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Summer Cooling at the Cave Concert with Cumberland Winds Jazz Project 2025
The Friends of Dunbar Cave present a show that will transport you back in time to the formative days of American music history that graced the dance floors and stage at Dunbar Cave!
When: June 21, 2025
Where: Dunbar Cave State Park, 401 Old Dunbar Cave Road, Clarksville, TN 37043
Time: 7 pm-9 pm
Summer Cooling at the Cave Concert with Cumberland Winds Jazz Project is back!
Join us for dancing and live jazz. This fundraising event provides necessary support to projects and improvements at Dunbar Cave State Park, hosted by The Friends of Dunbar Cave. The Cumberland Winds will play music at the mouth of the cave. The park will be closed to the general public during the event. There are a limited number of tables and chairs that will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests are advised to bring their own chairs to ensure they have a good seat. This is a great cause that benefits Dunbar Cave State Park.
Gates open at 6:00 p.m., and Cumberland Winds Jazz Project will play from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CST
Two ticketing options only:
General Admission CAR: Price is $70 per car (plus processing fees) and guarantees you a parking space. Fit as many people in your car as you have seatbelts for the same price of $70 per vehicle (plus processing fees), and everyone in your car is included in the admission price. There are only 60 parking spaces, so we expect these to sell quickly.
Walk-In: Price is $40 per person (plus processing fees) for walk-ins. This is a great option if you live in a neighborhood close to the park. THERE IS NO PARKING FOR WALK-INS, and you cannot park on the public streets or the streets in the neighborhoods surrounding the park. If you want to use an Uber or Lyft or have a friend drop you off, you can walk in.
The Friends of Dunbar Cave, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving, promoting, and protecting Dunbar Cave State Park and the sacred indigenous artwork within the cave.
More information: All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Event information will be updated on our website, including food options from food vendors who will be on site. This is a fundraising event. Please note: There is a short walk from the parking area to the cave, approximately half a mile.
Thank you for supporting the Friends of Dunbar Cave, Inc., and our mission to Dunbar Cave State Park.
Photos by Roger Busler.
We promote, protect, and preserve the natural and cultural resources of Dunbar Cave State Park.
We meet on the second Thursday of each month from 6 pm to 7 pm at the park office, 401 Dunbar Cave Road, Clarksville, TN. Meetings feature a special program of interest to members with a different speaker monthly. Membership includes a complimentary cave tour. (Limits apply.)
Available Now!
The Dunbar Cave Virtual Reality Cave Tour Film.
To set up a time, go to the park office at 401 Old Dunbar Cave Road or call 931-648-5526
Open Now at the Dunbar Cave State Park Office
The Dunbar Cave Tour Film
The Dunbar Cave Tour Film is brought to you by Friends of Dunbar Cave, Inc. in partnership with Dunbar Cave State Park and One Day Entertainment, Humanities Tennessee and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Directed by Demetrius Hnarakis.
Park ranger John Ball, archaeologist Dr. Jan Simek of UT Knoxville, and indigenous historian Beau Carroll, from the Eastern Band of Cherokee, guide the viewers through Dunbar Cave. The tour views Mississippian dark zone cave art, stoke marks, and previously unprotected, hence vandalized, portions of the cave.
This project entails creating a 360-degree virtual reality film touring Dunbar Cave, making the experience available to those who are unable to participate in a traditional cave tour. The Dunbar Cave Virtual Reality Tour will be available at the park office in late Summer/Fall 2022.
The Friends of Dunbar Cave was named as a General Grant Recipient from Humanities Tennessee for this project. This project is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The findings and conclusions of this film do not necessarily represent the views of Humanities Tennessee or of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Thank you to everyone who made this film possible.
Dunbar Cave Virtual Reality Cave Tour Filming
Dunbar Cave Virtual Reality Cave Tour Film. Friends of Dunbar Cave. One Day Entertainment, Inc. Dunbar Cave State Park. Filming Weekend, Nov. 12-14, 2021. Photo by Shana Thornton
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Photo by Lisa Sims. Pictured: Ranger John Ball, Dr. Jan Simek, and Beau Carroll
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Photo by Shana Thornton. Pictured Lisa Sims, Vice President of Friends of Dunbar Cave, Inc.
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Photo by Shana Thornton. Pictured, Crystal Day of One Day Entertainment, Inc., and Amanda Blount, Grant Committee Chair for Friends of Dunbar Cave.
Photo by Lisa Sims.
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Photo by Lisa Sims. Pictured: Shana Thornton, President Friends of Dunbar Cave; Demetrius Hranakis, Director; Amanda Blount, Grant Committee Chair of FODC; Crystal Day from One Day Entertainment, Inc.
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ClarksvilleNow Article Features
Friends of Dunbar Cave
ClarksvilleNow listed Friends of Dunbar Cave as one of the “10 nonprofits that are making a big difference in Clarksville” AUGUST 2023.
Here’s a link to the article:
https://clarksvillenow.com/local/10-nonprofits-that-are-making-a-big-difference-in-clarksville/
Photo Credit: Cinde Jones 2025
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As a member you will be assisting us in our short and long term goals to encourage development that will protect and preserve the wilderness and recreation that Dunbar Cave State Park represents.
Membership Drive
JUNE 7, 2025
Friends of Dunbar Cave hosts a Membership Drive every year with a Free Cave Tour Opportunity.
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Rangers of Dunbar Cave State Park are hosting National Trails Day. The Friends of Dunbar Cave, Inc. (FODC) will have a table set up that morning, hosting a membership drive from 9 a.m. until noon. People who become members of FODC will be allowed to go on a free guided cave tour.
Cave tours for new members will be open once regular tours open to the public. Due to the wet conditions and recent rain that caused flooding, cave tours may not have opened to the public yet. New members will call the park office to schedule their tour. 931-648-5526
Why become a Member of FODC? Be in the know of what is going on at your local state park. Our membership meetings are a place where we can educate ourselves on the ecosystem in and around the Cave. The money raised this year is funding the reconstruction of the trails around the Cave (about 3.5 miles of trails). Finally, becoming a member of Friends of Dunbar Cave State Park, you are signing up to be an advocate in preserving the rich history of the park and the indigenous artwork that still resides inside the cave today!
Bring an appetite, they’ll be hosting a donation-based bake sale that morning, too.