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.
British Festival & Queen’s Tea*
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesBritish 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 the family for a celebration in this British-founded 1880 village! See a schedule & site map of the event below. On Saturday May 13 ONLY…
British Festival
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesBritish 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 celebration in this British-founded 1880 village! See the schedule and an event site map below. We will have walk-up and join Cricket Games! We are…
Third Saturday Hike CANCELLED
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesDue 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 Trail (or parts of those) on their own as weather permits this weekend. Join the Friends of Rugby State Natural Area for a free guided…
‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesWhat 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…
‘Paint & Sip’ Art Class
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesWhat 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
Hester Hall 121 Cumberland Avenue South, Rugby, TN, United StatesWhat 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 StatesToday'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 States2023 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 StatesRugby'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…
Third Saturday Hike: Holly Taylor
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesJoin the Friends of Rugby State Natural Area for a free guided hike each month on the third Saturday. Holly Taylor, assistant state naturalist with Tennessee state parks, will lead this hike. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Holly Taylor These free guided hikes are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and start from the Historic…
Trail Maintenance: Natl. Public Lands Day
Historic Rugby 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, TN, United StatesJoin Rugby State Natural Area volunteers in helping with vegetation maintenance and removal of invasive plants along one of Rugby's paved walkway sections between Uffington House and the road to Laurel Dale Cemetery. This requires little or no hiking to reach the site, and unwanted plants & shrubs can be reached from two sides. Volunteers…