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.

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British Festival

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

Rugby's British Festival has become an annual May event for Historic Rugby. Look for vendors, food, tours of the historic buildings and more. Musical performances by a trio from the Rugby Cornet Band, Wild Blue Yonder, Granville Automatic, Junction South, Jodie Manross, Wildwood Flute Choir, Gerald Hanwright & Azekiel Harness! The FREE 2-day festival continues…

Queen’s Tea (Sold Out)

Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United States

Sorry, but this event is fully booked. If you have a ticket, we look forward to seeing you. Please watch our events for upcoming tea opportunities! Enjoy teatime & accompanying delicacies during this Queen's Tea, celebrating Rugby's British roots! Being held in lovely Hester Hall, behind the Visitor Centre. For more information, please go to…

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British Festival

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

Rugby's British Festival has become an annual May event for Historic Rugby. Look for vendors, food, tours of the historic buildings and more. Musical performances by a trio from the Rugby Cornet Band, Wild Blue Yonder, Granville Automatic, Junction South, Jodie Manross, Wildwood Flute Choir, Gerald Hanwright & Azekiel Harness! The FREE 2-day festival continues…

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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway

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

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 or just watch as the game proceeds west, then east. We yell…

Third Saturday Hike

Historic Rugby Visitor Centre 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.  NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This hike should show us some of the beautiful mountain laurel that has been blooming this week in the area, fingers crossed that it remains. These free guided hikes are scheduled for the…

Rugby Cornet Band FREE Concert

Rebecca Johnson Theatre in Historic Rugby's Visitor Centre 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United States

Hear a free concert with a variety of selections sure to entertain everyone. In the Rebecca Johnson Theatre of the Historic Rugby Visitor Centre. Our Cornet Band has grown to 13 members since its beginning in March 2023! Now it boasts 4 cornets, 2 tubas, 2 trombones, a euphonium, 2 alto horns, snare drum &…

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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway

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

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 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 States

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 or just watch as the game proceeds west, then east. We yell…

Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway

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

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 or just watch as the game proceeds west, then east. We yell…

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‘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…

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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway

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

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 or just watch as the game proceeds west, then east. We yell…

Cabaret Night CANCELLED

Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United States

SORRY BUT WE JUST LEARNED July 5 that this event is cancelled on account of "unavoidable challenges." REFUNDS for those who have purchased tickets will be issued by the Appalachian Society for the Arts. Another date may be forthcoming, the Players say. Hear the Plateau Players' take on '50s and '60s tunes in this Musical…