Daily Calendar For Tennessee State, County, Craft, Street and Community Fairs, Festivals, Shows and Fun Days out including Parades From Our Tennessee 2010 Fairs and Fun Diary
- July, - August, - September,
What's On In Tennessee July 26th to August 2nd Including Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Jefferson County Fair
Jefferson City
July 29th to August 7th
www.jeffersoncountyfair.com/
Mule Day
Cookeville
July 31st
www.putnamcountyfair.org/
The Soul Food Festival
Memphis
July 31st
www.ilovesoulfood.com/Html/index.html
Sumner County Fair
Gallatin
August 2nd to August 7th
sumnercountytnfair.com/
Putnam County Agricultural & Industrial Fair
Cookeville
August 5th to August 14th
www.putnamcountyfair.org/
Williamson County Fair
Franklin
August 6th to August 14th
www.williamsoncountyfair.org/
Greene County Fair
Greeneville
August 9th to 14th
www.greenecountyfair.com/
Wilson County Fair
Lebanon
August 13th to August 21st
www.wilsoncountyfair.net/
Tomato Art Fest
Nashville
August 14th
tomatoartfest.com/
Henry County Fair
Paris
August 15th to 22nd
www.thehenrycountyfair.com/
Obion County Fair
Union City
August 16th to August 21st
www.obioncountyfair.net/
Nashville Dragon Boat Races and Festival
Nashville
August 21st
www.nashvilledragonboat.com/
Fentress County Agricultural Fair
Jamestown
August 22nd to August 28th
www.fentresscountyfair.com/
Appalachian Fair
Gray
August 23rd to August 28th
www.appalachianfair.com/
Marion County Fair
Jasper
August 24th to August 28th
www.marioncountyfair.com/
Music City BBQ Festival
Nashville
August 26th to August 28th
musiccitybbqfestival.com/
Robertson County Fair
Springfield
August 30th to September 4th
www.robertsoncountyfair.com/
Cumberland County Fair
Crossville
August 30th to September 4th
cumberlandcountyfair.com/
Annual African Street Festival
Jackson
September 3rd to 5th
www.saaca.com/
The Franklin Jazz Festival
Franklin
September 4th to September 5th
www.franklinjazzfestival.com/
Memphis Music and Heritage Festival
Memphis
September 4th and 5th
www.southernfolklore.com/
Tennessee Soybean Festival
Martin
September 4th to 12th
www.tnsoybeanfestival.org/
Rhea County Fair
Evensville
September 4th, 6th - 11th
rheacountyfair.org/
Sevier County FAIR
Sevierville
September 6th to 11th
myseviercountyfair.com/
Boomsday
Knoxville
September 10th
www.boomsday.org/
Tennessee State Fair
Nashville
September 10th to 19th
www.tennesseestatefair.org/
Tennessee Valley Fair
Knoxville
September 10th to September 19th
tnvalleyfair.org/
Fayette County Cotton Festival
Somerville
September 11th
www.cottonfestivaltn.com/
Lincoln County Fair
Fayetteville
September 11th thru the 18th
lincolncountyfairinfo.com/
Foothills Country Fair
Mcdonald
September 15th to September 19th
foothillscountryfair.com/
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville
September 15th to September 22nd
www.nashvillefilmfestival.org/
Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
Kodak
September 16th to September 18th
www.dumplinvalleybluegrass.com/
Houston County Fair
Erin
September 23rd to September 25th
houstoncofair.com/
Clanjamfry: A Scottish Festival
Memphis
September 24th to September 26th
www.clanjamfrymemphis.org/
Scots-Irish Music Festival
Dandridge
September 25th
www.mainstreetdandridge.com/festival.htm
Hamilton County Fair
Hixson
September 25th to September 26th
www.hamiltontn.gov/fair
Middle Tennessee District Fair
Lawrenceburg
September 27th to October 3rd
www.rotarylawrenceburgtn.org/DistrictFair.cfm
Dollywood National Gospel and Harvest Celebration
Pigeon Forge
September 29th to October 30th
festivals.dollywood.com/
Lauderdale County Fair
Dyersburg Army Airbase in Halls
September 30th to October 3rd
www.lauderdalecountytn.org/living_fair.html
* * * July Events * * *
Featured Events Taking Place In Tennessee This Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Featured Events Taking Place In Tennessee This Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Jefferson County Fair
Jefferson City, Tennessee, 37760
July 29th to August 7th
Jefferson County Fair
The Fair can be looked at in terms of its agricultural exhibits, visual displays, stage performances and sporting events. The
arena will be showing an ATV and tractor pulls, wrestling, lawnmower racing and a demolition derby as well as rodeo, and the
livestock shows will include beef, poultry and dairy. There will also be a pet show and multitude of pageants (for all age
groups). A list of each day’s events can be found on the Fair’s web site.
Jefferson City, Tennessee, 37760
July 29th to August 7th
Jefferson County Fair
The Fair can be looked at in terms of its agricultural exhibits, visual displays, stage performances and sporting events. The
arena will be showing an ATV and tractor pulls, wrestling, lawnmower racing and a demolition derby as well as rodeo, and the
livestock shows will include beef, poultry and dairy. There will also be a pet show and multitude of pageants (for all age
groups). A list of each day’s events can be found on the Fair’s web site.
Folklife Festival
Warriors’ Path State Park, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663
July 31st
Folklife Festival
The Festival will be celebrating the folk traditions of Northeastern Tennessee, with a demonstration of the skills one had to
muster to live in the early days. You will be able to see many of the traditional crafts and skills, from weaving, spinning,
woodcraft, the making of apple butter and storytelling. The name: Warriors’ Path came from this part of the State’s being the
route of many travellers. You can join them in your look at it. In addition to the historical skills you can listen to music by
Fiddle ‘n Blues, Tom and Tammie, Southern Country and the Porch Burners.
Warriors’ Path State Park, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663
July 31st
Folklife Festival
The Festival will be celebrating the folk traditions of Northeastern Tennessee, with a demonstration of the skills one had to
muster to live in the early days. You will be able to see many of the traditional crafts and skills, from weaving, spinning,
woodcraft, the making of apple butter and storytelling. The name: Warriors’ Path came from this part of the State’s being the
route of many travellers. You can join them in your look at it. In addition to the historical skills you can listen to music by
Fiddle ‘n Blues, Tom and Tammie, Southern Country and the Porch Burners.
* * * August Events * * *
Music City BBQ Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
August 26th to 28th
Music City BBQ Festival
Located on First Ave at Riverfront Park at the foot of world famous downtown Honkytonk Lower Broadway, the festival will be visited by an estimated crowd of over 25,000. The festival is organized by a volunteer team of over 400 people who will donate over 10,000 community service hours to make sure we are able to give a portion of the proceeds to the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hosptial at Vanderbilt and the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge and Camp Horizon. The 2010 Music City BBQ Festival will kick off on Saturday August 21st with the return of the popular “Swine Ball”. For those who remember this event, last held in 2005, you will recall a fun filled evening of music and BBQ. We’ll keep you posted on the venue and music lineup. On Friday and Saturday, August 27th and 28th, the festival will continue with over 100 BBQ cook teams will competing for cash and prizes in a Tennessee State Champion event sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network and the Kansas City BBQ Society. Saturday will also find events at the Grand Ol’ Porker Arena including a “Peoples Choice Award”, where you can sample the teams fare, a Viking Cooking demonstration and a mini brew fest. And don’t forget about our Kid Fun Zone. Did we mention the we are Music City. And where else are you going to find the best music on Friday and Saturday nights than on the Grand Ol’ Porker Stage. Saturday night will feature singer songwriter Lee Roy Parnell opening for our headliner Delbert McClenton. Friday night’s exciting line up will be announced soon, so stay tuned.
Nashville, Tennessee
August 26th to 28th
Music City BBQ Festival
Located on First Ave at Riverfront Park at the foot of world famous downtown Honkytonk Lower Broadway, the festival will be visited by an estimated crowd of over 25,000. The festival is organized by a volunteer team of over 400 people who will donate over 10,000 community service hours to make sure we are able to give a portion of the proceeds to the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hosptial at Vanderbilt and the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge and Camp Horizon. The 2010 Music City BBQ Festival will kick off on Saturday August 21st with the return of the popular “Swine Ball”. For those who remember this event, last held in 2005, you will recall a fun filled evening of music and BBQ. We’ll keep you posted on the venue and music lineup. On Friday and Saturday, August 27th and 28th, the festival will continue with over 100 BBQ cook teams will competing for cash and prizes in a Tennessee State Champion event sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network and the Kansas City BBQ Society. Saturday will also find events at the Grand Ol’ Porker Arena including a “Peoples Choice Award”, where you can sample the teams fare, a Viking Cooking demonstration and a mini brew fest. And don’t forget about our Kid Fun Zone. Did we mention the we are Music City. And where else are you going to find the best music on Friday and Saturday nights than on the Grand Ol’ Porker Stage. Saturday night will feature singer songwriter Lee Roy Parnell opening for our headliner Delbert McClenton. Friday night’s exciting line up will be announced soon, so stay tuned.