Join us for the 7th Annual Mercantile Vendor Market Fall Market, happening Saturday October 3rd 3:30pm-8pm at the Kingsport Farmer's Market..Join us for a family fun filled evening of shopping with local artisans, makers, bakers, and more. Vendors will feature handcrafted unique items, baked goods and much more. Enjoy a variety of delicious food options […]
Get to know one of Appalachia’s most elusive predators! Come by the bobcat habitat to learn about bobcat behavior, hunting strategies, adaptations, and their important role in their mountain ecosystem. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
Light pollution. How can something as essential as light be considered a pollutant? The answer lies not in light itself, but instead how we use artificial light at night. For centuries, we have become accustomed to using artificial light after dark, treating it as a natural part of our lives. But it isn’t. Living organisms […]
Join park staff for an engaging talk about our resident raptors, their incredible traits, hunting strategies, behaviors, and how we can be stewards for these incredible hunters of the sky! This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
StarWatch Night viewing (StarWatch) is held each Saturday in the months of March, April, October & November, starting at dusk at the observatories. If poor weather, an alternate live presentation will occur in the planetarium theater. If good weather, visitors will be able to see celestial objects like the Moon, planets, star clusters, galaxies and […]
RUSTY STEEL — LIVE AT THE RESERVE Rusty Steel is taking the stage at The Reserve for a Saturday night of live music! Come early for dinner and craft cocktails, grab your table, and get ready for Rusty Steel live from 8–11 PM. Saturday, October 3 8–11 PM $5 Cover The Reserve | 201 E […]
Light pollution. How can something as essential as light be considered a pollutant? The answer lies not in light itself, but instead how we use artificial light at night. For centuries, we have become accustomed to using artificial light after dark, treating it as a natural part of our lives. But it isn’t. Living organisms […]
This free observing program is held by the dam and is offered every clear Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. in 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 […]
Join ranger staff to slow down and look closer at our pond turtles and Eastern Box Turtles, their unique adaptations, behaviors, diets, and what makes them different than other reptiles! This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss optical star projector instrument. Its 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, immersive experience. You don’t want […]
This free observing program is held by the dam and is offered every clear Saturday and Sunday at 3 – 3:30 p.m. in 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 […]
We celebrate classical masterworks in two distinctive venues: the beautifully restored, traditional Paramount Bristol and the vibrant, contemporary Kingsport Farmers Market. The concerts will open with Beethoven's Ruins of Athens Overture, which was also featured in SOTM’s first concert program 80 years ago. Next, principal clarinetist Victor Chavez will be the soloist in Mozart's Clarinet […]
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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.