Tennessee 250

Tennessee 250 celebrates and commemorates America’s 250th Anniversary by interpreting and preserving Tennessee's stories, objects, landmarks, and places.

Mark your calendars! 🗓Here's a list of events happening across TN! For more info visit: tn250.com/eventsNashville Public...
09/03/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓

Here's a list of events happening across TN!

For more info visit: tn250.com/events

Nashville Public Library Metal Museum Davies Manor Historic Site / Hillwood Hall Blount Mansion Norris Dam State Park

Stop by the Nashville Public Library this Saturday, September 5th, and listen to local experts, including Elliott Robins...
09/03/2026

Stop by the Nashville Public Library this Saturday, September 5th, and listen to local experts, including Elliott Robinson, Betsy Thorpe, and others, as they explore different chapters of our transportation history.

"The Right of Way" is a free afternoon of history as our speakers guide you down the roads, rails, and waterways that helped shape our nation. From 12pm-3pm CDT, explore how the history of transportation helped pave the way for American democracy, civic participation, and everyday life.

The event will be held at the Main Library on Church Street in the Special Collections Center on the second floor. The program will be available both in person and via livestream. In-person attendees will enjoy light refreshments and receive a commemorative keepsake from the event.

Mark your calendars! This weekend, September 4th-5th, is the grand opening celebration of the Metal Museum in Memphis, ...
09/01/2026

Mark your calendars! This weekend, September 4th-5th, is the grand opening celebration of the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN!

Everyone is invited to celebrate the Metal Museum's new home in Overton Park. The weekend will feature inaugural exhibitions, live demonstrations, hands-on activities, entertainment, and more.

“Forged in Tennessee”, a TN 250 grant funded project is a short documentary film that interprets the history and living practice of blacksmithing through a Tennessee lens will premiere on September 5.

For America 250, the City of Pigeon Forge displayed 44 banners commemorating local service members along The Parkway, a ...
08/28/2026

For America 250, the City of Pigeon Forge displayed 44 banners commemorating local service members along The Parkway, a major tourist route leading to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The City’s Hometown Heroes Celebration honoring these veterans can be viewed online. The banner project was complemented by a book of photos and biographies and a series of library programs called Forging America: A Revolutionary Look at Appalachian Life.

Project Director Marcia Nelson (Director, Pigeon Forge Public Library) reports, “response was so overwhelmingly positive that the city plans to make this an annual library/tourism project for the foreseeable future.” The Hometown Heroes initiative was sponsored by a grant from the Tennessee Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial.

Mark your calendars! 🗓Here's a list the of events happening across TN! For event details, visit: tn250.com/eventsMarble ...
08/27/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓

Here's a list the of events happening across TN!

For event details, visit: tn250.com/events

Marble Springs State Historic Site Cannonsburgh Village Andrew Jackson's Hermitage

Earlier this month, Memphis Museums of Science & History opened an exhibit, A Bend in the River Open until October 25th,...
08/25/2026

Earlier this month, Memphis Museums of Science & History opened an exhibit, A Bend in the River

Open until October 25th, the exhibit focuses on the early history of Memphis as a frontier flatboat town. The gallery will explore the founding of Memphis in 1819 up to the “flatboat rebellion” of 1842. Featured events and historic figures include Andrew Jackson, Marcus Wi******er, David Crockett, Frances Wright’s Nashoba, Chickasaw leader George Colbert, and the forced Indian removal through Memphis.

A Bend in the River is open daily to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. August 1 through October 25 at the Pink Palace Museum & Mansion

For tickets, visit: https://moshmemphis.com/

On Independence Day, The General Jethro Sumner Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicated an America 250 P...
08/21/2026

On Independence Day, The General Jethro Sumner Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicated an America 250 Patriot Marker honoring Revolutionary War Patriots with ties to Sumner County. The monument features a bronze DAR marker on the front, while the reverse bears the names of 200 men who served the cause of American independence and later made Sumner County their home.

The dedication brought history to life with the sounds of fife and drum, rifle and cannon fire, an SAR Color Guard, and a choir performing patriotic music. Local, state, and national leaders joined veterans, members of the DAR, SAR and CAR, descendants of Revolutionary War Patriots, and citizens from throughout the community for the occasion.

Mark your calendars! 🗓Here's a list of events happening across TennesseeFor event details, visit: tn250.com/eventsWilson...
08/20/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓

Here's a list of events happening across Tennessee

For event details, visit: tn250.com/events

Wilson County Fair - TN State Fair Marble Springs State Historic Site Black in Appalachia East Tennessee Historical Society

This past Thursday, August 13th, was the opening ceremony for the Wilson County Fair - TN State Fair. This year's theme ...
08/17/2026

This past Thursday, August 13th, was the opening ceremony for the Wilson County Fair - TN State Fair. This year's theme is a commemoration of America 250, “Tennessee Voices and Volunteers.” Tennessee America 250 Commission Chair, Ashley Howell (Executive Director, Tennessee State Museum), Commissioner Mark Ezell (Tennessee Department of Tourist Development), Commissioner Andy Holt (Tennessee Department of Agriculture) and others kicked off the fair at the Made in Tennessee pavilion with a flag-raising, ribbon-cutting, and parade.

From August 13-22, attendees can enjoy competitions, exhibits, rides, entertainment, and America 250 activities such as a Freedom Truck mobile museum.

Photo credits: Haley Witcher & Tell Burkett

Here's a list of events happening across TN! For more event details, visit: tn250.com/events Wilson County Fair - TN Sta...
08/14/2026

Here's a list of events happening across TN!

For more event details, visit: tn250.com/events

Wilson County Fair - TN State Fair East Tennessee Historical Society Tennessee State Museum Marble Springs State Historic Site

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