January
2006
to top | Winter Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during January include: • Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Throughout
the month (limited number of shows in January) - Black Bear Jamboree / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Fridays
& Saturdays in January - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Limited Schedule
- Christmas Show • Limited Schedule - Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400
for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Tuesday, Friday & Saturdays
in February - Murder at the Black Cat Drive-In • February 24 - Frankly Scarlet
You're Dead / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information • Smith
Family Theater • January 6 through 31- Smith Family Show / Dark Sundays / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Tennessee Theatre •
January 2 - First Monday Free Wurlitzer Concert • January 12 & 13 - Knoxville
Symphony Orchestra: Strauss' Death and Transfiguration • January 14 - James Gregory
• January 20 - An Evening of Bluegrass with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• January 22 - Knoxville Chamber Orchestra Classics: The Genius of Amadeus
• January 26 - The Flying Karamazov Brothers • January 27 - An Evening with
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones • January 28 - Spanish Harlem Orchestra / Downtown
Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444 for
tickets |
| Sunday, January 1, 2006 |
New Year’s Day - Winter celebrations continue throughout January and February
with the Winter Wonderland Festival of Lights. / Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge |
| January & February | Night Magic Skiing
at Ober Gatlinburg - Skiing and snowboarding continue from daylight hours
into the evening and under the stars at Ober Gatlinburg during their Night Magic
Skiing event. / Ober Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5423 for information |
| Throughout January | 16th Annual Smoky
Mountain Winterfest continues in Gatlinburg. Millions of lights are on display
during this award winning 4 month long celebration of winter and the holidays.
Look for Winterfest Trolley Tours of Lights on select evenings at the Gatlinburg
Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| January |
Basket Weaving Classes are are offered in January. / Townsend Visitors
Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| January
7 through 15 | 16th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week™ - Combining
nature workshops and lectures along with daily hikes into the Great Smokies. Heartlander
Country Star Resort & Music Road Hotel & Conference Center / Pigeon Forge |
| Mid January | Winter Savings Fest -
All Outlet Malls in Pigeon Forge |
January
30 & 31 | Tennessee Winter Special Olympics Games - Come cheer
the participants, winners all, in Alpine skiing, snowboarding and speed skating,
over 160 special athletes from across the state will be competing to be the best
in their age group and ability divisions. / Ober Gatlinburg / Call 615-329-1375
for information |
February
2006
to top | Winter Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during February include: • American Jukebox Theater • February 24 & 25
- Saddle-Up storytelling & music performance offerings / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469
for information • Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Throughout the month (dark
Sunday except President’s Day Weekend) - Black Bear Jamboree • February 24 - Saddle-Up
dinner theater / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The
Comedy Barn Theater • Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays in February - Comedy-Variety
Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information • Country Tonite
Theatre • February 23 - Saddle-Up storytelling & music performance offerings /
Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie
Stampede Dinner & Show • Fridays & Saturdays and holidays • Rodeo Dinner Show
/ Call 865-453-4400 for information • Fiddlers’ Feast Mountain Legacy Supper
Show • Weekends only - Dinner Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-3327 for
information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays &
Tuesdays in February - Murder at the Black Cat Drive-In • February 24 - Frankly
Scarlet you're Dead / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information
• Memories Theatre • Fridays & Saturdays - Salute to Elvis Show / Call
865-428-7852 for information • Smith Family Theater • Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Saturday - Smith Family Show / Dark Sundays / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100
for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Fridays & Saturdays - Smoky
Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011
for information • Tennessee Theatre • February 15 - MOMIX "Lunar Sea • February
16 - An Evening with Yonder Mountain String Band • February 17 - Tommy Emmanuel
• February 18 - Downtown Hoedown with Sam Bush, The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet
and special guest The Hackensaw Boys • February 23 & 24 - Knoxville Symphony
Orchestra: Fanfares, Fate, and Tchaikovsky • February 25 - Ron White • February
26 - O.A.R. / Downtown Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information
or 865-656-4444 for tickets |
| Through
February 28 | 16th Annual Smoky Mountain Winterfest continues
in Gatlinburg. Millions of lights are on display during this award winning 4 month
long celebration of winter and the holidays. Look for Winterfest Trolley Tours
of Lights on select evenings at the Gatlinburg Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| Through February | Night Magic Skiing at
Ober Gatlinburg - Skiing and snowboarding continue from daylight hours into
the evening and under the stars at Ober Gatlinburg during their Night Magic Skiing
event. / Ober Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5423 for information |
| February | Basket Weaving • Chair Caning
• Small Frame Weaving • Felted Wool Handsewn Teddy Bear Classes are offered in
February. / Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| February 2 through 4 | 15th Annual Smoky
Mountains Storytelling Festival™ featuring some of the country’s best storytellers
at several Pigeon Forge theaters. This event also hosts the National Youth Storytelling
Showcase with talented children and youth from all over the country competing
on the local, regional and national levels. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-7350
for information |
| Friday, February 3 |
Southern Exposure 5 - This is a ski, snowboard and sledding competition
held annually at Ober Gatlinburg to benefit the Helen Ross McNabb Center. / Ober
Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5423 for information |
| Tuesday,
February 14 | St. Valentine’s Day - Valentine Celebration with
the Stars -Plan to celebrate in the area with a romantic three or four-day extended
holiday weekend getaway. Special Valentine themed displays will light up the night
as part of the Winterfest celebration. |
| February
17 through 20 | Presidents’ Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale - Belz Factory
Outlet World & Tanger Outlet Center / Pigeon Forge |
February
18 & 19 | 18th Smoky Mountain Home Show - Sevierville Community
Center / Sevierville / Call Sandy Smith at 865-459-4712 for information |
| Monday, February 20 | Presidents’ Day -
Another great three-day weekend, timed perfectly for a Valentine getaway or for
taking advantage of the Presidents’ Day Sales. Book your room now! |
February
23 - 25 | 6th Annual Saddle Up!
- Cowboy poets from around the country gather to perform their works, the event
also includes songs, trail music and swing dancing as well as an Action Shooting
competition. / American Jukebox Theater, Country Tonite Theater & Black Bear Jamboree
are hosts / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-7350 for information |
March
2006
to top | Early Spring Shows in the
Gatlinburg area during March include: • American Jukebox Theater • March 14,
16, 18, 22, 25, 29 & 31 - Rock-n-Roll Show • March 21, 23, 28 & 30 - Country
Greatest Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black
Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner theater
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater
• Daily - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information
• Country Tonite Theatre • March 3 & 4 - The Winter Carnival of Magic •
March 6 through 13 - North American Country Music Association International Convention
• March 9 - NACMAI Hall of Fame • March 31 - Merle Haggard • March 2 -
Country Tonite Show opens for the season, dark Mondays / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo
Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information • Fiddlers’ Feast Mountain
Legacy Supper Show • Weekends only - Dinner Show / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-908-3327 for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday,
Saturdays & Tuesdays in March - Murder at the Black Cat Drive-In • / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 866-908-1050 for information • Memories Theatre • Fridays & Saturdays
- Salute to Elvis Show / Call 865-428-7852 for information • The
Miracle Theater • March 31 - The Premiere of The Miracle / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-428-7469 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown • Tuesdays, Thursdays
& Saturdays / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information • Smith
Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays - Smith Family Show / Dark Sundays / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater
• Fridays & Saturdays - Smoky Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-774-0011 for information • Tennessee Theatre • March 3 - John
Prine • March 4 - Chick Corea & Touchstone • March 10 - The Southern Fried
Chicks • March 12 - Joshua Bell • March 15 - George Winston • March 17 - Peking
Acrobats • March 23 & 24 - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth
• March 25 - Sonny Rollins • March 31 - Kronos Quartet "Sun Rings / Downtown
Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444 for
tickets |
| March | Basket Weaving •
Soap Making • Candlemaking • Rug Hooking Classes are offered in
March. / Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| March 8 & 9 | Smoky Mountain SpringFest!
Opening Events - A county wide kick-off celebration of the season in Gatlinburg,
Pigeon Forge and Sevierville with craft shows, contests and special events! Springfest
runs through June 11! / Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| March 8 through 12 | 12th Annual “A Mountain
QuiltfestTM” - Drawing visitors from around the region, this popular event
showcases quilters from all around Eastern Tennessee. Displays, classes and seminars
are part of the many activities which includes a judging competition in various
categories. / Smoky Convention Center / Pigeon Forge |
| Friday,
March - 17 | St. Patrick’s Day - There are enough Irish in these
hills to warrant a pretty green and glorious celebration. Plan a weekend getaway
and join the fun. Local celebrations include St. Patrick’s festivities at the
Fox & Parrott Tavern. / Call 865-436-0677 for information |
| March | White Water Rafting Season begins,
the weather may be great but the water is still pretty chilly. Check with local
outfitters about conditions. |
| Monday, March
20 | Vernal Equinox - First Day of Spring - The mountains will
soon come alive with wildflowers! |
| Friday,
March 31 | Premiere Opening - The Miracle Theater - An amazing
new musical production based on the Life of Christ is the latest entry to Pigeon
Forge theater scene. Entitled “The Miracle” over 100 actors, singers and dancers
will perform along with awe inspiring special effects that will take the audience
back to the time of Biblical miracles. / 2046 Parkway / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469
for information |
April
2006
to top | Spring Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during April include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Saturday - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays - Country Greatest
Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black Bear
Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner theater • April
- daily (dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily -
Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information
• Country Tonite Theatre • (dark Monday) - Country Tonite Revue / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede
Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information
• Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays in April
- Murder at the Black Cat Drive-In • / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050
for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily - dark Sundays - The Premiere of
The Miracle • Beginning April 1 - Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Triumphant
Quartet / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown
• Dark Sunday, Wednesday & Friday / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for
information • Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays - Smith Family Show •
April 5, 11, 24 through 27 - Patty Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100
for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays
- Smoky Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011
for information • Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Opens Mid April - 30th Anniversary
Showcase / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information • Tennessee
Theatre • Thursday, April 13 - Mark O'Connor & the Appalachia Waltz Trio • April
27 & 28 - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Celebrating Spring's Renewal / Downtown
Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444 for tickets |
| April | Easter Promotions ongoing at
Belz Factory Outlets and Pigeon Forge Outlet Mall. |
| Throughout
April | 21st Annual Festival of Flowers - In celebration of the
season, Biltmore House will be festooned with Victorian floral arrangements. Garden
activities and strolls may be accompanied by live musical performances. / Biltmore
Estate / Call 800-543-2961 for information / $ |
| Throughout
April | Smoky Mountain SpringFest! - A county-wide celebration
of the season in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville with craft shows, contests
and special events! Springfest runs through June 11! / Call 865-436-0500
for information |
| Throughout April |
Dogwood Arts Festivals - are held throughout the area, the most well known
festival celebrations are in Knoxville, Townsend, Maryville and held throughout
Blount County, TN. / Call 865-637-4561 for information |
| April
| Photography, Art & Jewelry exhibits are showcased at the Townsend
Visitors Center in April. / Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134
for information |
| Beginning home games on
April 11 | Tennessee Smokies Baseball - Home games are played just
outside Sevierville. (The team is a Class AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks)
Check out the local minor league baseball games in Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300
for information |
| In April | Sweet
Fanny Adams Theatre Opens with their 30th Anniversary Season - For thirty
years Sweet Fanny Apple has been the “alternative to country” musical variety
show in Gatlinburg. With an obvious tip of the hat to early 20th century musical
comedy theater presentations, this unique venue offers a great evening of entertainment.
/ Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| April
- 6 through 9 | Smoky Mountain Boogie 8 - A gathering of Shag Dancers
in Pigeon Forge sponsored by the Smoky Mountain Shaggers / Music Road Hotel and
Convention Center / Call Bill Hughes at 865-947-0494 for information |
| April 7 | 21st Annual Dolly Spring Parade
running from Parkway to Wears Valley Road. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-9488
for information |
| April 8 | Dollywood
Opens for the Season - Grand Opening Day - Look for the newest ride in the
park, the spinning “Timber Tower” joins the amazing “The Thunderhead” Wooden Roller
Coaster deemed to be two of the the Wildest ride in the Woods. / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-428-9488 for information |
April
8 through
May 7 | Dollywood Festival of Nations - The event
opens along with the Grand Opening Day at Dollywood. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-9488
for information |
| April 11 through 15 |
Arts & Crafts Community Easter Arts & Crafts Show - Hosted by the superb
local artists and artisans of the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, this show
is one of the most popular arts and crafts shows in the region. / Gatlinburg Convention
Center / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-4315 for information |
Friday,
April 14 | Good Friday |
| Saturday, April 15 | 18th Annual Easter Egg
Hunt - Biltmore Estate / Asheville / NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information |
Sunday,
April 16 | Easter Sunday
- The perfect time to visit Christus Gardens to see their beautiful flower displays
and a brightly lit awe-inspiring Risen Christ. / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5155
for information |
| Thursday, April 20 | "Ribfest
& Wings" - Servings of award winning ribs and wings from the areas best
dining establishments are a part of the festivities at this fun outdoor barbeque
and live blues event. / Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza & River Road /
Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| Saturday,
April 22 | Earth Day - Celebrate the day by taking in the benefits
of the great outdoors! Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, get involved
with the annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage events or explore nature indoors
by visiting the Ripley’s Aquarium. |
| April
24 through 30 | 56th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage - A host
of events greet the annual bloom in the mountains including nature walks, birding
adventures, art classes, photo tours as well as lectures by botanists, zoologists,
rangers and experts in numerous fields. / Events scheduled at the National Park
& at Mills Auditorium / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-7318 x 22 for information |
April 28 through
May 6 | Townsend
in the Smokies Spring Festival - A week-long celebration of all things great
about the “Quiet side of the Smokies”. Arts & crafts demonstrations, Wildflower
hikes, Appalachian demonstrations including soap making, spinning, carving toys,
grinding meal & basket weaving, regional writers lectures & storytelling, Bluegrass
music, childrens activities, great food and auctions. / Townsend / Call 800-525-6834
for information |
May
2006
to top | Spring Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during May include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday, Wednesday, Friday
& Saturday (dark May 8) - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays - Country Greatest
Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black Bear Jamboree
Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner theater • May - daily
(dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW
for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily - Comedy-Variety Show /
Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information • Country Tonite Theatre
• (dark Monday) - Country Tonite Revue • May 1 - Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday
mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • May 5 - Eddie Miles / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede
Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information
• Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays through May
24 - Murder at the Black Cat Drive-In • / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050
for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily - dark Sundays - The Miracle • Sunday,
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Triumphant Quartet / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469
for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown • Dark Sunday, Wednesday & Friday except May
28 / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information • Smith Family Theater
• Daily, except May 28 - Smith Family Show • May 2, 3, 10, 23 & 24 - Patty Waszak
Morning Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky Mountain
Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays except May 24
& 29) - Smoky Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-774-0011 for information • Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday
through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Showcase / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576
for information • Tennessee Theatre • May 18 & 19 - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra:
Music of the Silver Screen • Saturday, May 20 - Dionne Warwick / Downtown
Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444 for tickets |
| Throughout the Month | Tennessee Smokies
Baseball - Home games are played just outside Sevierville. (The team is a
Class AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) Check out the local minor league
baseball games in Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300 for information |
| Throughout May | Smoky Mountain SpringFest!
- A county-wide celebration of the season in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville
with craft shows, contests and special events! Springfest runs through June 11!
/ Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| May
| Photography, Art, Baskets, Doll Making, Ceramics, Rock Art & Woodcraft
exhibits are showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in May. / Townsend
Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| May 5 through 7 | 5th Annual Spring Art
& Craft Show - Belz Factory Outlet World / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-7316
or 828-437-5002 for information |
| May
6 | Old Timers Day in Cades Cove - Mountain craft demonstrations
and farming techniques are explored./ Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Call
865-448-2472 for information. • Tanger Five Oaks Run for the Park - An
8K race benefitting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. / Sevierville / Call
865-428-7002 for information |
| May
7 & 8 | Cosby Ramp Festival - Okay, so this place is located near
the eastern off-ramp into the area off I-40, the Ramp Festival celebrates not
that ramp but the wild leeks that grow in the area. It’s the perfect harvest time
for ramp. This delicate yet pungent plant can add some strong flavors to local
recipes! / Check it out! / Kineauvista Hill / Newport & Cosby / TN / Call 423-625-9675
for information |
| May 20 - 21 | Gatlinburg's
Fine Arts Festival - An exhibit of international and local art at the Ripley's
Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza and River Road with live entertainment and other
special events. Proceeds will benefit the Arrowmont School of Art and local arts
councils. / Call 865- 436-0500 for information |
Sunday,
May 14 | Mother’s Day |
| May 19
& 21 | 25th Annual Scottish Weekend in the Smoky Mountains - A
gathering of the Tartaned clans with a parade and all the games, skill contests,
Highland dancing, pipes and drums expected for a truly authentic celebration of
all things Scottish. / Mills Park / Gatlinburg |
| Late
May | Dolly’s Splash Country - Opens for the season. / Pigeon Forge /
Call 865-428-9488 for information |
| May
26 through 28 | 2nd Annual Rhythm in the Hills - A real celebration
of country music, last years headliners included Loretta Lynn, Lee Ann Womack
and Clint Black, to name a few! Besides live music the event includes the TN State
Championship Chili Cook-Off, a photo station, a fun zone with have games, rides
and childrens activities. / A benefit for the Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic
/ Patriot Park / Pigeon Forge |
| May 27 &
28 | Winery's Summer Holiday Weekends - A great place to enjoy
live music from local bands, wine tastings and seminars, cooking demonstrations
and soak up some sun. / Biltmore Estate / Asheville / NC / Call 800-624-1575
for information |
| May 26 29 | Memorial
Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale / Spring Tent Sale - Belz Factory Outlet World -
call 865-453-7316 for information / Tanger Outlet Center - call 865-428-7002
for information / Pigeon Forge Factory Outlet Mall - call 865-428-2828
for information / Pigeon Forge |
Monday,
May 29 | Memorial Day - Celebrations begin throughout the area,
it’s a three day weekend seasonal opener to summer attractions! Lots to see and
do. To honor the day, check out events and displays at the Veterans Memorial Museum
in Pigeon Forge. / Call 865-908-6003 for information |
June
2006
to top | Summer Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during June include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Saturday (dark June 19) - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays - Country
Greatest Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black
Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner theater
• June - daily (dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily -
Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information
• Country Tonite Theatre • dark Mondays except June 19 - Country Tonite Revue
• Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • June
2 - Eddie Miles • June 23 - Don Williams / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo
Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information • Great Smoky Mountain
Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays - TBA Murder Mystery / Pigeon
Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily
- dark Sundays - The Miracle • Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Triumphant
Quartet / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole
Smoky Hoedown • Dark Sunday, Wednesday & Friday except June 18 & 25 / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information • Smith Family Theater • Daily,
dark Sundays - Smith Family Show • June 25 through 30 - Eddie Miles • June 1,
2, 13 & 15 - Patty Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100
for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Sundays) - Smoky
Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011
for information • Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary
Showcase / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| June | The onset of the Summer Splash Down
Season at the area’s water parks has begun. Check out the wet and wild adventures
at Dolly’s Splash Country. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-9488 for information |
| Through June 11 | Smoky Mountain SpringFest!
- A county-wide celebration of the season in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville
and Gatlinburg with craft shows, contests and special events! / Call 865-436-0500
for information |
| Throughout the Month |
Tennessee Smokies Baseball - Home games are played just outside Sevierville.
(The team is a Class AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) Check out the local
minor league baseball games in Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300 for information |
| June | White Water Rafting Season is
well under way, the weather conditions are great but the water will be coolly
invigorating. Check with local outfitters about conditions. |
| Scheduled
Opening June 2006 | In nearby Pigeon Forge - Belle Island Village
- This new mega attraction includes a ferris wheel, a carousel and entertainment
stages, great shops and dining plus three new feature attractions - the Darrell
Waltrip Racing Experience, Otter Adventure Cove and the fabulous Debbie Reynolds
Hollywood Motion Picture Museum. |
| June |
Art, Painted Saws, Stained Glass, Ceramics, Pottery, Needlework & Woodcraft
exhibits are showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in June. / Townsend
Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| June 2 through 4 | Townsend Trout Fest
- Townsend Visitor Center / Call 865-558-8782 for information |
June
10 & 11 | Pioneer Days (Sam
Houston Historic Schoolhouse) / Maryville / Call 865-983-1550 for information |
| Wednesday, June 14 | Flag Day |
| June 14 through 16 | Smoky Mountain Pontiacs
in Pigeon Forge - Music Road Hotel & Convention Center / Call 865-982-0008
for information |
| June 15 through 18 |
Knoxville Open Presented by Food City - The Nationwide Tour stops in Knoxville
at the Fox Den Country Club for a few rounds of great golf. / Knoxville / Call
865-523-8687 for information |
June
16 & 17 | 19th Annual Camaro, Chevelle, Nova Nationals / Pigeon
Forge / Call 423-623-2446 for information |
| Sunday,
June 18 | Father’s Day |
| June 16 through
August 6 | Dollywood KidsFest - A summer of fun for children of
all ages! / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-9488 for information |
| Wednesday, June 21 | Summer Solstice
- First Day of Summer |
June
24 & 25
| Townsend Arts and Crafts Fair at Nawger Nob - Situated along
the banks of the Little River, this festival draws crowds from far and wide. /
Townsend / Call 865-448-2259 for information |
July
2006
to top | Summer Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during July include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Saturday - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays - Country Greatest
Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black Bear Jamboree
Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner theater • July - daily
(dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily - Comedy-Variety
Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information • Country Tonite
Theatre • Nightly - Country Tonite Revue • Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday
mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • July 14 - Eddie Miles • July 21 & 22
- George Jones / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information
• Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner Show
/ Call 865-453-4400 for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery
• Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays in July - Murder Mystery Play TBA / Pigeon
Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily
- dark Sundays - The Miracle • Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Triumphant
Quartet / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole
Smoky Hoedown • Dark Fridays except July 21 / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600
for information • Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays - Smith Family Show
• July 1 - Eddie Miles / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky
Mountain Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Sundays except July 3) - Smoky Mountain
Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information
• Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Showcase
/ Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| Throughout
the Month | Tennessee Smokies Baseball - Home games are played
just outside Sevierville. (The team is a Class AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks)
Check out the local minor league baseball games in Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300
for information |
| Throughout July |
Dollywood KidsFest - A summer of fun for children of all ages! / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-428-9488 for information |
| July
| White Water Rafting Season is well under way, the weather conditions
are great and the water will be invigorating. Check with local outfitters about
conditions. |
| July | Art, Basket Weaving,
Stained Glass, Doll Making, Pottery, Ceramics, Rock Art & Woodcraft
exhibits are showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in July. / Townsend
Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| July 1 through 3 | Winery's Summer Holiday
Weekends - A great place to enjoy live music from local bands, wine tastings
and seminars, cooking demonstrations and soak up some sun. / Biltmore Estate /
Asheville / NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information |
| July
3 - 4 | Gatlinburg’s Annual 4th of July Midnight Parade - Beginning
at 12:01am on the 4th of July, one of the country’s earliest celebrations of the
day begins at the last chimes of midnight. Marching bands, floats ablaze in lights
and helium balloons usher in the 4th in grand style! / Gatlinburg |
| July 4 | The Annual River Raft Regatta -
Beginning Noon at Christus Gardens, this free event ends at the Aquarium bridge.
Open to all, entrants launch unmanned floating devices into the river in a race
to compete for prizes. / Entries must register by 11:30 to be eligible for prizes.
/ River Road / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day
- Patriotic Celebrations are scheduled in the area • Gatlinburg’s 4th of July
“Stand Here” Fireworks Show - The mountain skyline is lit up in celebration in
Gatlinburg, one hour after dark with the best viewing spots located in Downtown
Gatlinburg / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-0500 for information • The 16th
Annual Patriot Festival - This event includes food and live entertainment from
early afternoon through the evening with fireworks at 9:45 pm / Patriots Park
/ Pigeon Forge • Annual Freedomfest Fireworks Display / Alcoa Duck Pond / Maryville
/ Call 865-380-4730 for information • 4th of July Summer Sidewalk Sale
- (all weekend) Belz Factory Outlet / Pigeon Forge • Cherokee Fireworks Display
- Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds |
| July 6 through
9 | 50th Annual Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans
- One of the largest gatherings of Scottish clans in the country, there will be
bagpipes, music, dance, athletic competitions from caber tossing to the haggis
throw, plus border collies and sheep herding as well as a parade of clans and
tartans. Spruce up your kilt and sporran and join the festivities. / MacRae Meadows
at Grandfather Mountain / Linville / NC / Call 828-733-1333 for information |
| July 7 & 8 | Red, White And Bluegrass Celebration
- Arts and Crafts show and a battle of Bluegrass bands, how all-American can
one get! / Holloway's Country Home / Cosby / TN / Call 423-623-9692 or
423-487-3111 for Information |
| July
21 through 30 | Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair is held annually in
the summer and again in the fall. The nation’s finest artisans and craftsmen display
and craft their wares, live musical performances daily. / Gatlinburg Conventions
Center / Call 865-436-7479 for information |
August
2006
to top | Summer Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during August include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Saturday (dark August 11, 12 & 14) - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays
(dark August 10) - Country Greatest Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469
for information• Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree
Show dinner theater • August - daily (dark Mondays & last week of August) - Blackwoods
Brothers Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information
• The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-428-5222 for information • Country Tonite Theatre • Dark Mondays
- Country Tonite Revue • Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings - The Grand Illusion
Magic Show • August 4 - B.J Thomas and Billy Joe Royal • August 11 - Eddie Miles
• August 18 - Mickey Gilley / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for
information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner
Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder
Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays in August - Murder Mystery Play
TBA / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information • The Miracle Theater
• Daily - dark Sundays - The Miracle • Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Triumphant
Quartet / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown
• Dark Sunday, Wednesday & Friday / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information
• Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays - Smith Family Show • August 20 through
27 - Eddie Miles / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information
• Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Sunday) - Smoky Mountain Jubilee
Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information
• Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary
Showcase / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| Throughout the Month | Tennessee Smokies Baseball
- Home games are played just outside Sevierville. (The team is a Class AA affiliate
of the Arizona Diamondbacks) Check out the local minor league baseball games in
Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300 for information |
| Through
August 6 | Dollywood KidsFest - A summer of fun for children of
all ages! / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-9488 for information |
| August | Art, Jewelry, Photography, Stained
Glass, Needlework, Doll Making, Ceramics, Rock Art & Woodcraft exhibits are
showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in August. / Townsend Visitors Center
/ Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| August
4 & 5 | Battle of the Trucks Nationals - Music Road Hotel & Convention
Center / Pigeon Forge / Call 423-623-2446 for information |
| August 5 & 6 | Winery's Summer Holiday Weekends
- A great place to enjoy live music from local bands, wine tastings and seminars,
cooking demonstrations and soak up some sun. / Biltmore Estate / Asheville / NC
/ Call 800-624-1575 for information |
August
12 & 13 | StringTime in the Smokies - A free family oriented
event of live music held in Patriot Park / Patriot Park / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-544-1029 for information |
| August
12 through 20 | 7th Annual Celebrate Freedom™ - A multi-day salute
to America’s veterans, Pigeon Forge honors the men and women who were and are
members of the Armed Forces with a series of celebrations, lectures, military
demonstrations and flyovers. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-7350 for information |
| Late August through early September | 5th
Annual Heritage Festival in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community - Look
for fall decorations and art items for sale as well as creative demonstrations,
the festival is also showcased with special music events. |
September
2006
to top | Fall & Harvest Shows in the
Gatlinburg area during September include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday,
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday (dark September 11) - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays
& Thursdays - Country Greatest Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469
for information • Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear
Jamboree Show dinner theater • September - daily (dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers
Breakfast Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy
Barn Theater • Daily - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222
for information • Country Tonite Theatre • Dark Mondays - Country Tonite Revue
• Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • September
15 - Eddie Miles • September 29 - Nashville Legends - Featuring Bill Anderson,
Little Jimmy Dickens, Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius, Moore and Moore, Jean Shepard
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie
Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400
for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays
in September - Murder Mystery Play TBA / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050
for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily - dark Sundays - The Miracle • September
5 - 9 & 18 through 30 (dark Mondays) - Triumphant Quartet / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown • Dark Sunday,
Wednesday & Friday except September 3 (closed September 4 through 11) • September
12 - Harvest Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information
• Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays - Smith Family Show • September 12,
13, 15, 19, 26 & 27 - Patty Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100
for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Sundays except
September 4) - Smoky Mountain Jubilee Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-774-0011 for information • Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre
• Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Showcase / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576
for information |
| Through early September
| 5th Annual Heritage Festival in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community
- Look for fall decorations and art items for sale as well as creative demonstrations,
the festival is also showcased with special music events. |
| September
| Art, Stained Glass, Painted Saws & Woodcraft exhibits are showcased
at the Townsend Visitors Center in September. / Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend
/ Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| September
1 through 4 | Labor Day Weekend - Labor Day activities are on-going
throughout the area including the mega Labor Day Sales at Belz Factory Outlet
World, Tanger Outlet Center and the Pigeon Forge Factory Outlet Mall! |
| September 4 | Labor Day Weekend - Dollywood's
Splash Country closes for the season on the evening of Labor Day. |
September
2 & 3 | Winery's Summer Holiday
Weekends - A great place to enjoy live music from local bands, wine tastings
and seminars, cooking demonstrations and soak up some sun. / Biltmore Estate /
Asheville / NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information |
| Through
September 4 | Tennessee Smokies Baseball - Home games are played
just outside Sevierville. (The team is a Class AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks)
Check out the local minor league baseball games in Kodak. / Call 865-286-2300
for information |
| September | White
Water Rafting Season is still on-going, the weather conditions are great and
the water will be invigorating. Check with local outfitters about conditions. |
| September 8 through October 22 | Harvest
Fair & Jazz Weekends - A celebration of the glorious autumn season in the
mountains, the fair offers archery demonstrations, live folk music, traditional
dance performances, arts & crafts, games and toys. Winery offers grape stomp,
apple bobbing, weekend jazz concerts and guided tours. - Biltmore Estate / Asheville
/ NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information / $ |
| September
9 | Blount County Fair (Sam Houston Historic Schoolhouse) / Maryville
/ Call 865-983-1550 for information |
| September
15 & throughout October | Annual Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival
- The region is decked out in autumn splendor as well as with scarecrows, mums
and pumpkins. / Celebrated throughout the area / Call 865-436-0500 for
information |
| Saturday, September 23 |
Autumnal Equinox - Autumn Begins, one of the most beautiful times of year
in the region as the cloud adorned mountains wrap themselves in the red and golden
hues of autumn. |
| Late September |
Festival of Native Peoples - A celebration of culture, one of the main
features of this event is Dance. Native American tribes from all over the country
compete in the Mountain Spirit Dance, Rainbow Dance, Bow & Arrow Dance, Cradle
Board Dance and the Apache Hoop Dance. Other native traditions will be honored
with heritage arts demonstrations in song, music, storytelling, weaponry and language.
/ Cherokee / NC / |
| September 23 & 24 |
The Autumn Leaves Arts & Crafts Fair at Nawger Nob / Townsend / Call 865-448-2259
for information |
| September 29 & 30 |
Townsend Heritage Festival & Old Timers Day -Townsend & Cades Cove / Great
Smoky Mountains National Park / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
October
2006
to top | Fall & Harvest Shows in the
Gatlinburg area during October include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday,
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - Rock-n-Roll Show • Tuesdays & Thursdays
- Country Greatest Hits / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information
• Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Show dinner
theater • October - daily (dark Mondays) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Show
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater
• Daily - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222
for information • Country Tonite Theatre • Dark Mondays - Country Tonite Revue
• Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • October
30 - Eddie Miles / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly
Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Rodeo Dinner Show / Call
865-453-4400 for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Friday,
Saturdays & Tuesdays in October - Murder Mystery Play TBA / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 866-908-1050 for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily - dark
Sundays - The Miracle • Sunday, Tuesday through Saturday - Triumphant Quartet
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown
• Dark Friday and on October 4, 29 & 30) - Harvest Show / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-428-5600 for information • Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark
Sundays - Smith Family Show • October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21& 24 - Patty
Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information
• Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater • Daily (dark Sunday) - Smoky Mountain Jubilee
Country Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information •
Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Showcase
/ Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| Throughout
October | Annual Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - The region is
decked out in autumn splendor as well as with scarecrows, mums and pumpkins. /
Celebrated throughout the area / Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| October | White Water Rafting Season
is winding down, however the weather is great and the water will be invigorating.
Check with local outfitters about conditions. |
| Early
October | 94th Cherokee Indian Fair - Five days of celebration
topped off with fireworks every night, this event brings in great entertainment
(lasts years performers were Dr. Hook, Ronnie Millsap and Percy Sledge), craft
sales, carnival rides, the Little Miss Cherokee, Junior Miss Cherokee and
Miss Cherokee Pageants, Veteran's Recognition Day, an Agricultural Fair Competition
and much more, along with great traditional foods / Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds
/ Cherokee / NC |
| Through October 22 |
Harvest Fair & Jazz Weekends - A celebration of the glorious autumn season
in the mountains, the fair offers archery demonstrations, live folk music, traditional
dance performances, arts & crafts, games and toys. Winery offers grape stomp,
apple bobbing, weekend jazz concerts and guided tours. - Biltmore Estate / Asheville
/ NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information |
| Throughout
October | Old Fashioned Hayrides - A fine time to enjoy the outdoors.
/ Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-3897 for information |
| October
| Art, Doll Making, Stained Glass, Weaving, Ceramics, Needlework
& Woodcraft exhibits are showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in October.
/ Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| Mid October | Tennessee Fall Homecoming
- A popular event filled with mountain music, crafts and entertainment within
a unique setting of original antique log homes and village buildings. / Museum
of Appalachia / Norris / TN / Call 865-494-7680 for information |
| Early October through early November | Halloween
& Mystery Theatre Dinner Trains / Great Smoky Mountains Railroad / Dillsboro
/ NC / Call 800-872-4681 for information and schedule. |
| Friday Nights Throughout October | Ripley's
Haunted Adventure Friday Nights - Leading up to Halloween, its a special fright
night geared to ages 12 and over. Children under 8 will not be admitted and those
under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian. / Ripley's Haunted Adventure / Gatlinburg
/ Call 865-430-9991 for information. |
| October
5 through 22 | Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair is held annually in
the summer and fall. The nation’s finest artisans and craftsmen display and craft
their wares, live musical performances daily. / Gatlinburg Conventions Center
/ Call 865-436-7479 for information |
| Monday,
October 9 | Columbus Day - Get away for a relaxing three-day weekend
during one of the most beautiful times of the year in the Smokies. Great for golf,
shopping and for spending hours exploring the peak of autumn in the mountains.
Columbus day Sales are on-going at Belz Factory Outlet World, Tanger Outlet Center
and the Pigeon Forge Factory Outlet Mall! |
| October
13 through 15 | Foothills Fall Festival / Townsend & Maryville
/ Call 865-981-1325 for information |
| Tuesday,
October 31 | Halloween - A perfectly eerie time to see the Mysterious
Mansion and Ripley’s Haunted Adventure, all frighteningly situated in Gatlinburg.
Children may enjoy the Tails & Treats Halloween Celebration at Ripley's Aquarium
of the Smokies. / Boo! |
November
2006
to top | Fall & Holiday Shows in the
Pigeon Forge area during November include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday,
Wednesday &Friday (dark November 13 & 22) - Back to the 50’s Christmas Show •
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays - Country’s Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call
865-774-7469 for information • Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Daily
- Black Bear Jamboree Christmas Show dinner theater • November - daily (dark Mondays)
- Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW
for information / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information
• The Comedy Barn Theater • Daily - Comedy-Variety Show • November 23 - Christmas
Show opens daily / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information
• Country Tonite Theatre • Dark Mondays - Country Tonite Revue Christmas Show
• Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings - The Grand Illusion Magic Show • November
10 - Eddie Miles • November 17 - Ronnie McDowell with special guest Gene
Watson / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003 for information • Dolly Parton’s
Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily • Christmas Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400
for information • Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery • Tuesday, Friday & Saturdays
beginning November 4 - A Christmas Murder / Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050
for information • The Miracle Theater • Daily beginning November 2- The Miracle
Christmas Show • Triumphant Quartet Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469
for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown • Dark Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- Harvest Show • November 23 - Christmas Show (same schedule except open November
24 & 26) - Harvest Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information
• Smith Family Theater • Daily, dark Sundays & November 22 - Smith Family Christmas
Show • November 7, 8, 14, 15, 28 & 29 - Patty Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater
• Beginning November 4 - shows Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - Smoky Mountain
Jubilee Christmas Show • November 19 - Pigeon Forge Community Chorus Concert
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information • Sweet Fanny Adams
Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Christmas Show / Gatlinburg
/ Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| Throughout
November | Old Fashioned Hayrides - A fine time to enjoy the outdoors.
/ Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-3897 for information |
| November
| Art, Painted Saws, Stained Glass, Weaving, Ceramics, Needlework &
Woodcraft exhibits are showcased at the Townsend Visitors Center in November.
/ Townsend Visitors Center / Townsend / Call 865-448-6134 for information |
| Beginning November 4 | Christmas Eve at
Biltmore - A Christmas season tradition, Biltmore House is decked out in elaborate
holiday finery as it was on it’s first Christmas Eve over a century ago. Candlelight
Christmas Evenings - Program offered most evenings, live music accompany the candlelit
ambience of the season, reservations required for evening series. - Biltmore Estate
/ Asheville, NC / Call 800-624-1575 for information / $ |
| November 9 | Annual Winterfest Kick-Off in Gatlinburg
- Millions of lights introduce this 4 month long celebration of winter and the
holidays. Look for Winterfest Trolley Tours of Lights on select evenings beginning
in early November at the Gatlinburg Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| Second week in November | Christus Gardens participates
in Gatlinburg Winterfest Christmas light display with their beautiful life-sized
dioramas of the Nativity and the Life of Christ. / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5155
for information |
| Beginning in Mid November
| It is not too soon to celebrate the season, Dollywood hosts its annual
Smoky Mountain Christmas. / Pigeon Forge / Call 800-DOLLYWOOD for information |
| Saturday, November 11 | Veteran’s Day -
Join in on the celebration on-going throughout the region. To honor the day, check
out Veteran’s Day events at the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza in Gatlinburg.
Another celebration with events and displays takes place at the Veterans Memorial
Museum in Pigeon Forge. / Call the Special Events Office in Gatlinburg at 865-436-0500
for information |
| November 21 through 26 |
Thanksgiving Show - Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community / Gatlinburg Convention
Center / Call 865-436-4178 for information |
| Thursday,
November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
| November
24 through 26 | After-Thanksgiving Sales at Belz Factory Outlet
World, Tanger Outlet Center and the Pigeon Forge Factory Outlet Mall! |
December
2006
to top | Winter Holiday Shows in the
Gatlinburg area during December include: • American Jukebox Theater • Monday,
Wednesday & Friday through December 15) - Back to the 50’s Christmas Show • Tuesdays,
Thursdays & Saturdays through December 16 - Country’s Christmas Show /
Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-7469 for information • Black Bear Jamboree
Dinner & Show • Daily - Black Bear Jamboree Christmas Show dinner theater • December
- daily (dark Mondays and December 18 through 25) - Blackwoods Brothers Breakfast
Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information /
Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater
• Daily - Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222 for information
• Country Tonite Theatre • Dark Mondays - Country Tonite Revue Christmas Show
• Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturday mornings through December 20 - The Grand Illusion
Magic Show • December 8 - Eddie Miles / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Daily •
Christmas Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information • Great Smoky
Mountain Murder Mystery • Tuesday, Friday & Saturdays - A Christmas Murder
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information • Ole Smoky Hoedown
• Dark Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Friday plus week before Christmas (open December
26 through 31) - Christmas Show (same schedule except open November 24 & 26) -
Harvest Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5600 for information • The Miracle
Theater • Daily - (dark December 3,10, 17 & 25) - The Miracle Christmas Show •
dark Mondays & December 24 & 31 - Triumphant Quartet Christmas Show / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-428-7469 for information • Smith Family Theater • Daily,
dark Sundays December 19 and 21 through 25 - Smith Family Christmas Show • December
31 - Eddie Miles • December 5, 6, 12, & 13 - Patty Waszak Morning Show / Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky Mountain Jubilee Theater
• shows Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays (dark New Year’s Eve) - Smoky Mountain
Jubilee Christmas Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information
• Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre • Monday through Saturday - 30th Anniversary Christmas
Show / Gatlinburg / Call 866-797-8576 for information |
| Early
December | Annual Christmas Craft Show - Great Smoky Arts and Crafts
Community / Gatlinburg Convention Center / Call 865-436-4315 for information |
| Throughout the Season | Winterfest Trolley
Tour of Lights / Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-6444 for information |
| Throughout the Winter Season | Christus Gardens
participates in Gatlinburg Winterfest Christmas light display with their beautiful
life-sized dioramas of the Nativity and the Life of Christ. / Gatlinburg / Call
865-436-5155 for information |
| Beginning
in December | The slopes are ready and waiting for skiers and snow boarders
at Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort / Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5423 for
information |
| Through December 30 |
Celebrate the season, Dollywood presents it’s annual Smoky Mountain Christmas.
Dollywood is closed a few select days in the month including Christmas Day. /
Pigeon Forge / Call 800-DOLLYWOOD for information and open dates |
| Throughout the Month | 17th Annual Winterfest
continues in Gatlinburg. Millions of lights are on display during this award winning
4 month long celebration of winter and the holidays.Look for Winterfest Trolley
Tours of Lights on select evenings beginning in early the season at the Gatlinburg
Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| Through New
Year’s Day | Christmas Eve at Biltmore - A Christmas season tradition,
Biltmore House is decked out in elaborate holiday finery as it was on it’s first
Christmas Eve over a century ago. Candlelight Christmas Evenings - Program offered
most evenings, live music accompany the candlelit ambience of the season, reservations
required for evening series. - Biltmore Estate / Asheville, NC / Call 800-624-1575
for information |
| Weekends in December |
Polar Express - Catch the Polar Express departing Bryson City for a “journey”
to the North Pole, the adventure includes the telling of the story of the Polar
Express, Christmas caroling, hot cocoa, cookies and of course a visit with Santa.
/ Great Smoky Mountain Railroad / Bryson City / NC / Call 1-800-872-4681
for information and reservations |
| December
1 through 10 | World's Largest Outlet Extravaganza - The Outlets
in Pigeon Forge get together for ten days and offer more than just holiday shopping
savings! There are drawings for prizes, attraction tickets, vacation accommodations,
gift certificates and more! |
| Early December
TBA | Gatlinburg's 29th Annual "Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade
- A great mix of dazzlingly lit floats, giant helium balloons and marching bands!
/ 7:30 pm / Downtown Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-0500 for information |
| December 2 & 3 | Maryville Christmas Parade
& Townsend Christmas Parade - Small town Christmas Parades are the best kind!
/ Townsend / Call 865-448-6886 for information |
| Early
December | Handmade Holly Days Celebration - Cherokee Christmas
Parade & Celebration - Parade takes place in downtown Cherokee at Bear Zoo, holiday
festivities will follow at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds. / Cherokee / NC |
| Friday, December 22 | Winter Solstice /
Yule / First Day of Winter |
| Monday, December
25 | Christmas Day |
| Sunday,
December 31 | New Year’s Eve - Celebration throughout the area,
here are just a few! • Gatlinburg New Year's Ball Drop & Pyrotechnic Show - From
the Space Needle the New Year’s Eve Ball will drop ushering 2006 along with Fireworks
and Festivities. / Gatlinburg • New Year's Eve Fireworks - Cherokee Indian Fair
Grounds in Cherokee / NC. • New Year's Eve Gala - Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
New Year’s Eve Excursion with dining & dancing! / 8:45pm to 1am / Call 1-800-872-4681
for information & reservations |
January
2007
to top | Winter Shows in the Gatlinburg
area during January include: • Black Bear Jamboree Dinner & Show • Throughout
the month (limited number of shows in January) - Black Bear Jamboree /
Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater
• Fridays & Saturdays in January - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-5222
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Limited Schedule
- Christmas Show • Limited Schedule - Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400
for information • The Miracle Theater • January 2007 schedule TBA - The Miracle
Show & the Triumphant Quartet performances / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-428-7469
for information • Smith Family Theater • Limited January schedule - Smith Family
Show / Dark Sundays / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Tennessee
Theatre • Headliner Concerts and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performances
TBA / Downtown Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444
for tickets |
| January & February |
Night Magic Skiing at Ober Gatlinburg - Skiing and snowboarding continue
from daylight hours into the evening and under the stars at Ober Gatlinburg during
their Night Magic Skiing event. / Ober Gatlinburg / Call 865-436-5423 for
information |
| Throughout the Month | 17th
Annual Winterfest continues in Gatlinburg. Millions of lights are on display
during this award winning 4 month long celebration of winter and the holidays.Look
for Winterfest Trolley Tours of Lights on select evenings beginning in early the
season at the Gatlinburg Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| Throughout
the Month | Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights / Gatlinburg & Pigeon
Forge / Call 865-453-6444 for information |
| Mid
January | 17th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week™ - Combining nature
workshops and lectures along with daily hikes into the Great Smokies. Heartlander
Country Star Resort & Music Road Hotel & Conference Center / Pigeon Forge |
| Mid January | Winter Savings Fest -
All Outlet Malls / Pigeon Forge |
| Monday,
January 15 | Martin Luther King Day - The year’s first great three day
weekend! A great time to plan a getaway for two in the off-season. Fantastic shopping,
sightseeing, great restaurants and winter sports are part of the January offerings
in the Smokies. |
| February 2007 | Winter
Shows in the Pigeon Forge area during February include: • Black Bear Jamboree
Dinner & Show • Throughout the month (dark Sunday except President’s Day Weekend)
- Black Bear Jamboree • February 24 - Saddle-Up dinner theater / Pigeon Forge
/ Call 865-908-SHOW for information • The Comedy Barn Theater • Tuesdays,
Fridays & Saturdays in February - Comedy-Variety Show / Pigeon Forge /
Call 865-428-5222 for information • Country Tonite Theatre • TBA - Saddle-Up
storytelling & music performance offerings / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-453-2003
for information • Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show • Fridays & Saturdays
and holidays • Rodeo Dinner Show / Call 865-453-4400 for information •
Fiddlers’ Feast Mountain Legacy Supper Show • Weekends only - Dinner Show
/ Pigeon Forge / Call 865-908-3327 for information • Great Smoky Mountain
Murder Mystery • Friday, Saturdays & Tuesdays in February - Murder Mystery
Performance TBA/ Pigeon Forge / Call 866-908-1050 for information •
Smith Family Theater • Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - Smith Family Show
/ Dark Sundays / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-8100 for information • Smoky
Mountain Jubilee Theater • Fridays & Saturdays - Smoky Mountain Jubilee Country
Music Show / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-774-0011 for information • Tennessee
Theatre • Headliner Concerts and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performances TBA
/ Downtown Knoxville / Call 865-684-1200 for information or 865-656-4444
for tickets |
| Throughout the Month |
17th Annual Winterfest continues in Gatlinburg. Millions of lights are
on display during this award winning 4 month long celebration of winter and the
holidays.Look for Winterfest Trolley Tours of Lights on select evenings beginning
in early the season at the Gatlinburg Welcome Center. / Gatlinburg |
| Wednesday, February 14 | St. Valentine’s Day
-plan to celebrate with an extended romantic holiday getaway. Special Valentine
themed displays will light up the night as part of the Winterfest celebration. |
| Mid February | 16th Annual Smoky Mountains
Storytelling Festival™ featuring some of the country’s best storytellers at
several Pigeon Forge theaters. This event also hosts the National Youth Storytelling
Showcase with talented children and youth from all over the country competing
on the local, regional and national levels. / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-7350
for information |
| February 16 through 19 |
Presidents’ Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale - Belz Factory Outlet World / Pigeon
Forge |
| Monday, February 19 | Presidents’
Day - Another great three-day weekend, timed perfectly for a Valentine getaway
or for taking advantage of the Presidents’ Day Sales. Book your room now! |
| Late February | 7th Annual Saddle Up! -
Cowboy poets from around the country gather to perform their works, the event
also includes songs, trail music and swing dancing as well as an Action Shooting
competition. / Hosted by local theaters TBA / Pigeon Forge / Call 865-429-7350
for information |
