Next on the Tennessee calendar is Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak, Oct 12–26, 2026. Smokies foliage peak — mid-Oct elevations 3000-5000ft.
After it come Easter Weekend — Great Smoky Mountains (Mar 26–28, 2027) and Tennessee spring off-road season — Windrock & Royal Blue (Apr 1 – May 31, 2027).
4 of these 13 pages quote the organizer's own words for the dates, with the day we read them; for the others, check the organizer's site before you book.
Coming up in Tennessee
- Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak
Smokies foliage peak — mid-Oct elevations 3000-5000ft.
- Easter Weekend — Great Smoky Mountains
Easter weekend in the Smokies — spring wildflowers and Gatlinburg-area RV resorts.
- Tennessee spring off-road season — Windrock & Royal Blue
Appalachian spring wheeling — green hills, flowing creeks, and hundreds of miles of marked OHV trail.
- Bristol Spring Race Weekend 2027
Bristol's April weekend of short-track racing, with full-hookup campgrounds around the speedway.
- World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest 2027
Memphis in May's world championship of pork — the Super Bowl week of barbecue towns.
- Synchronous Fireflies, Great Smoky Mountains 2027
Thousands of fireflies flashing in unison — a two-week natural light show with a lottery at the door.
7 more dated Tennessee eventsIn date order, after the ones above.
- CMA Music Festival 2027 — Nashville
CMA Fest 2027 — country music takes over downtown Nashville.
- Bristol Night Race Weekend 2027
Bristol's Saturday night race goes back to August in 2027, and the speedway's campgrounds stay open around the clock.
- Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue 2027
The Jack returns to Lynchburg on the organizer's announced 2027 dates.
- Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak 2027
Smokies foliage 2027 — mid-Oct elevations 3000-5000ft.
- Memorial Day — Great Smoky Mountains
Memorial Day in the Smokies — summer-season opener at America's most-visited park.
- CMA Music Festival 2028 — Nashville
CMA Fest 2028 — Nashville country music block party.
- Halloween Campground Weekends — Tennessee
Halloween in the Smokies foothills — fall foliage and decorated campground loops.
2 past editionsMost recent first.
- Dale Hollow Lake houseboat season 2026
Smallmouth-bass legend + houseboat haven on the Tennessee–Kentucky line.
- Norris Lake houseboat season 2026
East Tennessee's clear-water houseboat lake in the Cumberland foothills.
Food festivals and fairs in and around Tennessee
The next ones on our calendar in this state and the states around it, soonest first.
- North Carolina State Fair 2026Oct 15–25, 2026 · Raleigh, NC (N.C. State Fairgrounds)
- Lexington Barbecue Festival 2026Oct 24, 2026 · Lexington, NC (Uptown Main Street)
- Big Pig Jig 2026Nov 6–7, 2026 · Vienna, GA (Big Pig Jig grounds, off I-75)
- National Peanut Festival 2026Nov 6–15, 2026 · Dothan, AL (National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds)
Rig guides for these eventsEach event, then the rig you would drive.
- Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak: RVsTrucks & vans
- Easter Weekend — Great Smoky Mountains: RVsTrucks & vans
- Tennessee spring off-road season — Windrock & Royal Blue: Off-roadRVsTrucks & vans
- Bristol Spring Race Weekend 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Synchronous Fireflies, Great Smoky Mountains 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- CMA Music Festival 2027 — Nashville: RVsTrucks & vans
- Bristol Night Race Weekend 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue 2027: RVsTowables
- Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak 2027: RVsTrucks & vans
- Memorial Day — Great Smoky Mountains: RVsTrucks & vans
- CMA Music Festival 2028 — Nashville: RVsTrucks & vans
- Halloween Campground Weekends — Tennessee: RVsTrucks & vans
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Asked about Tennessee events
What is on in Tennessee next?
Great Smoky Mountains foliage peak (Oct 12–26, 2026), Easter Weekend — Great Smoky Mountains (Mar 26–28, 2027) and Tennessee spring off-road season — Windrock & Royal Blue (Apr 1 – May 31, 2027) are the next dated events on the Tennessee calendar; 10 more follow in date order on this page.
Are the Tennessee dates confirmed?
4 of these 13 pages quote the organizer's own words for the dates, with the day we read them; for the others, check the organizer's site before you book.
Where do I sleep near Tennessee events?
Each event page names the verified campgrounds in its own town when there are any. We verify 9 Tennessee campgrounds that take RVs, each with its rig limit and fee on the state's campground page.
Which rig fits Tennessee's events?
12 of the 13 upcoming events here list RVs first; 1 list off-road first. Each event page names the rig it suits and why.
Tennessee rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 7% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
The Circuit
Tennessee tour runs
Real events in Tennessee, chained by the calendar into dated runs — every drive day accounted for, one book-by per window.
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