Easter is this Sunday — and it’s not slowing down.

Egg hunts are popping up everywhere.
Firefly Festival is less than two weeks out.
And this week has more going on than you think.

Meanwhile:
A plane-pulling competition is happening this weekend…
…a free beekeeping class is on Saturday…
…and traffic on Interstate Drive is about to get annoying.

You’ve got options this week.

🐣 Easter plans (before everything fills up)
🥚 Countywide egg hunt (listen for clues)
✈️ Plane pull + runway 5K
🎶 Your weekend plans, handled
🐝 Free beekeeping workshop
🦋 Firefly Festival preview
🚧 Traffic updates you’ll actually care about

Let’s get into it.

This is one of those you either know… or you don’t Cookeville traditions.

The 47th annual Countywide Egg Hunt is happening Easter Sunday — and it’s not your typical setup.

You’ll need to listen for clues.

📻 Tune into 98.5 Kiss FM
Clues drop → you go find eggs → prizes included

Big prizes.
City-wide hunt.
A little chaos (in a good way).

📅 Easter Sunday — April 5

✈️ Pulling for a Purpose: Plane Pull + Runway 5K
👉 https://www.specialolympicstn.org/torch-run/pulling-for-a-purpose-plane-pull-and-run-the-runway-5k

Yes — this is exactly what it sounds like.

Teams compete to pull an actual plane.
There’s also a 5K on the runway.

It supports Special Olympics Tennessee — so it’s fun and for a good cause.

One of the more unique events happening this weekend.

Exceptional Art Show (Opening Weekend)
👉 https://theucnow.com/events/

Local artists. Easy Friday stop.

Hillbilly Casino — Mean Mel’s
👉 https://www.facebook.com/meanmels

Rockabilly. High energy.
If you want something different — this is it.

Sports Card & Collectibles Show
👉 https://www.visitcookevilletn.com/events

One of those events that’s better than it sounds.

Free Beekeeping Workshop
👉 https://theucnow.com/events/

Learn how to keep bees.
Or just show up and say you did.

Didi Jackson at Plenty Downtown Bookshop
👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-featured-poet-didi-jackson-tickets-1985730673900

Quiet. Thoughtful. Worth it.

They’re popping up across Cookeville all week.

Churches. Parks. Facebook groups.

If you’ve got kids — start checking now.
If you don’t — brunch still applies.

👉 https://www.specialolympicstn.org/torch-run/pulling-for-a-purpose-plane-pull-and-run-the-runway-5k

Pull a plane. Run a runway.

Not your typical Saturday.

👉 https://www.facebook.com/meanmels

Loud guitars > sitting at home.

👉 https://www.hipcookeville.com/fireflyfestival

📍 Dogwood Park
📅 April 11–12
🎟️ Free

This is one of the best events Cookeville does all year.

Not a county fair.

More like:
What Cookeville actually feels like when it’s working.

Live music.
Real artists.
Local vendors.
People who show up.

👉 https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1113

The city posted a public hearing notice earlier this month.

If you live nearby, this is one to watch.

👉 https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1126

Signal work starts Monday.

Expect lane reductions at:

👉 https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1125

Work starts Monday.

If that’s your route — plan ahead.

Cookeville is moving.

👉 Check their socials

Craft cocktails.
Elevated bar food.

One of the few places that actually feels like a night out.

👀 Someone listed a house for $499K and the comments turned into a war
👀 Easter candy already 50% off
👀 Biscuit at Poet’s larger than the plate

Send yours in — best ones make next week.

🐣 Easter — April 5
🦋 Firefly Festival — April 11–12
🚶 Downtown History Hike — April 11
🎤 Waka Flocka Flame — April 17
🌱 Spring Awakening — April 24
🥒 Tennessee Pickle Festival — May 2–3

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Have a great week and wonderful Easter!