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LANTERN WALK

Saturday, October 5, 2024 (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM) (CDT)

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🔥🎶 Historic Lantern Walk with Live Campfire Musicians & Sing-Alongs + Haunting Tales at Parkers Crossroads! 🎶🔥
Join Parkers Crossroads Civil War Battlefield on October 5th at 7:30 PM for an unforgettable night under the stars filled with live campfire musicians, sing-alongs, and spine-chilling stories! 🌙
Take a guided tour through six scenes, recounting the haunting tales of the spirits at Parkers Crossroads, brought to life by the talented performers from the LHS Beta Club. 👻✨
Tours will begin every 15 minutes until 10 PM, so gather around the fire and get ready to experience history and ghostly legends in a way you’ve never seen before.
đź“Ť Location: South Battlefield Park 
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
đź“ŁHosted by the Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Association
This is an event you won’t want to miss! Bring your family and friends for an evening of music, storytelling, and unforgettable performances.

138 Wildersville Rd
Parkers Crossroads,
South Battlefield
Saturday, October 5, 2024 (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM) (CDT)
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If you love music, you will love the integral role it has played in Henderson County. Johnny Cash performed at the very first Festival of the Lakes — back then known as the Water Festival. W.S. “Fluke” Holland, who lived in Henderson County, was a drummer for Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and the Million Dollar Quartet; he is known around the world as a true pioneer of American Rockabilly, country, folk and rock n’ roll. Henderson County native Murray Franklin “Buddy” Cannon, is a musician, songwriter and producer who has worked with Shania Twain, Sammy Kershaw, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Billy Ray Cyrus and Kenny Chesney.

 

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