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The City of Gatlinburg announced on Tuesday that it canceled its New Year’s Eve celebration due to COVID-19. “Gatlinburg has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration,” said Marci Claude, public relations manager with the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. “While the city welcomes its visitors to celebrate the holidays in the Great Smoky ...

The annual Independence Day fireworks show will go on in Pigeon Forge, but without the Patriot Festival concert and activities usually held at Patriot Park to mark the holiday. The July 4th fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. at Patriot Park, 186 Old Mill Avenue. The 20-minute fireworks display will be simulcast by WIVK-FM 107.7 FM radio station in ...

Gatlinburg’s award-winning Fourth of July Midnight Parade steps off at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4 with a lineup of entertainment, performers and stunning floats. Celebrating our local community, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School Athletics will act as the Grand Marshal in this year’s parade. Famed as the First Independence Day Parade in the Nation, the Fourth of July Midnight Parade has won ...

Craig Morgan, United States Army veteran and Grand Ole Opry member, is set to headline the 28th annual Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s Independence Day celebration. Morgan takes the stage immediately before an elaborate fireworks display lights up the night sky with the Great Smoky Mountains as a backdrop. “We look forward to the Patriot Festival all year long here in ...

International country music duo Thompson Square is set to headline the 27th annual Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s Independence Day celebration. The pair takes the stage immediately before an elaborate fireworks showcase lights up the night sky in the family vacation destination located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. “Patriot Festival is a perfect summertime event for families, both ...

The celebration of New Year’s Eve in Gatlinburg will carry on as usual this year to ring in 2017. After receiving notification that the burn ban was being lifted in the area, Gatlinburg officials announced the traditional fireworks display and ball drop would take place as usual from the top of the Space Needle. The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since 1987, Gatlinburg has welcomed the New Year in grand style with the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show from the Gatlinburg Space Needle. The family friendly celebration is one of the largest organized New Year’s Eve events in the nation. Nearly 50,000 people will gather around the intersection of Parkway and Historic Nature Trail at the base ...

The 40th annual Gatlinburg 4th of July Midnight Parade steps off at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2015 to the cheers of close to 80,000 spectators. For 40 years, the Parade has honored our nation’s Military Veterans and other U.S. Military Heroes with this classic, small town American parade. The First Independence Day Parade in the Nation has garnered ...