Meetings
Nature Meets Culture: Join Us in Athens-Limestone
Be part of the 2025 Rural Tourism Conference experience
Athens-Limestone County welcomes you with open arms and open trails. From vibrant downtown energy to tranquil forest paths, our community embodies the harmony of heritage and progress. As the proud host of this year’s Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee Rural Tourism Conference, we invite tourism professionals, creatives, and community leaders to gather for an inspiring event filled with networking, innovative sessions, and southern hospitality.
Secure your spot and experience the spirit of rural tourism—Athens-Limestone style.
Reserve Your Spot at the 2025 Rural Tourism Conference
upcoming Events
- Ardmore Crape Myrtle Festival
- August 16, 2025
- 30515 Ardmore Ridge Road, Ardmore, TN 38449
- Known as the "Crape Myrtle Capital of the South," this annual August festival celebrates the vibrant blooms with live music, activities, and vendors. Families can enjoy crafts, arts, food, and entertainment in a welcoming community setting.
- Ardmore Police & Fire Rodeo
- 30515 Ardmore Ridge Rd, Ardmore, TN 38449
- The Ardmore Police & Fire Rodeo is a high-energy August tradition featuring bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing, a Street Dance, and Rodeo Queen Competition. Proceeds support equipment and training for the Ardmore Police and Fire Department.
- Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days
- 18032 Buck Island Rd Athens, AL 35614
- Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days celebrates American farming history with antique tractors, engines, and equipment. Starting at 7AM, enjoy family activities, a fish fry, wheat threshing, arts and crafts, and live entertainment.
- Red, White & Boom Festival
- July 4, 2025
- 1430 Highway 31 N, Athens, AL 35611
- Celebrate Independence Day at Athens’ beloved Red, White, and Boom Festival, held at the Athens SportsPlex. Enjoy a day of food, vendors, live music, and a dazzling 15-minute fireworks show visible all across town.
- Ardmore Truck & Tractor Pull
- John T Barnes Park - 30515 Ardmore Ridge Rd, Ardmore, TN 38449
- Family time couldn't be more revved up and full of mud than the annual Ardmore Tractor and Truck Pull hosted by the Ardmore Lions Club.
- Merchants Alley Happy Hour Music Series
- 107 N Jefferson St, Athens, AL 35611
- The Merchants Alley Happy Hour Music Series brings live music to downtown Athens every Friday, featuring performances across genres like country, rock, pop, and blues. Visitors can shop local, grab a drink in an Entertainment District cup, and enjoy the show from the Jefferson Street alleyway.
