Lifestyle

Thanks to strong visitation to both Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country in 2016, company officials are adding operating days to the calendars of both properties to allow guests more opportunities to make memories together this year. Those looking for a way to cool off from the summer heat have a little more time to enjoy the refreshment of Dollywood’s Splash ...

The competition was tough, but judges chose their favorites from among Gatlinburg’s Midnight Parade entries and River Raft Regatta participants to receive awards. Gatlinburg celebrated the 41st Anniversary of the 4th of July Midnight Parade in grand style. More than 70,000 people lined the Parkway for the mile long parade honoring US Veterans and military heroes. Entries came from as far away as ...

Attention Ghostbusters fans! Now is the time to strap on your packs for an exhilarating weekend of ghostly fun during the Ultimate Ghostbusters Paranormal Extravaganza in Knoxville. The dead will be rising from their graves on July 15–16, 2016 in Knoxville and who ya’ gonna call? No need to worry. The city’s paranormal activity will be investigated by a crack ...

Grand Ole Opry member and Grammy Award winner Joe Diffie will rock the 2016 Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s annual blowout to celebrate July 4, immediately before a spectacular fireworks show brightens the sky over this Great Smoky Mountains resort city. Activity begins at noon, and onstage entertainment begins at 1:30 p.m. for guests at Patriot Park. Admission is free. In ...

Pointing to the immense popularity of East Tennessee’s favorite entertainment icon, tickets for Dolly Parton’s Nov. 15 Pure & Simple concert at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge have sold out. Tickets went on sale to Dollywood season passholders on June 15. Remaining tickets were made available to the general public the morning of July 1 and sold out that day. ...

The season of summer fun has arrived in Gatlinburg and it comes with no shortage of activities for the whole family. This summer, visitors will have the chance to spend their evenings enjoying live entertainment, attending award-winning Independence Day festivities and getting a firsthand look at unique items hand-crafted in Gatlinburg for generations. Gatlinburg’s award-winning Fourth of July Midnight Parade ...

With amazing new entertainment, extended park hours and a nightly fireworks show, Dollywood is the perfect place for families to celebrate the fun and excitement of summer. From June 11 – Aug. 7, 2016, Dollywood’s park hours are 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily, allowing guests more time to create memories and share experiences together. In addition to extended hours during this ...

Tickets for Dolly Parton’s Pure & Simple concert at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge went on sale today for Dollywood season passholders, but a website glitch left frustrated ticket buyers flooding the attraction’s phone lines. Excitement about Dolly’s concert here in her home county has been building since she first announced that her Pure & Simple concert tour included a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial with Music in the American Wild for two live performances of music from eleven composers and seven performers, all affiliated with Eastman School of Music in upstate New York. The group is traveling to various National Parks in the country and will play two concerts ...

Ober Gatlinburg will offer Cocke, Jefferson and Sevier County Days for local residents and workers June 4–10, 2016. For a small donation to benefit Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, eligible participants may experience Ober Gatlinburg’s mountaintop amusement park and free Aerial Tramway rides, from downtown Gatlinburg and back. Once up at the Ober Gatlinburg Amusement Park, a $3 donation (per ...