Daytime Events Calendar

FOODEESFEST brings 40+ food trucks and craft vendors to West Town Mall for Labor Day weekend. From 1 PM to 9 PM daily, work your way through the best mobile kitchens in East Tennessee with friends, live music, and plenty of outdoor seating. Free admission — just bring an appetite.

Johnson City goes full Celtic for a two-day outdoor festival of live music, traditional dance, and a solid craft beer lineup. Expect pipes and fiddles on stage, dancers in full step, and a festival crowd that leans into the theme — kilts included, if that’s your thing. It’s a two-day event, so pace yourself if […]

Lone Mountain Marina closes out summer with a Christmas Boat Parade on Labor Day weekend — decorated boats parade through the cove while Riverside Revival plays 8 to 11pm. It’s an only-on-Norris-Lake tradition and a perfect way to say goodbye to summer.

Wilson Park in Maynardville turns into Union County’s biggest Labor Day weekend send-off as Thunder in the Park brings live music, a car show, food trucks, and a Pyroshows-produced fireworks finale to close out the summer on Norris Lake. It’s a free, all-ages afternoon that builds toward dark, with the kind of small-town block-party energy […]

Indian River Marina closes out the summer season with one last fireworks show over Norris Lake, timed for Labor Day weekend when the lake is at its most crowded and festive. It’s the marina’s send-off to the season — a proper bang to mark the unofficial end of summer. Get there before dark to stake […]

Kick off fall season at The Ultimate Fall Fest at The Colonnade just south of Chattanooga. From 10 AM to 4 PM, browse local vendors, seasonal food, and fall-themed fun in a relaxed daytime setting. An easy Sunday out with friends before football season swallows your weekends.

Mimosa Festival takes over Riverside Drive for a Sunday brunch-party overlooking the Mississippi, with mimosas in every variety, brunch bites, music, and games starting at 11 AM. It’s a full day-party format built around one very specific drink, done a dozen different ways. It’s a ticketed 21+ event, so plan ahead. Get there early for […]

A Knoxville tradition — the Big Kahuna Wing Festival pits local restaurants and wing vendors against each other for bragging rights, backed by live music all afternoon and a fireworks finale after dark. Expect a serious wing-tasting crowd alongside families and groups just there for the show. Come hungry and pace yourself — with dozens […]

Memphis’s Craft Food & Wine Festival is built for people who consider grazing a legitimate weekend strategy. More than 35 local food makers, chefs and artisans take over the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art with small bites, wine, craft cocktails, local spirits and live entertainment. General admission runs from 5 to 7 p.m., while VIP […]

The Chattanooga Market closes out summer with its Fall Food Truck Rally at First Horizon Pavilion. A fleet of the region’s best food trucks rolls in alongside the market’s local makers, farmers, and live music — all in the open air from 11 AM to 4 PM on Labor Day. Grab a plate, post up […]

Downtown Knoxville is taking lunch outside when Visit Knoxville and United Way of Greater Knoxville turn Market Square into a midday block party. The event lands squarely in the workday sweet spot, with local food, music and a chance to spend a couple of hours in the middle of the city instead of staring at […]

Knoxville’s beloved Greek Fest returns for its annual run — 20,000+ visitors come for gyros, souvlaki, loukoumades, Greek wine and beer, live music, and traditional dancing. Doors open 11 AM daily (until 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 5 PM Sunday) on Kingston Pike. Go hungry, stay for the dancing.