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“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 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 […]

$6.00

Wonder of Wolves

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

Experience the chilling sounds of the wolf call as our naturalists and/or volunteers talk about our pack and share interesting facts about socialization and behaviors. Meet at the wolf habitat. Tickets can be purchased in the Nature Center on the day of the program. The cost is $3 per person for non-members. Photo by Jay […]

$3.00

“Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark Matter”

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

From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider in Europe to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent cosmos, Phantom of the Universe is designed to immerse audiences in the search for dark matter. A collaboration of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Texas at Arlington, Michigan State University, IFIC […]

$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 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 […]

$6.00

“Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark Matter”

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

From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider in Europe to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent cosmos, Phantom of the Universe is designed to immerse audiences in the search for dark matter. A collaboration of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Texas at Arlington, Michigan State University, IFIC […]

$6.00

First Day Hike on Cliffside Trail

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

Start the New Year off on the right foot with Bays Mountain Park’s annual First Day Hike! Join Bays Mountain Park staff on a strenuous guided hike around our frost-covered ridge. Following along the Cliffside Trail, hikers will complete a 1.5 mile route on a crisp, quiet New Year’s morning. Stopping along at several overlooks […]

First Day Hike along Lakeside Trail

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

Start the New Year off on the right foot with Bays Mountain Park’s annual First Day Hike! Join Bays Mountain Park staff on a moderate guided hike around our frost-covered lake. Following along the Lakeside Trail, hikers will complete an energizing 2.75 mile route on a crisp, quiet New Year’s morning. Please dress appropriately for […]

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

Free

“One Sky: Finding Patterns”

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

This program is the second of two programs featuring short stories that represent the perspective of a different culture or indigenous society from around the globe. In this second part, we present four stories from different parts of the world centered around the theme of “Finding Patterns.” Each story focuses on the part of the […]

$6.00

New Year’s Planetarium Yoga for Strength

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

Join us to celebrate your new year with a truly immersive yoga class at Bays Mountain. This class will be given in Bays Mountain’s one of a kind planetarium that has no equal. From dawn to dusk, the planetarium will simulate a day’s journey while students participate in a strength-centered yoga class. Concentric, eccentric and […]

$12.00

Herpetarium 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 amphibians and reptiles. This is a free program. Pre-registration is not required.

“One Sky: Finding Patterns”

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

This program is the second of two programs featuring short stories that represent the perspective of a different culture or indigenous society from around the globe. In this second part, we present four stories from different parts of the world centered around the theme of “Finding Patterns.” Each story focuses on the part of the […]

$6.00

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.