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COMMUNITY EVENTSOMMUNITY EVENTS

The annual NIBROC Fes-
tival is known for many
things ranging from a
parade and musical en-
tertainment to games,
crafts, carnival rides and
sports tournaments.

Below left, pie eating contest during Old Fashioned Trading Days in Williamsburg. Below right, a participant waves
and smiles for the camera as they head out in October for the Gateway to the Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree in Wil-
liamsburg.

NIBROC TRADING DAYS JEEP JAMBOREE

The 66th Annual NIBROC Festival will Williamsburg’s 35th Annual Old Hundreds of Jeeps from all over the
take place in downtown Corbin Aug. Fashioned Trading Days celebra- country are scheduled to pour into
8th-11th. tion will take place in downtown Williamsburg Oct. 18th-20th for
The festival features live music, a Williamsburg Sept. 6th-8th. the 25th Annual Gateway to the
car and motorcycle show, a 2-K run/ The annual event features bluegrass, Cumberlands Jeep Jamboree, which
walk, a parade, carnival rides, the Miss gospel and pop music, in addition to has become the largest Jeep Jamboree
NIBROC Scholarship pageant, games performances by various school bands in the nation.
for children, and craft, food and activ- and choirs. The event features off-roading fun
ity booths. It also features crafts, and the across backwoods trails in south-
Sid Strunk Memorial Corn Toss ern Whitley County and northern
Tournament and lots to do for people Tennessee. The event is only open to
of all ages. Jeeps.

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