Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2011 13:13:44 GMT -5
(From an email)
The 5th Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival is an old-time Main Street music festival, held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in historic downtown Dandridge, Tennessee.
On the shores of Loch (Lake) Douglas and in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, the Festival honors the Town’s earliest settlers in 1783.
Admission is free and all entertainment is provided free of charge, courtesy of generous sponsors and patrons.
Dandridge’s Main Street is closed to vehicles and lined with vendors and Clan tents.
All vendors have a Scottish or Irish theme in their food or wares.
Entertainment is non-stop, until a lone piper atop the Dandridge Dike closes the evening Ceilidh (concert) with a moving and stirring rendition of Amazing Grace.
This Festival is the creation of the Dandridge Community Trust, the non-profit organization that sponsors the Town of Dandridge’s participation the national Main Street program. The Festival has become known nationally for its high quality entertainment, vendors, and unique small town feel.
The Town of Dandridge was recently named one of 2011’s “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Please visit our websites at www.Scots-Irish.org or at www.mainstreetdandridge.com
The 5th Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival is an old-time Main Street music festival, held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in historic downtown Dandridge, Tennessee.
On the shores of Loch (Lake) Douglas and in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, the Festival honors the Town’s earliest settlers in 1783.
Admission is free and all entertainment is provided free of charge, courtesy of generous sponsors and patrons.
Dandridge’s Main Street is closed to vehicles and lined with vendors and Clan tents.
All vendors have a Scottish or Irish theme in their food or wares.
Entertainment is non-stop, until a lone piper atop the Dandridge Dike closes the evening Ceilidh (concert) with a moving and stirring rendition of Amazing Grace.
This Festival is the creation of the Dandridge Community Trust, the non-profit organization that sponsors the Town of Dandridge’s participation the national Main Street program. The Festival has become known nationally for its high quality entertainment, vendors, and unique small town feel.
The Town of Dandridge was recently named one of 2011’s “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Please visit our websites at www.Scots-Irish.org or at www.mainstreetdandridge.com