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.

Mural Art In East Tennessee

This is a new thing we want to try on our blog network. We receive several publications from regional magazines every season and, more now than ever, they contain some articles and info that we feel may be interesting and useful towards bringing attention to the arts and culture of the Smoky Mountains. In this article, we found an article and some artwork on downtown murals that have been adding new life to Springfield, Oak Ridge and Athens. From Tennessee…

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Dollywood Opening Day 2024

Is the Dollywood opening day already here? Yes, sir. One of the shortest off-seasons in recent Dollywood memory, staying on until days after New Years 2024 and opening again in early March means Dollywood’s winter preparation season was a mere 2 months this time around and they will be opening again for the 2024 operating calendar on Saturday, March 9th. Here’s what the Pigeon Forge TN guide has to say on it: Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN has grown to…

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Smoky Mountain St. Patrick’s Day And More Irish Celebration

Is it time to start celebrating the Emerald Isles’ influence on the Smoky Mountains? Almost! Sevier County rings in the return of the green in the nature surrounding us with events honoring the Celtic heritage that is a large piece of our cultural foundation starting as early as 2 weeks before St. Patrick’s Day. Take a look at these items and see if they get your Lucky Charms lit up for a March visit to the Smokies: * Irish Month…

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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 Chuck Wagon Cookoff weekend. Here is Mypigeonforge.com‘s event information on it for 2024: “Pigeon Forge invites Western lifestyle enthusiasts, foodies and those in search of a hearty meal…

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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 encourage you to read on. The following is two blogs from Gatlinburg.com adapted and combined into one. Best Spring Outdoor Activities in Gatlinburg When the chill of winter…

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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 of March. But does a quiet season in the Smokies mean nothing’s going on? Not at all! The post-holiday Winter months are when we see the highest chances…

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Business Spotlight: Affordable Cabins In The Smokies

In this article we will be featuring cabin listings from Pigeon Forge cabin company Affordable Cabins In The Smokies that we believe are worth your consideration for the not-that-far-away Spring Break holiday, planning for Summer getaways, or even now during the quiet season of the Smoky Mountains! Romantic cabins, pet friendly cabins and other interesting vacation rentals make up their cabin roster and interested parties will definitely find something they like in one, several or all of their cabins! Let’s…

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9 Cabins To Rent For Spring Break In The Smokies

As we’re writing now, Christmas 2023 is less than a week away, but as the blog title above has indicated, we’re here to talk about cabins for Spring Break that arrives each year between March and April. Why such a seasonal shift? Because Smoky Mountain vacations that are planned well are planned well in advance. Speaking for myself as someone who has been to many vacation cabins to write about them for this same network of blogs you are seeing…

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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 bands. All your favorite characters, new and old, famous and maybe some obscure icons from way back in the day, will all be there that evening and you…

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Winterfest Cookoff Weekend 2023

Winterfest Cookoff and kickoff events are in full swing again! Traditionally, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have had their Winterfest kickoff events go alongside each other, either one day after the other or even on the same night, but this year we just happen to have a slew of Winterfest events all going on within 48 hours of each other that those who are visiting the Smokies to enjoy the kickoff will find adding even more to their visit! Let’s get’em…

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