Tennessee Tourism Round Up: Strawberries, Music, And Sports

  • Thursday, April 30, 2015
  • Amanda Stravinsky

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

April 30

Memphis – See the iconic Bob Dylan and His Band 8 p.m. at The Orpheum Theatre.

April 30-May 1

Knoxville – Experience “Reconstruction Tennessee” through discussions, a keynote speech, living history, and a performance by world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers during the 2015 Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event at various historic sites and downtown Knoxville.

April 30-May 3

Memphis – Be there for the Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid Grand Opening for live music, shopping, a peek into the special attractions including glass observation decks, a 28-story glass elevator, the tallest freestanding elevator in America, and 13 full lanes of bowling.

May 1

Pigeon Forge – See Dolly Parton during the 30th annual Dolly’s Homecoming Parade 6 p.m.

along the Pigeon Forge Parkway.

May 1-2

Hohenwald – The Hohenwald Springfest will have handcrafted goods, vintage wares, and more in the Hohenwald Community Building in Memorial Park.

May 1-3

Winchester – The annual Dogwood Festival will have different stages with live music, arts and crafts, a children’s area, food, flowers, and more at the downtown Square in Winchester.

May 2

Lewisburg – Vendors, music and food make for a great Mayfest celebration on the Lewisburg downtown square.

South Central Tennessee – The Strolling Jim 40 is a 40-mile ultra-marathon attracting runners from around the world to run through the rolling hills of South Central Tennessee.

May 2-3

Blountville – The Mountain Dew ATV MX National Championship will welcome the world’s fastest ATV racers at Muddy Creek Raceway. For more information, visitwww.atvmotocross.com.

May 3

Chattanooga – The Chattanooga Symphony & Orchestra will provide entertaining arrangements 11:30 a.m. and noon at The Chattanooga Market.

May 3-9

Humboldt – Strawberries, music, and family-friendly fun will be plentiful at the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival in Humboldt.

May 5

Nashville – Rock out with ChevelleThe Used, and special guests Marmozets 7 p.m. at War Memorial Auditorium.

May 7

Jackson – A free open house will take place with a festival block party theme 3-6 p.m. at The Shoppes at Northpark.

Jackson – Listen to old-time music by the Jackson Area Plectral Society 6:30 p.m. at Casey Jones Village.

May 8-24

Jonesborough – The classic and comical Father of the Bride will play to audiences at the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre. Tickets are $15.

May 8-9, 15-17

Manchester – Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr. is based on the Disney film and will play at the Millennium Repertory Company.

May 9

Millington – Glow while you run at the glow-in-the-dark Blacklight Run 5K at Memphis International Raceway.

May 10

Nashville – Take mom out to see multi-Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole with the Nashville Symphony 7 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

May 12

Townsend – The history of railroads will be discussed during Logging Railroads in the Smokies by Rick Turner of the Little River Railroad Museum 2 p.m. at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center.

May 15

Nashville – Relive your childhood by seeing Toy Story 6 p.m. during the Zoovies series at Nashville Zoo. Tickets are $6.

Collierville – Take the kids to see Dolphin Tale 2 beginning at dusk as part of Movie Night at Carriage Crossing.

May 16

Morristown – The 11th annual WCRK/WMTN Strawberry Festival will feature crafts, live music, food, and, of course, lots of strawberries at 510 West Economy Road in downtown Morristown.

Bell Buckle – Attend the 2nd annual Artisans on the Square event featuring local craft artisans, demonstrations of pottery, blacksmithing, mosaics and more 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Downtown Depot Square in Historic Bell Buckle.

May 17

Nashville – The scientific method, lab procedures, chemical and physical reactions will be explored during Environmental Chemistry as part of the “Young Chemist” term at Adventure Science Center.

May 21

Nashville – Shakespeare in the Galleries is a performance of dramatic scenes and readings from the classics that inspired early American artists presented by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival 7:30 p.m. in the Frist Center Upper-Level Galleries at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

Memphis – Children four years old and younger can make guitars during Mini Maestro 10:30 a.m. at The Children’s Museum of Memphis.

May 23

Pigeon Forge – The 2015 Celebrity Concert Series kicks off with The Oak Ridge Boys 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Country Tonite Theatre.

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