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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Opening Day Road Bowl Tournament & Hike w/Holly
Opening Day Road Bowl Tournament & Hike w/Holly
Historic Rugby reopens for 2024 with a special day of activities including a Road Bowling Tournament (sign-in Noon-12:30 Eastern at the Visitor Centre and event starting 1 p.m. Eastern: Register HERE) and guided hike starting 10 a.m. Eastern at the Visitor Centre (no registration required), led by Holly Taylor, assistant state naturalist for TDEC, with…
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Eric Wilson Memorial Hike
Eric Wilson Memorial Hike
Join the Friends of Rugby State Natural Area for a free guided hike in honor of the late Eric Wilson, who helped build many of Rugby's trails & whose birthday was March 17, St. Patrick's Day. Meet 12:15 p.m. at the Historic Rugby Visitor Centre, 1331 Rugby Parkway. No registration required. Eric was a retired…
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Writing Workshop with Karen Paul Holmes
Writing Workshop with Karen Paul Holmes
“From Personal to Universal: Using Emotion to Craft Deeper Writing” Writing about emotions—your own or your characters'—can be, well emotional. Yet, drawing from your own experiences, feelings, and observations, helps your poetry, memoir, or fiction sound a chord in readers. How do you dig deep and write authentically We’ll look at examples of poems or…
Women of Appalachia Storytelling
Women of Appalachia Storytelling
Join us for an extraordinary evening in Rugby, Tennessee, as Bloom Stage, Poetry in the Boro, and Historic Rugby, Inc., proudly present "Women Speak," a free admission celebration marking the 15th Anniversary of the Women of Appalachia Project and the book launch of Women Speak: Volume Nine. Immerse yourself in the rich narratives of Appalachia's…
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Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway
Irish Road Bowling on Rugby Parkway
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…