Events this week in West Tennessee: May 1-7

May 1, 2023

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff, Kyle Peppers,

Don’t miss any of the fun in the 731! Check out our list of events happening this week in West Tennessee.

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Monday, May 1

Jackson Area Community Bands Spring Concert (Jackson)
Jim Jackson Golf Classic (Jackson)
Pet Parade (Trenton)
Prayer Breakfast (Dresden)
Prayer Breakfast (Trenton)
Taste of Dresden (Dresden)
Teapot Festival (Trenton – through Saturday)
Teapot Trivia (Trenton)
Teapot Trot (Trenton)
Tennessee Iris Festival (Dresden – through Saturday)

Tuesday, May 2

Election Day
90s Pop Culture Trivia (Jackson)
Bingo (Iris Festival) (Dresden)
Col. Sanders & the Holy Smokes (Trenton)
Teapot Flower Show (Trenton)
Trenton Music Fest (Trenton)

Wednesday, May 3

Baking Contest (Dresden)
Community Churches Concert (Trenton)
Salad Luncheon (Trenton)
Senior Citizens Luncheon (Dresden)
Teapot Festival Carnival Opens (Trenton – through Saturday)

Thursday, May 4

Community Health Fair (Dresden)
Community-wide Gospel Singing (Dresden)
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast (Jackson)
Pancake Supper (Dresden)
Rotary Golf Tournament (Dresden)
Speaking of Art (Jackson)
Story of Liberty Garden Park program (Jackson)
Teapot Health Fair (Trenton)
Teapot Festival Wrestling (Trenton)

Friday, May 5

Billy Joel Tribute (Henderson)
Car Cruise-In (Dresden)
Demolition Derby (Trenton)
Dream Center Challenge Baseball Tournament (Jackson – through Sunday)
Elk’s Lodge BBQ Cookoff (Dresden)
Fireworks – Teapot Festival (Trenton)
First Friday Art Walk (Jackson)
First Friday Movie Night (Savannah)
Food Truck Friday (Milan)
Food Truck Fridays (Jackson)
Hatchie Bird Fest (Brownsville – through Sunday)
Hub City Flea Market (Jackson – through Sunday)
Iris and Horticulture Show (Dresden)
Meat in May BBQ Cookoff (Trenton)
Music Fest (Dresden)
Rhythm on the Rails (Union City)
Spring Plant Sale (Jackson)
Teapot Cafe (Trenton)
“The Little Mermaid” (Jackson – through Sunday)

Saturday, May 6

5K and Iris Festival Races (Dresden)
Community Baby Shower (Jackson)
Hatchie Bird Fest (Brownsville – through Sunday)
Hub City Flea Market (Jackson – through Sunday)
Iris Festival Parade (Dresden)
McWherter Governor’s Luncheon (Dresden)
Meat in May BBQ Cookoff (Trenton)
Pickleball Tournament (Jackson)
Scarlet Rope Cornhole Tournament (Jackson)
Splash Pad Opens (Savannah)
Spring Art Fest (Jackson)
Spring at theLOCAL (Jackson)
Spring Plant Sale (Jackson)
Teapot Festival Parade (Trenton)
“The Little Mermaid” (Jackson – through Sunday)
Truck and Tractor Pull (Trenton)
UT Martin Percussion Ensemble Concert (Lexington)
Vintage Makers Music & Art Festival (Jackson)

Sunday, May 7

Art Exhibition (Humboldt)
First Presbyterian Bicentennial Open House (Jackson)
Hatchie Bird Fest (Brownsville)
Hub City Flea Market (Jackson)
Royal-Tea in Berryland (Humboldt)
“The Little Mermaid” (Jackson)
Trevor Thomas Live (Jackson)
Vintage Makers Music & Art Festival (Jackson)

Looking for live music? Click here to find a list of upcoming local performances, updated weekly.

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