Blue Plum Festival

From Blue Plum Festival Website:

What is Blue Plum? Simply put, were a group of volunteers who organize one of the most fun public events in the South! OH, and did we mention it was FREE to the public?

Surprisingly, its not a festival about a fruit. The name, Blue Plum Festival, is in honor of the 1800s rural post office serving an area in East Tennessee that would become known as Johnson City.

The Blue Plum Festival was originally organized by the Friends of Olde Downtowne in 1999. Its beginnings as a street fair has grown considerably over the years. This year, an estimated 80,000 folks will converge on downtown Johnson City over the course of 3 days to enjoy music, arts, food and a bike race on Sunday.

The event has continued for 15 years with the sole purpose of showcasing the continuing improvements in Downtown Johnson City, Tennessee, highlighting businesses in the community that support our revitalization efforts, and to bring together regional artists to show their wares, and provide a line up of nationally recognized Americana entertainment in an outdoor, downtown setting.

The goal is simpleexpose what downtown has to offer and ensure our festival attendees enjoy their stay so that they will become supporters of Downtown Johnson City, Tennessee and return to the City we love so much throughout the year!

It is through the generosity of our Sponsors that the Blue Plum Festival remains FREE to the public and one of the best 3 day, outdoor, art & music festivals in the country!