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July 4th, 2014 in Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge

 

July 4th Midnight Parade, Gatlinburg

July 4th Midnight Parade, Gatlinburg

It’s July 4th on Friday, and in Gatlinburg this means a parade, which really starts on Thursday, July 3rd  in the early morning hours. This is when the most intrepid of the parade-watchers begin to claim their spots along the parade route, settling in with folding chairs and necessary survival items to get through the long day ahead: phone, camera, water, money, good hat, etc.

Over 100,000 people are coming to watch the First Independence Day Parade in the Nation begin as the clock strikes midnight of the 3rd, and the Fourth of July unfolds in all its glory! (more…)