Saturday Night Lights at TIEC
Saturday Night Lights is a signature Tryon Resort event series featuring food, fun, live music, and more every Saturday through October. August will feature a special Tryon Block Party Series you won’t want to miss! Bring the whole family: admission, parking and carousel rides are all FREE! The activities start at 6:00pm!
Saturday Night Lights events run during our spring, summer and fall horse shows. For a list of upcoming dates, please click here.
Click here to learn what’s going on each week in August at SNL!
August 24:
Tryon Summer Block Party: Legends Plaza 6-9pm
Featuring: ComMotion Dance and Contest Day
Contest Day Information:
Water balloon contest (grass by general store, no pre-registration)
Bouncy horse races (grass by general store, no pre-registration)
Whip cream /double bubble challenge (Sign up at the info booth, 7:30pm in Legends Plaza)
About Big Brothers Big Sisters WNC-Polk
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a youth mentoring organization with two
programs offered in Polk County and Landrum. In the Community-
based program children ages 6-14 are matched with screened and
trained adult volunteers to enjoy activities in the community twice a
month. In the School-based program mentors are paired with a child in grades 1-5 who needs a little extra attention, then they meet for
weekly sessions in area elementary schools. Participants in both
programs are routinely monitored and supported by professional BBBS staff. For info call (828) 859-9230 or email polk@bbbswnc.org.
Click here to learn what’s going on this week at SNL!
FAQ:
When should I come?
The family activities begin at 6:00pm. Our on-site restaurants are open during Saturday Night Lights, so make an evening of it and plan for dinner as well! Vendors will be open for your perusal along Vendor Row, concessions will be readily available along with all your favorite beverages.
What sort of activities are there?
Every week there will be face-painting, performers, free rides on the venetian carousel and a live band – there is fun in store for guests of all ages! In the past there have been fire twirlers, acrobats, magicians, mechanical bull riding, sand-castle building, shag dancing competitions, vintage car shows and craft beer festivals. Check out our Facebook page to see what fun we’re planning for the next one!
What’s available to eat?
We have a number of delicious on-site restaurants ready for you to enjoy on Saturday Night, whether you’re in the mood for casual fare or fine dining—to see their listings and menus, click here. We even have a wood-fired pizza oven out during the show, as well as a barbecue, frozen yogurt, cotton candy and other treats!
What stores are open?
A number of the equestrian show vendors in the cabins adjacent to the main ring are open during Saturday Night Lights, offering clothing, jewelry and much more.
What kind of competition is it?
Saturday Night Lights features a Grand Prix show jumping event where expert riders from all over the world guide horses around a course and over jumps almost 5 feet high, which is nearly the same level as at the Olympics! Riders that make it around the course successfully will return for the jump-off, a high stakes shortened course that determines who wins first place and the largest share of the prize money— sometimes over $100,000! For more information about show jumping, visit our Horse Show 101 page.
What if it rains?
All our events are rain or shine —some of the most exciting jumping competition is in the rain! We only cancel or postpone a competition if the weather is severe to the point of risking the safety of horses or humans. We will post on Facebook if there are last minute cancellations, postponements, or other changes.
For a Saturday Night Lights highlight video, click here. This is one of our favorite events to host at Tryon. We hope to see you under the lights soon!
