The Big Ears Festival brings together artists and music lovers from all over the world for an exhilarating, unforgettable four days of musical adventure, discovery, and fun. Nestled in Knoxville’s intimate and historic downtown, festival goers are offered nearly 200 performances during the festival—at restored historic theaters, soaring churches, refurbished warehouse spaces, museums, galleries, and […]
The Waucheesi Bike Event is wickedly sweet and includes three distances: the Wicked 88, the Wily 63, and the Wonderous 38, crafted by Chris Joice. Make no mistake, this event is just as challenging as it is beautiful. Cherohala Skyway and Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests provide all the goods—long climbs, fast descents, great forest […]
Learn about life at Fort Loudoun during the French & Indian War and witness the Fort brought back to life. See soldiers and Cherokee going about their day, training, firing cannons, working about the fort, and demonstrating the folkways of the time. There will be blacksmiths working the forge, the surgeon giving talks in the […]
