Fall Fest: A Weekend of Play + Purpose

Join us to celebrate the end of summer at The 88 Farm! This year, we’re turning KMF's Annual Golf Tournament into a full WEEKEND of fun... Grab your picnic blanket and your cowboy boots and meet us at KMF's Fall Fest: A Weekend of Play + Purpose to raise funds for brain cancer research at the Duke Brain Tumor Center.

Festivities begin Friday, September 12th with our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf. Then on Saturday, September 13th, we’ll host a series of "Fall Fest" events at The 88 Farm.

Play Mahjong in the Barn from 3pm - 6pm. Mahjong player or not — put on your cowboy boots and get ready for an afternoon of fun, competition, and conversation! Compete in the tournament OR join us to enjoy refreshments & watch the Dawgs play. (Mahjong facilitated by Ginny Howard aka The Mahjong Lady)

Stick around after Mahjong for our Fall Fest Singer/Songwriter Concert 6pm - 10pm under the stars! Gather your family & friends and let's celebrate the end of Summer at The 88 Farm! Grab your picnic blanket and bring your cowboy boots to enjoy local food truck fare and live musical performances by iconic Nashville songwriters: Danny Myrick, Dave Pahanish, and Matt Warren.

Fall Fest is co-hosted by The Dempsey Family, The Perry Family, and The Knox Martin Foundation to raise awareness and much needed funds for innovative brain cancer research with our country's leading innovator in immunotherapy research at the Duke Brain Cancer Center. Learn more about KMF and Duke below!

TICKETING INFO:

🀄️ Mahjong Player Ticket play in KMF's Mahjong Tournament 3pm - 6pm, then enjoy our Fall Fest concert 6pm - 10pm. Want to bring your family along to enjoy refreshments & watch the Dawgs while you play? Purchase Fall Fest General Admission tickets or a Fall Fest Table for non-Mahjong players so the whole gang can join you!

🀄️ Mahjong Playing Table includes a playing table for 4 to participate in the Mahjong Tournament 3pm - 6pm, then join us for our Fall Fest concert 6pm - 10pm. Want to bring your family along to enjoy refreshments & watch the Dawgs while you play? Purchase Fall Fest General Admission tickets or a Fall Fest Table for non-Mahjong players so the whole gang can join you!

🪕 Fall Fest General Admission (21+) join us Fall Fest! Includes entry, dinner from our food truck vendors, and 2 drink tickets. Wear your cowboy boots and bring a picnic blanket or folding chair to enjoy a night full of live music under the stars!

🪕 Fall Fest General Admission (under 21) includes entry, non-alcoholic beverages, and dinner from our food truck vendors. Wear your cowboy boots and bring a picnic blanket or folding chair to enjoy a night full of live music under the stars!

**Children under the age of 10 eat free -- free admission, no ticket needed**

🪕 Fall Fest Table includes one reserved table + food and drinks all night for up to 10 guests at Fall Fest. Wear your cowboy boots and join us for a night full of live music under the stars!

⛳️+🪕 Tournament & Table DUO Sponsorship includes one foursome at our Golf Against Gliomas Tournament, and one reserved Fall Fest table + food and drinks all night for up to 10 guests. Wear your cowboy boots and join us for a night full of live music under the stars!

Participate in just one event OR the full weekend of fun!

Interested in exploring more Fall Fest sponsorships? Select "Sponsor our Event" or email becky@knoxmartinfoundation.org to learn more!

Ticketing & registration details for our 3rd Annual Golf Against Gliomas Tournament at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course can be found at this link.

Fall Fest Schedule & Events

Registration for our 3rd Annual Golf Against Gliomas Tournament at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course can be found here.

Our Story

Since our foundation's inception in 2021, KMF has given $1.35 MILLION in research grant funds to Duke's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. The generosity of our donors has enabled us to fund the development and launch of three FDA-approved clinical trials for high-grade glioma and Glioblastoma patients, giving warriors like Knox a shot at a longer life.

There are now over 30 brain cancer warriors enrolled in KMF-funded clinical trials offered to patients at leading brain tumor centers, including Duke, NYU, UCSD, and Stanford. The world's brightest minds are now focusing their expertise on dismantling the barriers of high-grade glioma and Glioblastoma. Learn more about our Clinical Trials.

On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 our namesake Edward "Knox" Martin, Ill, beloved son and brother, cherished friend, and a Warrior if there ever was one, gained eternal after kicking brain cancer's butt for three years. He was 24 years old. Then, what began as a friend's compassionate desire to pay for Knox's funeral expenses, led to the creation of seed money for the Knox Martin Foundation for Brain Cancer Research. Learn more about our story.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest, most aggressive form of brain cancer, and the kind that our namesake Knox had. Despite being first identified in the scientific literature in the 1920s, there are only four FDA-approved drugs to treat GBM. Four in 100 years. For GBM, the five-year relative survival rate is only 7.2% and median survival is only 8 months after diagnosis.

These devastating statistics attest to the severely underfunded and under-researched nature of brain cancer treatments – particularly treatments for GBM. Few research studies are conducted in aggressive brain cancers each year because the disease is so deadly; yet the disease remains deadly because so few research studies exist. Our goal is to end this infinite loop.

Today, fueled by the memory of Knox and the shared determination of donors spanning generations, the Knox Martin Foundation partners with the Duke Brain Tumor Center to fund clinical trials for high-grade glioma and Glioblastoma, giving warriors like Knox a shot at a longer life.

Knox didn't lose his battle, he ignited a MISSION. And through this foundation, his fight continues. Thank you for being here.