David Crockett Birthday Celebration this Saturday, Aug. 17 at Discovery Park

Celebrate David Crockett's 238th birthday at Discovery Park in Union City, Tenn. on Saturday, Aug. 17 with interactive activities, live demonstrations and musical entertainment. Discovery Park’s education team will offer a variety of programs on topics such as woodworking, fur trapping and more.

This event will also feature reenactors in the Settlement and at North Lake. The legendary folk hero himself will even be among the reenactors. Author and historian Ted Franklin Belue will also be joining in this year to discuss his journey on "Finding Daniel Boone."

Mulberry Jam, an acoustic string band, will lead a community jam session at 2:15 p.m. at The Settlement Pavilion. Bring an instrument to join them and receive free park admission for the day.

This event is sponsored by Jarred Mayo: Allstate Insurance.