Tennessee’s upcoming tourism news is consolidated for your convenience below. For a complete list of Tennessee events, visit
tnvacation.com/calendar.
Ongoing
East Tennessee – Norris Dam celebrates 80 years of summer fun. Boating, fishing and kayaking are just some ways Tennessee visitors can commemorate this watering hole.
Memphis – Sign up for the Scarecrow Building Contest and attend the free Scarecrow Building Seminar 10 a.m.
CT Aug. 13 at Pink Palace Family of Museums’ Lichterman Nature Center.
Nashville – Women, Art and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise opens July 29 through Nov. 6 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.
July 30
Buffalo Valley – The American Motorcycle Association’s Pro Hillclimb series returns to Middle Tennessee Dragway 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT in conjunction with Boswell's Country Roads Harley-Davidson’s H.O.G. Rendezvous.
Memphis – Try your hand at gold leafing at this weekend’s Hands-On Activity 10 a.m. to noon CT at the Metal Museum.
July 31
Jackson – The inaugural 731Day includes a Downtown Fun Run, Summer Swell Pop-Up Shop, a balloon fight and music at the Cumberland House.
Aug. 1-7
Knoxville – The exhibition Photo Recollection: 8th of August Jubilee featuring photographs by Holly Raney is on view at the East Tennessee History Center.
Aug. 2
Chattanooga – A celebration of the hundreds of farmers, artists and crafters takes place as part of National Farmers Market Week at Chattanooga Market.
Aug. 3
Nashville – Wine and a movie sound divine? Head to the Summer Movie Series: Music Biopics Night featuring “Coat of Many Colors” at 6 p.m. CT and “Coal Miner’s Daughter” at 8 p.m. CT at City Winery.
Aug. 4
Maryville – EmiSunshine kicks off the 2016 Hot Summer Nights Concert Series Thursdays through Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. ET at the Blount County Public Library.
Aug. 4-5
Nashville – Jazz guitarist Geary Moore performs 6-8 p.m. CT Aug. 4 and East Side Story brings their mix of original songs and cover tunes 6-8 p.m. Aug. 5 CT in the Frist Center Café at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.
Aug. 4–7
Jamestown – World’s Longest Yard Sale stretches for 690 miles along Highway 127 and is the subject of HGTV shows while also luring pickers like History Channel’s Mike Wolfe.
Aug. 5
Chattanooga – Visitors can discover new shark secrets with experts during Sharkfest at the Tennessee Aquarium.
Murfreesboro – Main Street’s Friday Night Live Concert features music from CJ Vaughn and Highway 58 with food vendors and more 6:30-9:30 p.m. CT on the Murfreesboro Public Square. The event is free and open to the public.
Aug. 5-6
Jackson – The 17th annual Rockabilly Music Festival features musicians from Sweden, Norway and around the U.S. Friday at The International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame and Saturday at The VFW on Airways Boulevard.
Aug. 6
Townsend – Experience a chance to see bears in their natural habitat with Kim Delozier on the Searching For Bears tour 4:30-9:30 p.m. ET in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Townsend – Join author, humorist and naturalist Sam Venable on a trip to the Little River valley, Metcalf Bottoms, Elkmont and Sugarlands departing 9:30 a.m. ET from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.
Union City – Southern Nights Festival continues with the ever-popular The WannaBeatles performing 7 p.m. CT on the Great Lawn at Discovery Park of America.
Aug. 7
Chattanooga – The finale event of Chattanooga Magazine’s Restaurant Week culminates in a live cooking competition between five local chefs at The Chattanooga Market.
Aug. 10
Nashville – A cocktail renaissance takes place with Classic Cocktails, a night of mixing, shaking, jiggering and drinking 7-9 p.m. CT at City Winery.
Aug. 10–17
Memphis – Elvis Week is the celebration of Elvis Presley’s music, movies and life at Elvis Presley’s Graceland. The event culminates in a moving candlelight vigil.
Aug. 11
Nashville – The Lockhorns: Together at Last is a play based on the hilarious newspaper comics performed Backstage at Chaffin’s Barn. Tickets are on sale now.
Aug. 12
Collierville – Movie Mania continues with a screening of Monsters University beginning at dusk at Carriage Crossing.
Franklin – Celebrate Frothy Monkey’s 12th Birthday on the 12th with a beer garden, food and drink specials, music and birthday cake beginning at 2 p.m. CT at Frothy Monkey in downtown Franklin.
Aug. 13
Henderson – Enjoy a Hatchie Canoe Float for $20 per boat at Chickasaw State Park.
Spring Hill – IMPACT Festival is a family-friendly, community festival featuring music, food trucks, free tours, horse rides and more beginning at noon CT at Rippavilla Plantation.
Aug. 14
Nashville – Netflix fans of “Making a Murderer” should attend Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang & Jerry Buting: A Conversation on Justice as the two attorneys discuss the Steven Avery case 7 p.m. CT in the James K. Polk Theater.