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SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE - Meet the Mountains Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join Banjo for a free weekend of outdoor fun and exploration! Meet the Mountains showcases the incredible recreation opportunities across Northeast Tennessee—all in one place. Try activities\, explore local organizations\, enjoy family-friendly adventures\, and discover new ways to stay active and connected to nature.\nBy participating\, you’re helping support our region’s growing outdoor recreation economy. Come out\, get involved\, and experience the outdoors like never before!
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/save-the-date-meet-the-mountains-festival/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Watauga Brewing Company\, 142 West Market Street\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Sports
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SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE - Meet the Mountains Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join Banjo for a free weekend of outdoor fun and exploration! Meet the Mountains showcases the incredible recreation opportunities across Northeast Tennessee—all in one place. Try activities\, explore local organizations\, enjoy family-friendly adventures\, and discover new ways to stay active and connected to nature.\nBy participating\, you’re helping support our region’s growing outdoor recreation economy. Come out\, get involved\, and experience the outdoors like never before!
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/save-the-date-meet-the-mountains-festival/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Watauga Brewing Company\, 142 West Market Street\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Sports
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SUMMARY:100th Annual Appalachian Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Farm & Home catalogs and online entries are NOW LIVE for the 2026 Appalachian Fair! This isn’t just any year… it’s our 100th Anniversary\, and we want YOU to be part of the tradition!From family recipes to handmade crafts\, garden favorites to award-winning quilts—this is your moment to shine in a century celebration!  Enter today at www.appalachianfair.com/farmhomeLet’s make history together! #AppalachianFair100 #FarmAndHome #BlueRibbon #AcenturyofFamilyFarmingFun
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/18424/
LOCATION:Appalachian Fairgrounds\, 100 Lakeview St\, Gray\, TN\, 37615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival and Games 2026
DESCRIPTION:Three days of living Highland heritage on the grounds of Tipton-Haynes. September 4\, 5\, and 6\, 2026.\nFriday\, September 4: 6:30 PM until lateSaturday\, September 5: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Highland Games start at 8:00am)Sunday\, September 6: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Kirkin Service will start at 10am)\nThe Appalachian Highland Celts welcome you back to the Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival 2026! A weekend of music\, athletics\, craft\, worship\, and clan gathering on one of the most storied pieces of land in our region.\n Tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026Day passes $10. Weekend passes $15. ($5 Off for Members.)\nNot a member? Become one here: https://www.ahcelts.com/pricing-plans/Membership\nMember’s Discounts will be sent to your emails in the coming days.\n Where: Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\n\nWhat you will find on the grounds:\n Calling of the Clans\, the ceremony that opens the weekend\n A full SHAG-Affiliated Highland Games. Stone\, sheaf\, weight\, hammer\, and caber. Competition starts Saturday at 8 AM with Athletic Director Kevin Miller leading the field.\n The Everblade Academy. Live weapons demonstrations\, gladiatorial combat\, shillelagh instruction\, and sword and buckler lessons.\n Live Celtic music across the grounds. Pipes\, fiddles\, harps\, bodhrans\, and the songs that crossed the Atlantic and settled into Appalachian mountain music.\n Clan tents from across the Southeast. If your family name has a clan\, there is a good chance you will find them here. New clan reveals on our page every week through the summer.\n The Scottish Tartans Museum is joining us from Franklin\, NC. The only tartan museum in the United States. Look up your family sett in their tartan database and meet the people who keep that history alive.\n Artisan vendors. Blacksmiths\, weavers\, leatherworkers\, jewelers\, kilt makers\, and instrument builders. Scottish\, Irish\, and Appalachian food all weekend.\n Workshops on Celtic history\, Scots-Irish migration\, traditional music\, and Gaelic language.\n Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Sunday at 10:00 AM. The blessing of the tartans and the people who carry them. All are welcome.For families: Built for all ages. Bring the kids\, bring the grandparents\, bring the cousins you have not seen since the last gathering.\nWhether your people came through the Great Wagon Road\, the Carolinas\, or County Antrim itself\, whether you have been tracing your family for years or are just beginning to wonder where your name comes from\, this is your gathering.\n Get your tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026\nKilts encouraged. Never required.\nPreserving Highland Heritage in Appalachia.#AHCelts #CelticFestival #HighlandHeritage #AppalachianCelts #TiptonHaynes #JohnsonCityTN #HighlandGames #ScotsIrish #PreserveTheTradition
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/upper-east-tennessee-celtic-festival-and-games-2026/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S. Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Sports
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SUMMARY:Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival and Games 2026
DESCRIPTION:Three days of living Highland heritage on the grounds of Tipton-Haynes. September 4\, 5\, and 6\, 2026.\nFriday\, September 4: 6:30 PM until lateSaturday\, September 5: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Highland Games start at 8:00am)Sunday\, September 6: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Kirkin Service will start at 10am)\nThe Appalachian Highland Celts welcome you back to the Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival 2026! A weekend of music\, athletics\, craft\, worship\, and clan gathering on one of the most storied pieces of land in our region.\n Tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026Day passes $10. Weekend passes $15. ($5 Off for Members.)\nNot a member? Become one here: https://www.ahcelts.com/pricing-plans/Membership\nMember’s Discounts will be sent to your emails in the coming days.\n Where: Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\n\nWhat you will find on the grounds:\n Calling of the Clans\, the ceremony that opens the weekend\n A full SHAG-Affiliated Highland Games. Stone\, sheaf\, weight\, hammer\, and caber. Competition starts Saturday at 8 AM with Athletic Director Kevin Miller leading the field.\n The Everblade Academy. Live weapons demonstrations\, gladiatorial combat\, shillelagh instruction\, and sword and buckler lessons.\n Live Celtic music across the grounds. Pipes\, fiddles\, harps\, bodhrans\, and the songs that crossed the Atlantic and settled into Appalachian mountain music.\n Clan tents from across the Southeast. If your family name has a clan\, there is a good chance you will find them here. New clan reveals on our page every week through the summer.\n The Scottish Tartans Museum is joining us from Franklin\, NC. The only tartan museum in the United States. Look up your family sett in their tartan database and meet the people who keep that history alive.\n Artisan vendors. Blacksmiths\, weavers\, leatherworkers\, jewelers\, kilt makers\, and instrument builders. Scottish\, Irish\, and Appalachian food all weekend.\n Workshops on Celtic history\, Scots-Irish migration\, traditional music\, and Gaelic language.\n Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Sunday at 10:00 AM. The blessing of the tartans and the people who carry them. All are welcome.For families: Built for all ages. Bring the kids\, bring the grandparents\, bring the cousins you have not seen since the last gathering.\nWhether your people came through the Great Wagon Road\, the Carolinas\, or County Antrim itself\, whether you have been tracing your family for years or are just beginning to wonder where your name comes from\, this is your gathering.\n Get your tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026\nKilts encouraged. Never required.\nPreserving Highland Heritage in Appalachia.#AHCelts #CelticFestival #HighlandHeritage #AppalachianCelts #TiptonHaynes #JohnsonCityTN #HighlandGames #ScotsIrish #PreserveTheTradition
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/upper-east-tennessee-celtic-festival-and-games-2026/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S. Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Sports
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SUMMARY:Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival and Games 2026
DESCRIPTION:Three days of living Highland heritage on the grounds of Tipton-Haynes. September 4\, 5\, and 6\, 2026.\nFriday\, September 4: 6:30 PM until lateSaturday\, September 5: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Highland Games start at 8:00am)Sunday\, September 6: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Kirkin Service will start at 10am)\nThe Appalachian Highland Celts welcome you back to the Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival 2026! A weekend of music\, athletics\, craft\, worship\, and clan gathering on one of the most storied pieces of land in our region.\n Tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026Day passes $10. Weekend passes $15. ($5 Off for Members.)\nNot a member? Become one here: https://www.ahcelts.com/pricing-plans/Membership\nMember’s Discounts will be sent to your emails in the coming days.\n Where: Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\n\nWhat you will find on the grounds:\n Calling of the Clans\, the ceremony that opens the weekend\n A full SHAG-Affiliated Highland Games. Stone\, sheaf\, weight\, hammer\, and caber. Competition starts Saturday at 8 AM with Athletic Director Kevin Miller leading the field.\n The Everblade Academy. Live weapons demonstrations\, gladiatorial combat\, shillelagh instruction\, and sword and buckler lessons.\n Live Celtic music across the grounds. Pipes\, fiddles\, harps\, bodhrans\, and the songs that crossed the Atlantic and settled into Appalachian mountain music.\n Clan tents from across the Southeast. If your family name has a clan\, there is a good chance you will find them here. New clan reveals on our page every week through the summer.\n The Scottish Tartans Museum is joining us from Franklin\, NC. The only tartan museum in the United States. Look up your family sett in their tartan database and meet the people who keep that history alive.\n Artisan vendors. Blacksmiths\, weavers\, leatherworkers\, jewelers\, kilt makers\, and instrument builders. Scottish\, Irish\, and Appalachian food all weekend.\n Workshops on Celtic history\, Scots-Irish migration\, traditional music\, and Gaelic language.\n Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Sunday at 10:00 AM. The blessing of the tartans and the people who carry them. All are welcome.For families: Built for all ages. Bring the kids\, bring the grandparents\, bring the cousins you have not seen since the last gathering.\nWhether your people came through the Great Wagon Road\, the Carolinas\, or County Antrim itself\, whether you have been tracing your family for years or are just beginning to wonder where your name comes from\, this is your gathering.\n Get your tickets: https://www.ahcelts.com/event-details/celtic-festival2026\nKilts encouraged. Never required.\nPreserving Highland Heritage in Appalachia.#AHCelts #CelticFestival #HighlandHeritage #AppalachianCelts #TiptonHaynes #JohnsonCityTN #HighlandGames #ScotsIrish #PreserveTheTradition
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/upper-east-tennessee-celtic-festival-and-games-2026/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site\, 2620 S. Roan St\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Educational,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Sports
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SUMMARY:UMOJA 2025 Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendarsThe 2026 Festival is September 12th
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/umoja-2025-festival/
LOCATION:King Commons\, 125 W. King St\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink,Free,Live Music,Live Performance,Outdoors,Shopping
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: 2026 National Storytelling Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Jonesborough for the 2026 National Storytelling Festival\, October 2-4.\n\n\nEarly bird pricing is available now—but only through today\, April 15. After that\, rates increase.\n\n\nWe can’t wait to see you this fall!\n\n\nhttps://store.storytellingcenter.net/2026-festival-18/
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/save-the-date-2026-national-storytelling-festival/
LOCATION:International Storytelling Center\, 100 W. Main Street\, Jonesborough\, TN\, 37659\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Experiences,Entertainment,Family Events,Festivals,Free,Live Performance,Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Blue Ridge Artisan Days: Fall Festival
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season in true Blue Ridge style at Blue Ridge Artisan Days: Fall Festival! \nJoin us on October 23rd from 3–7 PM  and October 24th from 9 AM – 3 PM  at the Appalachian Fairgrounds  for a cozy\, community-filled weekend of handmade goods\, local talent\, and autumn charm.\nBrowse a thoughtfully curated selection of regional artisans offering handmade & heartfelt creations—from seasonal décor and gifts to unique pieces you won’t find anywhere else \n Extra special highlight! Join us Friday evening at 6 PM for a Costume Parade—come dressed in your best and show it off! Fun for kids and adults alike\, it’s the perfect way to kick off a festive fall weekend \nBring your friends and family and enjoy a warm\, welcoming atmosphere where creativity thrives\, stories are shared\, and supporting local truly matters \nMark your calendar  and come experience the magic of fall with Blue Ridge Artisan Days!
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/blue-ridge-artisan-days-fall-festival/2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Appalachian Fairgrounds\, 100 Lakeview St\, Gray\, TN\, 37615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink
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SUMMARY:Blue Ridge Artisan Days: Fall Festival
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season in true Blue Ridge style at Blue Ridge Artisan Days: Fall Festival! \nJoin us on October 23rd from 3–7 PM  and October 24th from 9 AM – 3 PM  at the Appalachian Fairgrounds  for a cozy\, community-filled weekend of handmade goods\, local talent\, and autumn charm.\nBrowse a thoughtfully curated selection of regional artisans offering handmade & heartfelt creations—from seasonal décor and gifts to unique pieces you won’t find anywhere else \n Extra special highlight! Join us Friday evening at 6 PM for a Costume Parade—come dressed in your best and show it off! Fun for kids and adults alike\, it’s the perfect way to kick off a festive fall weekend \nBring your friends and family and enjoy a warm\, welcoming atmosphere where creativity thrives\, stories are shared\, and supporting local truly matters \nMark your calendar  and come experience the magic of fall with Blue Ridge Artisan Days!
URL:https://visitjohnsoncitytn.com/event/blue-ridge-artisan-days-fall-festival/2026-10-24/
LOCATION:Appalachian Fairgrounds\, 100 Lakeview St\, Gray\, TN\, 37615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Cultural Experiences,Family Events,Festivals,Food and Drink
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