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The East TN Homestead Alliance will kick off the second year of their popular East Tennessee Homestead Festival when gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, September 12, at Hardin Valley Event Center located at 2620 Willow Point Way in Knoxville. The two-day event will offer a wide variety of expert panelists, guest speakers, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and kids’ activities that will inspire visitors to learn more about the how-tos of homesteading. Across four staged areas, on-site experts will showcase their knowledge on a plentiful mix of topics, including sustainability, soil management, natural beekeeping, food preservation and much more.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Family-friendly program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park led by American Sign Language interpreters and ASL students. Cades Cove Orientation Shelter, Tenn. Free. No reservations required. Info: nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/calendar.htm or 865-436-1200.

Family-friendly program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park led by American Sign Language interpreters and ASL students. Cades Cove Orientation Shelter, Tenn. Free. No reservations required. Info: nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/calendar.htm or 865-436-1200.

Traditional Irish Arts of Knoxville is proud to present a duo of America's finest traditional Irish musicians. Fiddler Dylan Foley and pianist Colman Connelly will bring the tunes of Ireland to Knoxville, TN, for a night of world-class music. Join us Friday, September 12, at the Historic Laurel Theater. The performance will begin at 8 pm.
Dylan Foley is one of the great fiddle players of our time, a four-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, delighting audiences from Lincoln Center to Irish Television channels RTE and TG4. Dylan was recently featured in a Television series “Mr. Mercedes” starring Brendan Gleeson. Foley travelled with Mick Moloney in 2013, to Vietnam as part of Irish Aid. He teaches and performs at the major Irish music summer camps on both sides of the Atlantic. A member of The Yanks, the hot trad band that has been called “the next Irish American dream team.” Dylan is committed to passing on the tradition, as it was graciously passed to him, by the incomparable Rose Flanagan, Fr. Charlie Coen, and others. You can hear his passion for the music in the intense drive of his lively and fluid playing.
Colman Connolly, 2021 All-Ireland Accompaniment Winner, is a singer-songwriter, pianist, and
producer, currently studying Audio Production and Data Science at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. Hailing from a family of American and Irish folk musicians, Colman now enjoys playing with accomplished folk musicians in Nashville and Boston. In his free time, he writes and produces songs for himself and others and leads the Low Darts, a 70s classics cover band.

The East TN Homestead Alliance will kick off the second year of their popular East Tennessee Homestead Festival when gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, September 12, at Hardin Valley Event Center located at 2620 Willow Point Way in Knoxville. The two-day event will offer a wide variety of expert panelists, guest speakers, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and kids’ activities that will inspire visitors to learn more about the how-tos of homesteading. Across four staged areas, on-site experts will showcase their knowledge on a plentiful mix of topics, including sustainability, soil management, natural beekeeping, food preservation and much more.

Learn how to recognize the unique tracks and signs left by local wildlife while exploring the astoundingly beautiful shores of Lake Fontana. Smokies Life Branch Out event. Noland Creek Trail, Lakeview Drive East Parking #2, Lake Fontana, N.C. Cost: Park Keeper members $45; Join and attend $85 (Park Keeper basic membership $40 + event registration $45). Info – smokieslife.org/branch-out-events – or email: membership@smokieslife.org.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.