Living History Calendar

Here is a list of upcoming Living History Events in Tennessee which are sanctioned by Tennessee History for Kids.

Sept 8-9. 18th century trade fair and fall festival in Vonore, at Fort Loudoun State Historic Area and Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. Click here for more.

Sept 15. Yellow fever walking tour of Memphis' Elmwood Cemetery. Click here for more.

Sept 15-16. Daniel Smith Days at Rock Castle, in Hendersonville. Click here for more.

Sept 15. Buchanan Log House Folk Festival, in Nashville. Click here for more.

Sept 20-21.  Days of Washing, Churning and Learning at Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro. Civil War era re-enactors and a lot of hands-on activities such as clothes washing, candle dipping and butter churning. Click here for more.

Sept 22-23. Overmountain Victory Trail Celebration at Sycamore Shoals State Park in Elizabethton. Click here for more details.

Sept. 30. Lantern Tour at Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville. Click here for more.

Oct 6. Living History Tour at Nashville City Cemetery. Click here for more.

Oct 6. Candlelight tour of Gallatin City Cemetery. Click here for more.

Oct 12-14, Museum of Appalachia Fall Homecoming in Norris. This is a huge event that includes crafts, music and much more. Click here.

Oct 19-20. Tennessee History Festival in Nashville, at the Bicentennial Mall State Park. A large, FREE event featuring reenactors of all time periods. In years past, there have been in excess of 50 school buses of students, so school groups are asked to  RSVP at 615-741-5800. Homeschoolers are highly encouraged to come Friday afternoon, when most of the public school students have come and gone.

Nov 2-4. Parker's Crossroads Reenactment in Henderson County. Thie 150th commemoration of the battle of Parkers Crossroads. School groups encouraged to come on Friday, November 2. Click here for more.

Dec. 15-16. Early Occupied Nashville event in Nashville, at the Belle Meade Plantation. Encamped Union reenactors along with artillery demonstrations, cavalry demonstrations, crafts, carriage rides, roasting of marshmellows, etc. There is an admission fee. For more info, click here.

Dec. 29-30, Civil War event in Murfreesboro, 150th anniversary of the Battle of Stone's River. Union and Confederate reenactors, programs of various kinds at the national military park. Click here for more.

If you have something that you would like to add to this calendar, email Bill Carey at bill@tnhistoryforkids.org. Please understand that this calendar is for LIVING HISTORY EVENTS ONLY.