Join us for an 1818 Christmas at the Inn:
December 13th from 6 PM – 8 PM
December 14th from 6 PM – 8 PM
December 15th from 2 PM – 4 PM
Come celebrate Christmas with friends and family at the Netherland Inn and Boatyard National Historic Site, just as Margaret and Richard Netherland celebrated over 200 years ago- dating all the way back to 1818. This festive event will feature beautiful decorations, warm cider, special treats, and lively music.
Entertainment and ticket sales TBD, so be sure to check back.
NO early ticket sales are available and reservations are not required. Parking is available in the lot behind the Inn or in the grass lot on Lilac Street.
Make plans now to attend this wonderful holiday tradition to enjoy the beautiful 1818 period all-natural decorations, designed and provided by Kingsport garden clubs and Netherland Inn volunteers; to partake of special treats; to hear seasonal music, and visit with living history characters from Kingsport’s past.
The Netherland Inn Association is an all- volunteer organization. All proceeds from this and other events go toward maintenance and restoration of the Netherland Inn and Boatyard, as well as additions to the historic campus. In addition to being the birthplace of Kingsport, the Netherland Inn and Boatyard is the only site of the National Register of Historic Sites to have been both a boatyard and a stagecoach stop.
A calendar has been created called the This is Kingsport events calendar which will serve as a non-public forum to provide citizens with information about social and organizational gatherings held within the city. The city will disseminate information to the public through this online calendar about social and organizational gatherings which are conducted or promoted by community partners with which the city currently has partnership agreements. Additionally, social or organizational gatherings held on city owned property to which the public at large is invited will be published on this calendar.
Each year the city enters into partnership agreements with multiple community partners some of whom in turn support the city by organizing events or promoting events of members and affiliates. By creating a common source for the dissemination of information about community events the city will be furthering its support of those community partners which in turn support the city. Moreover, the city wishes to and will benefit from highlighting gatherings which will be of benefit and enjoyment to the public.
Community partners may communicate their events or those which they promote to the city which will disseminate the information through the event calendar. Furthermore, the city of Kingsport will publish on the calendar those community events which are held on city property. In order to achieve the city’s goals only those events described herein will be published on the This is Kingsport event calendar which will be curated by city staff.