Dollywood's smash summer season pulls out all the stops for providing an awesome family vacation - live performances of the Star Spangled Banner, nightly fireworks, the gazillion bubbles show and much more in addition to the new rides and quality of entertainment Dollywood offers each day. www.dollywood.com

Saluting the valiant men and women of our military services, this annual showcase is the "First July 4th Parade in this Nation!" Parade starts at the stroke of midnight to begin Independence Day. Floats, balloons, and marching bands pay tribute to our country during this Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event. www.gatlinburg.com

Join the celebration in downtown Gatlinburg to mark out nation's "Independence Day" with a magnificent fireworks show. The City of Gatlinburg lights up the mountain Skyline downtown at 10:00PM with this grand display. Designated a Top 20 event by Southeast Tourism Society. www.gatlinburg.com

Art, crafts and music lovers will discover over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country and Bluegrass entertainment. www.craftsmenfair.com

Located right where Sevierville turns into Kodak on Highway 66, Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland turns the Smokies Baseball Stadium into that which truly lives up to the name "Christmas Wonderland". Shadrack's includes Santa's Village, inflatable entertainment for kids, and some of the most brilliant lighting displays ever made. See more on this at www.shadrackchristmas.com/sevierville.

Is it any wonder the best Christmas activity in Pigeon Forge comes from Dollywood? The entire park transforms and the decorations are unrivaled by anyone for miles. Lights reach from the entrance all the way to the very tall trees, rides, and even out to the furthest corners of Dollywood. The hours stay open later, ...

Free food, local entertainment, kids' games and fireworks make this event fun for everyone! The evening wraps up with "flipping the switch" on the area's first Winterfest lights. Call 1-888-738-4378 for more information. http://visitsevierville.com/

Pigeon Forge writes: "Join us for Winterfest in Pigeon Forge, the nearly four-month celebration of winter in the Smokies. Enjoy the light displays at your leisure on our Winterfest Lights Driving Tour. Pick up your tour guide at the Pigeon Forge Welcome Center at traffic light #0 or at the Fun Time Trolley office in ...

Gatlinburg promises every year to put the real "magic" into Winterfest Magic, and they haven't disappointed yet. The main road of the downtown transforms its busiest street into its busiest walking section with dozens of chili vendors, fun stations for the kids, live entertainment and, of course, the big switch for the Winterfest lights. www.gatlinburg.com.

The Old Mill is Pigeon Forge's Arts and Crafts Community, and throughout the seasons, they hold open houses and festivals to give visitors an even better look and taste of Appalachian culture. This one in November is sure to help you get ready for Winterfest, so come on by! www.old-mill.com.

The Gatlinburg Festival of Trees takes place at the W.L. Mills convention center and its also an excellent introduction to the coming Christmas season. This is a charity event sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries and features dozens of exquisitely made Christmas trees to make a man-made Yuletide forest in the great convention center. ...

Nothing helps build the holiday spirit (or a good list of Christmas shopping ideas) like visiting like the Great Smoky Christmas Arts and Crafts Show. More than 100 booths open up at the Gatlinburg Convention Center and everything you thought could be made by human hands (and some you thought surely couldn't!) will be on ...

How often do you get to see fireworks for Thanksgiving? The Titanic, one of the classiest attractions in the Smokies, will be shooting off a marvelous fireworks display to honor the lives of those lost during the original voyage. www.titanicpigeonforge.com

Nothing helps build the holiday spirit (or a good list of Christmas shopping ideas) like visiting like the Great Smoky Christmas Arts and Crafts Show. More than 100 booths open up at the Gatlinburg Convention Center and everything you thought could be made by human hands (and some you thought surely couldn't!) will be on ...

Definitely one of the biggest events in December to get the holiday spirit started and moving, ALL your favorite Christmas and holiday characters, images and icons will be on display on the main road of downtown Gatlinburg - from a great plethora of Santa Clauses' to the pipe marching bands to the Polar Express and ...

Tunes and Tales is a big hit and one of Gatlinburg's newest traditions, as far as traditions are structured in Appalachia. Previously a Summer-only event, Tunes and Tales is now entering its second year of a Winter edition complete with caroling, holiday themed storytelling and more. Come see it and get in the Christmas spirit! ...

Sevierville writes: "Join us to celebrate Sevierville 54th Annual Christmas Parade! Viewing Smoky Mountain Winterfest lights with friends and family is a great way to get in the Christmas spirit – and with more than 15 million lights in a 25 mile stretch, there’s certainly plenty of looking to do!" http://www.visitsevierville.com

A four-day music mini-festival at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center just off the parkway in Pigeon Forge with lots of artists playing, Christmas cheer and much more featured. Talent includes Balsam Ridge, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Grascals, Sideline and more. http://www.smokymountainconventioncenter.com

Pigeon Forge writes: "Ring in the New Year with us on The Island! After our widely successful event last year we are back BIGGER and BETTER with a night packed full of fun! Live music & plenty of family fun, plus attractions! And what’s a New Years Celebration without a midnight countdown and fireworks? Its ...

Gatlinburg writes: "Gatlinburg will welcome the arrival of 2016 in unique style with its 28th Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show around the intersection of Parkway and Historic Nature Trail at the base of the Space Needle late Thursday night, December 31." http://www.gatlinburg.com/events/details.aspx?id=117

The Winter Heritage Festival is a weekend of culturally enriching activities at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Speakers will come and talk about family history in the mountains, programs the national park puts in place, stories and much more. http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org/

This is a brand new event for the post-holiday Winterfest season and it includes a major bluegrass music festival designed to continue raising funds for the Dollywood Foundation Wildfire Scholarship Fund. Performers include Flatt Lonesome, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, David Adkins Band, Lonesome river Band, Jimbo Whaley & Greenbriar and more. http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events/smoky-mountain-strong-a-bluegrass-celebration/

The literary festival for 2017 takes place at the Sevierville Convention Center and is featuring Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass, who, together, make up "Jefferson Bass", the author of the Body Farm series. See more at http://visitsevierville.com/MobileRoseGlen/Default.aspx.

Food Network star Kent Rollins will be hosting this new event built off the previous "Saddle Up!" convention of years previous. More than 10 chuck wagons will gather at Clabough's Campground on Wears Valley Road (across the street from Pigeon Forge Middle) and serve some awesome Western-style lunch. Other free activities will be available also. ...

Festival of the Nations returns for 2017 to once again serve as the grand opening for the Dollywood operating schedule. Festival of the Nations transforms Dollywood into something the county rarely sees - a representation of many different countries and cultures and entertainments all in one place. Ireland, Mexico, Russia, Germany, Ecuador, Canada, Africa and ...

This event is a lot more popular and a lot more fun than you might guess, and even those who aren't particularly into quilting will find something worthwhile here. Those who ARE into quilting have found their yearly event, for this festival offers thousands of quilts, 60 quilting classes and workshops, $20,000 in cash and ...

From Mypigeonforge.com: "Join us for a free, special performance by Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters! This country/ rockabilly band will perform on the Old Smoky Moonshine stage at The Island in Pigeon Forge on May 3rd. After enjoying a moonshine tasting plan on sticking around for this exclusive, free concert. The show starts at ...

Dolly Parton herself is the grand marshal of Pigeon Forge’s annual Spring Parade through the streets of downtown Pigeon Forge. Awesome floats and great, free fun for everyone! www.mypigeonforge.com

From Pigeonforge.com: "Two Day Arts and Crafts Fair under the trees at Nawger Knob Shopping Area. Dozens of crafts persons and booths, runs all day. For More Information visit www.woodcarvers.com."

If you love the nitty-gritty details and the dirt and all of what makes the mountains Smoky, this is your event. A full week of lectures, vendors, guest speakers, wildlife guests and even guided walks through the mountains... aaaannnd we hadn't even mentioned admission is free - until now. http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events_winterfest_wilderness.aspx

From Gatlinburg.com: "Gatlinburg Beans and Cornbread Festival presented by Bush Brothers & Company is Thursday, May 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Parkway between traffic lights 6 and 8.  While the festival is free, attendees can purchase a spoon for $10 and sample recipes from all booths while supplies last and children ...

One of the few events to take place in downtown Sevierville,  there are hundreds of different ways to get the best barbecue platter you've ever had and there will be a marathon of bluegrass and local acts playing on stage while arts and crafts booths open up on the avenues surrounding it. Lots of great ...

From Pigeonforge.com: "This event is a significant fundraiser for the arts and crafts school and is designed to be an evening of fun and fine art with artwork generously donated by regional and national artists, great wines and unique event packages. For more information, call (865) 436-5860." See more on Arrowmont at https://www.arrowmont.org/.

Dollywood provides some of THE best pork, chicken, beef and Southern music entertainment East Tennessee has to enjoy in May in addition to the dozens of rides and interactive fun stuff they provide almost year-round as well. www.dollywood.com.

Ever wanted the Smokies to be filled with the old timey music and legends that it used to have way back in the day? Come to Gatlinburg for Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales and you can experience Gatlinburg celebrating Appalachian Culture the way it used to. Music, stories, dancing all throughout the city on evenings. ...

The Mountain Association of Gaming and Media Alliance is coming to the LeConte Convention Center in Pigeon Forge and there will, naturally, gaming events, guest actors from anime and video game roles and much more. http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events/magma-gaming-event/

From Gatlinburg.com: "Visitors to Gatlinburg have an additional means to explore the Parkway via this shuttle route which is free for the summer. The free specially painted open-air shuttles will operate from 10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily June 17 through August 20. Extra stops have been established along the special route to bring the ...

Saluting the valiant men and women of our military services, this annual showcase is the "First July 4th Parade in this Nation!" Parade starts at the stroke of midnight to begin Independence Day. Floats, balloons, and marching bands pay tribute to our country during this Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event. www.gatlinburg.com

From Mypigeonforge.com: "Pigeon Forge looks good in red, white, and blue, and so will you at the 27th Annual Patriot Festival. Join us at Patriot Park on Tuesday, July 4th for a night of live music, food, and fun games in celebration of our great nation’s birthday. The headliner for this year’s event is an ...

Art, crafts and music lovers will discover over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country and Bluegrass entertainment. www.craftsmenfair.com

The tax free weekend is the Summer weekend where school items, clothing and computers do not have any sales tax added onto them (saving people a decent chunk of money). This applies to school items and clothing less than $100 in value each item and computers less than $1,500 in value. The Smoky Mountains are ...

Throughout the month of August, many businesses in the city will offer particular discounts for former and current members of the US military branches under the banner of “Celebrate Freedom”. This includes lodging, vacation cabin rentals, restaurants, attractions and more. The full list of participants for this year's Celebrate Freedom can be found at http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events/celebrate-freedom/.

From Pigeonforge.com: "Join us on August 3rd, 4th and 5th 2017 for the 43rd Convention, back in Gatlinburg again after that record-setting 2016 Convention there. The beautiful W. L. Mills Conference Center provides more than great dancing space in a comfortable and convenient layout." See more on this event at http://tnsquaredance.org/convention/.

From Mypigeonforge.com: "Come out to Old Mill Square for free music during Stringtime in the Smokies! This year’s event features Grassroots Gringos, Richard Bennett, Wyatt Rice and Robinella. Register to compete or sit back and watch the Smoky Mountain Cornhole Tournament in Memory of Sergeant Brett Benton. Festivities begins at 11:00 a.m. with evening bluegrass ...

A late Summer hit is returning once again this year, the Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival is returning to showcase singer songwriters and some of the best undiscovered Appalachian music you can find in one spot. See more at www.smswf.com.

From Mypigeonforge.com: "Join us in Pigeon Forge as we salute America’s military veterans at The Veterans Homecoming Parade on Saturday, August 19th at 9:00 a.m. The Veterans Homecoming Parade will travel northbound on the Parkway beginning at traffic light #8 (Dollywood Lane) and ending at traffic light #5 (Jake Thomas Road). For more information view ...

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From VisitTheSmokies.com: "Come experience a rocking worship experience Dollywood-style as we Rock the Smokies during the theme park's newest Christian Music Festival, featuring Third Day and For King & Country. Dollywood is partnering with Premier Festivals to produce a powerful Christian rock experience in Dollywood's Celebrity Theater. The day-long celebration provides time for both thrill ...

From Pigeonforge.com: "It’s Fair time in Sevier County!! ENJOY ALL WEEK Free Laser Tag – Sponsored by Wonderworks– Check information booth for location Entertainment Sponsored by Sevier County Bank Poultry Show – Poultry Barn Scavenger Hunt- Exhibit Hall Money Pole-Sponsored by TopJump and located next to the Exhibit Hall Escape Room- back of the Little ...

Oh, the visitors of our area who love automobiles find September the best month for their Smoky Mountain Vacations. Two HUGE rod run weekends, one after the other, will turn downtown Pigeon Forge into a huge party! If you love Hot Rods, this is the month for you. www.shadesofthepast.com

The rod runs are famous in Pigeon Forge for being the only times of the year where practically the entire city turns into a huge party for fans of all things automotive. Some of the coolest cars on planet Earth are expecting to be on display either parked or parading down the street with so ...

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Nothing in Pigeon Forge exemplifies the spirit of our heritage like The Old Mill, and that heritage will be celebrated fully with the 14th annual Old Mill Heritage Day! Arts and crafts, music, quilt demonstrations, a petting zoo, kid's train rides and more should all be expected for a beautiful day full of family fun! ...

From VisitTheSmokies.com: "The National Quartet Convention is returning to Pigeon Forge for another exciting year of fun and adventure. Promising to be better and bigger than ever before, this year’s event is sure to be one that you and your family or group will remember for years to come. the National Quartet Convention is the ...

Visitors coming to the Smokies this weekend should bring their fishing gear, because the Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is going on Saturday and Sunday. Cash prizes will be awarded and if you’re interested in participating, contact Rocky Top Outfitter at 865-661-3474 or email rockytopoutfit@aol.com.

From their official Facebook page: "A celebration of mountain and Appalachian arts and crafts. Features demonstrations, bluegrass and mountain music, an antique tractor and engine show, storytelling, children’s activities, crafts by local artisans, basketry, spinning, weaving, sorghum molasses, apple butter making, lye soap, beekeeping, and blacksmithing. 9 am-10 pm daily. Events are held at Townsend ...

From Pigeonforge.com: "Visitors to Pigeon Forge have the opportunity to see and purchase handmade items from some of the area’s most talented artists and crafters. Stop by the Pigeon Forge Rotary Club Craft Fair in Patriot Park. Admission is free, however, a freewill donation will be distributed to local and area charities." See more on ...

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