TEDx JohnsonCity

08/31/2026

Applications are officially OPEN! 🎉

Do you have an idea worth spreading?

TEDxJohnsonCity is now accepting speaker applications for our 5 year anniversary event - happening June 4, 2027.

🗓 Applications close October 16 at midnight, so set a reminder.

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to share an idea that could inspire others, this is it. 💡

Visit our website for more info and to apply. We can’t wait to hear your idea.

08/28/2026

The 2026 TEDxJohnsonCity talks are out — and we’re watching them ALL together! 🎥❤️

There’s no better way to celebrate this year’s speakers, ideas, and stories than with our TEDx community.

Join us at Off Leash Social for a watch party featuring every talk from TEDxJohnsonCity 2026 on the big screen. Grab a drink, bring a friend, come hungry (the kitchen will be OPEN 🍽️), and settle in for an evening of big ideas, great conversation, and plenty of inspiration.

📍 Off Leash Social
🗓️ Wednesday, September 30 @ 6 PM
🎟️ Free & open to the community

Come watch. Come be inspired. Come celebrate our 2026 speakers with us! 🌟

08/27/2026

08/25/2026

The smiles say it all. 📸✨

Our photo booth captured so many great memories from TEDxJohnsonCity!

A huge thank you to Memories Matter KPT for sponsoring this experience and helping our attendees take home a keepsake from an unforgettable day. 📸

08/20/2026

352.

That’s how many people filled the room for TEDxJohnsonCity 2026.

This year’s event welcomed our largest audience ever - a 27% increase over last year - and we couldn’t be more grateful.

Thank you to every attendee, speaker, performer, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter who helped make this our biggest event yet. Here’s to continuing to grow a community that believes in the power of ideas worth spreading. 📈

08/18/2026

There’s no telling how many conversations and connections happened in this room ❤️

08/13/2026

Have an idea worth spreading?

Speaker applications for TEDxJohnsonCity 2027 open August 31.

If you have an idea that could challenge perspectives, inspire action, or spark meaningful conversations, we’d love to hear it.

Mark your calendar - we can’t wait to see what ideas our community has to share. 🎤

08/11/2026

TEDxJohnsonCity simply wouldn’t be possible without the incredible organizations that believe in the power of ideas worth spreading.

To every sponsor who invested in this year’s event —thank you. Your support helped create a day filled with thought-provoking talks, unforgettable performances, meaningful conversations, and lasting connections.

Because of you, 352 people gathered to experience something truly special in Johnson City. Thank you for helping us continue to grow this community and amplify ideas that matter.

Brightspeed
Need a Go Mini
Talley Wealth
BRIDGE Regional
SpeedPro Commercial Graphics
Memories Matter KPT
Create Appalachia
Johnson City Public Library
& Friends of TEDxJohnsonCity

08/06/2026

5 year anniversary of TEDxJohnsonCity.

Let the countdown begin.

Save the date: June 4, 2027.

08/04/2026

Missed a talk? Want to experience your favorite moment again? 🎤

Talks from TEDxJohnsonCity 2026 are still being released, so there’s plenty more inspiration on the way.

Keep checking TED’s YouTube channel (and our website) as new talks are published over the coming weeks. We can’t wait to share these incredible ideas with the world.

Which talk are you most excited to watch again?

📸 .booher