2021 Oak Ridge Street Painting Festival

Have a little time between races on Saturday? There is a great annual local Art event for all ages, just 5 minutes from the rowing venue at Jackson Square. Jackson Square includes local restaurants, shopping, and some incredible street-painting/artwork.  Proceeds sponsor Roane State. More information for participants and how the proceeds help local community education can be found here.

For local information from our CVB, please see Explore Oak Ridge

Local areas of interest (Oak Ridge):

• Haw Ridge (hiking/biking)
• American Museum of Science and Energy https://amse.org/
• Norris Lake Dam State Park https://tnstateparks.com/parks/norris-dam
• Big Ridge State Park (hiking) https://tnstateparks.com/parks/big-ridge
• Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary and Distillery  https://tourbrushy.com/tours
• Frozen Head State Park https://tnstateparks.com/parks/frozen-head

30-60min Drive

• Downtown Knoxville
• Maryville
• Gatlinburg
• Dollywood (Awarded “Friendliest Park” in the industry)
• Pigeon Forge
• Tennessee Smokies: Minor League Baseball https://www.milb.com/tennessee/schedule/2021-08

On the way home or a day trip

• Great Smoky Mountain National Park https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
  • Cades Cove, Abrams Falls
  • Various Hikes/Waterfalls
• Chattanooga (aquarium, arts, river walk)
• Nashville
• Asheville
• Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Tail of the Dragon https://tailofthedragon.com/
  • Tapoco Lodge