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Beck Holiday Party

Our Annual Holiday Party at Smokies Stadium has officially reached capacity!

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Covenant Health Park | Smokies Stadium

Doors Open 5PM | RSVP Required

Light Up the Night! Holiday Party at Smokies Stadium

Beck invites our members and their guests to a special Holiday Party at the new Smokies Stadium, our first event hosted in this beautiful new venue. This year also marks the first time we are extending the celebration to include children and families.


Enjoy a warm, festive gathering in the Club Level, followed by complimentary access to the Stadium of Lights. The light show includes more than one million lights, train rides, family activities, and holiday displays.


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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH

BECK HOLIDAY PARTY

COVENANT HEALTH PARK | SMOKIES STADIUM

Enjoy  Food, Fellowship, Live Entertainment & a Spectacular Holiday Lighting Show

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See you at the party!

Beck Membership

This celebration is a benefit of Beck membership.
Becoming a member supports the preservation, celebration, and sharing of African American history and culture in East Tennessee.


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NIKKI 
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“I was so inspired by the stories and the history shared as well as all the wonderful work that Beck is doing. A very special day that gave me strength in our journey for racial justice.”
Felicia Gustin, Berkley, CA
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Maurice Franklin Mays

August 30,1919, the race relations climate in Knoxville took a bloody turn and the city became one of the “Red Summer” cities during a time when race riots were erupting all across the nation. Maurice F. Mays, a handsome black man born around 1887, was accused of murdering a white woman and Knoxville erupted in violence. 
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