Entertainment

Tickets for Dollywood’s summertime Christian music festival Rock the Smokies on Sept. 5, 2015 have been so popular, concert organizers have added another show time. Now there’s one more chance to see Third Day and For King & Country on stage at Dollywood! Shows will be held at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge is partnering with ...

Top artisans and craft people from the local area and across the nation will participate in the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair this week. The 40th Annual Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair will be open July 17-26, 2015 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn., and while it is a great place to see and buy handcrafted items, what makes this event ...

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™, the new 300-room hotel centerpiece of Dollywood scheduled to open later this month, is introducing a new membership program to offer exclusive benefits and privileges at the resort, as well as savings certificates for Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country. Founders Club Premier memberships will be sold at an introductory price of $129 per year and include a ...

Trinity Episcopal Church in Gatlinburg is hosting a free concert by renowned mountain dulcimer players Larry and Elaine Conger. Larry was crowned National Mountain Dulcimer Champion in 1998. He has authored several dulcimer books and has numerous recordings to his credit, including contributions to the compilation CDs “Great Players of the Mountain Dulcimer” and “Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer” Vol. ...

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center announced that it is hosting the traveling exhibit “Qualla Arts and Crafts: Tradition and Innovation.” Founded in 1946, Qualla Arts & Crafts of Cherokee, N.C. is the oldest Native American artists cooperative in the U.S. The exhibit was curated by Western Carolina University and opened in conjunction with the 65th anniversary of Qualla. Western ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is teaming up with the Balsam Mountain Trust for a third year to present a special program, Birds of Prey, at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room on Friday, July 10, 2015. Michael Skinner, Executive Director of the Balsam Mountain Trust, will conduct an hour-long Birds of Prey program beginning at 11 a.m. This program will provide ...

The 40th annual Gatlinburg 4th of July Midnight Parade steps off at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2015 to the cheers of close to 80,000 spectators. For 40 years, the Parade has honored our nation’s Military Veterans and other U.S. Military Heroes with this classic, small town American parade. The First Independence Day Parade in the Nation has garnered ...

The 2015 Celebrity Concert Series continues at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge with Shenandoah, featuring Marty Raybon, on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 8 pm. The voice of such classic country hits as “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Next to You Next to Me” and “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart” is back. Marty Raybon is reuniting with ...

Diamond Rio, the multi-award-winning country music band that marked 25 years together last year, is helping Pigeon Forge’s Patriot Festival on July 4, 2015 mark its 25th anniversary of celebrating Independence Day. Diamond Rio – a member act of the Grand Ole Opry that has sold 10 million albums and won multiple Country Music Association Awards, a Grammy Award and a ...

Fans of the “Maple” series of children’s books are in for a treat, as author Lori Nichols will be holding three book signings at Dollywood on Friday. Dollywood and the Imagination Library welcome children’s author Lori Nichols for book signings at 11:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015 following shows at the Little Engine Playhouse ...