{
    "id": "tn-history-events",
    "name": "History Events in Tennessee: Reenactments, Living History and Tours",
    "description": "33 history events in Tennessee (battle reenactments, living-history days, heritage festivals, candlelight and holiday tours of historic homes, America 250 events) with dates as each organizer publishes them.",
    "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/events/",
    "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-events.csv",
    "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-events.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). History Events in Tennessee: Reenactments, Living History and Tours. https://itstennessee.com/history/events/",
    "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
    "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 33,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "kind",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "start",
        "end",
        "dates",
        "date_status",
        "price",
        "organizer",
        "organizer_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Event name as the organizer uses it",
        "kind": "Reenactment, Living history, Heritage festival, Candlelight or holiday tour, Tour of homes, Commemoration, America 250 or Other",
        "city": "City or town",
        "county": "County",
        "region": "Our editorial region",
        "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD where the organizer has published it",
        "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD",
        "dates": "Dates as the organizer writes them",
        "date_status": "confirmed (organizer page shows the date) or usual-timing (organizer gives only a month or season)",
        "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See event site",
        "organizer": "Who runs it",
        "organizer_url": "Organizer's own page",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Information Nation exhibit (Tennessee America 250)",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-02-27",
            "end": "2027-02-21",
            "dates": "February 27, 2026 to February 21, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free (museum admission free)",
            "organizer": "Tennessee State Museum / Tennessee America 250",
            "organizer_url": "https://tn250.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tennessee America 250 Trail at the Museum of Appalachia",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Clinton",
            "county": "Anderson",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "start": "2026-03-25",
            "end": "2026-12-31",
            "dates": "March 25 to December 31 (2026), 9 AM-5 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Museum admission (see official site)",
            "organizer": "Museum of Appalachia / Tennessee America 250",
            "organizer_url": "https://tn250.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Free admission at the Museum of East Tennessee History (\"Lines Were Drawn\")",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "start": "2026-06-01",
            "end": "2027-02-14",
            "dates": "Free admission June 1, 2026 - February 14, 2027",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "East Tennessee Historical Society",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.easttnhistory.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "\"Tracing Silhouettes\" exhibit",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "start": "2026-06-19",
            "end": "2026-12-31",
            "dates": "June 19 to December 31 (2026), 10 AM-3 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Beck Cultural Exchange Center and Mabry-Hazen House (via Tennessee America 250)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tn250.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Genealogy Open House: Trace Your Revolutionary War Heritage!",
            "kind": "Other",
            "city": "Elizabethton",
            "county": "Carter",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": "2026-10-24",
            "end": "2026-10-24",
            "dates": "Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park with the Jonesborough Genealogical Society",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/genealogy-open-house-trace-your-revolutionary-war-heritage",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Death and Disease Park Tour",
            "kind": "Other",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-10-31",
            "end": "2026-10-31",
            "dates": "Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/death-and-disease-park-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Polk Home Free Day (James K. Polk birthday)",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Maury",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "start": "2026-11-01",
            "end": "2026-11-01",
            "dates": "November 1, 2026",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "President James K. Polk Home and Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://jameskpolk.com/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Johnsonville 162nd Anniversary Event",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "New Johnsonville",
            "county": "Humphreys",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-11-07",
            "end": "2026-11-07",
            "dates": "Sat, Nov 07, 2026, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Johnsonville State Historic Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/battle-johnsonville-162nd-anniversary-event",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "A Walk in Their Boots",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Johnson City",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": "2026-11-07",
            "end": "2026-11-07",
            "dates": "Saturday, November 7, 2026, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "A Walk In Their Boots (nonprofit) at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "King's Birthday Garrison",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Vonore",
            "county": "Monroe",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "start": "2026-11-07",
            "end": "2026-11-08",
            "dates": "Sat, Nov 07, 2026 10 AM-5 PM; Sun 10 AM-2 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Fort Loudoun State Historic Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/kings-birthday-garrison-1",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Campout With Rangers and Living History Presenters",
            "kind": "Encampment",
            "city": "Henning",
            "county": "Lauderdale",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": "2026-11-07",
            "end": "2026-11-08",
            "dates": "Sat, Nov 07, 2026 4:00 PM to Sun, Nov 08, 2026 11:00 AM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$25 adults; $15 ages 12 and under",
            "organizer": "Fort Pillow State Historic Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/campout-rangers-and-living-history-presenters-fpshp-2026",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Belle Meade Holiday Open House",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-11-12",
            "end": "2026-11-12",
            "dates": "November 12, 2026, 5:00-8:00 p.m.",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Belle Meade Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://visitbellemeade.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "\"Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution\" talk",
            "kind": "America 250",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "start": "2026-11-12",
            "end": "2026-11-12",
            "dates": "November 12, 2026, 6:00-7:00 pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Blount Mansion",
            "organizer_url": "https://blountmansion.org/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Follow Their Footsteps: Day After Thanksgiving Hike",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Adams",
            "county": "Montgomery",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-11-27",
            "end": "2026-11-27",
            "dates": "Fri, Nov 27, 2026, 10:00-11:00 AM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free (optional $5 or $10 donation)",
            "organizer": "Port Royal State Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/follow-their-footsteps-day-after-thanksgiving-hike",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Anniversaries of the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin - 162 Years Later (Rippa Villa)",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Spring Hill",
            "county": "Maury",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "start": "2026-11-29",
            "end": "2026-11-29",
            "dates": "Sunday, November 29, 2026, 7pm and 8pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$30 per person per tour",
            "organizer": "Battle of Franklin Trust",
            "organizer_url": "https://boft.org/commemoration",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Anniversaries of the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin - 162 Years Later (Carter House and Carnton)",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Franklin",
            "county": "Williamson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2026-11-30",
            "end": "2026-11-30",
            "dates": "Monday, November 30, 2026, 7pm and 8pm",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "$30 per person per tour",
            "organizer": "Battle of Franklin Trust",
            "organizer_url": "https://boft.org/commemoration",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Visions of Christmas",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Johnson City",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": "2026-12-04",
            "end": "2026-12-04",
            "dates": "Friday, December 4, 2026, 1:00-5:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Visions of Christmas - Dinner & Tour",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Johnson City",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": "2026-12-05",
            "end": "2026-12-05",
            "dates": "Saturday, December 5, 2026, 5:00-7:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "48th Annual Progressive Dinner",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Jonesborough",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": "2026-12-05",
            "end": "2026-12-05",
            "dates": "December 5, 2026, starts 4:00 PM",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.heritageall.org/2026/10/progressive-dinner-2026/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Stones River National Battlefield centennial",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Murfreesboro",
            "county": "Rutherford",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": "2027-03-03",
            "end": "2027-03-03",
            "dates": "March 3, 2027 (100 years since Congress established the park on March 3, 1927)",
            "date_status": "confirmed",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Stones River National Battlefield",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stri/learn/news/centennial_logo_2026-03-03.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Holiday Open House at the Andrew Johnson Homestead",
            "kind": "Candlelight/holiday tour",
            "city": "Greeneville",
            "county": "Greene",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually early December (2024 edition: Friday, December 6, 5-8 pm)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Andrew Johnson National Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-open-house-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wreaths Across America at Fort Donelson National Cemetery",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Dover",
            "county": "Stewart",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually mid-December (2023 edition: Saturday, December 16)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Fort Donelson National Battlefield",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fodo/learn/news/commemorative-wreaths-across-america-program.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Stones River anniversary programs (164th)",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Murfreesboro",
            "county": "Rutherford",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually late December through January 2 (163rd: December 26, 2025-January 2, 2026)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Stones River National Battlefield",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stri/learn/news/163rd.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "NCRM King Day",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually January (Martin Luther King Jr. Day; 2026 edition January 19)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "National Civil Rights Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://civilrightsmuseum.org/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Anniversary of the Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Dover",
            "county": "Stewart",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually February (162nd: February 3-18, 2024)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Fort Donelson National Battlefield",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fodo/learn/news/fort-donelson-nb-offering-programs-for-the-162nd-anniversary-battles-of-forts-henry-and-donelson.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "NCRM April 4 Commemoration",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually April 4 (2026 edition: \"Remembering MLK 2026\" April 4)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "National Civil Rights Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://civilrightsmuseum.org/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Pillow Annual Living History",
            "kind": "Living history",
            "city": "Henning",
            "county": "Lauderdale",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually the weekend closest to April 12",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "No state park access fee; event fees see official site",
            "organizer": "Fort Pillow State Historic Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-pillow/highlights",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Memorial Day commemoration at Stones River National Cemetery",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Murfreesboro",
            "county": "Rutherford",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually Memorial Day weekend (2026: May 23-26)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "Free",
            "organizer": "Stones River National Battlefield",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stri/learn/news/memorialday2026.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tennessee Statehood Day / birthday celebration at TSLA",
            "kind": "Anniversary commemoration",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually around June 1 (2026: Saturday, May 30, for the 230th)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Tennessee State Library and Archives",
            "organizer_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/library-archives/press-releases/save-the-date-celebrate-tennessees-230th-birthday-with-us-saturday",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "NCRM Juneteenth",
            "kind": "Juneteenth",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually June 19",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "National Civil Rights Museum",
            "organizer_url": "https://civilrightsmuseum.org/events/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Archaeofest",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Pinson",
            "county": "Madison",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually mid-September",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "No state park access fee; event fees see official site",
            "organizer": "Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park (Tennessee State Parks)",
            "organizer_url": "https://tn.gov/news/2012/9/14/pinson-mounds-state-park-to-hold-archaeofest-september-15-16.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Celtic Festival at Tipton-Haynes",
            "kind": "Heritage festival",
            "city": "Johnson City",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually early September (2026: September 4-6)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Appalachian Highlands Celts at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site",
            "organizer_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/events",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Family History Day at TSLA",
            "kind": "Other",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "start": null,
            "end": null,
            "dates": "usually October (2026: October 11)",
            "date_status": "usual-timing",
            "price": "See official site",
            "organizer": "Tennessee State Library and Archives",
            "organizer_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/tsla",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}