Come and meet our animal care staff and learn a little about our furry fox friends, Jamie and Sabra. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.
Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Join narrator Daveed Diggs on […]
Bays Mountain Park
853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States
If you enjoy astronomy, then the Bays Mountain Astronomy Club is for you! We invite you to attend one of our meetings and experience it first hand. Each meeting is different and has a unique topic that is presented. To learn more, to see what each meeting topic will be and to find out where […]
Join us for a guided Spring Wildflower Hike in the western side of Bays Mountain Park – Laurel Run! Observe as the forest floor comes alive with color. Discover delicate trilliums, violets, and other native blooms while learning how these early flowers support pollinators and signal the changing seasons. This relaxed, family-friendly walk highlights the beauty, […]
“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 […]
The Inventor Center
118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States
Come create your own customized scroll bracelet—perfect for beginners and fun for everyone! Learn the fundamentals of cold forging by creating a handcrafted brass scroll bracelet. In this workshop, participants will work with mill-rolled brass to shape, hammer, punch, and refine a structured bracelet form. You’ll also learn how to create wire-formed chain links and […]
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 […]
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.
Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Join narrator Daveed Diggs on […]
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.