ELIZABETHTON — There have already been several new events announced for this year’s Covered Bridge Days, and the latest new event will be the Main Street Block Party sponsored by Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank.
The block party will take place in the third block of East Elk Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 4-9 p.m. Covered Bridge Days is the largest annual festival held in Elizabethton and this year it will be held in September for the first time instead of June.
The block party will include a rest area tent, lawn games, live music, and a beer garden.
“We are so excited to offer this new feature during Covered Bridge Days, thanks to Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank,” Main Street Director Courtney Bean said. “Because of their support for downtown we can add new elements to Covered Bridge Days that help connect our downtown with festival activities.”
The block party will kickoff at 4 p.m. Local artist Florencia Rusiñol will take the stage at 4, followed by the Chattanooga trio, Monday Night Social, at 7.
Patrons who are 21 years and older can enjoy alcoholic beverages purchased from Jiggy Ray’s Downtown Pizzeria and Riverside Taphouse as they enjoy live music and play games throughout the block party. Main Street Elizabethton will sell wristbands for $3 to participate in the beer garden. Patrons must have a certified wristband to bring alcoholic beverages outside participating businesses into the Block Party. All alcoholic beverages must remain in the boundaries of the party (East Elk from Sycamore Street to Riverside Drive).
The party will feature a large tent for festival attendees to eat and rest throughout the day. The area will be available to attendees from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Main Street also invites the community to enjoy the downtown throughout Covered Bridge Days. In addition to festival craft vendors and food trucks., downtown businesses will feature weekend specials and sidewalk sales from Friday to Sunday.
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