Join us on the first Friday of October for an evening full of bluegrass music, BBQ, local craft vendors, laughter, and fun. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m., and is located on the East Side of Norris Dam State Park, in Shelter #2.

NEW FOR 2025 - Saturday will start at 7 AM EST for racer check-in and the HOT Trot trail running race will kick off at 8 AM EST.  The HOT Trot trail running race is open to runners, and walkers with and without dogs.  As usual the 12 Hours of the Hill of Truth mountain […]

Join us for a fascinating afternoon with Dr. Avigail Sachs, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as she discusses her groundbreaking book on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Created in 1933 under the New Deal, the TVA was the nation’s largest single agency of its kind, […]

Swing back in time with the Tennis Court Dances at Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. Held on the third Thursday of each month through October, these lively, family-friendly events are a nod to the open-air dances that once brought joy to the 75,000 war workers and their families living in America's Secret City during the […]

As the location of the 1998 movie October Sky, the Historical City of Oliver Springs hosts the October Sky Festival to showcase its heritage and local vendors.  There will also be live entertainment, a car show and a kids zone. Visitors will also be able to tour the restore Abston/Daugherty Garage which is the home […]