Events, Hiking, Performances, Teas & Talks on the scenic Cumberland Plateau
Historic Rugby hosts a series of hikes, outdoor events, performances, teas, galas, lectures and other events. Find your niche of interest below! Our schedule (all times Eastern) is below but subject to updates, so check back often.
Events
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Founder’s Day & Church’s Michaelmas Tea
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesOn Founder's Day we honor Rugby, TN, founder Thomas Hughes (1822-1897). There will be artists and crafters on site at the Visitor Centre, food trucks on site, and other features, including a noon Eastern performance by the Rugby Cornet Band on the porch of Harrow Road Public House. They will perform traditional tunes including America,…
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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesEnjoy a FREE outdoor participant/spectator game of Irish Road Bowling right in the middle of Rugby on slightly traveled Rugby Parkway. Teams form as the game starts, depending on who is there. All ages! Takes about one hour on the route used. Play or just watch as the game proceeds west, then east. We yell…
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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesLAST ONE OF THIS SEASON, OCT. 17! Enjoy a FREE outdoor participant/spectator game of Irish Road Bowling right in the middle of Rugby on slightly traveled Rugby Parkway. Teams form as the game starts, depending on who is there. All ages! Takes about one hour on the route used. Play, just watch as the game…
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Ghostly Gathering, SOLD OUT
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesWhile Oct. 24 has now SOLD OUT, reservations remain for Oct. 31. Witness the spirits of Halloween and history at Historic Rugby's "Ghosty Gathering" all around the 1880 village. A tour of spooky buildings with unique stories, a chili supper, and all followed by ghost stories under the big tent. This event on two successive…
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Ghostly Gathering
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesWitness the spirits of Halloween and history at Historic Rugby's "Ghosty Gathering" all around the 1880 village. A tour of spooky buildings with unique stories, a chili supper, and all…
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Historic Rugby Gala
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesDon't miss this annual festive fund-raiser for Historic Rugby. This year's theme is "Denim & Diamonds." Included are a banquet meal, cocktails, a silent auction plus a live auction that…
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Thanksgiving Marketplace
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesVisit Rugby’s shops to see crafts, artworks and much more. Two days, Nov. 27 & 28, from 10-5 Eastern. The Rugby Commissary, the Visitor Centre & more will all be open with unique wares. Craft demonstrations and vendors will be present. The Rugby Printing Shop will offer free tours & demonstrations. A food truck on…
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Thanksgiving Marketplace & Holiday Tea
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesVisit Rugby’s shops to see crafts, artworks and much more. Two days, Nov. 27 & 28, from 10-5 Eastern. The Rugby Commissary, the Visitor Centre & more will all be open with unique wares. Craft demonstrations and vendors will be present. The Rugby Printing Shop will offer free tours & demonstrations. A food truck on…
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Confessions of a Secret Santa
Rebecca Johnson Theatre in Historic Rugby's Visitor Centre 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesNate Washington didn't ask for this. And on Christmas Eve of all nights! When two ruffians come after him in a New York City alleyway, a mysterious stranger arrives just in the Nick of time. But who is this unusual (and unusually jolly) old man? There sure is something familiar about him, with his red…
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Confessions of a Secret Santa
Rebecca Johnson Theatre in Historic Rugby's Visitor Centre 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesNate Washington didn't ask for this. And on Christmas Eve of all nights! When two ruffians come after him in a New York City alleyway, a mysterious stranger arrives just in the Nick of time. But who is this unusual (and unusually jolly) old man? There sure is something familiar about him, with his red…
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Christmas at Rugby
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesOn the first two Saturdays in December, the historic settlement of Rugby, Tennessee, will come alive with Christmas spirit and celebrate the holidays as if it were still 1880, the year the town was settled. The living Victorian-era village will bustle with caroling, holiday shopping and much more. Highlights of the Victorian Christmas celebration include…
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Christmas at Rugby
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesOn the first two Saturdays in December, the historic settlement of Rugby, Tennessee, will come alive with Christmas spirit and celebrate the holidays as if it were still 1880, the year the town was settled. The living Victorian-era village will bustle with caroling, holiday shopping and much more. Highlights of the Victorian Christmas celebration include…