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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‘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…

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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…

Return of the British Car Show

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

British automobiles will converge on Rugby in all classes for this annual admiration of U.K. motoring. It's free and a great family experience. See everything from MGs to Rolls Royces, Minis, Morrises and lots in between. Got a British car or motorbike? You can enter it. A silent auction of car-related and many other items…

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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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Grill Rugby, Sat. & Sun.

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

2024 marks the fifth 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, August 31 & September 1, on the long Labor Day weekend. Grill Rugby is an all-inclusive fixed dinner and spirits…

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Grill Rugby, Sat. & Sun.

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

2024 marks the fifth 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, August 31 & September 1, on the long Labor Day weekend. Grill Rugby is an all-inclusive fixed dinner and spirits…

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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…

Cemetery Lantern Tour

Laurel Dale Cemetery Laurel Dale Cemetery Road, Rugby, TN, United States

Once a year this event shares more of Rugby's true stories about real people of the past than any other. Hear in their own words from letters, diaries & other accounts what brought 10 settlers to Rugby and what their ultimate fate was. Some met tragic ends. Others had long, interesting lives. All are buried…

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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. Winter into spring are great times to go hiking…no bugs! NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. These free guided hikes are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month and start from the Historic Rugby Visitor Centre Porch (1331…

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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…