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Here are 5 Big Orange Caravan stops across Tennessee this spring

Adam Sparks
Knoxville News Sentinel

Tennessee's Big Orange Caravan will stay in the Volunteer State this year.

Football coach Josh Heupel, men's basketball coach Rick Barnes, Lady Vols basketball coach Kellie Harper and athletics director Danny White will visit Memphis (April 18), Nashville (April 19), Knoxville (April 20), Chattanooga (May 1) and the Tri-Cities (May 3).

Tickets for each tour stop cost $20 and includes light food options. And $5 from every ticket sold will benefit the local UT alumni chapter. Tickets are available at AllVols.com.

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Doors will open at 5 p.m., followed by a meet-and-greet session from 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m. A cash bar, as well as light food and appetizers, will be available. Each program will begin at 6:15 p.m. with Bob Kesling, the Voice of the Vols, conducting a Q&A session with White and coaches.

Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel, left, women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper and men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes talk with fans during the UT Big Orange Caravan event on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.

Here are the details of each Big Orange Caravan event.

Memphis, April 18

  • Time: 5 p.m. doors, 5:30-6:15 p.m. meet and greet, 6:15 p.m. program
  • Venue: Renasant Convention Center  
  • Address: 255 North Main St., Memphis, TN 38103
  • Tickets: $20

Nashville, April 19

  • Time: 5 p.m. doors, 5:30-6:15 p.m. meet and greet, 6:15 p.m. program
  • Venue: Nissan Stadium Club Level
  • Address: 1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213
  • Tickets: $20 

Knoxville, April 20

  • Time: 5 p.m. doors, 5:30-6:15 p.m. meet and greet, 6:15 p.m. program
  • Venue: Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex  
  • Address: Lake Loudon Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37916
  • Tickets: $20 

Chattanooga, May 1

  • Time: 5 p.m. doors, 5:30-6:15 p.m. meet and greet, 6:15 p.m. program
  • Venue: Chattanooga Convention Center
  • Address: 1 Carter St., Chattanooga, TN 37402
  • Tickets: $20 

Tri-Cities, May 3

  • Time: 5 p.m. doors, 5:30-6:15 p.m. meet and greet, 6:15 p.m. program
  • Venue: Meadowview Convention Center  
  • Address: 1901 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport, TN 37660
  • Tickets: $20 

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Emailadam.sparks@knoxnews.com. Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.