David Crockett Birthplace State Park Plans Crockett Days at Tusculum University August 9-10

David Crockett Birthplace State Park will hold its annual Crockett Days Festival Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, at nearby Doak House Museum on the campus of Tusculum University.

The event celebrates Crockett’s pioneer legacy with family-friendly activities and entertainment. The festival is offsite this year as the park remains closed for public safety due to extensive damage from Hurricane Helene in 2024. The opening ceremony is Saturday at 9 a.m.

“We want our visitors to be able to enjoy this event despite the circumstances of the park,” said Park Manager Joe Nowotarski. “As in the past, each day will be filled with all things 18th century and David Crockett. We are grateful to Tusculum University for helping make this festival happen, and we welcome all ages.”

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Tennessee State Parks’ all-terrain electric wheelchairs will be available for use free.

The event includes an 18th century fashion show; country dances; and a session on Native American culture. It features demonstrations of historical basket making, flint making, spoon carving, tomahawk throwing, cooking, camping, blacksmithing, beadwork, and fishing techniques. A fundraiser will benefit the Friends of David Crockett Birthplace.

The Doak House Museum is a non-profit, educational institution, established as a museum in 1975. Its mission is collecting, interpreting, researching, preserving, and exhibiting artifacts.

Crockett was born near Limestone and moved to Lawrence County in 1817. He died at the Alamo Mission in 1836 while aiding Texans in their fight for independence from Mexico. David Crockett Birthplace State Park became a state park in 1973. The 105-acre park sits just upstream from the falls of the scenic Nolichucky River and is maintained as a memorial to Crockett. The area includes an 18th-century living farmstead, replica cabin, limestone marker, and visitor center exhibits. Nearby is the Cherokee National Forest and David Crockett’s father’s Crockett Tavern Museum in Morristown.