From Downtown Knoxville, cross the river on the Henley Street Bridge.
At the end of the bridge, turn right on Blount Ave.
Follow Blount as it curves around and crosses over the RR tracks.
By this point, the road will have turned into Maryville Pike.
The festival will be on your right on the corner of Maryville Pike and Candora Ave.
About me:
The next Vestival is Saturday, May 9 from 11AM to 7PM! (Always the day before Mother's Day.)
The term Vestival is a combination of festival and Vestal - Vestal being the South Knoxville community that has hosted the Vestival since it's inception in 2000. Begun by Trudy Monaco as an effort to celebrate the heritage of Vestal and South Knoxville, it has since become one of the wider-Knoxville community's finest yearly events. The festival spawned the birth of the South Knoxville Arts and Heritage Foundation which now operates Vestival.
The festival takes place on the historic grounds of the old Candoro Marble Company. The beautiful old building still stands on the site and has recently been renovated by the Foundation. The building often houses an art exhibit during Vestival. The main activities take place outside of the building with over 40 craft and food vendors and 12-15 bands on two stages.
Vesitival is free and open to the public. A $5 donation is requested to support the festival and the work of the South Knoxville Arts and Heritage Center
MUSIC SCHEDULE FOR VESTIVAL 2009
Candoro Café
(behind the building in the old carriage house)
12:30 Jim Myers
1:30 Chris Hamblin and Company
3:30 Island Home Invasion
Maryville Pike Stage
(between the building and Maryville Pike)
12:00 LB and The Radons
1:00 The French
2:00 The Breakfast Meats
3:00 Phil Pollard and Fiends
4:00 Hudson K
5:00 The Lonetones
6:00 O'Contrare and the Monfreryans
Count me in to play at Vestival this year. I guess I've played at every one. I'll be in town with Dick Butt Kiss & The Tightends, and though they should not play at a family festival, I sure enough can. Let me know!
We'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful time we had playing at Vestival this year! Made lots of new friends and saw many of our old friends as well!! Everyone was helpful and kind...and we were so happy to be included in the Entertainment Lineup!!
Thanks again....and here's hoping all your Trails....are Happy Ones!!
Donna, Rhonda & Janet "Sisters of the Silver Sage"
