The Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of East Tennessee Foundation, recently announced its 2019 grant recipients. Eleven grants totaling over $740,000 were awarded to nonprofit organizations across the state, whose programs directly benefit Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers in Tennessee. This is an increase of nearly $250,000 over previous years.

Music City Hot Chicken Festival July 4 700 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN Created in 2007, the annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival brings together the local community and visitors to celebrate the uniquely-Nashville dish, Hot Chicken. As recently featured by the famous food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken... Hot Chicken is…

Townsend Spring Festival & Old Timers Day May 3-4 Each Spring and Fall Townsend celebrates its rich Appalachia history through music, crafts and foods. This free event includes two days of Bluegrass music, handmade crafts and food. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy all of the Spring Festivities for the…

The Lampyridae are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged soft-bodied beetles, commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence during twilight to attract mates or prey.Did you know that Tennessee is one of the only places in the world that…

Each May Memphis brings the world to Memphis to experience one of the largest festivals in North America. They have something for everyone - from lectures and exhibits, to movie screenings and our core events. Attendees come from all 50 states and several foreign countries during the month of May…

On April 27th and 28th of 2019, over 27,000 festival-goers from throughout the southeast gather in South Pittsburg to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the 23rd Annual National Cornbread Festival. Located 30 miles west of Chattanooga, TN, this quaint southern town hosts a celebration of cornbread, often considered…