Oak Ridge Festivals
June is Festival Season in Oak Ridge.
Come experience festival season in Oak Ridge, TN! Stay over between two of the events and enjoy the rich history and exceptional outdoor activities that the city has to offer! Join us for incredible wine tastings, storytelling, the great concerts and family fun of the Secret City Festival, and the homespun fun of the Lavender Festival. Book a room, bring the family, and experience everything Oak Ridge has to offer this June!
Crowd Enjoying the Band
at our Secret City Festival!
Oak Ridge Festivals
Nine Lakes Wine Festival
East Tennessee has the best wines in our state! At the Nine Lakes Wine Festival, you will experience 100+ Tennessee wines and ciders, with live music and delicious food vendors on site. Plus, cheer on the Barrels of Fun Charity Race all from the banks of Melton Lake! You will receive a commemorative tasting glass and 6-compartment wine tote.
Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival
This Festival, sponsored by the 3 Rotary clubs in Oak Ridge, presents the magic of live storytelling with three performances by three world-class tellers. Their mesmerizing performances bring people together to share the magic of this time-honored, increasingly popular art form. The second annual event will be held at the Historic Grove Theatre.
Secret City Festival
This Festival offers events featuring: arts, history, science, food, music and more. All ages are welcome to this free two-day event in A.K. Bissell Park. There are free concerts both days and plenty of activities for the little ones. An outdoor concert will be held each evening. The line-up will be Loverboy on June 7th and 38-Special on June 8th. Concert tickets are on-sale now.
Lavender Festival
Lavender Festival is a free annual event in Historic Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, featuring 150 artisans, live music, great food, informative presentations, unique hand-crafted items, great Americana music, TN wine tasting, children’s activities and more. This is the 21st year of the Lavender Festival. Lavender Festival 2018 drew 11,000 visitors to Oak Ridge.
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2019 Nine Lakes Wine Festival
East Tennessee has the best wines in our state! Join us for Nine Lakes Wine Festival at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 30 minutes from Knoxville in beautiful East Tennessee. We’ll have dozens of award-winning Tennessee wines to taste, great food, live music and more. Don’t miss Nine Lakes Wine Festival: A Taste of Tennessee Wines!
Lavender Festival
Why a lavender festival? We’re glad you asked! On this segment from East Tennessee’s PBS program “Live Green Tennessee”, the Oak Ridge Lavender Festival is highlighted in all of its’ glory. Learn more about the history of the festival, and the little plant that started it all.
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