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Events, Hiking, Performances, Teas & Talks on the scenic Cumberland Plateau

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.

Green house with white picket fence.
  • 3rd Saturday Hike w/Lisa Huff

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    Join the Friends of Rugby State Natural Area for a free guided hike each month on the third Saturday. Winter into spring are great times to go hiking…no bugs! NO…

  • Author William Paul Young Speaks

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    Mark your calendar now for April 15 as our friend William Paul Young, author of worldwide bestseller THE SHACK speaks in Rugby, Tennessee AGAIN! Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE and a…

  • British Festival & Queen’s Tea*

    British Festival & Queen’s Tea*
    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    British Festival has become an annual May event for Historic Rugby. Look for vendors, a new food source, tours of the historic buildings and more. The festival continues Sunday. Bring…

  • British Festival

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    British Festival has become an annual May event for Historic Rugby. Look for vendors, a new food provider, tours of the historic buildings and more. Bring the family for a…

  • Third Saturday Hike CANCELLED

    Third Saturday Hike CANCELLED
    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    Due to predicted rain for this Saturday hike, it has been cancelled. However, with mountain laurel in bloom, folks may elect to explore the White Oak Trail or Cox Branch…

  • ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class

    ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class
    Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United States

    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 Hester Hall! Artist…

  • ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class

    ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class
    Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United States

    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 Hester Hall! Artist and instructor Freeman Davenport with The Gallery at Rugby will lead the group through an exploration of painting as you create your own work of…

  • Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Pkwy. (July 29 cancelled)

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    (The bowl for July 29 has been cancelled on account of high temperature.) 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. …

  • ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class

    ‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class
    Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United States

    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 Hester Hall! Artist and instructor Freeman Davenport with The Gallery at Rugby will lead the group through an exploration of painting as you create your own work of…

  • NO Irish Road Bowling today: STORMY

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    Today's 6 p.m. bowl has been CANCELLED on account of stormy weather moving through. Mark your calendar for the next one Sept. 10 (another Sunday) at 6 p.m. EDT. 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…

  • Grill Rugby, Sat. & Sun. sold out

    Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    2023 marks the fourth annual “Grill Rugby:  Cooking Demonstration and Dinner on the Lawn.” This evening of food and festivities on the lawn at picturesque Uffington House in Rugby is scheduled for two nights only, September 2 and 3, on the long Labor Day weekend. PLEASE NOTE: Sunday's Grill Rugby and now Saturday's as well…

  • Rugby Cornet Band FREE concert

    Historic Rugby Visitor Centre 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

    Rugby's Cornet Band from the 1880s has revived and will perform FREE for you! This special concert features performers from Rugby, Allardt, Jamestown & Crossville who have been practicing for weeks. In the 1880s there were about 20,000 brass bands across America, and Rugby's was one. It got favorable reviews in the local newspaper! The…