A rainy weekend is in the forecast, but summertime offers a variety of fun things to do despite the rain.

Looking for something to do inside, take a tour of the Carter Mansion or the Sabine Hill House. Tours of the Carter Mansion will be offered Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. Tours of the Sabine Hill House will be at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There is a $7 charge for the tours. Children 7 to 17 will be charged $3 and those six and under can take the tour free.

Also, the second weekend of “Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals” will play again this evening and Saturday at 7:30.

Set beside the Watauga River, the story unfolds with Fort Watauga as the backdrop. The outdoor amphitheater provides bench seating with backs and an opportunity to sample great food within a short distance from your seat, at Carter’s Store. General admission tickets range from free for children 5 and under; to $6 for students 6 to 17 years; $11 for seniors 55 and up; and $14 for adults. Members of Friends of Sycamore Shoals may attend the drama any night for a reduced adult/senior admission price of $7.

Of course, there is the weekly car show in downtown Elizabethton Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m.

In between showers, take a ride on the Tweetsie Trail.

Other events this weekend include:

• DAVID HOLT & JOSH GOFORTH will bring mountain music and stories to life on the stage of Heritage Hall, Mountain City, Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $23 at the door, and $10 for youth. For information call 727-7444.

• SUMMER ART SHOW is in progress at Sycamore Shoals State Park. This multi-media exhibit is two art shows in one: “15th Annual Judged Show” and the “23rd Annual Watauga Valley Art League Member Show.” The show will run through July 29.

• OLD TIME MUSIC JAM  led by Art Lang Sunday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Sycamore Shoals State Park. Old-time musicians of all levels are welcome. Don’t play an instrument? Come on over, kick back, and enjoy the tunes!

• OLD JONESBOROUGH CEMETERY TOUR Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tours include the history of Rocky Hill and College Hill cemeteries, 1800’s burial customs, the lives of the people buried there, and so much more. Tickets are $3 per person and can be purchased at the Chester Inn State Historic Site & Museum on Main Street.

• GRAVEYARD TALES AT ROCKY MOUNT HISTORIC SITE Saturday at 7 p.m. Four storytellers from the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, the oldest continuing storytelling group in the nation, will be sure to put a chill in the air on a hot July evening. The show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $6 for students.

• MAIN STREET BREWS AND TUNES returns Sunday in Downtown Jonesborough. Food and beer will be served at 4 p.m. with live music from 5-7 p.m. on the plaza in front of the International Storytelling Center.

• THE HUNTER FIRST BAPTIST PRAISE BAND will be featured at the Covered Bridge Concert Series Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m.

• THE ROAN MOUNTAIN MOONSHINERS will be featured this evening at the Roan Mountain State Park Summer Concert Series. These local favorites from right here in Roan Mountain always provide a toe-tappin’ good time with their old-time music and rousing fiddle tunes. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the amphitheater. Concerts will be relocated to Picnic Shelter 3 in the campground in case of bad weather.

The Trailblazer Cloggers will be featured Saturday evening at 7:30  p.m. in the park amphitheater.