The Knoxville Carribbean Jerk Festival was years in the making, after being postponed last year. A Sampling of things-to-do in East Tennessee Memorial weekend Posted on May 28, 2021June 12, 2021 by TheLight The Oak Ridge Municipal swimming pool may be the largest spring water-fed pool in the nation with 2.2 million gallons of water. Go here for schedule and fees. The Change Center at 203 Harriet Tubman St., is celebrating its Re-opening with a free skate event. To learn more and of upcoming recreational events for area teens, tutoring, reserving the venue, and more, visit here changecenterknoxville.com.To learn of upcoming recreational events for area teens, tutoring, reserving the venue, and more, visit here changecenterknoxville.com. vent by Denzel Grant 3301 E Magnolia Ave NE, Knoxville, TN 37914-3956, United States Tomorrow at 2 PM EDT – 6 PM EDT 50–63°F Rain Showers Price: Free · Duration: 4 hr Public · Anyone on or off Facebook EVERY Bike owner in the city needs to be there!! Grab your lawn chairs/blankets. Enjoy good music, free food. Raffles & a Bike Stunt show! Bounce Houses! Water slides for kids & Icees to keep cool!! See you there Knoxville!! Prizes for the Best-looking Bike & Car! World’s Fair Park – Knoxville, 963 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37916, Knoxville. Shake the COVID-19 blues at an epic day of culinary experiences and all-day music from local and national artists. fun for the entire family. Sign up for the jerk chicken or Jamakin’ me crazy chili cook-off or enter the spades tourney, and if you’re the ultimate bone collector enter the dominoes tourney. To sign up for vendor booths, volunteer shifts, contests and tournaments or to volunteers and you must get your free ticket here along with entry tickets to all contests & tourneys! Real Knoxville Music at Ijams Nature Center great music for a good cause. Sunday, May 30 from 2-6 pm, four local music groups offer an eclectic afternoon of rock, Americana, and some jazz. Tickets are $15 and are limited to 250. Proceeds will be shared to benefit Averee Young, a local child born with Walker Warburg Muscular Dystrophy. Line up: Josh Smith (Acoustic Set), The Straggler, Wasted Major, and Nick Horner. Food truck and the Ijams beer garden will be open for your food and drink needs. Do bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Free and open to the public with free Moon Pies and other Tennessee-themed refreshments. 10 am to 3 pm, Tuesday, June 1, Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. in downtown Knoxville, is the birthplace of Tennessee. The event will begin with a 1,000 feet procession from James White’s Fort (205 E. Hill Ave.) to Blount Mansion, led by the Watauga Fife & Drum Corps, students from South Knoxville Elementary School, and other living history interpreters in 18th-century attire. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will give remarks on this historic occasion. Statehood Day Festival at Marble Springs Tennessee’s 225th Statehood anniversary! Wild Blue Yonder playing Appalachian Celtic tunes to celebrate this momentous occasion. (Performance time TBA) Admission is FREE and open to the public! Come enjoy a Spring day with local craft fair vendors, re-enactors, living history demonstrations, educational lectures, and more! Marble Springs’ Statehood Day Festival will include vendors with local goods, treats, and trinkets. Open a window to the past with living historians, historic crafts, and a local militia with an interactive hands-on experience. More info: 865-573-5508 JOHNSON CITY, TN – Economic Development through the Arts! Lets talk about how we can advocate for positive change in our community. We’re working to make our region a better place for everyone to live and work by supporting arts-based businesses and creatives across our region. Visit www.createappalachia.org/ City outdoor pools — Inskip and Ed Cothren — open Saturday, May 29 at 11 a.m. for the summer season! 🌊☀️ Learn more about waterside activities & holiday closures here: https://knoxvilletn.gov/…/memorial_day_weekend_kicks… Knox County Public Library Pick up a #TailsAndTales Summer Adventure game sheet from any Knox County Public Library location. Complete challenges to solve a hidden picture puzzle, and when you’re done, exchange your completed sheet for $200 worth of sweet prizes. Kids and teens can expect prizes from KNOX DOUGH, The Tomato Head, Nirvana Comics Knoxville, Muse Knoxville, and so much more! Ready to join the adventure? Visit www.knoxlib.org/summer Jun 4 at 10 AM EDT – Jun 6 at 10 PM EDT Price: Free · Duration: 2 days Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Presented by Knoxville’s Old City! Y’all dress up in your Dolly-best for a weekend of art, music, history, food and fun celebrating Dolly! Supporting Imagination Library of Knox County Visit knoxdollyfest.com for event line up! Social Distancing & Masks Required *This event is not affiliated with Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton Enterprises, Dolly Foundation or Dollywood. Dolly Parton will not be at this event. Oak Ridge Playhouse Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 2 PM EDT – 6 PM EDT 64–84°F Chance of Thunderstorms Price: Free · Duration: 4 hr Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Oak Ridge Playhouse is holding auditions for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. This will be our first live production, celebrating the re-opening of the theatre following the COVID-19 pandemic. AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! For casting specific and to sign-up, go to our website: www.orplayhouse.com/auditions Welcome Week for ESSENTIAL WORKERS! 💦 ⛱ Relax and splash your senses at Soaky Mountain Waterpark! Family and fun are essential too! Enjoy the Soaky summer sun with us.☀️ • June 4-6 daily 10 am to 6 pm • $29.99 DAILY ADMISSION TICKET • Make your purchase at the ticket booth • Show essential workers ID or paystub *worker and up to 4 more REUNION is a celebration of hard work and dedication to our community! We are stronger together! See y’all at the REUNION, June 6th through June 13th! More information coming soon! Follow them here, www.facebook.com/ReunionKnox South Side Pride Sat, Jun 12 at 12 PM EDT Sevier Ave, Knoxville. For details visit here; www.facebook.com/events/182586850401372 (CLINTON, TN) – SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 AT 9 AM EDT – 10:30 PM EDT Green McAdoo Cultural Center “1st Annual JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION” Green McAdoo Cultural Center 101 School St., Clinton, TN