Entertainment

For the 10th year, Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede has partnered with Food City stores and Pepsi for the fun-filled Whoadeo kid’s event. The Whoadeo will be held at Dixie Stampede, located on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The Parade of Horses and stick horse races begin at 9:45 a.m. in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society, will offer a stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Experienced astronomers and numerous telescopes will be on hand at the star party to provide a discovery of the fall sky’s position of stars, galaxies, and constellations, including the Milky ...

Combine beautiful surroundings with craft shows, special events, great food and plenty of fun things to do during the Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival and visitors are guaranteed a memorable trip to Gatlinburg this fall season. Autumn in Gatlinburg is a special time of year. Set against the backdrop of mountains painted with brilliant autumn color, Gatlinburg is consistently recognized as ...

Dollywood again earned several of Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards, this year picking up four “best of” awards and placing in the top-five in five additional categories during the magazine’s 2016 awards ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. “I’m so very proud of the experience families have when they come visit my Dollywood,” Dolly ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival preserves the legacy of Appalachian folkways and is a tribute to the many families who lived on lands that would later become the national park. All activities are free and open ...

Popular National Public Television series “Family Travel with Colleen Kelly” will be filming in Sevierville on Sept. 8-10, 2016. The widely-watched family travel show will feature Sevierville during its upcoming fourth season. “We’ve been looking forward to this trip for a while now and couldn’t be more excited to experience all that Sevierville has to offer,” said show host Colleen ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting two musical performances entitled “Appalachian Range: Old Mountains, New Music” by the park’s Artist in Residence, Jackie Beckey. A classically trained violist, Beckey will perform the mountain-inspired, original music at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 from 1­–2:30 p.m. and in Cades Cove at the Becky Cable House on Saturday, ...

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting over 200 utilitarian clay works by 93 leading artists in the ceramics field. We invite you to view all four exhibits in the Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery and Drown Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 ...

Sixteen acres of family fun, crafters, storytelling, interactive activities and entertainment, children’s events and a focus on recycled crafts awaits all in attendance at the 3rd annual Wears Valley Fall Festival coordinated by Keep Sevier Beautiful. The wide array of activities gives families and couples a great way to make great memories, experience a variety of fun activities and enjoy ...

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana has long been known as one of the world’s best holiday theme park events. Dolly Parton today unveiled plans for an awe-inspiring new parade—dreamed up as only she can—which will add even more excitement to this family-favorite festival. Named The Parade of Many Colors, the new $2.5 million addition helps make this year’s ...