Tennessee Tourism Round Up: Start Of Spring Fun

  • Monday, March 30, 2015

Tennessee’s upcoming tourism news is consolidated for your convenience below. For a complete list of Tennessee events, visit tnvacation.com/calendar.

Ongoing

Knoxville – The 13th annual TulipTime festival will feature formal Italian-styled gardens and more than 25,000 tulips through April 25 at Crescent Bend.

Memphis – Tulips are everywhere with more than 150,000 blooms for Tulipmania through April 20 at Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

March 31

Memphis – See historic sites along the West Tennessee Heritage & Roots Day Trippin’ bus tour 8:30 a.m. departing the Visitors Center on Riverside Drive in Memphis.

March 31- April 4

Gatlinburg – Handcrafted gifts and products from Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community will be on display at Great Smoky Easter Arts & Crafts Show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.

March 31-April 12

Chattanooga – Take a 90-minute adventure cruise to discover Native American and Civil War history, wildlife, and more along the River Gorge Explorer Family Adventure Cruises12:30 p.m. departing from the Chattanooga Pier.

April 1

Memphis – Sarah McLachlan will bring her tour to audiences 8 p.m. to The Orpheum Theatre. Tickets are $43-$83.

April 1-5

Pigeon Forge – A collection of authors will be in attendance during Titanic Author’s Week to meet visitors and talk about their latest works at the Titanic Museum Attraction.

April 2

Nashville – Dark Circles will perform a variety of pop styles from Brian Wilson harmonies to jazzy meditations 6-8 p.m. in the Frist Center Café at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

April 3

Hendersonville – Enjoy live entertainment and folk and easy listening rock by Mark Gallant at Barefoot Charlie’s Restaurant.

April 3-4

Nashville – The master of piano, Emanuel Ax, will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 8 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. 

April 4

Nashville – Charlie Daniels and Ron Cornelius will discuss their work with Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen during “Songs from a Room: the Nashville Works of Dylan and Cohen” 2 p.m. at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Nashville – Egg engineering, animal eggs, and the Robotics Egg Hunt Challenge are part of Eggcellent Science 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Adventure Science Center.

Union City – Hunt Easter eggs and be in attendance for The Easter Bunny’s helicopter arrival 1:30 p.m. during the Easter Egg Hunt at Discovery Park of America.

April 5

Waynesboro – Get ideas for indoor and outdoor spaces this spring at the April Showers Home and Garden Show 8 a.m. at the National Guard Armory on US64 Bypass in downtown Waynesboro.

Savannah – The Generals Breakfast will feature living history characters, a continental breakfast and a tour of Cherry Mansion 9 a.m. at Cherry Mansion. This event takes places during the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh.

Memphis – Enjoy Easter brunch at the “South’s Grand Hotel” 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Peabody Memphis. Tickets are $64 for adults, $22 for children ages 5-12.

Nashville – An exclusive prix fixe Easter dinner by chef Brandon Frohne will be prepared with locally-sourced ingredients and flavors at Mason’s.

April 8

Nashville – Spring ZooTots is a six-week series where children learn through art, songs, take a zoo hike to an animal exhibit and more at Nashville Zoo.

April 10-12

Knoxville – Music chart-climbers will perform at Rhythm N Blooms Fest like The Decemberists, Delta Spirit, The Apache Relay, Alanna Royale and others along Jackson Avenue in downtown Knoxville.

April 11

Jackson – Old time bluegrass music occurs 5 p.m. the second Saturday April through November at the South Jackson Community Center.

Jackson – Have “Some Enchanted Evening” of story and song as The Jackson Symphony performs pieces of the Golden Age of American musical theater 7:30 p.m. at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.

Covington – The annual Spring Open House will take place featuring hourly door prizes and more 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UpScale ReSale.

April 11-12

Pikeville – Enjoy spring wildflowers and views on hikes, driving tours, workshops and more during the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage at Fall Creek Falls State Park.

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