pumpkintown
18th Annual Fall Festival
Downtown Athens, TN
Saturday, October 9,
10 am – 5 pm
Pumpkintown celebrates the rich cultural history of East Tennessee. Native American culture and local history are displayed with elements that are unique and interesting for all ages. Pumpkintown is one of the largest annually attended events in McMinn County with almost 16,000 in attendance.
Some of the planned events will include:
- Pumpkintown PowWow
- Mutt Strutt
- Historical Walking Tour
- Entertainment on 2 stages
- 200 food and craft vendors
- Sounds of Summer Finale at 7:00 pm at Market Park Pavilion featuring Chris Hennessee!
Pumpkintown
Saturday, October 9, 2021
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Athens, TN
Covid regulations:
PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS
- Masks are suggested but not required.
- Social distancing is encouraged while standing or sitting for an extended period.
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
Willsonthropic, Inc.
Starr Regional Medical Center
DENSO
Companion Funeral & Cremation Services
McMinn County Tourism Board
VEC Customer Shares
Mayfield Dairy Farms
UT Extension
Tennessee Arts Commission
Tennessee Overhill
Wolfenden Family Pharmacies
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
Media Sponsors
The Daily Post-Athenian
Media Sponsors
WYXI
Media Sponsors
WJSQ-WLAR
Pumpkintown Countdown
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Finish off the day with the
Sounds of Summer Finale
Featuring: Chris Hennessee
Pumpkintown
Festival Schedule
Friday, October 8 | Setup and Vendor Check-in
Friday, October 8
4 PM Streets Closed
Downtown
Friday, October 8
4-8 PM Vendor Check-In
Market Park Pavilion
Saturday, October 9| All Day Events
Pumpkintown PowWow in Memory of Scott Crisp
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Market Park
Music-Dancing-Vendors-Community all come together in the 16th annual Pumpkintown PowWow!
Childrens Art Activities
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Pocket Park/North Jackson Street
The Arts Center (423) 745-8781 www.athensartscenter.org
Saturday, October 9| Festival Events
34th Annual Quilt Show
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
More information: (423) 745-0329 www.livingheritagemuseum.org
Pumpkin Plinko
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: North Jackson Street
City of Athens Parks and Recreation Youth Council
(423) 744-2700 www.cityofathenstn.com
McMinn County Education Foundation/Imagination Library
Presentation of 500,000th Imagination Library book to a McMinn County student.
For more information: (423) 744-0019 www.mcminncef.org
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(See Adopt-a-thon schedule for specific times and locations.)
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McMinn Regional Humane Society Adopt-a-Thon activities
Market Park
Courthouse Stage
Market Park
Dogs/Puppies – Market Park
11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Corner of N. Jackson & Washington
Historical Walking Tour
Courthouse Steps
- 10:00 AM – Opening Ceremonies
- 11:00 AM – Inspiration Dance
- 10:35 AM – Just Us
- 12:20 PM – Roscoe Morgan
- 12:55 PM – Kinslee Melhorn
- 1:30 PM – Inspiration Dance
- 2:05 PM – Roscoe Morgan
- 2:40 PM – Just Us
- 3:25 PM – Kinslee Melhorn
Market Park Pavilion
- 10:00 AM – Registration for Mutt Strutt
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Dog Adopt-a-thon
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Cat adopt-a-thon @ Fullers Frame Shop
- 11:30 AM -Mutt Strutt Contest Winners Announced
- 12:00 PM -Dreams of Kings
- 1:00 PM -Cody & Alex
- 2:00 PM – Hippie Shakes
- 3:00 PM – Never Too Late
- Sounds of Summer
- 7:00 PM – Chris Hennessee