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Residents of Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson and Sevier Counties may visit Anakeesta for a small donation of $5 (for admission only) that will go directly to support Friends of the Smokies, an official nonprofit partner of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Anakeesta Local Appreciation Days offer runs March 3-10, 2018. Eligible guests may bring a spouse and dependent children ...

Pigeon Forge invites you to be immersed in the tradition of quilt-making at the 24th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest on March 20 – 24, 2018. More than 500 quilts will compete in a variety of different categories for $20,000 in prize money. Held at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, located at 2986 Teaster Lane, the artistic quilts are displayed ...

Sevierville’s ninth annual Rose Glen Literary Festival will offer a venue for some of East Tennessee’s best local writers to sell and sign books while also featuring new and innovative programming from nationally recognized authors. The festival will take place Saturday, February 24, 2018, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Sevierville Convention Center. The luncheon keynote speaker will ...

Fans of Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede may notice a change as the dinner show attraction opens for the 2018 season. The “Dixie” is gone from from the name and it will be called Dolly Parton’s Stampede. According to World Choice Investments, which operates the dinner show attraction in Pigeon Forge, as well as attractions in Branson, Mo. and Myrtle Beach, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Park staff and volunteers will provide hands-on traditional crafts and activities from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Children and adults will have the opportunity to learn about and experience some of the traditions surrounding an Appalachian Christmas. The visitor center will be ...

Great Smoky Mountains Association’s newest musical release “Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition” earned a Grammy nomination this week for Best Album Notes as written by Ted Olson, professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University. “Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition” is Great Smoky Mountains Association’s fourth album of ...

The singers and musicians of Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church will present their Eleventh Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at 7 p.m. While the event is free and open to everyone, there will be an offering taken up for those who wish to contribute to the Bread of Life Food Ministry, which is a ...

It may be the busiest time of the year for Santa, but that isn’t stopping him from spending some time in his favorite place, Gatlinburg! The Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce and Anakeesta have teamed up to bring the real Santa (of Santa’s Claus-et) to Downtown Gatlinburg this holiday season. The Anakeesta Parkway Plaza will ...

Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Adventures Dinner & Show continues its inaugural season with a new holiday tale that invites families on a journey that brings together special Christmas memories and magic that shaped Dolly and her family. The new show, which opened Friday, Nov. 3 and continues through Dec. 31, 2017, allows guests to make wonderful holiday memories and discover ...

Sevier County residents and workers enjoy a reduced admission price at Fee/Hedrick theaters in during Sevier County Days. The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, one of the largest show production companies in the southeast, is holding Sevier County Days through Nov. 10, 2017 in Pigeon Forge. Shows including: The Comedy Barn, Christmas at The Smoky Mountain Opry, and The Smith Morning Show ...