Monroe Life Balloon Festival

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 TN-360, Vonore, TN 37885, USA

The 10th Annual Monroe Life Balloon Festival will return to the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore this Labor Day weekend. Families will enjoy tethered balloon rides, live music, food, games and much more all while supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Monroe County. The two-day Balloon Festival begins on Saturday, September 2nd from 4pm […]

Monroe Life Balloon Festival

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 TN-360, Vonore, TN 37885, USA

The 10th Annual Monroe Life Balloon Festival will return to the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore this Labor Day weekend. Families will enjoy tethered balloon rides, live music, food, games and much more all while supporting the Boys & Girls Club of Monroe County. The two-day Balloon Festival begins on Saturday, September 2nd from 4pm […]

Sequoyah Remembrance Day

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 TN-360, Vonore, TN 37885, USA

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, TN will be celebrating Sequoyah Remembrance Day and Sequoyah’s contribution to the Cherokee people by creating a writing system, the Cherokee Syllabary with free admission to the museum from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 1809 Cherokee Blacksmith shop will be up and running with demonstrations all through the afternoon. […]

Statehood Day At Sequoyah Birthplace Museum

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 TN-360, Vonore, TN 37885, USA

Join us for our Statehood Day celebration activities.On June 1, 1796, Congress approved the admission of Tennessee as the sixteenth state of the Union.Our 1809 Blacksmith shop will be open with demonstrations going on throughout the afternoon.  Come out and share the afternoon with living history in our 1800’s dog-trot log cabin. Learn about Cherokees […]