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.
Grill Rugby
Unique Cooking Demonstration and Al Fresco Dinner on the Lawn, Silent Auction, Specialty Cocktail, Labor Day Weekend! Join us for food and festivities at the picturesque Uffington House. Proceeds to benefit HistoricRugby:…
Cemetery Lantern Tour
The Lantern Tour in Rugby’s Laurel Dale Cemetery allows you to meet 9 or 10 former Rugby residents who tell their stories, all true. The accounts come from letters, diaries…
Paint and Sip Workshop
What could be more fun than joining a small group for a painting class while enjoying a glass of wine? Maybe having it in beautiful Historic Rugby’s newly renovated Hester…
Founders’ Day Celebration & Michaelmas Tea
Help celebrate 15 decades + since Rugby’s founding on the Cumberland Plateau in 1880, our 142nd Anniversary. ALSO this year will mark to the month the 200th anniversary of our founder Thomas Hughes’…
Ghostly Gathering
Historic Rugby presents Ghostly Gathering on two Saturdays, October 22 and 29, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern. This yearly Halloween-season celebration frequently sells out, and did last year. It is…
Historic Rugby Harvest Gala, SOLD OUT
Saturday, Nov 5, 6:30 – 9 PM Eastern/ 5:30-8 Central SORRY, BUT THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Enjoy Historic Rugby’s award winning Harvest Gala fundraiser, benefitting Historic Rugby and the…
After-Thanksgiving Hike with Jason Miller
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesHike with State Natural Areas’ Jason Miller FRIDAY | NOV. 25 10:00 AM Eastern, Rugby Visitor Centre A FREE “Walk-it-Off” hike helps excuse any Thanksgiving excess so join guide Jason…
Tea with Mrs. Claus, SOLD OUT
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesTea with Mrs. Claus, Dec. 17 Mrs. Claus will be in Rugby on December 17 and she is throwing a very special tea to celebrate all the good boys and…
Roaring New Year’s Eve SOLD OUT
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesSorry, but this event has now SOLD OUT. The Actor's Co-op is coming back with another swingin' New Year's eve bash! They'll take over the Rebecca Johnson Theater in the…
Chili Cook-Off & Silent Auction
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesEnjoy a winter treat and help non-profit Historic Rugby too. All-you-can-taste delicious chili plus an interesting Silent Auction, all at Historic Rugby's Hester Hall just beyond the Visitor Centre. Bring…
Tom Howell Memorial Spirea Pull
To celebrate State Natural Areas Week and honor the late Tom Howell‘s dedication to Rugby State Natural Area stewardship, please pitch in for an hour of so to remove invasive Japanese spirea &…
Fashion Show & Afternoon Tea
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesLast year's Victorian Fashion Show (a first) proved so popular we're doing it again! Registration details ($40 per person) are available HERE. The show in the Rebecca Johnson Theatre inside…