Haven’t made your 4th of July plans yet?  According to Visit Jackson, TN’s calendar, you’ll have plenty of activities to choose from over the holiday. Festivities in Jackson kick off on July 4th with the Firefighters Freedom Festival, a free, family-oriented festival and 4th of July fireworks. This event includes activities for children, food vendors, and live music. Join the Madison County Fire Department at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Gates open at 3:00pm, and the music will begin at 4:00pm. You will not want to miss the headliner of the event, Rev. Jessie and the Holy Smokes! Later in the evening, enjoy a 30-minute firework show beginning around dusk! Bring your lawn chair and blanket and visit the available concession stands while enjoying an evening of family fun in celebration of the 4th of July! Visit the Madison County Fire Department or call 731.424.5577 for more information. Or celebrate the 4th with the Jackson Generals at the Ballpark at 6:00pm as they take on the Tennessee Smokies. Stick around after the game for a post-game fireworks show. A quick look at the calendar displays a dozen major events happening over the 4th of July holiday throughout West Tennessee.  A partial list includes the following: June 30      July 3    July 4 (Jackson)      July 4   July 7   Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle! Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333 or use the new Visit Jackson TN APP to plan the best weekend ever, available on iTunes, Google Play or website. What do you get when you have a bunch of Volunteer Firefighters who want to create a safe event for families to celebrate the 4th of July? The Firefighters Freedom Festival. The Madison County Fire Department consists of 180+ volunteer members who are responsible for providing fire safety education to school children, civic groups and businesses throughout Madison County. This group saw a need to provide education and develop additional programs with the focus of reducing fire related injuries and deaths throughout our community especially during the 4th of July holiday. In response, they decided to put together a free, family oriented festival and Fourth of July Fireworks.   Since inception, there have not been any 4th of July fireworks related calls in the county over the past 4 years.  They have organized the event, scheduled the activities for children, arranged food concessions and even thought about the porta-johns. Join the Madison County Fire Department gates open at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, 308 Grady Montgomery Drive, Jackson, TN 38301 to celebrate! The music begins at 4:00pm and Rev. Jessie and the Holy Smokes headline the event.  Fireworks are planned for dusk. A special “Thank You” to Stage Sponsor: The Bank of Jackson. Platinum Sponsors include: McKellar Sipes Regional Airport, Ashley Furniture, Cashmaster, Froggy 104, Woodmen Life, Aggreko, WNBJ 39-Jackson and Visit Jackson, TN.  The Sponsors along with the Madison County Fire Department are excited to bring this FREE event to the community. Along with the admission, games and rides are also FREE! Bring your lawn chair and blanket and visit the available concession stands while enjoying an evening of family fun in celebration of the 4th of July! Visit the Madison County Fire Department or call 731.424.5577 for more information. Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle! Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee or use the new Visit Jackson TN APP to plan the best weekend ever, available on iTunes, Google Play or our website.   Looking for live music this weekend? Jackson and West Tennessee are home to numerous live music venues and special events over the June 28th weekend. Thanks to our friend Matt Barnacastle and the Jackson Area Music Society for sharing the weekend's live music events! Thursday June 28th       Friday June 29th Saturday June 30th Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle!  Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333 or use the new Visit Jackson TN APP to plan the best weekend ever, available on iTunes, Google Play or our website. Looking for live music this weekend? Jackson and West Tennessee are home to numerous live music venues and special events over the June 21st weekend. Thanks to our friend Matt Barnacastle and the Jackson Area Music Society for sharing the weekend's live music events! Thursday June 21st      Friday June 22nd Saturday June 23rd Sunday June 24th Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle!  Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333.

We're looking at July in #JacksonTN! We have the new Zagster bike share, music at the AMP, and the West TN Farmer's Market! There is plenty to enjoy in Jackson this Summer! Come join us at our Member Orientation, Business@212, and the Leadership Jackson quarterly luncheon. We have a wealth of new members at the chamber and find out more about Commercial Bank and Trust from Tawnya Moore with our Member Connection!

Looking for live music this weekend? Jackson and West Tennessee are home to numerous live music venues and special events over the June 14th weekend.  Thanks to our friend Matt Barnacastle and the Jackson Area Music Society for sharing the weekend's live music events! Thursday June 14th       Friday June 15th Saturday June 16th   Sunday June 17th Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle!  Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333. Join Sarge in Jackson, Tennessee as he chases the $100,000 #DogParkDash grant to create a new dog park and help Jackson to become the “Most Pet Friendly City in Tennessee!”  We need your help by posting pictures of your pet with the #DogParkDash and #JacksonTN on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  View Video by clicking here! Check out Sarge and a few of his friends on facebook at Jackson, TN Dog Park Dash   The Dog Park Dash Grant is a program funded by The Randy Boyd Foundation to support our furry friends and awards $25,000 grants to communities across Tennessee. Jackson has applied and is entered for the chance at $100,000.  Only one city in Tennessee will be awarded the grand prize and they must show their pet pride on social media to win.   Locally the grant plans include a small dogs area and a large dogs area with an agility course and water feature.  The park will be located next to the Ballpark at 4 Fun Place, home of the Jackson Generals making it the most pet friendly ballpark in the United States.   Share your pet’s special story and why we are the most pet friendly city in Tennessee.   Don’t own a dog?  Donate your time at the Animal Care Center of Jackson or any of our local dog groups and post your pictures.   The grant Is a collaborative project of the City of Jackson, Jackson Generals, Visit Jackson TN and the Jackson Chamber. Zagster bike Zagster bike in front of downtown Jackson Mural. The City of Jackson and the Jackson Chamber have partnered with Zagster to bring bike sharing to Jackson. The announcement was made June 10 during the second day of the Rockabilly Gran Prix cycling races as area officials took a fun lap around Downtown Jackson on the new bikes. “Bike sharing is important to the quality of life of our city,” says Stan Pilant, director of planning, City of Jackson. “With Zagster, we are able to provide new mobility options that are both fun and healthy.” The City of Jackson, West Tennessee Healthcare and Toyota have all invested in the new program. The Jackson Chamber and Visit Jackson both helped facilitate the development and launch of Zagster.   "At Toyota, we're transforming into a mobility company and creating new ways for people to move across town or across the room. By supporting bike sharing in the City of Jackson, we believe we’re helping to enable the freedom of movement and providing better access to jobs, education, opportunity and fulfillment for our community," said Shawn Daly, Toyota Bodine plant manager. “Toyota Bodine is celebrating 15 years in Jackson, and we are proud to contribute to the area’s progress and to its future.”   Locations for the bicycles include downtown Jackson at 223 North Highland near the Grubb’s Grocery; The Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, 620 Skyline Drive, near the Emergency Walk-In entrance; Lane College at 545 Lane Avenue near Saunders Hall, and Union University, 1050 Union University Drive near the Bowld Student Commons.   Across the nation about half of the people that say they want to bike more often do not own a bike, hence bike sharing was born. Zagster is the leading bike share program in the U.S., operating more than 200 bike share programs in 35 states across the U.S. and making bicycles available to over 6.5 million people.   How it works:   A little bit of everything is happening in Jackson the weekend of June 8th, including: Thursday, Friday and Saturday   Friday   Saturday   Saturday and Sunday   Visit Jackson TN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333.  Also, use the new Visit Jackson TN APP to plan the best weekend ever, available on iTunes, Google Play or our website. Looking for live music this weekend? Jackson and West Tennessee are home to numerous live music venues and special events over the June 7th weekend. Thanks to our friend Matt Barnacastle and the Jackson Area Music Society for sharing the weekend's live music events! Thursday June 7th         Friday June 8th Saturday June 9th   Sunday June 10th Whether it’s an annual event or one of our great live music venues, experience the music which could only be “Made in Tennessee” found halfway between Memphis and Nashville in the heart of the Americana Music Triangle!  Visit JacksonTN to connect with what is happening in Jackson and West Tennessee. Connect socially on Facebook and Twitter or call 731.425.8333.