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Nature: Wolf Keeper Talk

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Hear the chilling chorus of the wolf pack. Free program. Photo by Jay Huron

Kingsport Carousel Birthday Party

Kingsport Carousel 350 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Let’s all wish the Kingsport Carousel a happy eighth birthday this Saturday and to help celebrate, all rides on the carousel will be free that day. The carousel will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 15. From 10 a.m. to noon, employees will be giving out and applying free carousel tattoos […]

Saturday with Snakes

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Come meet our animal care staff and learn a little bit about our resident snakes. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Join us on a journey to the Red Planet — the farthest voyage ever made by humans. What does it take to make a two year mission to Mars, and back, successful? Discover the many challenges astronauts will face – and how creativity, communication and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. This production looks […]

$6.00

Appalachian Skies

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss star projector instrument. It’s fiber-optic generated star field is stunning and a pleasure to see. This live presentation is enhanced with additional content from our VELVET LED projectors for a wonderful experience. You don’t want to miss […]

$6.00

Dining With The Wolves

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

See the wolf pack enjoy a tasty meal. Meet at the Wolf Habitat. Free Program! Photo by Jay Huron

SunWatch

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

SunWatch This free observing program is held by the dam and is offered every clear Saturday & Sunday, 3p-3:30p, March-October. Safely view the Sun in detail! Observe sunspots and more that reveal the Sun’s dynamic magnetic activity. It is weather-dependent. If it is too cloudy, the program will be canceled. This is a free event and […]

Free

Bobcat Keeper Talk

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Come meet our animal care staff and learn a little bit about our resident bobcats, Carter and Cash. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Join us on a journey to the Red Planet — the farthest voyage ever made by humans. What does it take to make a two year mission to Mars, and back, successful? Discover the many challenges astronauts will face – and how creativity, communication and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. This production looks […]

$6.00

Crazy 8’s 8K Run

Memorial Park 1625 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, TN, United States

Run the World’s Fastest 8K on the flatter and faster 8K course introduced in 2019.  Featuring the 2023 USATF Men’s 8 km Road Championship Presented by Toyota!  Run the world famous figure-8 course on beautiful candle-lit streets with a rousing finish inside J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Crazy 8s is home to women’s 8-kilometer world record […]

EVENT CALENDAR PURPOSE AND CRITERIA

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.