25th Annual Journey's End
Tue, Dec 17
|Downtown Bristol
Time & Location
Dec 17, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Downtown Bristol, 810 State St, Bristol, TN 37620, USA
About the event
On Tuesday, December 17th at 6:00 PM, Journey’s End will again take place in Historic Downtown Bristol! Journey’s End is Bristol’s local interpretation of the Latino tradition of Las Posadas (The Inns). This year Mary will be played by Jillian McCraw and Joseph will be played by Rourke Gearing. Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem is recreated as they go from inn to inn seeking lodging and the final inn welcomes them in and celebrates their arrival.
How does Bristol Celebrate Journey’s End?
Our inns are several downtown businesses and our innkeepers are various choirs and choral groups from the Bristol area. We will begin at the Downtown Center then process by candlelight with Mary and Joseph singing the traditional songs and various carols accompanied by instrumentalists.
Along the way choirs at each "inn" will greet Joseph and Mary who will be escorted by Dreamland Alpacas (Please, no dogs in…