Summer in the Smokies At Anakeesta

Enjoy a mountain of family fun at Anakeesta this summer. The Summer in the Smokies celebration begins June 10th and will feature Artist Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects, sculptures built with LEGO bricks. An exhibit with whimsically themed sculpture installations located throughout the park. Enjoy flavorful summertime menus and cocktails while taking in the very best...

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration

Summer's best moments come alive in the Smokies. Here, days are brighter and nights sparkle during Dollywood's all-new Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration. Surprises await around every sun-kissed corner, including refreshing new ways to play, inspiring bursts of summer color and family-favorite shows.

Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales

Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales returns this summer to entertain Gatlinburg visitors! Tunes & Tales is a summer-long street performance festival featuring costumed musical performers, dancers, and storytellers portraying characters from time periods as far back as the 1800s. Daily performances will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m at downtown Gatlinburg.

First Independence Day Parade in the Nation

Gatlinburg’s award-winning Fourth of July Midnight Parade will step off at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 4. The parade steps off at the intersection of East Parkway and Baskins Creek Bypass turning south onto the Parkway at traffic light #3. The parade continues through town ending at Ski Mountain Road. Parade-goers are encouraged to arrive...

Gatlinburg’s River Raft Regatta

Gatlinburg’s most-nail biting race of the summer returns! Set against the backdrop of Gatlinburg’s fun-filled Fourth of July celebration, comes the ever-competitive River Raft Regatta, an annual race of unmanned floatables down the Little Pigeon River. All contestants will begin the day at the race’s starting line at the former Christ in the Smokies Museum,...

Gatlinburg’s July 4th Fireworks Finale

Join the celebration in downtown Gatlinburg to mark our nation’s “Independence Day” with a spectacular 20-minute firework show starting at 11:00 p.m. from the Gatlinburg Space Needle. Spectators can view the fireworks from any vantage point in Gatlinburg. This event is designated as a Top 20 event by the Southeast Tourism Society.

Dollywood’s Rock The Smokies

Dollywood’s Rock the Smokies returns this August, providing an inspirational way to put an exclamation point on the end of summer. Rock the Smokies takes place Saturday, Aug. 19 and features headline performances in DP’s Celebrity Theater by quadruple GRAMMY-winning duo FOR KING + Country and singer Anne Wilson, plus emcee Heath Arthur. Rock the...

Autumn at Anakeesta

Autumn has arrived in the Great Smoky Mountains, and there’s no better place to experience the season and the changing leaves than at Anakeesta, Gatlinburg’s award-winning theme park. Visitors to the park can enjoy the wonderful foods and drinks of the season, like a pumpkin spice latte, while taking in the views of the Smokies...

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana provides bushels of fun thanks to everyone’s favorite Smoky Mountain tradition, Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin LumiNights. Dollywood stays open late each evening giving families more time to enjoy the glow of thousands of carved pumpkins throughout the park. Dollywood guests also can enjoy the spectacular artistry of visiting crafters from...

Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin Luminights

When the sun sets over the Smokies, the park transforms into a display of autumn splendor as thousands of carved pumpkins and larger-than-life pumpkin icons light up the night. A warm orange glow shines across the park, inviting you to explore a world of not-so-spooky nighttime fun. Stroll through a forest of shimmering sunflowers, see...

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas

The spirit of the season shines brightest during Smoky Mountain Christmas, America's best Christmas tradition. Here, the skies dance with the glimmer of more than 5 million twinkling lights and the sounds of our award-winning rides fill the air with Christmas cheer. Family memories are made when you take in a heartwarming holiday show, catch...

Enchanted Winter of Lights At Anakeesta

When the sun sets in the smokies, the Anakeesta mountain comes to life with a celebration of lights during Anakeesta's Enchanted Winter celebration. Gather around the fire with family and friends for hot cocoa or your favorite hot toddy, then stroll through their magical villages and enjoy delicious dining and a mountain of light displays...