Music Festivals
May - Railroad Rendesvous SpringFest
The golden age of riding the trails - when people and materials were transported across the state and the continent by train - is brought back to life annually at the Cookeville Depot and Historic Westside. It's a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 event with a train excursion, fun-filled family events (including "Dobro's at the Depot"--the official Tennessee Resonator Guitar Championship), Bluegrass competition, and much more. The event is sponsored by the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and features family entertainment, food and live music. Children's activities throughout the day include carriage rides, authentic covered wagon rides and much more. Adults enjoy browsing among antiques and collectibles, flea market finds and craft booths, and strolling the historic streets with ladies and gentlemen dressed in their finest vintage clothing. Also featured are train and railroad memorabilia, historic reenactments, demonstrations, antique tractors, trucks and cars, clowns, magicians, and more children's activities including horse drawn buggy rides, a petting zoo and much more!
Contact: Cookeville- Putnam County Chamber of Commerce 931-526-2211
www.rrspringfest.com
June - Sundays in the Park
The new performance pavilion at Dogwood Park - located just behind the Putnam County Library - is the chosen stage for this popular free concert series, held each Sunday afternoon in June. Sponsored by the City of Cookeville's Leisure Services Department, the series features various kinds of music, from blues to rock'n'roll to Western.
Contact: Cookeville Drama Center 931-528-1313
http://www.cookeville-tn.org/dramacenter/
July - Old Time Fiddlers Jamboree/Craft Festival
Just outside Cookeville, in Smithville, TN, the Jamboree is an amazing craft fair with an entertainment twist. Located on Smithville Town Square, experience a true Southern event that draws thousands of visitors from all across the U.S.
Contact: 615-597-8500
September - Fall FunFest
Held each September by CityScape on the Cookeville Courthouse Square, this event is Cookeville's Main Street festival, combining crafts and entertainment with WCTE-TV's Stations of Imagination for young children and the Cookeville Cook-Off barbecue competition. Barbecue teams from all parts of the country come to compete and local food vendors sell their tasty treats. "The Fall FunFest is a wonderful food event," said Rick Woods, director of Cookeville's Leisure Services. "In addition to the 30 to 40 teams from across the country who come to compete in the barbecue cook-off, local food vendors also sell their wares." Performances by such noted musicians as the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Delbert McClinton also highlight the event.
Contact: 931-528-4612
www.fallfunfest.com
www.cookevillecityscape.com
