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In Pigeon Forge for the New Year and don’t have a party to go to! Then try harder! The Smokies is the place to be for the New Year with the entertainment to back it up! Let’s take a look at only some of them:

- The Party for a Cause to benefit Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center will be on the 31st and feature live music from the band 3CD, playing a variety of different genres for your entertainment! Malcolm Link is the special guest for this year and there will be hors d’oeuvres, a midnight toast and more. Call 865-286-2239 for ticket and hotel information!

- Gatlinburg will be having their show at the Space Needle (Traffic Light #8) for the 24th year in a row! Party Favors, Live Entertainment, a Ball Dropping (Of course) and fireworks, fireworks fireworks are in store for you! Call (800) 568-4748 for more information!

- The Grand Resort is having their annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! Call 1-800-251-4444 for more information!

We’ll have more as we get reports of them in. Have a great party you want to mention? Comment here!

Do you want to see real snow with all the hassle of dealing with it in your daily activities! The Titanic in Pigeon Forge has you covered! Real snow will be covering the Titanic grounds on December 3, 10, and 17 starting at 6 PM using the magic of modern technology! The snow is part of the museum’s 2nd Annual “Christmas in a Winter Wonderland,” which is dedicated to honoring and celebrating the lives of the 2,208 passengers and crew of the Titanic. The best part is: It’s localized, so the only thing you have to worry about on your way out is the traffic! So snow away!

Pigeon Forge has started the ball with their Winter parade, but Gatlinburg and Sevierville are ready to pick up where it left off!

Gatlinburg’s 36th Annual Festival of Lights is going  to kick off on December 2 at 7:30 PM EST. Designated a Top 20 event by Southeast Tourism Society, you can expect floats, marching bands and more all throughout the town! Call  (800) 568-4748 for more information.

The next day, December 3rd, Sevierville is having their 49th Annual Christmas Parade! Happening at 11:00 AM and best viewed in historic downtown Sevierville, you can expect more of what you love about Christmas and the Smokies here! Grand Marshall Santa Claus himself hosts the festivities!

Together, you got a pair of events that just can’t be beat in the Smokies!

So you’ve survived another Thanksgiving with the family and almost are through a Black Friday shopping weekend! Now that you’re through with all that chaos, why not slink back and enjoy the sights and sounds that Pigeon Forge has to offer you! Winterfest started in Early November and will be continuing well into the new year with events, lights and spectacle that you can’t experience anywhere else! Here are some examples:

• Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas has begun. If you haven’t had a chance to see it, do it this year! The entire park is transformed into a Christmas Wonderland with Parades, Shows and food all around! It’s the perfect compliment to your Smokies Vacation!
• You can tour all the lights by trolley every day in December, starting at 6:30! Tickets are $5. To reserve your time, call the trolly office at 865-453-6444 for more information.
• Christmas at the Opry, located formerly in the Miracle Theater building, is going on all this Christmas with a light show, food vendors, an ice skating rink, Santa Claus with real reindeer and more! You can’t miss it!

More as we move into the winter days! Hope to see you there!

Thanks to Dollywood! Dollywood is gearing up for their Christmas event from November 5th to December 30th and are inviting you along for the ride! Along with the regular Dollywood events, they will have many seasonal festivities to check out, including Christmas on Ice, the Parade of Lights, the Carol of the Trees and more!

Check out their Smoky Mountain Christmas page for more information! We’ll see you there!