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.

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Hiking Waterfalls in the Smokies

With the month of September in decline, you know what’s coming up next – the absolute peak of the Autumn season and the Autumn colors. For such an extensive mountain range we have here in Sevier County and the enormous National Park, it’s no surprise that we get thousands and thousands and thousands of people come here from all over the country and world just to see the red, orange, yellow, green, purple and brown trees up close and in…

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Summer Things To Enjoy For Rainy Days

No question about it, this is another rain and storm-filled Summer in the Smokies. We tend to have a 50% chance of our hottest season being enough to channel multiple days of thunder showing up on a weekly forecast and this appears to be the case for this Summer (which not as many locals might complain of since it’d been quite a long time since we had thunder and rain forecasts on the weather stations). So whether or not it…

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Cabin Spotlight: Tenn Wood Falls

Would you like to stay in a luxury cabin that provides the absolute most Smoky Mountain solitude near Gatlinburg without also being the absolute middle of nowhere? Take a look at Tenn Wood Falls by Cosby Creek Cabins for your upcoming vacation opportunity! This highly private setting takes you away from pretty much all of the main Smoky Mountain traffic without taking away the Smoky Mountain experience and the convenience of getting to Gatlinburg or the Great Smoky Mountains National…

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4th of July in the Smokies 2018

Now that we’re right on the cusp of the Summer vacation season starting in the Smokies, we wanted to get you acquainted with the big Summer event we all look forward to – the 4th of July celebrations. The size and popularity of the 4th of July events between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg can not be understated and those who want to come to the Smokies for the event will want to begin planning as soon as you finish reading…

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Memorial Day Weekend in the Smokies

This coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend and the Smoky Mountains are pulling out all the stops to give guests and those who live adjacent to our region great reasons to visit us until after May 28th. In this post, we’ll show you some deals and events going on around us that will definitely be worth considering. Let’s take a look: * Shopping Deals * * Lane Bryant – Five Oaks Tanger Mall Buy one, get one 50% off. *…

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Coming Soon – Pigeon Forge Snow!

One big claim to fame that we had in the Smokies during, and definitely after, the Smoky Mountain holiday Winterfest was that we had the only place in East Tennessee to enjoy snow sports no matter what the weather was like outside at Ober Gatlinburg, but all that is changing with the advent of a pretty daring new attraction in Pigeon Forge – the aptly named “Pigeon Forge Snow” on Teaster Lane. To put it in a nutshell, Pigeon Forge…

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One More Month of Smoky Mountain Awesomeness in Spring!

One last month for Spring 2018, so the latter end of this month will make it worth the trip with two favorite special events going on at the same time. The first one coming up is the Wilderness Wildlife Week going on from May 8th to the 12th. This event used to be held in January for over a generation was held in January, but that changed when the LeConte Conference Center in downtown Pigeon Forge was built. Other than…

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Rowdy Bear Mountain Adventure Park

Those of you who have driven through Gatlinburg at any point in the last few months may have noticed a big change at the north end of town just as you get in from the Spur. A brand new mountain rollercoaster establishment has taken up residence at a part of the city that doesn’t have as many rides as others and it goes by the name “Rowdy Bear”! Rowdy Bear is not just one thrilling ride, but two – the…

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Blake Shelton’s Upcoming Restaurant in Gatlinburg

Oh, we knew this kind of news was going to shake up the Smokies the moment it hit, we just didn’t know it was coming! Music superstar, and definitely a major favorite for a lot of locals here, Blake Shelton will be opening a branch of his restaurant “Ole Red” here in Gatlinburg, TN! An announcement was made in late March on Facebook Live by Shelton himself as well as Colin Reed, CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ole Red is…

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Get Ready For Spring To Break!

While the Smoky Mountains have not seen round-the-clock cold temperatures or particularly heavy snowfall as of yet, we are aware much of the rest of our visitors in our nearby states and regions have gotten much more their fill of Winter and are probably looking towards a Spring Break to provide a particularly good and much deserved vacation from the freezing and the frozen. Make your plans to venture to the Smoky Mountains for March! Whether you’re a student or…

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