Annual event features local vendors, live entertainment, fresh tomatoes and appearances by regional authors.
(RUTLEDGE, Tenn.) SMOKIES.LIVE — The 33rd annual Grainger County Tomato Festival will return July 17-18, celebrating one of East Tennessee’s best-known summer crops with two days of food, entertainment and local vendors.
The festival will be held at 7480 Rutledge Pike in Rutledge. Festivities begin Friday, July 17, from noon to 6 p.m., followed by the Grainger County Opry from 6:30 to 9 p.m., featuring local musicians and comedy performances.
The festival continues Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering visitors an opportunity to shop with vendors, enjoy fresh Grainger County tomatoes and take part in family-friendly activities.
Author Kyle Grainger will be among the vendors during Saturday’s festival, offering signed copies of his cookbooks for purchase and meeting with attendees.
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