Racks By The Tracks Festival

We're gearing up for Week 1 of the 2024 Twilight Alive Kingsport Concert Series! This FREE concert begins at 7 p.m. on Broad Street. Bring a chair or blanket and join us as we welcome summertime to Kingsport! Come early and visit a downtown store or eatery. Select food and beverage trucks will also be on site. ☀️

We're gearing up for Week 1 of the 2024 Twilight Alive Summer Concert Series! This week, we are SO EXCITED to welcome Nashville Yacht Club Band to Downtown Kingsport! Nashville Yacht Club Band, aka NYC, is an 8-piece tribute to the pop and r&b sounds of the 1970s & 80s. With dazzling, note-perfect renditions of your favorite smooth party hits, audiences can expect a unique collection of vintage AM Gold, roller disco classics & timeless dance floor staples. This FREE concert begins at 7 p.m. on Broad Street. Bring a chair or blanket and join us as we welcome summertime to Kingsport! Come early and visit a downtown store or eatery. Select food and beverage trucks will also be on site.

Congratulations to all our winners from this year’s Racks by the Tracks! 🥳
Best Beer: Bays Mountain Brewing Company - Munich Helles Lager
Best Seltzer: Slammin Ethyl - Transfusion
Best Wine: Childress Vineyards - Red Muscadine
Best Ribs: 1st Place - Ole Colbys, 2nd Place - Southern Craft BBQ
Best Team: 1st Place - REHAB BBQ, 2nd Place - One Eyed Swine
Best Food Truck: 1st Place - Backwoods Burger Bar, 2nd Place - Bullets, BBQ & More
Best Restaurant: 1st Place - Bare Bones BBQ, 2nd Place - Southern Craft BBQ
Best Wing: 1st Place - Boozy Creek Smokers, 2nd Place - REHAB BBQ
Best Side: 1st Place - Bare Bones BBQ, 2nd Place - Wicked Pig

The 16th Annual Racks by the Tracks was a hit! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out today and a special thank you to all of our sponsors!
We couldn’t make Racks by the Tracks happen without our incredible sponsors:
, , , Athens Distributing, Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina, Bristol Broadcasting (96.9 WXBQ, , 99.3 The X), , , Express AV, , Food City, Honda Kingsport, Model City Dentistry by Frank Merendino, DDS, Jim Cline Farmers Insurance, Lipman Brothers, Powell Valley National Bank, Spivey King & Spivey LLP, , WJHL, Daytime Tri-Cities and Visit Kingsport.

The Benny Wilson Band has taken the stage! 🎸

Ivy Road! 🎶🎤

WEATHER UPDATE:
We’ve been cleared by the fire marshal to resume activities! Ivy Road will begin in 10 minutes. Beer and food vendors are back open. Enjoy the rest of your evening! 🥳

WEATHER UPDATE:
We are closely monitoring a weather cell that is moving close. Per the fire marshal…
We are going to delay the music for 20 minutes.
We recommend anyone sitting in the concert area to move to their cars.
If you are in the tasting area, please move inside the Farmer’s Market.
As long as there is no lightning in the area, we will move forward with Ivy Road in 20 minutes.

The rain hasn’t stopped our party! ☔️ The Borderline Band is on stage now! 🎵

Good food and good drinks! There’s still plenty of time for you to joins us at Racks By The Tracks! 🍻

Acoustifried is playing now! 🎸

We had a great race this morning! Congrats to all the racers who took part in our Racks By The Tracks 10K, 5K and Boss Hog! 👟🥇
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Happy Racks by the Tracks Day! 🎉
Here are a few things to KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
1. The festival will be held rain or shine. Umbrellas are allowed.
2. Food vendors open at 11 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
3. Gates open to the concert area at noon. Concerts start around 12:30 p.m.
4. BRING YOUR ID! You will need to show your ID to receive an armband for the tasting area and to purchase beer. 🍺
5. Bring a chair. There is no seating available inside the concert / tasting area.
6. Finally and most importantly, ENJOY THE FESTIVAL! We are so excited to welcome you back to Downtown Kingsport for the 16th Annual Racks by the Tracks festival and hope you have a wonderful day!
Use and on your social posts so that we can share your experience on our channels.
If you're looking to keep the fun going after Racks by the Tracks ends, Downtown Kingsport Association has put together a list of After Parties happening throughout Downtown! We look forward to seeing you! 🤩

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Here's the schedule for today's Racks by the Tracks festival! 🎉
Don't forget, this event is rain or shine. The tasting portion will primarily be indoors at the Farmers Market and umbrellas are allowed in for the concerts. 🍺
Tickets are available to purchase at the gate for the concerts and beer tasting. No tickets are needed to enjoy the 20 food vendors lined up along Clinchfield! We can't wait to see you soon!

Happy Racks by the Tracks Weekend! 🎉
Here are a few things to KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
1. The festival will be held rain or shine. Umbrellas are allowed.
2. Food vendors open at 11 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
3. Gates open to the concert area at noon. Concerts start around 12:30 p.m.
4. BRING YOUR ID! You will need to show your ID to receive an armband for the tasting area and to purchase beer. 🍺
5. Bring a chair. There is no seating available inside the concert / tasting area.
6. Finally and most importantly, ENJOY THE FESTIVAL! We are so excited to welcome you back to Downtown Kingsport for the 16th Annual Racks by the Tracks festival and hope you have a wonderful day!
Use and on your social posts so that we can share your experience on our channels.
If you're looking to keep the fun going after Racks by the Tracks ends, Downtown Kingsport Association has put together a list of After Parties happening throughout Downtown!
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

We have SO MANY beverage tasting options for tomorrow's festival! 🍻
If you haven't already, get your tasting pass now! Tickets will be available at the gate, but prices will increase to $60.
Tasting tickets include admission into the tasting area, where you'll be able to enjoy nearly 100 beers, wines and seltzers! It also give you access to the concerts throughout the day and a souvenir glass to take home. Make sure to bring you ID!
The tasting event begins at 2 p.m. 🍺
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Here's the schedule for this Saturday's 16th Annual Racks by the Tracks festival! 🎉
Don't forget, this event is rain or shine. The tasting portion will primarily be indoors at the Farmers Market and umbrellas are allowed in for the concerts. 🍺
Festival ticket prices increase on tomorrow, so grab yours today at racksbythetracks.com.

What's on the menu for Racks by the Tracks?! So. Many. Options. 😋
Check out this great lineup of food vendors we have for you TOMORROW, Saturday, May 18!
Food vendor row will be open along Clinchfield St. from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
No tickets are needed to visit these food trucks!
🎟️ Get your concert or tasting tickets for the festival at racksbythetracks.com.

🍺 Local Brewery Spotlight 🍺
We're excited to have at Racks by the Tracks!
They'll bring a couple of their favorite drinks for you to sample! 🍻
Get your tasting tickets now at RacksByTheTracks.com and check out Great Oak Brewing this Saturday, May 18 at Racks by the Tracks!

We're just 2 days away from Racks by the Tracks! 🎉
We wanted to give a shout out to D.R. Horton Homes for sponsoring our cooling stations this year!
To help combat the heat, we'll have one cooling station inside the gate near the concert area and another station outside near the food vendors. If you get warm, step inside and take a break under one of the massive tents. 😎

🍺 Local Brewery Spotlight 🍺
We can't wait for you to try an assortment of drinks from Bays Mountain Brewing Company this weekend! 🍻
Get your tasting tickets now at RacksByTheTracks.com and check out Bays Mountain Brewing Company at the Kingsport Farmers Market this Saturday, May 18 at Racks by the Tracks!

We have a GREAT music lineup on the Honda Kingsport stage for this year’s Racks By The Tracks Festival! 🎉
Join us Saturday, May 18 for headliner, Benny Wilson Band! Benny takes the stage at 6 PM and is bringing his band back together, along with some of his friends for an unforgettable night of live music. The show will also feature the official Benny Wilson Band horn section, Samantha Gray and more. Opening for Benny Wilson Band will be Ivy Road Band at 5:00 PM, The Borderline Band at 2:30 PM and Acoustifried at 12:30 PM. 🎵🎤🎸
Concert-only tickets are just $15 through Friday ($20 at the gate on Saturday). Get yours now at RacksByTheTracks.com or at any Food City location.

🍺 Local Brewery Spotlight 🍺
Over the next few days we want to introduce you to our local brewers attending this year's Racks by the Tracks.
We're excited to welcome Brothers Brewing from Bluff City! 🍻 They'll be bringing a few of their favorites for you to enjoy!
Get your tasting tickets now at RacksByTheTracks.com and check out Brothers Brewing this Saturday, May 18 at Racks by the Tracks!

Who said Racks by the Tracks was just for the adults?! We'll have fun for the WHOLE FAMILY! Visit Kingsport is sponsoring ALL Kingsport Carousel rides for Racks by the Tracks! 🎠
The one-of-a-kind hand carved carousel will be open 12-5 p.m. THIS Saturday, May 18 and no festival ticket is needed to access the carousel and park area. 🎠
For more information, visit racksbythetracks.com.

Mother's Day is coming up...in honor of the event, we are offering $5 off until Monday, May 13th for the 10K, 5K and Boss Hog Challenge. Grab your running shoes and use code MOM at checkout to receive your discount. 🌸

Don't forget all 10K, 5K and Boss Hog participants will receive this year's official Racks by the Tracks t-shirt and Boss Hog participants will receive an exclusive Boss Hog performance running hat! 🤩

Don't miss out! Register now at racksbythetracks.com/race/

‼ Check out this race merchandise ‼
All 10K, 5K and Boss Hog participants will receive this year's official Racks by the Tracks t-shirt! New this year....Boss Hog participants will receive an exclusive Boss Hog performance running hat! 🤩
Don't miss out on these items! Register now at racksbythetracks.com/race/
Thank you to Powell Valley National Bank for sponsoring this year's race!

🚨Buy Now and Save!🚨
Friends don’t let friends miss out on a great discount. 😉 Racks by the Tracks ticket prices increase tomorrow! Save money💰 and grab your Beer, Wine & Seltzer tasting tickets today!

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‼️ Racks by the Tracks ticket prices increase WEDNESDAY ‼️
Buy your tickets now before tasting ticket prices increase to $55 on May 1.
This year's festival will feature more than 100 unique craft beers, wines, seltzers and sangrias! 🍻
BBQ and other food vendors will also be on site for additional purchases!
Get your tickets now at racksbythetracks.com. 🎫
We hope to see you there! 🎉

We are ONE MONTH AWAY from this year's Racks by the Tracks Festival! Join us for bbq, beer, wine, seltzers, live music and so much more! 🍺🎶 Get your tickets now at RacksbytheTracks.com. Concert-Only tickets are $10 and a Beverage Tasting/Concert combo ticket is $45. 🎉

We couldn’t make this happen without our incredible sponsors AccuForce, Action Rental and Sales, Allandale Package Store, Athens Distributing, Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina, Bristol Broadcasting (96.9 WXBQ, Electric 94.9, 99.3 The X), Cherokee Distributing Company, Express AV, Food City, Model City Dentistry by Frank Merendino, DDS, Jim Cline Farmers Insurance, Lipman Brothers, Powell Valley National Bank, Spivey King & Spivey LLP, The Regional Eye Center, WJHL and Visit Kingsport.