The Chester County BBQ Festival continues to be an annual tradition since 1978. The festival is held each year on the last Friday and Saturday of September. It features BBQ, live entertainment, fried treats, children’s activities, and vendors. The festival is the Henderson/Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s largest fundraising event and is made possible by a volunteer committee. There is no admission fee. All events center around the Chester County Courthouse lawn in downtown Henderson.

BBQ Festival Hours:
Friday: 10:00 am-10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am-9:00 pm

Click ‘learn more’ for more information regarding this event.

Join us for our new event series, “The Breakfast Club,” designed to bring together regional leaders and stakeholders to discuss topics vital to the enhancement and development of the West Tennessee region. The first event in the series is scheduled for September 22, featuring Deputy Commissioner Greer Tidwell from the Department of Environment and Conservation.

While Commissioner Salyers was originally slated to join us, regrettably, surgery prevents him from attending.

A strong economy and greater prosperity requires a clean, healthy environment and, in turn, attracts people, companies and organizations that believe in both. This virtuous cycle is supporting Tennessee’s economic growth, environmental protection, conservation enhancement and increasing quality of life.

Deputy Commissioner Tidwell will share how TDEC and Governor Lee’s conservation strategies are contributing to this reality for our state and this region, including:

• Making historic levels of investment in the Tennessee State Park system, including opening a new lodge at Paris Landing, establishing new Middle Fork Bottoms State Park in Madison County and developing plans for new lodge at Natchez Trace State Park;
• Accelerating brownfield cleanup, reclamation and economic redevelopment in communities across Tennessee through initiatives like the landmark Rural Brownfield Redevelopment Act of 2023
• Providing unprecedented investment in community water infrastructure that addresses long-standing needs, delivers operational improvements and enables better service for customers.

Presenting Sponsor: Ford Motor Company

Downtown Jackson and the West TN Farmers Market are excited to bring you Food Truck Fridays! Make plans to join them every Friday, May through November, from 10AM-2PM. Vendor applications are now open, apply at bit.ly/FTFdowntown

For more information, click ‘Learn More’.

Crown Winery has announced their Wine Down 2023 schedule!

Remember when booking your table reservations to also go ahead and do your pizza reservations. The pizzas are so delicious that the time slots go fast!
Visit their website www.crownwinery.com and book online.

• May 19th – Blue Eyed Sun
• May 26th – Missing Fifth
• June 16th – Blue Eyed Sun
• June 23rd – Rita Mac & Different Drum
• June 30th – Kimberlie Helton
• July 7th – Jackson’s Hubtet
• July 21st – Blue Eyed Sun
• July 28th – Kimberlie Helton
• August 11th – Kimberlie Helton
• August 18th – Missing Fifth
• August 25th – Rita Mac & Different Drum
• September 1st – Blue Eyed Sun
• September 15th – Missing Fifth
• September 22nd – Rita Mac & Different Drum
• September 29th – Jackson’s Hubtet

For more information, click ‘Learn More’.

CASEY JONES VILLAGE OCTOBER ACTIVITY CALENDAR

Mondays: Craft Camp
Oct 2nd, Oct 9th, Oct 16th, Oct 23rd
Craft Camp is held in the Jackson Room of the Casey Jones Museum at 10:30 am.

Tuesdays: Live Music Lunch Hour
Live Music Lunch Hour is held in the Delta Room from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm.
Oct 3rd: Music by Carl Byars
October 10th: Music by Scott Myatt
October 17th: Music by Bryan Moffit
October 24th: Music by Carl Byars
October 31st: Music by Justin White

Wednesdays: Fitness on The Farm & Story Book Station
Fitness on The Farm with Natalia begins at 10:00 am. Story Book Station is held in the Casey Jones Museum at 10:30 am and is followed by a craft with light refreshments in the Jackson Room.
October 4th: Fitness on The Farm with Natalia | Story Book Station
October 11th: Storybook Station
October 18th: Fitness on The Farm with Natalia | Story Book Station
October 25th: Story Book Station

Thursdays: Testimonies at the Table & Little Sprouts on the Farm 
October 5th, October 12th, October 19th, October 27th
Testimonies at the Table, where guest speakers come and share their testimonies, begin at 9:00 am in the Delta Room. Little Sprouts on the Farm will meet (weather permitting) at 10:30 am for some outdoor educational fun!

Fridays: Live Music in the Delta Room & Old Country Kids Music
Old Country Kids Music with Alice will meet on The Farm at 10:30 am for a concert-style toddler music group. Live music in the Delta Room will be held from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm.
October 6th: Old Country Kids Music with Alice | Music by Michael Brewer
October 13th: Music by John Bickers
October 20th: Music by Hope MacGregor
October 27: Music with Hunter Cross

Saturday, October 14th
2nd Annual 2nd Annual Casey Jones Village Festival
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Free Admission! Some events may have cash only concessions. There will be live music, vendors, a petting zoo with a live carousel, historical structure tours, bounce houses, games and contests, great food and fun for all!

For more information about the weekly events at the Old Country Store, click learn more.