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The Champions (World Bass Enterprises Championship)
Hendersonville, TN · Sports
- When
- October 28 – November 1, 2026
- Where
- Sanders Ferry Park, 750 Sanders Ferry Rd · Hendersonville · TN
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
World Bass Enterprises holds its first Champions tournament on Old Hickory Lake at Sanders Ferry Park, pitting the top 25 anglers from the Bassmaster Elite Series against the top 25 from Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour in a head-to-head format with a 3.25 million dollar purse, the largest in bass fishing history. Competition runs alongside a multi-day fan festival and expo.
The history within reach
World Bass Enterprises holds its first Champions tournament on Old Hickory Lake at Sanders Ferry Park, pitting the top 25 anglers from the Bassmaster Elite Series against the top 25 from Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour in a head-to-head format with a 3.25 million dollar purse, the largest in bass fishing history.
A bluegrass and folk festival held on the grounds of Rock Castle, Tennessee's oldest surviving home, built in the 1780s for General Daniel Smith.
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PigFest TN is a three day backyard barbecue competition at Veterans Park in Hendersonville each fall.
Hendersonville's HolidayFest combines a downtown Christmas parade with more than 50 floats with a tree lighting ceremony at Memorial Park a couple of hours later, ending with Santa Claus riding in at the parade's close.
Clans, pipe bands and heavy athletics competitors gather on the shore of Old Hickory Lake each September for caber tossing, Highland dancing and whisky tastings.