July Fourth Celebration and Anvil Shoot

July 2023 (dates not updated)

Museum of Appalachia
Clinton, TN 37716

Status: Updated 6/23/2022

While most Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, the Museum of Appalachia marks the occasion with an old‑ fashioned “anvil shoot”. Every 4th of July, the Museum uses gunpowder to launch a 200‑pound anvil hundreds of feet into the air! Anvil shoots were once a common way for pioneers to commemorate holidays, elections, and other special occasions. The anvil shoot is the centerpiece of an all‑day celebration that includes a national bell‑ringing ceremony, flag procession, live music, southern food, demonstrations from blacksmiths, beekeepers, dulcimer makers, spinners, weavers, rail splitters, and more. Anvil shoots 10am‑3pm.

Admission: $21 - $21
Days/Hours Open: Mon 9am‑3pm
Address: 2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN 37716
Entertainment: 1 stage - Local. Music: BG CY FK GP OT ??
Other Activities: anvil shoot, old‑time demonstration, patriotic & national bell ringing ceremony
Attendance: na
# Food Booths: 3
# of Exhibitors: na
Juried: no
Prize Money: na
Deadlines: Art & Craft: na
Music: 04/15/2022
Food: until full
Promoter: Museum of Appalachia
Show Dir.: Elaine Meyer
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