Entertainment

Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede announced that Southern Gospel groups, Soul’d Out Quartet and Tribute Quartet, will both perform on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Each of these special performances will be held during gospel music’s largest annual event, the National Quartet Convention (NQC). Both of these groups performed during last year’s National Quartet Convention and will return ...

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will hold the 9th Annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair on Saturday, a celebration of the old-fashioned county fair features competition, games, music, historic demonstrations and more. Returning favorites include the Farmer in the Cove interactive exhibit, Townsend Artisan Guild craft tent, Antique Tractor exhibit, livestock displays and demonstrations. Old-time contests of skill, such as ...

The Austin-Healey Club of America, driving their British built Austin-Healey cars, arrive in Sevierville on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at the Sevierville Convention Center, Stone Hill Lodge and the Wilderness Waterpark Resort for the Southeastern Classic XXIX event and car show. The Healey’s may be seen on Friday, Sept. 25 as they travel on the Foothills Parkway to “The Tail ...

Autumn in Gatlinburg is a special time of year. Set against the backdrop of mountains painted with brilliant fall color, Gatlinburg is consistently recognized as one of the top places to see fall foliage in the United States. Downtown Gatlinburg follows suit, as the whole city is adorned with lavish fall decorations to kickoff Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival. Combine beautiful ...

Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede has once again partnered with Food City stores and Pepsi to present the ninth annual Whoadeo children’s event on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. The prize-filled event, open to children ages three to 12, features stick horse competitions, a parade of horses, and costume contests in the Dixie Stampede arena along with a free outdoor carnival from ...

NASCAR SpeedPark Smoky Mountains™, the official family fun park of NASCAR®, celebrates its local community during Sevier County Days on Sept. 14 through Sept. 20, 2015. Any person who resides or works in Sevier County will receive all-day, unlimited play to NASCAR SpeedPark with a donation of $5 and one canned food item. Special events throughout the week include Church ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public. The festival preserves the legacy of Appalachian folkways and is a tribute to the many families who lived on lands that would later become ...

Great Smoky Mountains Association’s “Carroll Best and the White Oak String Band” has been named among the best of the year by earning an award nomination in the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual competition. GSMA’s compilation of old-time Smoky Mountain music, first recorded more than 60 years ago just outside the national park, has been nominated along with four other ...

Dollywood announced today that the park is hosting The Band Perry in concert as part of the Showcase of Stars on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Tickets to The Band Perry concert go on sale to Dollywood season pass holders on Friday, Aug. 21. One of the most dynamic acts in music today, the sibling trio proved to be a powerful ...

The sounds of some of the biggest hits in country, gospel and bluegrass music will resonate through the streets of Gatlinburg when the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival comes to town Aug. 19–23, 2015. The festival will feature over 130 acts of songwriters and musicians who have shaped the top Billboard charts for generations as well as those just getting started ...