September 19-21, 2025
Elizabethton's Annual Celebration
Presented by Elizabethton Parks & Recreation
Friday
Sept. 19th
Craft Vendors & Food Trucks open 11am-8pm
Firefly 5K, Hosted by Main Street Elizabethton – 7PM
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Kid's Island
- 11:00am-7:30pm Inflatables/Attractions
- 1:00pm-2:00pm Magician
- 2:00pm-3:00pm Foam Party
- 3:00pm-4:00pm Magician
- 4:00pm-5:00pm Foam Party
*Schedule Subject to Change*
Entertainment
Elk Avenue Bridge
- 11am-3:30pm Touch a Truck
Main Stage Entertainment
- 4:00pm Stemwinder
- 6:00pm Tim Decker and Tennessee River
- 8:00pm The Seldom Scene
Saturday
Sept. 20th
Arts & Craft Vendors open 10am-8pm
Kid's Island
- 10:00am-7:30pm Inflatables/Attractions
- 10:00am-10:30am Character Meet & Greet (Barney)
- 10:30am-11:00am Character Meet & Greet (Sesame Street)
- 11:00am-11:30am Character Meet & Greet (Blue’s Clues)
- 11:30am-12:00pm Character Meet & Greet (Pooh & Friends)
- 12:00pm-1:00pm Foam Party
- 1:00pm-2:00pm Magician
- 2:00pm-3:00pm Foam party
- 3:00pm-4:00pm Magician
- 4:00pm-5:00pm Foam Party
- 5:00pm-6:00pm Character Meet & Greet (Scooby & SpongeBob)
- 6:00pm-7:00pm Foam Party
*Schedule Subject to Change*
Entertainment
Elk Avenue Bridge
11am-1pm Mr. and Miss Covered Bridge Days Pageant
1:30pm-2pm Appalachian Irish Dance Co.
2:30pm-3pm Covered Bridge Cloggers
3:30pm-4pm East Tennessee Ballet Academy
4:30pm-5pm Watts Dance Studio
Main Stage Entertainment
- 12:00pm Kickin’ Up Dust
- 1:30pm Thursday Night Boys
- 3:10pm Bullseye Band
- 4:45pm POWERSHIFT
- 6:15pm Dan Herrell & INK.
- 8:00pm Dailey & Vincent
- 9:45pm Fireworks Show
Exact Time Subject to Change
Sunday
Sept. 21st
Arts & Craft Vendors open 1-6pm
Kid's Island
- 1:00pm-6:00pm Inflatables/Attractions
- 1:00pm-2:00pm Foam Party
- 2:00pm-3:00pm Character Meet & Greet (Disney)
- 3:00pm-4:00pm Foam Party
- 4:00pm-5:00pm Magician
- 5:00pm-6:00pm Foam Party
Entertainment
Elk Avenue Bridge
- 1-4pm Youth Business Fair, sponsored by Carter County Bank
Main Stage Entertainment
- 2:00pm Joyful Hearts
- 4:30pm The Martins
2025 Headline Artist Bio's
The Seldom Scene
Fifty-three years into a legendary career, much has changed about The Seldom Scene, starting with the venerable progressive bluegrass quintet’s various lineup iterations over time. But even as band members have stepped in and out of various roles, what’s most important is what hasn’t changed: an undeniable knack for blending both old and new music and traditions without sacrificing what makes either potent and durable. Their current iteration is a true blue lineup: guitarist mandolin player Lou Reid, bassist Ronnie Simpkins, banjoist and fiddler Ron Stewart, dobro player Fred Travers, and guitarist Clay Hess.
Since they started up together in 1971, The Seldom Scene has dexterously performed original and traditional songs while presenting fiery and soulful reinterpretations of material by Merle Haggard, James Taylor, and more. The concept of bluegrass unshackling itself from a conservative, straight-ahead mindset seems like a given now, when some of its biggest stars fill stadiums and cross over with mainstream audiences, but the continued presence of the Scene acts as a reminder that it wasn’t always so. Even if their playing style feels more at home in intimate clubs, where the audience can feel their exuberance radiating from the stage, the Scene’s elastic relationship to genre established an important precedent that encouraged their contemporaries and allowed bluegrass bands to expand their repertoire in ways that laid the groundwork for today’s bluegrass boom.
Dailey & Vincent
Grand Ole Opry Members, five-time GRAMMY® Award winners individually, three-time GRAMMY® Award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether (including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners), Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent (and their world-class band) offer a unique and modernized spin on ‘American music’ – “the best of country, bluegrass and gospel this side of heaven” (USA Today) – the duo has played across the globe, taking the stage at iconic venues including the Ryman Auditorium and Carnegie Hall. Now on Season 5 of their nationally broadcast television series, The Dailey & Vincent Show on the Circle Network (and previously RFD TV), Dailey & Vincent bring their music to a national audience on a weekly basis. After a decade spent performing together and with over 1,000 airings of their PBS special Dailey & Vincent ALIVE – In Concert, their concoction of fantastically instinctive vocal blends of Dailey’s tenor and Vincent’s reedy harmonies has gained them well-deserved praise for their own distinctive style and worldwide recognition as American music gold. The duo has also created their own festival brand called Dailey & Vincent’s American Made Music Festivals where they bring artists such as Martina McBride, Josh Turner, Shenandoah, Del McCoury, The Isaacs, Ricky Skaggs, and other famed country, bluegrass, and gospel artists throughout the Southeast. Their most recent live CD, “Dailey & Vincent ALIVE,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and remained at the top position for over 15 weeks. Dailey & Vincent’s first-ever Christmas album, “Dailey & Vincent: The Sounds of Christmas” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Holiday Chart, landing right behind Michael Bublé and Pentatonix as the only country, bluegrass and gospel act in the Top Ten.
-Grand Ole Opry Members
-5 Time Grammy Award Winners Individually
-3 Time Grammy nominees collective
-3 Time Emmy Nominees for “Dailey & Vincent: ALIVE! In Concert” and “The Dailey & Vincent Show”
-4 DOVE Awards
-Over 35 IBMA Awards
-The American Made Music Festival Series (5 multi-day events in 4 states)
The Martins
Siblings, Joyce, Jonathan and Judy, collectively known as The Martins, have enjoyed countless radio hits and performances at concert halls, arenas, auditoriums and churches worldwide. During the 1990s, The Martins rose to national and international success, showcasing their stunning and distinctive harmonies before a vast array of audiences, from legendary singer/ songwriter Bill Gaither’s multi-award winning Homecoming Video and Concert Series to the White House to Carnegie Hall. Over the years the Trio garnered eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, as well as a prestigious Grammy nomination.