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