2026 Baby & Family Expo Saturday August 8
A One-Stop Free Event Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 10 to 2 pm at YWCA, 106 State Street

Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, July 2026 - It’s all things baby, children, and family at the 10th annual Baby & Family Expo on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol, TN from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Free admission to moms, dads, grandparents, and caregivers, to check out services and products that are the best for your baby, young child and family.

Goodie bags will be offered to the first 200 attendees, so get there early to experience a “one stop” event for a variety of information and regional resources.

Come prepared to shop for specialty and unique items for the whole family, place a bid for items at the silent auction, and obtain information and resources on activities and resources for children of all ages. Visit every vendor to be entered to win the GRAND PRIZE drawing made possible by our sponsors. Held in tandem with the 2026 Baby & Family Expo is the Community Baby Shower from 9 am to 11 am, presented by Strong Starts and BlueCare Tennessee, and Ballad Health Niswonger Children's Network at the Bristol Regional Medical Center.

Enjoy demonstrations and resources on pregnancy and childbirth; baby care and development products and resources; babywearing; a performance by PLAYtime in the ARTspace; Buckle Up Appalachia, car seat checks; AHH Babies World Breastfeeding Week information; and exhibitors covering childcare, afterschool, doulas, midwives, obs, breastfeeding, pediatricians, toys, pampering and beauty, postpartum, teen parenting, families, wellcare, community, classes and registrations, music, entertainment, education, school, fatherhood, books, clothing, diapers, and parenting resources, and more!

For information on the 2026 Baby & Family Expo contact Appalachian Promise Alliance at parentingsweet@appalachianpromise.org.

The Parenting Education Network and Parenting Sweet of Appalachian Promise Alliance and YWCA Northeast TN and Southwest VA and MOMS R US are supported by Ballad Health’s Population Health Community Health Initiative, part of the STRONG Accountable Care Community. Support from Ballad Health Population Health helps create a regional culture that helps all children flourish, benefiting from a strong start in life, community resources, resilience building, and learning.