Events

Imagine the twinkling lights of 1,000 fireflies illuminating the night, the echo of water tumbling over a rock-covered riverbed, and the tantalizing aroma of a sumptuous gourmet feast. Add a cool mountain breeze and you find yourself reveling in The Magic of the Mountains, the twelfth annual Heritage Happening fundraising event. Preparations are well underway for this year’s gala and ...

The spring 10-Mile Yard Sale will be held 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 18, 2015 in Sevierville. Vendor booths usually start near the Sevier Rescue Squad building on US-411 (Dolly Parton Parkway) and dot the roadside eastward along the 10-mile yard sale stretch towards Newport, Tenn. Look for large vendor groups set up at Sevier County High School, ...

Quilts – the kind your grandmother made with love, skill and tradition – are the focus of A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge from March 18-21, 2015. The festival revolves around almost 80 classes led by nationally recognized instructors, a 20-category competition with more than $22,000 in prizes, a vendor mall featuring a variety of goods and highly visual displays ...

Encore Championships, a cheer and dance competition, will take place at the Sevierville Convention Center this weekend. Sevierville Convention Center staff gathered early Friday morning to begin prep work as they assist production crews in transforming 126,852 square feet into a stage for the performing arts, preparing for over 300 cheer and dance teams to compete in the Encore Championships ...

The Sevierville Convention Center is hosting the 14th Annual Southern Select Alpaca Show this weekend. Learn every aspect of the alpaca industry first-hand and free of charge! Appearing on hit shows such as Modern Family, The Rachael Ray Show and The View, these stars are making their way to Sevierville! Alpacas! Alpacas and alpaca enthusiasts, as well as fiber art ...

Teams of show staffers are busy today organizing and setting up for three different events at the Sevierville Convention Center over the weekend. The Sevierville Convention Center will host three events this weekend that bring people to our area and have a great economic impact on the community. The Smoky Mountain Gymnastics Vacation Classic from 360 Sports will be held ...

Pigeon Forge takes on a western flavor Feb. 18-22 for the 15th annual Saddle Up, a celebration of cowboy poetry, western music, two-steppin’ and chuck wagon cooking. It is the final major event of Smoky Mountain Winterfest. Saddle Up is a mixture of big concerts, smaller performances, one-act dinner shows and a competitive chuck wagon cookoff. Also on the calendar ...

The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration will be held Monday morning in downtown Sevierville. “I Have a Dream Commemoration” is a tribute to civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. planned for Jan. 19, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Sevierville. The event will include a march through downtown Sevierville. Civil rights activist, historian and ...

Local police and fire departments will compete against each other in lumberjack sports at the Lumberjack Feud during Climbing for Hope, a fundraiser benefiting Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic. Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge will host the third annual Climbing for Hope on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. In preparation for the competition, police officers and firefighters have been training alongside ...

Dollywood’s Rock the Smokies will feature two award winning contemporary Christian music groups. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge announced today that Third Day and For King & Country will perform at the theme park’s newest Christian music festival set for Labor Day weekend. Dollywood and Premier Festivals have teamed up to produce Rock the Smokies, a powerful Christian rock experience on ...