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October 17, 2026
  • Farmers Market
    October 17, 2026  8:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Courthouse Square, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

  • Doll Show
    October 17, 2026  9:30 am - 3:00 pm

    Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

  • The Met: Live in HD presents Macbeth (Verdi) at the Jackson Theatre

    October 17, 2026  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    The Met: Live in HD series has made the Met the world’sleading provider of alternative cinema content and the only arts institutionwith an ongoing global series of this scale. When the series launched in 2006,the Met was the first arts company to experiment with alternative cinemacontent. Since then, the program has expanded, with more than 33 milliontickets sold to date and robust attendance in five global cinema markets: theUnited States, Germany, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. In North America,weekend box office ratings also remain strong, often placing Live in HDpresentations—with only one showing—among the weekend’s top-grossing films. The2026–27 season marks the 20th anniversary of the Live in HD program. The Met:Live in HD series has increased accessibility to Met performances for audiencesaround the world. With a global average ticket price of $23, the series hasmade world-class performances accessible to millions of opera lovers eachseason.

     

    Met artists and celebrity opera lovers serve as hosts forthe Live in HD series, providing background on the operas, introducing excitingbehind-the-scenes features, and conducting live interviews with stars, crew,and production teams. Tickets for the 2026–27 Live in HD season will go on salein the United States and Canada in July 2026, with international ticketingdates varying from country to country. Respective ticketing dates will beannounced separately by individual distributors.

     

     The Met: Live inHD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, theNeubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is providedby Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is in partnership withRolex.

     

    Within months of their initial live transmissions, theLive in HD programs are shown on PBS in the United States. The PBS series GreatPerformances at the Met is produced in association with PBS and the WNET Group.

     

    For more information about The Met: Live in HD, visitmetopera.org/hd.

     

    TwentyYears of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration

    TheMetropolitan Opera celebrates two decades of The Met: Live in HD with aspecial onscreen presentation, hosted by Renée Fleming, featuring unforgettablemoments from the company’s collection of more than 185 extraordinaryperformances.  

     

    Mozart

    Cosìfan tutte

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young lovereturns in Phelim McDermott’s Coney Island–inspired production that sets theuproarious story at a 1950s boardwalk amusement park. Maestro Nimrod DavidPfeffer conducts. 

     

    Verdi

    Macbeth

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists, baritoneQuinn Kelsey and soprano Lise Davidsen, star as Shakespeare’s scheming couple ina powerful new production by director Louisa Proske. Met Music Director YannickNézet-Séguin conducts.

     

    Saint-Saëns

    Samsonet Dalila

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Saint-Saëns’s grand operatic take on the biblicaltale returns with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley in thetitle roles. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Darko Tresnjak’s epic production.

     

    Puccini

    LaFanciulla del West

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returnswith a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones. Soprano VidaMiknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as Minnie, alongside tenorSeokJong Baek as Dick Johnson and Christoper Maltman as Jack Rance. MaestroKeri-Lynn Wilson conducts.

     

    KevinPuts / Libretto by Mark Campbell

    SilentNight

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Kevin Puts’s Pulitzer Prize–winning opera premieresat the Met, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce,when soldiers set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed thetrenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. Debutingmaestro Dalia Stasevska conducts an evocative staging by James Robinson.

     

    Massenet

    Manon

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the irresistible titlecharacter of Massenet’s passionate drama, opposite tenor Matthew Polenzani as Manon’sidealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, in Laurent Pelly’s breathtaking BelleÉpoque production. Maestro Yves Abel conducts.

     

    Verdi

    Otello

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Tenor Brian Jagde stars in the tour-de-force titlerole of Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean drama—one of the pinnacles of Italianopera—alongside soprano Ailyn Pérez as Desdemona in Bartlett Sher’s production.Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in theexhilarating score.

     

    Wagner

    Parsifal

    Livefrom the Met in theaters: Wagner’s transcendent final opera returns in FrançoisGirard’s acclaimed production. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts acast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role,mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Kundry, and baritone Peter Mattei as Amfortas.

     

    Bizet

    Carmen (ENCORE)

    Incelebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the iconic 2010 performanceof Bizet’s masterpiece returns to cinemas, starring mezzo-soprano Elīna Garančain the title role and tenor Roberto Alagna as Don José. Met Music DirectorYannick Nézet-Séguin, in his debut season, conducts Richard Eyre’s belovedproduction.

     

    Mozart

    TheMagic Flute(ENCORE)

    TheMet’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute madehistory in December 2006 as the first-ever Live in HD transmission. Thishistoric performance of Julie Taymor’s magical production returns to cinemasthis holiday season for a special encore presentation.

     

    Puccini

    Tosca(ENCORE)

    Incelebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the electrifying 2024performance of Puccini’s Tosca returns to cinemas, starring soprano LiseDavidsen in the title role, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, andbaritone Quinn Kelsey as Scarpia, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguinon the podium.

     

     Tickets available at thejacksontheatre.com. 

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  • A Spot on the Hill Cemetery Play
    October 17, 2026  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Old Town Cemetery, Jonesborough TN

    jonesborough.com/tickets

  • A Spot on the Hill Cemetery Play
    October 17, 2026  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Old Town Cemetery, Jonesborough TN

    jonesborough.com/tickets

  • 11th Annual Brews and Boos
    October 17, 2026  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Jimmy Neil Smith Park, 111 W College St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    Main Street Jonesborough will host the 11th Annual Brews and Boos in downtown Jonesborough on Saturday, October 17, from 7 to 9 p.m.

    Brews & Boos is set in Jimmy Neil Smith Park, behind the International Storytelling Center. Attendees will enjoy a series of ghost stories featuring world-renowned storytellers.

    Main Street Café & Catering will serve fall-themed beer and cider, and food will be available.

    Check-in will be held on the steps of Jimmy Neil Smith Park, adjacent to the Storytelling Center Plaza, beginning at 5:30 p.m. If you plan to purchase alcohol, you MUST have your I.D.

    Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets; ground seating only. This performance is best suited for kids 10+.

    Tickets for this fundraising event are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event.

    Ticket Link: https://townofjonesborough.thundertix.com/events/268372

October 18, 2026
  • Hocus Pocus at The Jackson Theatre

    October 18, 2026  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA.,

    Hocus Pocus(1993) 

    Family Series 

    Three 17th-century witches, hanged for their murderouscrimes, are resurrected on Halloween in modern-day Salem by an unsuspectingboy, who must now figure out how to get them back in the ground.

    Rated PG

    Running Time 95 minutes

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October 19, 2026
  • Halloween Haunts & Happenings Art Exhibit
    October 19, 2026  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    More info to come
    McKinneyCenter.com

  • The Keep Jonesborough Beautiful Advisory Council Meeting
    October 19, 2026  4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    The Keep Jonesborough Beautiful Advisory Council will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 19th, 2026, at the Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN,

    Meeting Agenda can be found HERE

October 20, 2026
  • Halloween Haunts & Happenings Art Exhibit
    October 20, 2026  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    More info to come
    McKinneyCenter.com

  • The Chuckey Depot Museum Advisory Committee Meeting
    October 20, 2026  4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    110 S 2nd Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    The Chuckey Depot Museum Advisory Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, at the Chuckey Depot Museum, 110 South Second Ave., Jonesborough, TN,

    Meeting Agenda can be found HERE.

  • Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission
    October 20, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Jonesborough Town Hall

    The Jonesborough Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Commission will meet in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in the Board Room at the Town Hall, 123 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN.

    Meeting Agenda: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/wp-content/uploads/10-20-26-BZA-Planning-Commission-Packet.pdf

  • Jonesborough Storytelling Guild
    October 20, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

October 21, 2026
  • Halloween Haunts & Happenings Art Exhibit
    October 21, 2026  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    More info to come
    McKinneyCenter.com

  • Jackson Theatre Board Meeting
    October 21, 2026  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    The Jackson Theatre Board will meet at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Jackson Theatre, 121 W. Main St. Jonesborough, TN.

    Meeting Agenda: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/wp-content/uploads/10-21-26-Jackson-Board-Agenda.pdf

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein at The Jackson Theatre

    October 21, 2026  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 

    Wacky Wednesday

    Classic howls with Bud and Lou, and scary stuff involvingFrankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man and a femme fatale. Chilling score. One ofthe best in the Abbott and Costello series.

    Not Rated

    Running Time 83 minutes

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October 22, 2026
  • Halloween Haunts & Happenings Art Exhibit
    October 22, 2026  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    More info to come
    McKinneyCenter.com

  • Tea Party & Etiquette Class - Historic Eureka Inn
    October 22, 2026  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Historic Eureka Inn & Event Center, 127 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    Join us in our 229 year old home to experience the history of the Inn, enjoy tea service, and learn about simple tea etiquette.

    Birthday parties, celebrations, a special time for mothers/daughters, or just for fun! This is designed to create magical memories for all!

    Minimum class size of 6 guests, maximum 14.
    Add on a keepsake corsage and fan for your memories of your special event. Perfect as a gift!
    $25 per person (Keepsake corsage and fan for only $18). 

    Get your tickets online at www.thehistoriceurekainn.com or
    https://tinyurl.com/v8as9xsv

    Future Advanced etiquette classes:
    • Dining Etiquette
    • Proper Introductions & Handshakes
    • Interview Etiquette

  • Jonesborough Senior Center Advisory Board Committee Meeting
    October 22, 2026  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Jonesborough Senior Center, 307 E Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

  • Historic Zoning
    October 22, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Jonesborough Town Administration, 123 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

  • Tales of Our 250th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show - A House Divided at The Jackson Theatre

    October 22, 2026  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    Tales of Our 250th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

    Pay What you Can

    Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. They are Pay What You Can but go ahead and reserve your seats at Jonesborough.com/tickets.

    Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.

    Programming dates and times are listed below. Acts are subject to change. Each performance starts at 7pm will last about 90 minutes.

    June 25th – Embracing the Past: Historic Preservation in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. William Kennedy and a performance by local band The Ozone Rangers

    July 23rd – Forging a New Nation: Revolutionary War History featuring re-enactors from Sycamore Shoals and a performance by the Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps

    August 20th – The Road to Freedom: African American History in Jonesborough including a special presentation of the original and award-winning play Nancy, presented by the Heritage Alliance

    September 24th – The Lost State of Franklin with a presentation by Dr. William Hardy from MTSU and the stories behind the Battle of the State of Franklin with Tipton Haynes State Historic Site

    October 22nd – A House Divided: Civil War History in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. Tom Lee form ETSU and a performance by the 52nd Regimental String Band

    This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

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October 23, 2026
  • Halloween Haunts & Happenings Art Exhibit
    October 23, 2026  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    More info to come
    McKinneyCenter.com

  • Nosferatu x Radiohead at The Jackson Theatre

    October 23, 2026  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Jackson Theatre, 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    Nosferatu(1922) with Radiohead Silent Synced 6pm event start 7 pm movie

     SpeakeasyCinema  

    Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rockmusic soundtracks. This presentation of Nosferatu (1922) featuresRadiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums.

    An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’sDracula, Nosferatu (1922) is the quintessential silent vampire film,crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather than depictingDracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau’s Graf Orlok(as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulboushead and taloned claws — perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirismyet envisioned.

    About the filmmaker:

    F. W. Murnau was an influential German expressionistdirector, producer and screenwriter who crafted a total of 21 films, only 12 ofwhich survived in their entirety. A master of light and shadow, Murnauexperimented with new filming techniques, negative exposure, stop-motion, andlow angle camera positions. His adaptation of Bram Stoker’sDracula, Nosferatu (1922), is considered a masterpiece of GermanExpressionist cinema.

    Not Rated

    Running Time 94 minutes

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  • Halloween History Trivia
    October 23, 2026  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

    The scream team of the McSpooky Center (McKinney Center) and the Scare-itage Alliance (Heritage Alliance) are back together for Halloween Trivia Night. Join us on October 23rd for a frighteningly fun Halloween Trivia contest with questions to test your knowledge on scary television shows, horror movie villains, local haints, and much more.

    The festivities will take place on Friday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm at the McKinney Center with Halloween themed trivia questions, friendly competition, a costume contest, and a ton of fun! Not a “history buff?” No reason to fear! These questions cover a wide range of topics and categories and include something for everyone. Main Street Café will be on hand to sell a terrifying assortment of beers and there will be concessions.

    It’s only $8.00 per person to play! (Admission price does not include beer or concessions.) Tickets are available online at Jonesborough.com/tickets. Solo play is allowed. Teams are encouraged, but the person limit per team is 8 people. Please enter your team’s name in the comments when purchasing your tickets if you know it. Heritage Alliance and McKinney Center staff will host the event, tallying points and administering prizes to the winners. The event is family-friendly and open to all ages. The costume contest will occur during intermission. Dress up and try to win a prize!