We plan to make this an extra special event for
the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of TFHC
.
Our festival showcases some 400 musicians featuring authentic Southern Appalachian bluegrass, Gospel, folk and old-time country music continuously playing on 5 stages. Wherever you are on the grounds there will be music nearby. Old-time crafters will entertain and offer their treasures for sale. Demonstrator will show and explain how people lived and worked during pioneer times. As always there will be plenty of tasty Southern vittles to enjoy. Southern hospitality will be in abundance too.
The 2009 Fall Homecoming Brochure is in production. If you would like to see
last year's brochure as an example of what
Homecoming is about click the link below Click here for a pdf of the brochure
Bring a chair
and join the thousands of folks who make their
annual pilgrimage to the
Museum of Appalachia's Tennessee Fall Homecoming,
one of the nation's largest and most authentic
old-time mountain, craft, and music festivals.
Wander the Museum's 60-acre village
and farm complex, participate in the daily hymn
sing in the log church, or just treat yourself to
some of the Southeast's finest music, ranging from
gospel to bluegrass, performed from the Museum's
four stages, along with buck dancing and clogging.
Each day of the event, dozens of local cooks serve country food, some of it prepared on woodburning stoves and in iron kettles.
And over 175 artisans—some whose work is rarely
seen elsewhere—demonstrate old-time
mountain activities, including quilting, basket
weaving, splitting cedar rails, spinning and
weaving, whittling, caning chairs, making lye
soap, and constructing old-time instruments.
Thousands of handcrafted items are available
for purchase during the four-day event.
Selected sixteen times as one of the Top 20 October Events by
the Southeast Tourism Society. Festivities
are held the second full weekend in October,
Thursday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. until dark each day,
regardless of weather. Ample free parking is
available. Event admission rates
apply. Tickets are available at the gate, but
advance tickets are available at reduced rates--see
the link above for ticket order form.
Students are invited to come to the Wednesday
preceding Homecoming, our Appalachian Heritage
Day for Students. We introduced an
exciting new
format for 2007, with more activities and music
geared to children.
Don't let another harvest
season go by without joining us at
Tennessee Fall
Homecoming!
The Museum of Appalachia is open during daylight hours
year-round, except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Closing times
vary with the seasons, depending upon daylight hours.
Please telephone for exact hours of closing.
