Smoky Mountain News and Events

Celebrate with Pigeon Forge and the Smokies as we honor our Military Past and Present. Discounts are available year round and in the month of August throughout the city of Pigeon Forge and through out.

New Memorial Plaza And Bridge At Mynatt Park

From Gatlinburgrecovers.com: “Earlier in June, the city of Gatlinburg unveiled it’s long-awaited memorial project to honor the lives lost and the rescue efforts made during the 2016 Smoky Mountain wildfires (for this very site was originally designed to provide information and support on). Myself and Ge’ne Kea went to Mynatt Park to get pictures of the memorial and some additional pictures of the park at a time when it’s very apparent new additions have been made recently and looking at…

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4th Of July Celebrations In Gatlinburg For 2023

From Gatlinburg.com: “No other city is as Patriotic as Gatlinburg during the 4th of July as we celebrate in a big way by hosting the very first Independence Day Parade in the nation with the legendary Harlem Globetrotters as the Grand Marshals of our 48th Annual July 4th Midnight Parade. This parade has been named a Top Ten Parade to see in the US by National Geographic Traveler Magazine and as one of the Five Best Fourth of July Celebrations…

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Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration

From Mypigeonforge.com: “Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration is just that—a time to celebrate making memories with family at a place everyone enjoys! This summertime event gives families a unique chance to ride Dollywood’s world-class roller coasters, including Lightning Rod and Wild Eagle all day and well into the night! Once the sun sets, these rides will thrill guests as they race through the summer night not knowing which way the track will turn next! And this year’s celebration is about…

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A Mountain Quiltfest 2023 In Pigeon Forge

From mypigeonforge.com: “Online Class Registration: Tuesday, March 7 @ 10AM EST Quilting Classes: June 5 – June 8 Quilt Show & Vendor Hall Open: June 6 – June 8 Quilt Show & Vendor Hall Admission: FREE Quilt Show Hours: June 6 & 7 from 9am-5pm. June 8 from 9am-4pm. Celebrate the art and heritage of quilting at the 29th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest™. Quilters from all around come together at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge for this quilting event.…

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Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival 2023

VisitSevierville.com writes: “Sevierville’s nineteenth annual Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival will take place May 19-20, 2023. This family-friendly event will once again bring barbeque cook teams from all over the United States to Sevierville to compete for $17,500 in cash and prizes and the title of Tennessee State Champion in the Bush’s Best TN State Championship Cook Off. Rounding out the event is toe-tapping music on three stages, incredible arts and crafts, kids’ games and the Mountain Soul Vocal…

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Sara Evans Performs For Patriot Festival 2023 In Pigeon Forge

VisitMySmokies.com writes: “Country Music Star Set to Headline at This Year’s Patriot Festival in Pigeon Forge Each year, Pigeon Forge gets decked out in red, white, and blue to celebrate Independence Day with the Patriot Festival. This festival hosts live entertainment, activities for kids, delicious food, and a firework show to finish the evening. In the past, several big-name stars in the music industry have made their way to the Smoky Mountains to participate in the event, and this year…

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Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival And Games in Townsend, TN.

This year’s annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival is taking place at the Townsend Visitor’s Center in, you guessed it, Townsend, TN, on the main road on May 20th and May 21st. The Smoky Mountains have a large presence of Celtic, Irish and Scottish communities that have been here for hundreds of years, so a celebration of Scottish highlander culture in the Tennessee highlands goes together like a black bear and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Here’s what the official…

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Great Smoky Mountains Park It Forward Program

It is possible you’ve heard the news already, but if not, we’ll be happy to introduce you to it here. Beginning March 1st, 2023, the Smoky Mountain National Park will require parking tags on vehicles for parking accessibility at National Park destinations. Daily passes are $5 and weekly and yearly passes are also available. Let’s get this out of the way: while the most immediate and obvious reasons for the Park’s decision to sell parking access seem counter-intuitive, this program,…

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Pigeon Forge Special Events Coming Up For March 2023

Courtesy of My Pigeon Forge: Chuck Wagon Cookoff Weekend & Competition Mar 3 – Mar 5 “Pigeon Forge invites Western lifestyle enthusiasts, foodies and those in search of a hearty meal to the Chuck Wagon Cookoff weekend. This 3-day event includes an intimate dinner concert, cowboy church and our annual cookoff competition! Chuck wagons will gather at Clabough’s Campground for this one-of-a-kind outdoor cooking event. Long before today’s food truck craze treated foodies to impromptu kitchens on wheels, early American…

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