Best Read Guide Smoky Mountains

St. Patrick's Day at the Island
2024-03-17 | TN
St. Patrick’s Day at The Island in Pigeon Forge! The whole Island will be lit up green for the celebration and festivities that take place all day.
The event is free to the public and will feature live performances by Tuatha Dea, a progressive Americana band with a rock edge known for pushing the boundaries of modern roots music, as well as various food and drink specials at participating Island shops and restaurants. Adding to the day’s festivities, The Island fountains will be dyed green and feature special, Celtic-inspired music selections in celebration of the holiday.

Ponies in the Smokies
2024-03-18 - 2024-03-23 | Sevierville Convention Center, 202 Gists Creek Rd, Sevierville, TN, 37876, United States
Ponies In The Smokies is a 6 day mustang event in Sevierville Tennessee March 18-23 2024. There are indoor vendors, competitions, and shows you don’t want to miss at this popular car show.

Great Smoky Easter Arts and Crafts Show
2024-03-27 - 2024-03-30 | Gatlinburg Convention Center, 234 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, United States
Hours:
Thursday – Saturday 10am – 5pm.
Free Admission
The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts show hosts unique hand made gifts created by artisan members of the community at the annual Easter show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
This free-to-the-public show, filled with handcrafted work of demonstrating local artisans and featuring guest craftspeople from all around the USA, is an event to visit while in Gatlinburg. Unique handcrafted gifts and products produced by members of Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community are placed on display and offered for sale as they host their annual Easter show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Demonstrations are part of the show.

American Eagle Foundations Conservation Fest
2024-04-06 09:30 - 16:00 UTC | American Eagle Foundation, 510 Kodak Road, Kodak, TN, United States

Music in the Mountains Spring Parade
2024-04-13 - 2024-04-18 | City of Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge, TN, 37862, United States
Come enjoy music and lots of festivities at the annual Music in the Mountains Spring Parade in Pigeon Forge!

Spring Rod Run 2024
2024-04-18 - 2024-04-20 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
Join the many automotive enthusiasts and come on out to the Pigeon Forge Rod Run, the area’s largest automotive event. The spring event features top 25 awards, ultimate 5 awards, a huge swap meet with hundreds of showcars and car corral, and a big cash giveaway.

Smoky Mountain Street Dreams
2024-04-19 - 2024-04-20 | Sevier County
Smoky Mountain Street Dreams is a car and bike show taking place in April, May, July and September for 2024. All makes and models are welcome to enter the show! Entry fee is $60 and includes two wrist bands. Dash plaques offered to first 200. Car corral admission is $50 and includes two wrist bands.
Wears Valley Road – Sevierville, TN

Classic Cookie Festival
2024-04-27 13:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Sevierville, Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN, United States
Celebrating Classic Cookie’s 40th Anniversary in 2024!
April 27, 2024
1:00 – 5:00 PM EST
Sevierville, TN
Downtown Gazebo & Bruce Street
FREE Admission
Family Friendly – Delicious Treats

74th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-04 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN, United States
74th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
May 1-4, 2024
The SWFP is an annual nonprofit event features professionally-guided walks, exhibits, and other learning opportunities to explore the region’s rich natural and cultural resources. Pilgrims from more than 40 states and several countries make the pilgrimage each year to learn more about fungi, ferns, wildflowers, trees and shrubs, medicinal plants, insects (terrestrial and aquatic), salamanders and snakes, birds, mammals (bats to bears), journaling, art and photography, and park history.

Circle Yer Wagens
2024-05-04 - 2024-05-05 | Sevier County Fairgrounds, 754 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN, 37862, United States
The two day VW show includes a huge swap meet, contests for cash prizes, stereo contests, engine sound-offs, and riverbank camping in the show area.

Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival
2024-05-04 10:00 - 18:00 | Townsend, Townsend, TN, 37882, United States
Bigfoot sightings, guest speakers, live music, 75+ vendors, and 30+ food trucks…you won’t want to miss this year’s Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival.
Saturday, May 4
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Townsend, TN
Tickets & Parking » https://bityl.co/Nc01

5k (or 1 mile) race, run, walk, or crawl signup can be found at Bigfoot5k.com.

Bruce Street Brewfest (Craft Beers)
2024-05-04 14:00 - 18:00 | Downtown Sevierville, Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN, United States
Craft Beer Festival in Historic Downtown Sevierville, TN
Brewfest is back May 4, 2024! Join us 2 pm- 6pm on Bruce Street for brews, entertainment, and friendly competition!

Hands On Gatlinburg
2024-05-05 - 2024-05-07 | Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, 849 Glades Road, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, United States
Hands-on arts and crafts workshops from artist and craftsmen in the community.
Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5 2024
About:
Hands-on arts and crafts workshops from artist and craftsmen in the community.
Spring into the new season by getting in touch with your creative side during “Hands On Gatlinburg” Arts & Crafts Weekend in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community. From May 5 through May 7 more than a dozen studios will offer 30 different workshops geared to aspiring and experienced crafters.

Grand National F-100 Reunion
2024-05-16 - 2024-05-18 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
The Grand National F-100 Reunion in Pigeon Forge is the largest classic Ford truck show in the country. The event is open to Ford trucks from 1996 and older including pre F-1, F-1, F-100, F-250 UP, F-150, F-250 and up. No Rancheros or Broncos. This event will showcase trucks in a family atmosphere, with an awards banquet and food vendors. The reunion will be held rain or shine.

20th Annual Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival
2024-05-17 17:00 - 2024-05-18 22:00 | Downtown Sevierville, Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN, United States
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE
FREE ADMISSION | FREE CONCERTS
Friday, May 17, 2024 | 5pm – 10pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 10am – 10pm
Live music. Delicious food. Awesome fun.
Whether you’re enjoying toe-tapping tunes, devouring the nation’s best BBQ or simply enjoying the sights and sounds of one of the southeast’s top festivals, Bloomin’ BBQ is a weekend of fun for the whole family.

43rd Annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games
2024-05-18 08:00 - 16:15 | Townsend, Townsend, TN, 37882, United States
Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 42nd year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge
2024-05-30 - 2024-06-01 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
The annual Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge features a Swap Meet and classic GTO’s, Firebirds, Fieros, Best in Show, Best in Stock and the Saturday Night Cruise. Register and get more information online. This year Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge will be held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge. All proceeds (donations, personal checks, silent auction & raffle tickets) from the show will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in loving memory of Ciera Blackburn, daughter of Mike & Sherri Blackburn.

Sixth Annual Smallmouth King Bass Fishing Tournament
2024-06-01 05:30 - 2024-06-02 15:00 | Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, 110 Gary Wade Blvd., Sevierville, TN, 37862, United States
The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the sixth annual Smallmouth King Bass Tournament on June 1-2, 2024, in Sevierville, Tennessee. Anglers will test their skills on Sevierville’s world-class bass waters. The Little Pigeon River and its tributaries will be the site of this two-day event that allows anglers to fish from the shore, wading, or from a kayak.

30th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest
2024-06-03 08:00 - 2024-06-06 17:00 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
Celebrate the art and heritage of quilting at the 30th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest™. Quilters from all around come together at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge for this quilting event. Quilters have the opportunity to attend classes that are based on skill level and technique. There will also be a quilt show that displays a variety of quilts for your viewing pleasure.

34th Annual Patriot Festival
2024-07-04 00:00 | Patriot Park at Pigeon Forge, United States
All activities are free and open to the public, and are sure to be enjoyed by the entire family! You will find plenty of family friendly activities and games throughout the afternoon and evening and of course that amazing 4th of July fireworks show to conclude the Pigeon Forge Patriot Festival 2024.
Bring a seat and stay a while. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome. Umbrellas and coolers are not permitted, so please leave those behind. Delicious food vendors with burgers, franks, and more will also be in attendance.

49th Annual Midnight Independence Day Parade
2024-07-04 00:01 | Gatlinburg, TN, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, United States
Nowhere else in the United States celebrates Independence Day quite like Gatlinburg, TN! Each year, our Smoky Mountain city rings in the holiday with an incredible parade starting at midnight on July 4th.
The festivities will begin in downtown Gatlinburg at 12:01 a.m. on July 4th. The parade will start at Baskins Creek Bypass on the East Parkway. Then, the procession will turn onto the Parkway at Traffic Light #3, near the Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre and Doc Collier Moonshine. After turning onto The Strip, the parade will march through the heart of the city to Traffic Light # 10 at Ski Mountain Road, near Sugarland Cellars and Old Dad’s General Store.

4th of July Gatlinburg Fireworks Finale
2024-07-04 23:00 - 23:30 | Gatlinburg, TN, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, United States
Celebrate America at Gatlinburg’s July 4th Fireworks Finale in Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to mark our nation’s “Independence Day” with an amazing fireworks show starting at 11:00pm. The fireworks will be launched from the Gatlinburg Space Needle and spectators can view the fireworks from any vantage point in Gatlinburg.

49th Annual Gatlinburg Craftmen's Fair
2024-07-12 10:00 - 2024-07-21 17:00 | Gatlinburg Convention Center, 234 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, United States
Filling the 150,000 square feet of downtown Gatlinburg Convention Center, the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair hosts Artisans and Craftsmen from all over the nation. Two hundred booths with unique and one-of-a-kind handmade products are beautifully displayed, as these skilled craftspeople demonstrate their talents. Each participant is subject to a rigorous jury process to ensure the uniqueness and quality of their respective products. All items represented are handmade and of utmost quality and without duplication. Look for exceptional pottery pieces, leather, copper art, local candy makers, and many more unique items.

Shine & Dine on Bruce
2024-08-10 18:00 | Downtown Sevierville, Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN, United States
Join us at the Bruce Street Gazebo in beautiful downtown Sevierville, Tennessee to enjoy a night of fantastic music with our featured performers, The Velcro Pygmies. Moonshine cocktails and tastings will be offered from the finest distilleries in Tennessee. A few great food trucks will also be on-hand to round out this Bruce Street favorite. Quickly becoming a beloved tradition for locals and tourists alike, this Sevierville, Tennessee event is one you won’t want to miss. Bring a lawn chair, bring your friends, and bring your appetite… we can’t wait to see you there!

Great Smoky Mountain Bronco Stampede
2024-08-16 - 2024-08-17 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
The Great Smoky Mountain Bronco Stampede is held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge. The event is open to ALL Bronco enthusiasts and Bronco clubs throughout the nation. It is an expo for all the leading Bronco parts and accessory vendors, and the smaller vendors who deal in Bronco and off-road-related products.
The 2024 event takes place on August 16-17 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Admission tickets are $15 per person, $5 per child aged 5-12, and ages 5 and under are free. Admission tickets are not available online.

6th Annual GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival
2024-08-17 16:00 - 21:00 | Townsend, Townsend, TN, 37882, United States
Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival
Join us this August for a summertime spectacle, when professional balloonist light up the evening sky with a beautiful balloon glow and spectacular tethered rides. The sky will be filled with a spectrum of color like never before, against a backdrop of a breathtaking Tennessee Smoky Mountain sunset, in beautiful Townsend, Tennessee!

Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion
2024-08-22 - 2024-08-24 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
Open to ALL Jeep® enthusiasts and Jeep® Clubs throughout the nation, the Smoky Mountain Jeep® Invasion is an Expo for all leading Jeep® parts and their accessory vendors, including a Jeep® Show where several trophies are awarded.

Sevier County Fair
2024-08-27 08:00 - 2024-09-02 23:30 | Sevier County Fairgrounds, 754 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN, 37862, United States
We’re excited to announce that Farm Bureau – Sevier County will once again be our presenting sponsor for the 2024 Sevier County Fair.
2024 Dates are August 27th – September 2nd.

Fall Pigeon Forge Rod Run
2024-09-12 - 2024-09-14 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, United States
