annual 2026 Calendar
March
Season Opening —
March 11 2026
Join us for a kick-off to the 2026 year! Celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary with the Rocky Mount Road to 250.
250 Guest Speaker: James P Byrd
March 27 2026
Rocky Mount is proud to host our first speaker of the year for America 250:
James P. Byrd is Chair of the Graduate Department Religion and Associate Professor of American Religious History at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
April
Woolly Days & Colonial Gardening Day
April 24-25 2026
Rocky Mount’s annual celebration of our beautiful heritage bred Cotswold Sheep alongside our intricate historic gardens. This event is ideal for families and individuals alike with much to do and learn!
May
Early Frontier Days & Colonial Trade Fair
May 22-24 2026
In collaboration with the OVTA, Rocky Mount pressents Early Frontier Days Festival alongside a new trade fair for the year 2026! More details to come.
June
250 Flag Day Celebration
June 14 2026
Our final ramp up to America’s 250 celebration culminates in a Flag Day Celebration weekend!
Rocky Mount Summer Camp
June 16-19 & 23-26 2026
Rocky Mount Summer Camp is back
July
Colonial Independence Day Celebration
July 4th 2026
Come celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary at Rocky Mount! More info to come shortly.
September
First Families of Tenn Reunion
September 11-13 2026
The First Families of Tennessee will gather here at historic Rocky Mount.
OVTA Victory Day
September 24 2026
Rocky Mount State Historic Site is proud to host the annual OVTA Victory Day.
October
Harvest Fest
October 10-11 2026
Join us for a crisp weekend filled with apple cider, games, and family fun!
Haunting on the Mount
October 15-17 & 22-24 2026
Come in and sit a spell, listen to spooky tales of the colonial era.
November
Frontier Christmas
November 4-7, 11-14 & 18-21
The most wonderful time of the year comes early to Rocky Mount as our regular daytime tours become Frontier Christmas tours.
December
Candlelight Christmas
December 4-5 & 11-12 2026
Close out the year with Christmastime magic. Rocky Mount hosts Candlelight Christmas.
Calendar of events.
Check out all we have to offer throughout the year. From events and board meetings to guest speakers and workshops— there is never a dull moment here at Rocky Mount!