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October 2008
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1-31
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Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival – A countywide
celebration of harvest season featuring special events, festivals, craft shows, displays and more.
Old Fashioned Wagon Rides – As the glorious
colors of fall sparkle in the Smokies, enjoy a unique wagon ride with family and friends. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45
minutes.
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2-4
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Sevierville Craftsmen Festival - TN Smokies
Stadium, just off I-40 Exit 407
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3-November 21
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Fall Music Fest at Tanger Five Oaks -
Enjoy musical stylings of local theatre groups at the Gazebo Fridays at lunch time free of charge. Smith Family Theatre, Dixie Stampede, Dollywood, Fiddler's Feast, Country Tonite and more send out their best
performers to showcase their local talent. Sevierville.
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3-November 1
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Dollywood Nation Gospel & Harvest Celebration
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4-5
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Robert Tino's Smoky Mountain Homecoming -
Located at the Robert Tino Gallery and Farm off Hwy 66 next to Buddy's BBQ. Smoky Mountain Homecoming unveils Robert Tinos's latest print. This event will feature two days of art, bluegrass music, storytelling,
mountain crafts and displays, kids games, petting zoo and pony rides, kids art class, antiques, and farmer's market. Admission is free. Sevierville.
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8-13
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Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale – Belz Factory Outlets
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10-13
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Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale – Tanger Outlets
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9-26
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair – Art, crafts and
music lovers will find over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skill, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country
& Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Sunday until 5 p.m. at Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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November 2008
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1
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Dollywood Nation Gospel & Harvest Celebration
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1-30
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Old Fashioned Wagon Rides – As fall peaks in the
Smokies, enjoy a unique wagon ride with family and friends. Departure is from traffic light #6 at Mountain Mall from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, leaving approximately every 45 minutes.
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3
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Sevierville's Winterfest Kick Off - Music,
Lights and Magic - Free Food, Local Entertainment, Kid's Games and Fireworks make this event fun for everyone! The evening wraps up with "flipping the switch" on the area's first Winterfest lights.
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5
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm Kickoff and Chili Cookoff–
The City of Gatlinburg kicks off Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm from 5 to 8 p.m. by turning on over three million lights including new displays making their debut in 2008 For a small donation, sample chili recipes from
local restaurants and businesses and vote for your favorite. Event includes live entertainment by the Carnell Gunther Costers. Downtown Gatlinburg.
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5-Februrary 28
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic
tm– The City of Gatlinburg magically lights up the winter nights with over three million spectacular lights, including displays new for 2008.
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5-30
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm Trolley Ride of Lights
– Enjoy a guided trolley tour of spectacular Gatlinburg Winter Magic lighting displays. Departure is from the Ripley's Aquarium Trolley Station. Group reservations are available. Trolley leaves at 6:30, 7:30
and 8:30. (GSE) Tickets on sale October 15.
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6
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19th Annual Winterfest Kickoff
- Pigeon Forge, Patriot Park
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7-28
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Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights - Funtime
Trolley Station at Patriot Park. 6:30 pm. $5.00. Call Trolley office at (865) 453-6444 for reservations for Monday – Friday tours.
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8-Jan. 3, 2009
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Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival
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11
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Veterans Day Celebration – Join the City of
Gatlinburg in saluting the men and women of America who have served in our Armed Forces. Sixth annual program at 11 a.m. includes stirring musical tributes, ceremonial words and recognition of Veterans in
attendance. Ripley's Aquarium Plaza.
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22
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Tellabration
- Pigeon Forge Community Center. (865) 429-7350
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23
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Pigeon Forge Community Chorus - Smoky Mountain
Jubilee; (865) 429-7350
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25-December 7
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Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community Holiday Show
– Unique handcrafted gifts made by members of Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community are offered as they host their annual show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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27
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Thanksgiving Midnight Madness Sale - Tanger Five
Oaks Factory Outlet Center, Sevierville.
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28-29
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Winter Magic Tunes & Tales
tm– Through the holiday season, visitors can meet characters and storytellers and enjoy caroling and entertainment along the Parkway Friday and Saturday evenings during this holiday event!
The Nutcracker "Sweet" – Presented by
the Smoky Mountain Dance Theater Company, enjoy this holiday classic presented in Gatlinburg, with performances at 7 p.m. in the W.L. Mills Auditorium. (GSE) Call (865) 680-7369 for information and reservations.
Gatlinburg's Festival of Trees – Dozens upon
dozens of ornately decorated Christmas trees await visitors in this winter wonderland at Gatlinburg Convention Center's W.L. Mills Conference Center.
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December 2008
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1- 7
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Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community Holiday Show
– Unique handcrafted gifts made by members of Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community are offered as they host their annual holiday show at the Gatlinburg
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1-20
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Winter Magic Tunes & Tales
tm– During the holiday season, visitors can meet characters and storytellers and enjoy caroling and entertainment along the Parkway on Friday and Saturday evenings as part of this second annual event!
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1-30
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm Trolley Ride of Lights
– Enjoy a guided trolley tour of Gatlinburg Winter Magic lighting displays. Departure is from the Ripley's Aquarium Trolley Station. Group reservations are available. Trolley leaves at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30.
(GSE) Tickets on sale October 15.
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1-31
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic
tm– The City of Gatlinburg magically lights up the winter nights with over three million spectacular lights, featuring LED displays. Snowmen and children are new for 2008!
Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights - Funtime
Trolley Station at Patriot Park. 6:30 pm. $5.00. Call Trolley office at (865) 453-6444 for reservations for Monday – Friday tours.
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1-Jan. 3, 2009
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Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival
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5
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Gatlinburg's 33rd Annual "Fantasy of Lights"
Christmas Parade – This popular Christmas parade in downtown Gatlinburg is recognized as one of the very best by the International Festival and Events Association and as one of the Top Twenty Events in the
South by the Southeast Tourism Society. Features lighted floats, marching bands, equestrian units and giant helium balloons. Parade begins at 7:30 p.m. at Traffic Light #1A and continues through downtown to Traffic
Light #10.
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6
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Sevierville's 46th Annual Christmas Parade
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6-7
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Christmas on Ice – Enjoy the spirit of the
holiday season as local skaters display their talents on ice to a wide variety of holiday music in a two-day performance at Ober Gatlinburg's ice arena. Visit www.obergatlinburg.com
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31
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New Year's Eve Fireworks Show & Ball Drop on
Historic Nature Trail at the Parkway – For the 21st straight celebration, the Space Needle area at traffic light #8 comes alive at the stroke of midnight with a fabulous fireworks show. Features live entertainment
and party favors. "Best New Year's Eve Show in the South." Gatlinburg.
New Year's Eve Celebrations – Various theaters
throughout Pigeon Forge. Call your favorite theater for details.
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January 2009
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1-3
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Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival
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1-31
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic
tm– The City of Gatlinburg magically lights up the winter nights with over three million spectacular lights. Special lighting displays are added in mid-January for "Smoky Mountain Romance."
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3, 10, 17, 24, 31
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm Trolley Ride of Lights
– Enjoy a guided trolley tour of spectacular Gatlinburg Winter Magic tm lighting displays. Departure is from the Ripley's Aquarium Trolley Station. Group reservations are available. Trolley leaves at 6:30,
7:30 and 8:30.
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5-February 27
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Night Magic Skiing – Purchase a $15 Lift Ticket
Monday through Friday (non-holidays) from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ober Gatlinburg (865) 436-5423.
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10-17
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19th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week™ -
Music Road Hotel & Convention Center. (865) 429-7350
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13
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3rd Annual AppalachiaFest - An evening of
traditional mountain music at Country Tonite Theatre. For tickets call 1-800-792-4308
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February 2009
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1-27
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Night Magic Skiing – Monday through Friday
(non-holidays) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Ober Gatlinburg (865) 436-5423.
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1-28
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Gatlinburg Winter Magic
tm– The City of Gatlinburg magically lights up the winter nights with over three million spectacular lights. Special lighting displays for "Smoky Mountain Romance" in February.
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2-3
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Tennessee Winter Special Olympics – Winter
sports competitions including ice skating, snowboarding and snow skiing. Ober Gatlinburg (800) 251-9202.
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6
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Southern Exposure 2009 at Ober Gatlinburg –
Skiing and snowboarding competitions include slalom races (giant and parallel), jumping, and awards ceremony. Event also includes the unique Cardboard Sled Classic Race featuring homemade sleds constructed of
cardboard, paper, tape and adhesive. (800) 251-9202.
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Rock Gatlinburg – Aspiring high school and
middle school band performers and individual musicians get the opportunity to meet and receive guidance from professional musicians during this event hosted by the Gatlinburg Recreation Department at the Community
Center. Participants can learn about computer recording, explore professional work opportunities and walk away with a CD recording. For information, contact Laurence Evans or Dave Anderson (865) 436-4990.
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19-22
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9th Annual Saddle Up! - A celebration of cowboy
poetry and Western music that includes concerts, the Cowboy Symphony and a chuckwagon cookoff at Country Tonite Theater, Pigeon Forge.
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Anna Porter Public Library Murder Mystery –
Locally produced and cast theatrical performance is a library fundraiser. (865) 436-5588.
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March 2009
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9-15
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North American Country Music Awards - Country
Tonite Theatre. Call 1-800-792-4308 for more information.
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11-15
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15th Annual Mountain Quiltfest Quilt Show - If
you love quilts and love making quilts this is the event for you. The mountain quiltfest show draws more then 20,000 quilting enthusiasts each year from around the United States. Pigeon Forge.
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11-June 7
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Smoky Mountain Springfest – A countywide
celebration of the season featuring special events, local craft shows and much more.
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16-18
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Celebrate Santa – Santa Claus is coming to
Gatlinburg! Join hundreds of Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause as they gather at the Convention Center for their convention, trade show and gala. Imagine a town filled with Santas, Mrs. Clauses, Reindeer Owners and
Breeders and even Elves. Real-bearded and designer-bearded Santas and even those who have never donned the red suit (but think they might like to) are welcome, regardless of experience, affiliation or interest. For
more information or to register, visit www.celebratesanta.com
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28-April 27
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Dollywood's Festival of Nations
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TBA
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Music of the Mountains – In association with the
City of Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park presents its fifth annual event highlighted. This year's begins at Sugarlands Visitors Center with free, limited-seating
performances by a series of acts.
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April 2009
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1-27
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Dollywood's Festival of Nations
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1-June 7
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Smoky Mountain Springfest – Join in a countywide
celebration of the season, featuring special events, local craft shows and much more.
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4
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Mountain Man March – This second annual
26.2-mile march starts in Downtown Gatlinburg at 7 a.m. as a tribute to our men and women in uniform. The course includes highway and rural road stretches in addition to rugged terrain and mountain slopes. The event
honors 1LT Frank Walkup, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville alumnus, who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq in 2007. Pre-registration is required, with Military Heavy, Military Light and Civilian entry
categories. Visit www.mountainmanmarch.com
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8-11
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Great Smoky Easter Arts & Crafts Show –
Unique handcrafted gifts are made by members of Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community and placed on display as they host their annual show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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12
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Easter Sunrise Service at Ober Gatlinburg –
Early morning Easter Service at Ober Gatlinburg includes complimentary tram service to the top of the resort begins at 6:15 a.m. Service begins at 7 a.m. Breakfast buffet available. (800) 251-9202
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Gatlinburg Gateway Triathlon – The third annual
triathlon at the Community Center starts at 8:15 a.m. and is open to anyone 15 years and older capable of swimming one-half mile, biking twenty kilometers, and running five kilometers consecutively. Awards will be
given in multiple age categories (men's and women's division), plus a mixed team relay event, plus a mixed team relay event. Pre-register is required. (865) 436-4990
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17-19
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Grand Spring Rod Run
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22-26
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59th Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage – Celebrate
the 75th anniversary and enjoy the beauty of Great Smoky Mountains National Park with over 150 different programs, including hiking tours, motorcades, demonstrations and classroom lectures centered on the flowers,
plants and wildlife in the great outdoors. For more information, call (865) 436-7318 ext. 222 or visit www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org.
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23
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Ribfest & Wings – Enjoy the area's best ribs
and wings as well as free entertainment during this eighth annual event. One admission allows sampling until the ribs and wings run out on River Road and Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza.
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24-25
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Gatlinburg's MountainFest: A Celebration of Our Heritage
- Enjoy two fun-filled days of bluegrass and genuine mountain music along with crafters and demonstrations. Local crafters demonstrate their skills passed down from generation to generation. On Saturday, get a
taste of some of the local talent with the Mountain Strings Competition. Fiddles, banjos and guitar players are invited to compete for awards and cash prizes. Festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.
to 10 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Gatlinburg.
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May 2009
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1-June 7
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Smoky Mountain Springfest – Join in a countywide
celebration of the season featuring special events, local craft shows and much more.
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8
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24th Annual Dolly Parade – Pigeon Forge
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15
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Gatlinburg Scottish Festival Grand Parade – All
Scots are invited to march or ride in the parade as a kickoff to the 28th Annual Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games. Parade begins at 6 p.m. at traffic light #10, downtown Gatlinburg. For more information
visit www.gsfg.org.
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16-17
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Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games – 28th
Annual Scottish clans meeting at Mills Park featuring Highland athletics, bagpipe competitions, Highland dancing, border collie demonstrations, haggis hurling, entertainment and whiskey tasting, along with food
& merchandise vendors. For information visit www.gsfg.org.
Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival – A family
oriented fine arts festival at Ripley's Plaza and River Road featuring juried artists from around the country, delicious cuisine and music. Proceeds benefit Arrowmont School of Art and the Sevier County Arts
Council. (GSE) (888) 240-1358 or www.gfaf.net
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June 2009
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1-7
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Smoky Mountain Springfest – Join in a countywide
celebration of the season featuring special events, local craft shows and much more.
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4-6
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18th Annual Smoky Mountains Storytelling Festival™
- Belle Island Village, Pigeon Forge.
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12-August 2
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Dollywood's Kidfest Celebration
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12-August 8
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Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales
tm– All summer long visitors can meet characters, hear mountain music and learn about life in the Smokies on the streets of Gatlinburg. Storytellers, musicians and cloggers perform at different locations along the Parkway every evening during this fourth annual event!
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19-21
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Living History Civil War Reenactment at Mills Park
– Visitors can witness artillery and cavalry demonstrations as Civil War period performers gather in authentic encampment. Historical portrayals, a cannon drill and music along with the recreation of the "Battle of Burg Hill" are among the festivities at this second annual event. (800) 568-4748.
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July 2009
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1-August 2
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Dollywood's Kidfest Celebration
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1-August 8
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Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales
tm– All summer long visitors can meet characters, hear mountain music and learn about life in the Smoky Mountains on the streets of Gatlinburg. Storytellers, musicians and cloggers perform at different locations along the Parkway every evening during this fourth annual event!
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4th of July Midnight Parade – Saluting our
valiant military services, this 34th annual showcase is the "First July Fourth Parade in the Nation!" Parade starts at the stroke of midnight to begin July 4th. Floats, balloons, and marching bands pay
tribute to our country.
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4
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River Raft Regatta – Visitors can enjoy a fun,
unmanned, floatable object race for the whole family. Free registration begins at 10 a.m. at Christus Gardens bridge. Race begins at noon and ends at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies bridge where prizes will be
awarded in several different categories.
4th of July Fireworks Show – Join the
celebration in downtown Gatlinburg to mark our nation's "Independence Day" with a magnificent fireworks show. The City of Gatlinburg lights up the mountain skyline downtown at 10:00 p.m. with this grand
display.
19th Annual Patriot Festival
- Patriot Park, Pigeon Forge.
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17-26
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair at Gatlinburg Convention
Center – Art, crafts and music lovers can find over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their
unique art for sale. Live Country & Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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August 2009
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1-2
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Dollywood's Kidfest Celebration
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1-8
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Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales– Through early
August, visitors can meet characters, hear mountain music and learn about life in the Smokies on the streets of Gatlinburg. Storytellers, musicians and cloggers perform at different locations along the Parkway every
evening during this fourth annual event!
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October 2009
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8-25
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair – Art, crafts and
music lovers will find over 200 booths featuring some of the nation's finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skill, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country
& Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Sunday until 5 p.m. at Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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