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Unleash the Fun: Easter Dog Treat & Sensory Egg Hunts in Tri-Cities This Weekend!

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TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Communities throughout the area are gearing up for Easter festivities.

News Channel 11 has gathered details of various activities scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Duck, Duck, Goose Spring/Summer Children’s Consignment Sale

  • Friday-Sunday
  • Appalachian Fairgrounds
  • Children’s consignment clothing

Easter Dog Treat Hunt

  • Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Kingsport’s Dogwood Park
  • Free, open to the public, registration suggested
  • Dogs use scent to hunt treat “eggs”

2nd Annual Spring Social

  • Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Kingsport Farmer’s Market
  • Dozens of vendors and food trucks

Sensory Easter Egg Hunt

  • Saturday 1-4 p.m.; hunt begins at 2:30 exactly
  • Downtown Jonesborough’s Lincoln Park
  • Aimed to facilitate kids of all abilities and mobility

Nature Walk hosted by Johnson City Public Library

  • Saturday 1 p.m.
  • Tweetsie Trail trailhead in Johnson City
  • Explore history, ecology and seasonal nature on guided hike by naturalist Connie Deegan
  • Extra parking at TVA Credit Union Ballpark

Steele Creek Express Opening Party

  • Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Steele Creek Park, Bristol
  • Free train rides during party, $1 rides after
  • Snacks and treat bags

Hop and Shop

  • Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Mall at Johnson City
  • Vendors, custom hat bar and permanent jewelry

Dr. Enuf presents “Appalachian Trail” at the Boones Creek Opry

Appalachian Highlands Humane Society Adoption Event

  • Saturday noon-4 p.m.
  • PetSmart Johnson City
  • Puppy adoptions
  • Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines

Clean Eatz Grand Opening with RedBull]

Storytelling Open Mic

Medieval Nights: Phantom of the Opera

  • Saturday 6-11 p.m.
  • Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Johnson City
    • 2-9 p.m.: Maker’s Market upstairs
    • 6-8 p.m.: Masquerade Ball with instruction and dancing
    • 9 p.m.: Appalachian Highlands Historical Fencing performance
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