Fat Tire Omnium Road Race

The race is in June and requires the closing of several downtown streets in a box, which begins on Hattie Avenue, down Sycamore Street to East E Street, then east on North Riverside Drive to Hattie Avenue, on on Hattie back to Sycamore.

The othe two stages of the Omnium will be held on a Saturday. They include the Roan Groan, which begins in Elizabethton and takes Simerly Creek Road to Roan Mountain. The top classes do a double loop of Simerly Creek and ride for 80 miles, climbing a total of 9,747 feet. The race is followed by the Ballad Health Time Trail in Erwin.

Downtown Christmas Parade

Organized by the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce, floats descend upon downtown Elizabethton for the annual holiday parade. The Christmas Parade serves as the unofficial kickoff for Christmas in Elizabethton.

Elizabethton Christmas Tree Lighting

Elizabethton’s annual Frasier Fir tree lighting helps usher in the holiday season. Community groups come together to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season.

Roan Mountain Christmas Tree Lighting

Citizens from Roan Mountain celebrates Christmas by joining together at Roan Mountain Community Park for the annual community tree lighting.