Newport Harvest Street Festival Releases Event Schedule
In just over two weeks, the streets of downtown Newport will be filled with arts, crafts, music…and good food. The 37th annual Newport Harvest Street Festival is set for the weekend of October 7th & 8th. The Cocke County Partneship Chamber of Commerce has released a schedule of events for the weekend, which includes the tradition of the Newport AMVETS Post 75 opening the event with a ceremony at 9:30 Saturday morning October 7th, on the courthouse lawn. The Classic Strings of Cocke County will kick off the entertainment at the festival at 11am that morning. Numerous bands are set to perform at the Newport Harvest Street Festival including Stone Mountain Band, Southern Addiction Band, the Mikki Norwood Band and Big Country Bluegrass who is scheduled to close the event late Sunday afternoon.
The festival will also feature Kiddieland again this year, with lots of activities for the kids. Then there’s also the food court with lots of yummy items. The Kiwanis of Newport Train will also be on hand for your favorite train excursion though the festival along with helicopter rides for children. Of course there will also be loots of arts and crafts vendors as well. More information about the Newport Harvest Street Festival can be found by going to…