Farmers Market
Cookeville Farmers Market, Spring Season
Cookeville's weekly farmers market returns for the spring season with local produce, baked goods, honey, flowers, and handmade crafts. Opens every Saturday morning through October.
FreeEvents / May 2026
Monterey local edition
May 2026 events in Monterey
No events are directly listed for Monterey yet.
This edition does not fill empty calendar space with regional events.
Nearby & regional
Elsewhere in the Upper Cumberland
These May events are outside Monterey.
Arts
StoryFest in the Park 2026
An all-day, free storytelling festival at Dogwood Park featuring professional storytellers from across the region, an amateur storytelling competition, and headliner Andy Offutt Irwin. A Cookeville tradition celebrating the art of oral storytelling.
FreeFestival
TN Pickle Festival 2026
The Tennessee Pickle Festival returns to the Putnam County Fairgrounds for a weekend of pickle eating contests, live music, carnival rides, local vendors, a free petting zoo, and more. One of the quirkier and most beloved festivals in the Upper Cumberland.
Community
Downtown History Hike
A guided walking tour connecting the Cookeville Depot Museum and the Cookeville History Museum through Cookeville's historic downtown. Led by local historians with stops at key landmarks.
FreeFestival
Upper Cumberland BBQ Festival
Teams from across Tennessee compete in this annual BBQ championship on Cookeville's downtown square. Live music, local vendors, and plenty of smoked meat.
FreeCommunity
Cookeville's Largest Yard Sale - May
One of three annual dates for Cookeville's city-wide yard sale event. Hundreds of vendors and residents set up across town making it easy to treasure hunt across multiple neighborhoods in a single day.
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