The East Tennessee History Center to Celebrate “Sports in East Tennessee” During History Hootenanny
WHAT: History Hootenanny
WHEN: Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with a special screening from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 and the Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
The East Tennessee Historical Society announces the 4th annual History Hootenanny, a celebration of East Tennessee history. History Hootenanny showcases the best of the East Tennessee History Center and its partners at this open house. This year’s theme is “Sports History in East Tennessee” as we celebrate the feature exhibition, Home Runs & Home Teams: A History of the National Pastime in Tennessee. Guests can enjoy live music, sports-themed children’s activities, Knoxville walking tours, shuttles to local museums, and more! History Hootenanny is a free public history event organized in partnership by the East Tennessee Historical Society, Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, and Tennessee Archive of Moving Image & Sound.
Featuring
- Mini lectures with local historians
- Children’s activities
- A Knoxville sports history walking tour
- Screenings from Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound at the Tennessee Theatre
- Music with Wild Blue Yonder
- Shuttles to the Blount Mansion, James White’s Fort, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, and Mabry-Hazen House
- Self-guided tours of the Tennessee Theatre
- Don’t miss a special screening of Clarence Brown’s Angels in the Outfield at the Tennessee Theatre!
For more information and a full schedule of events, call 865-215-8824 or visit https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/history-hootenanny-3/. We will be adding more to the schedule so check back before the event!
