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!
Tags: Lights, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains, Winterfest
As the heat cools down and we start easing into the fall, it’s easy to forget that this is one of the best times to go hiking in the Smokies. The colors are changing and the temperature is just right for a little bit of Autumn exploring!
This year, the Parks have announced National Hiking Day, an event that takes place this month on the 24th! Families both young and old are encouraged to check out the plentiful trails around the area and find one right for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors!
Not only that, but there’s a bunch of events that will be happening too! If you want Check out this link for more information. If you’re not sure where to start and want to find a group, this a great place to begin. Happy hiking!
Tags: Hiking, National Hiking Day, National Parks, Smoky Mountains
Happy Valetine’s Day from all of us a Smokies Blog! We hope you had a fine time of the day whereever you may be, but if you spent it with us in the Smokies all the better!
Bass Pro Shop off of Exit 407 on I-40 is in the middle of their Boat Show right now, which is free to all who are interested in it! Drawings, seminars and activities have been and will be happening all throughout the week until the 20, so you have plenty of time to make the trek if you haven’t yet. Check out the info for the Sevierville Bass Pro Shop location if you want to prepare for spring fishing!
Speaking of fishing, the water should be rising up again over at Douglas Lake soon, which will bring in a new breed of tourism to the Smokies. Having grown up near them all my life, I have a lot of fond memories of the area and it remains popular grounds for fishing tournaments, boating and general relaxing. It’s just down the road in Sevierville. Not everything has to be about the attractions, after all!
In other news, the Black Bear Jamboree has officially shut down to make room for the new Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud. The location is still the same, just to the right of the Titanic Exhibit and will open with a brand new show and a brand new look. The show is brought to you by the same folks who did the previous show, The Miracle Theater, Comedy Barn and more in town: Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment. Tickets are already available, so act fast!
Tags: Boat, Dinner Shows, Douglas Lake, Fee Hedrick, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville
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Christmas time is ever-so-rapidly approaching! I still have a lot of shopping to do for family, as I’m sure you have your own preparations to get to. Why not plan to spend some time with them in smokies, with the snow clinging to the mountains in a glorious scene? Here’s some ideas to help jumpstart a potential good time!
If you haven’t seen the lights in Pigeon Forge and are itching to do so, there’s several ways to do it. Sure you can go by car and enjoy it on your own, but you can still take a trolley ride until the 14th of January! Call (865) 453-6444 for times and more information.
There’s loads of theaters doing annual Christmas shows, too! Black Bear Jamboree, Tennessee Shindig, Country Tonight, Dixie Stampede and the Comedy Barn all have festive happenings for the whole family! It’s a wide variety of entertainment to choose from that only happens once a year.
New Year’s Eve is always a time of celebration everywhere, but what better way to be spend it than in the throngs of Gatlinburg? The Space Needle is planning on having a kicking party and you’re invited! From the Pigeon Forge Calendar:
“New Years Eve Ball Drop at the Space Needle – Don’t miss out on our New Year’s Eve street party. Come bring in the New Year with thousands at Gatlinburg’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Pyrotechnics Show! Celebrate and mingle with partygoers while watching the lighted ball drop bring in the New Year. This event continues to grow each year with a live band and an exciting pyrotechnic fireworks show planned right after the ball drop at midnight. Cost of admission to this event-FREE!”
Tags: Celebration, Christmas, Gatlinburg, New Year, Party, Pigeon Forge, Theater, Winterfest
A little reminder for those interested in some early Fall hiking in the Elkmont area, take note that a couple of trails are closed until October 15. The Little River/Jakes Creek Trail is currently closed until that time due to construction work around making a better parking area for the trailheads s well as a new day use parking area at the Appalachian Clubhouse. There’s limited passage through the Little River trail, but the Jakes Creek trail is entirely closed at the moment. If you had plans for one or the other trail, be aware. There is contact information available on the site, which will happily suggest other like trails, among additional information.
See the Great Smoky Mountains National Park website for more information concerning the trails!
Tags: Closed, Elkmont, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Trail
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