436-7479.
Heritage Days in Rogersville celebrates the harvest
with music crafts, car show, quilt and needlework exhibits and 10K
race; 423-272-2186.
Kids on the Town in Knoxville is a day-long free
event geared toward children of all ages. Arts and crafts activities,
costume characters, children's entertainment, food, rides, etc;
423-523-7543.
NOVEMBER
Smoky Mountain Winterfest turns Gatlinburg, Pigeon
Forge and Sevierville into a winter wonderland of lights in animated
motion. Driving and walking tours, special events, gigantic outlet
sales and more are sure to chase away the winter blahs; 800-568-4748.
Smoky Mountain Christmas in Pigeon Forge has over
1,200,000 lights that transform Dollywood into a winter wonderland.
Special holiday food, spectacular shows and attractions highlight this
traditional old-fashioned holiday celebration. Kids of all ages will
enjoy visiting Santa's Smoky Mountain workshop; 423-428-9488.
Christmas in the City, Knoxville, celebrates
Christmas with music, exhibits, crafts, caroling, Santa Claus and a
parade; 423-523-7263.
Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community Thanksgiving Craft Show
in Gatlinburg features over 50 local artists and craftsmen in a
Christmas marketplace setting; 423-436-9214.
DECEMBER
Christmas in Old Appalachia captures the spirit of
Christmas Past in the dirt-floored pioneer cabin decorated in austere
frontier fashion, in the more gaily decorated turn-of-the-century
homestead house, or in the old log school house decorated with
ornaments made by local school children; 423-494-7680.