Community Calendar

Burning Off the BBQ 5K
Hosted by the Sevierville Rotary Club
📍 Sevierville, Tennessee
📅 May 16, 2026

Kick off your Blooming BBQ & Blues weekend with the Burning Off the BBQ 5K in beautiful Sevierville, Tennessee!

This family-friendly 5K run/walk is the perfect way to start your Saturday morning before enjoying the Blooming BBQ & Blues Festival festivities. Whether you're a competitive runner, weekend jogger, or casual walker, this event welcomes all ages and fitness levels.

Participants will enjoy a scenic course, community spirit, and a fun, high-energy atmosphere with a little cheeky BBQ flair. Awards will be given in multiple age divisions, along with fun specialty categories.

Proceeds benefit the Sevierville Rotary Club’s local service projects supporting youth, education, and community initiatives.

👟 Run fast.
🔥 Burn off the BBQ.
🎶 Then enjoy a full weekend of food, music, and fun.

Register today and be part of a growing annual tradition in the Smoky Mountains!

We are so excited to present Marble Springs Statehood Day 2026!

This year, in commemoration of America250 and the 230th anniversary of Tennessee Statehood we are taking this celebration to the next level! Statehood Day will now consist of two fun filled days.

Friday May 29th from 12pm - 5pm, will be Tennessee Field Day for children to explore State history through all aspects. Bring your inner child for hands on Tennessee history. Kids will receive a punch card and win a special prize for visiting all our amazing activities! Partners that will be joining us include, Ijams Nature Center, Museum of Cherokee People, Birthplace of Country Music Museum, National Parks Service, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, and more to be announced! Stay tuned for a sneak peak at some of the fun activities that will be available.

Saturday May 30th from 10am - 4pm, we will continue with our normal Statehood Day activities! This day will be filled with demonstrations, guest lectures, music, dancing, food, and more. Explore Tennessee history though classic foods, line dancing, and Tennessee classics. Be sure not to miss out on fun from partners like The Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knox Makers, Smoky Mountain Quilting Guild, East Tennessee Historical Society, Tipton Haynes State Historic Site, and even more!

Both of these events are FREE to the public. Be on the lookout for more info coming out in the following weeks!

This project was supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Connect Beyond Festival is back for three days of music, storytelling, and immersive experiences at The Orange Peel in Asheville!

The 2026 festival brings together filmmakers, musicians, creatives, and cultural voices for a weekend of live performances, conversations, and interactive installations.

LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS:

SPEAK - award winning film screening and Q&A with filmmakers Guy Mossman and cast member Sam Schaefer

The Community Garden - a venue wide interactive art experience brought to you by some of the creative talent behind Meow Wolf and Epic Games
Oakland Rising - performances by vocalists August Lee Stevens, B. Deveaux, and NAIMA

Shared Roots: Songs & Stories in the Round - performances and stories with acclaimed musicians Mary Gauthier, Marisa Blake, and Shana Tucker, moderated by music journalist Marcus K. Dowling

StoryLab: Build The World You Want - youth workshop where participants can explore different types of media from newspaper design to film storyboarding to social storytelling

...and much more! More films, workshops, artists and events will be announced on the website and social media.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

Connect Beyond Festival is back for three days of music, storytelling, and immersive experiences at The Orange Peel in Asheville!

The 2026 festival brings together filmmakers, musicians, creatives, and cultural voices for a weekend of live performances, conversations, and interactive installations.

LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS:

SPEAK - award winning film screening and Q&A with filmmakers Guy Mossman and cast member Sam Schaefer

The Community Garden - a venue wide interactive art experience brought to you by some of the creative talent behind Meow Wolf and Epic Games
Oakland Rising - performances by vocalists August Lee Stevens, B. Deveaux, and NAIMA

Shared Roots: Songs & Stories in the Round - performances and stories with acclaimed musicians Mary Gauthier, Marisa Blake, and Shana Tucker, moderated by music journalist Marcus K. Dowling

StoryLab: Build The World You Want - youth workshop where participants can explore different types of media from newspaper design to film storyboarding to social storytelling

...and much more! More films, workshops, artists and events will be announced on the website and social media.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

The Third Annual Blues Between the Lakes Festival is Saturday May 30, featuring Wayne Baker Brooks, Piper and the Hard Times, Few Miles On, and Throwing Stones. Festival hours are 12 noon - 6:00pm. Afterparty with Billy Crawford and the Lowdown starts at 7:30pm.
Arts and Crafts booths will be set up, as well as food vendors, and 1907 Brewing Co. will have a selection of craft beers.
Festival is outside on the grounds of historic Rose Center. After Party is inside in Rose Center's Prater Hall.

Connect Beyond Festival is back for three days of music, storytelling, and immersive experiences at The Orange Peel in Asheville!

The 2026 festival brings together filmmakers, musicians, creatives, and cultural voices for a weekend of live performances, conversations, and interactive installations.

LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS:

SPEAK - award winning film screening and Q&A with filmmakers Guy Mossman and cast member Sam Schaefer

The Community Garden - a venue wide interactive art experience brought to you by some of the creative talent behind Meow Wolf and Epic Games
Oakland Rising - performances by vocalists August Lee Stevens, B. Deveaux, and NAIMA

Shared Roots: Songs & Stories in the Round - performances and stories with acclaimed musicians Mary Gauthier, Marisa Blake, and Shana Tucker, moderated by music journalist Marcus K. Dowling

StoryLab: Build The World You Want - youth workshop where participants can explore different types of media from newspaper design to film storyboarding to social storytelling

...and much more! More films, workshops, artists and events will be announced on the website and social media.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

On Saturday, June 6th, 2025, at 5:30pm join your friends and neighbors at the ‘Birthplace of Tennessee’ for our annual

Martinis at the Mansion garden party. We are opening the historic houses on our site and our gardens of the

Blount Mansion and Craighead-Jackson House for this special event.

There will be cocktails and wine served in the garden in addition to grazing tables.

Tickets are all inclusive! $100.00 per person

RSVP to info@blountmansion.org

Tickets at https://blount-mansion.square.site