| 7/4/2009 - Independence Day (Everywhere) |
Fireworks, bar b que and inebriating agents are the order of the day.
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| 7/6/2009 - Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership's Event Calendar (Various Places) |
Click here to see the event calendar!
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| 7/18/2009 - The Front Page Follies (Knoxville Convention Center) |
The Front Page Follies is an annual roast in which a cast of journalists and community members poke fun at people and events in the current year of news. All ticket sales benefit journalism education.
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| 7/26/2009 - Mick Jagger's Birthday (He will be 66 Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) |
"What a drag it is getting old" -- Happy Birthday Mick! Mick is indubitably the real KING of Rock and Roll!
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| 8/22/2009 - The Great Knoxville Rubber Duck Race (Volunteer Landing) |
There will be a one mile race with approximately 40,000 to 50,000 Rubber Ducks competing for prizes. Look for duck adoption opportunities at WIVK remote locations! click here to visit their website
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| 9/6/2009 - Boomsday (Volunteer Landing) |
Family fun, music, food, entertainment and the largest fireworks display in the Southeast for Labor Day!
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| 9/7/2009 - Labor Day (Summer is waning) |
Labor Day was first celebrated in New York in 1882 under the sponsorship of the Central Labor Union, following the suggestion of Peter J. McGuire, of the Knights of Labor, that the day be set aside in honor of labor.
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| 9/11/2009 - Tennessee Valley Fair (Chilhowee Park/Grounds) |
through September 16th. For additional information call Fair Office at (865) 215-1471. go to their website with this link.
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| 9/19/2009 - Rosh Hashannah (Jewish Holiday) |
Head of the Jewish New Year
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| 9/22/2009 - First Day of Fall!!!!!!!!!! (Everywhere) |
The date when night and day are nearly of the same length and Sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward (in the northern hemisphere). The autumnal equinox marks the first day of the season of autumn.
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| 9/28/2009 - Yom Kippur Begins (Jewish Holiday) |
Day of Atonement
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| 10/12/2009 - Columbus Day (Everywhere) |
No mail today!
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| 10/16/2009 - Foothills Fall Festival (Maryville) |
through October 18th. Tickets will go on sale in July. Click Here To Visit their Website
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| 10/24/2009 - Knoxville Race for the Cure (World's Fair Park/Performance Lawn) |
6:00 AM, 12:00 PM, World's Fair Park/Performance Lawn 5K Run/Walk for Breast Cancer. For additional information call (865) 251-2873.
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| 10/31/2009 - Halloween (Everywhere) |
May the Great Pumpkin rise again.
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| 11/1/2009 - Daylight Saving Time ends ( Sunday) |
Set your clocks back!
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| 11/11/2009 - Veteran's Day (Everywhere) |
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| 11/25/2009 - Fantasy of Trees (Knoxville Convention Center) |
Through November 25th, The Fantasy of Trees has been a holiday tradition in East Tennessee since 1985, and this year's event marks the 22nd anniversary of this celebration of the season. click here for more information.
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| 11/26/2009 - Thanksgiving (Time for turkey) |
Most Americans believe that the holiday dates back to the day of thanks ordered by Governor Bradford of Plymouth Colony in New England in 1621, but scholars point out that days of thanks stem from ancient times.
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| 12/4/2009 - Santa Claus Parade (Gay Street) |
Come see Santa make the scene.
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| 12/5/2009 - SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) |
Kickoff time and teams TBA
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| 12/12/2009 - Chanukah begins (Jewish Holiday) |
Festival of Lights.
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| 12/21/2009 - Winter Begins! (Everywhere) |
Brrrr!- shortest day of the year... the Winter Solstice.
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| 12/25/2009 - Christmas (Presents and Stuff) |
The most widely celebrated holiday of the Christian year, Christmas is observed as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus.
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| 12/31/2009 - New Year's Eve (Everywhere) |
Party!
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