Gatlinburg special events

April 1, 2025

Coming Soon: Gatlinburg Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 2025

It’s time again for the longest-lasting Spring tradition in Tennessee Smokies history: the Gatlinburg Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage for 2025 returns again on April 23rd and lasts through April 26th! From Gatlinburg.com: “The 75th Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is an annual four-day event in Great Smoky Mountains National Park consisting of a variety of […]
December 16, 2024

Winterfest Wonders Of Light

Reshared from the official Pigeon Forge blog at www.mypigeonforge.com: “Winterfest Wonders of Light Walking Trail – A spectacular free outdoor walk-thru holiday lights experience. The night skies light up each year during the annual Pigeon Forge Winterfest celebration. The three-month-long event features more than six million holiday lights and is one of […]
November 13, 2024

Thanksgiving Weekend In Gatlinburg 2024

The Thanksgiving extended weekend begins on the last week of November for 2024 and that’s when Gatlinburg begins its long-standing tradition of having a lot of events going on in town throughout the week to celebrate both Thanksgiving but also begin the Christmas holiday portion of Winterfest. Here are the events going […]
June 21, 2024

Gatlinburg 4th of July Festivities After The Parade

Gatlinburg’s Independence Day festivities continue with long-standing traditional events that include the River Raft Regatta and, yep, the fireworks when night comes back to the mountains. Here’s what Gatlinburg.com has to share on these festivities: “Gatlinburg’s River Raft Regatta Gatlinburg’s most-nail biting race of the summer returns! Set against the backdrop of […]
June 21, 2024

Gatlinburg’s Annual 4th of July Midnight Parade

It’s that time again! Gatlinburg is preparing to have the first 4th of July parade in the country once again with the 2024 4th of July Midnight Parade along the main downtown parkway at 11:59PM of July 3rd. Here’s what the city of Gatlinburg has released about its upcoming parade plans this […]
February 27, 2024

Pigeon Forge Chuck Wagon Cookoff 2024

That interesting time of the year between the end of the long cold season in the Smokies and the return of nature and warm weather where we celebrate the cowboy lifestyle of yesteryear is upon us yet again. West comes East and merges with old-school Appalachia for the perennial favorite Pigeon Forge […]
February 27, 2024

Spring In Gatlinburg 2024

Some blogs from the official Gatlinburg tourism website highlight the oncoming of the Spring season with ideas and events that are expected to take place soon and we wanted to share them here. If you’re looking to have a Spring Break in the Smokies or venture here for any other reason, we […]
January 20, 2024

Winter Special Events For 2024 After The Holidays

By now, the Christmas decorations have (hopefully) been put away for another 10 months, the eggnog has long been drunk to its full contents, all the “Happy New Years” wishes have been granted and we move on to the quiet season of the Smokies as Winter continues on until the third week […]
November 30, 2023

Fantasy Of Lights Christmas Parade 2023

Coming December 1st for 2023 is the 48th annual Fantasy Of Lights Christmas Parade in downtown Gatlinburg! Gatlinburg’s most popular Christmas centered event comes marching down Highway 321 to Stoplight #10 at 7:30PM for more than an hour of famous Christmas characters, carolling, floats, marching, clown cars and even drum and pipe […]