Tennessee Spring Festivals Include Cornbread Celebration, World’s Largest Fish Fry

National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, TN

April is a beautiful time in Tennessee, and fun festivals are happening all over the state, including the Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville, the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, the Iris Festival in Dresden, and World’s Biggest Fish Fry in Paris.

National Cornbread Festival Cooks Up Fun

Broccoli Cheese Cornbread recipe

The National Cornbread Festival, held every April in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is a fun small-town event, but it’s also a celebration with a mission.

Tennessee Iris Festival Blooms in Dresden

Iris Garden at Ellington Agricultural Center

Every April, Dresden hosts the highly anticipated Tennessee Iris Festival, a weeklong event that paints the town purple.

When Did Rabbits Start Laying Eggs?

Rabbit

Musings on rabbit eggs and other Easter traditions.

The Spring Scheme

Spring Cleaning

Use a little strategy – and humor – to get the entire family to embrace spring cleaning.

Eating Local: Tips for the Spring Season

basket of strawberries

Get pointers from our friends at Tennessee Farm Fresh for the spring gardening season.

‘Ramp’ Up for a Good Festival

Follow your nose to the Cosby Ramp Festival, where the garlicky wild ramp plant reigns supreme.

Spring Brunch Recipes

place setting & white dishes, peonies - home  entertaining

Gather your friends for a colorful spring brunch with a spread of Pineapple Berry Boats, Sausage and Red Pepper Strata and Monkey Bread.

A Spring Wedding Warning

The months between April and July have great weather for Tennessee weddings, but it also means prime weather for farming, too.

Shouldn’t the New Year Begin in Spring?

Happy New Year

It’s almost officially spring – may I be the first to wish you a happy New Year?

Wonderful Wildflower and Native Plants

Bloodroot Flowers

Nothing is more delightful than Tennessee in springtime, when the gray-brown woods of winter seem to burst into vivid color almost overnight.