Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge Events

Where Eagles Dare – Great View

Posted April 29, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

Here’s a picture taken last week from our Where Eagles Dare cabin. It was shaping up to be a fine day in the Smoky Mountains! (more…)

Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 2013 – April 23-27

Posted April 23, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

image courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association

Spring means flowers, and in the Smoky Mountains it means a festival of color and beauty as a fantastic carpet of wildflowers springs up all around us. The 63rd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is here! (more…)

Pigeon Forge Rod Run Spring 2013

Posted April 18, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

one of the many cars from last year’s Rod Run

It’s the Rod Run in Pigeon Forge again, April 19-21, and the town is full of hot cars and custom rides! (more…)

Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum

Posted April 18, 2013 by Billy Parris

image courtesy of Muscle Car Museum

If you love the old American muscle cars it’s worth taking a run to Sevierville just down the road from Pigeon Forge to visit Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum, one of the largest and best collections in the world of American cars from the golden era of muscle cars. (more…)

Aquarium of the Smokies: Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg

Posted April 15, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

Sharks at the Gatlinburg aquarium

Gatlinburg, Tennessee is remarkable for its countless attractions and entertainments, and high on the list is Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. (more…)

Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales 2013: Now Beginning Early in April

Posted April 5, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

image courtesy of Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau

One of the most engaging attractions of summer in Gatlinburg is the annual street-performing Tunes & Tales event, which runs for several months and features musicians and performers at large on the streets of Gatlinburg, entertaining downtown Parkway strollers Appalachian-style for free every evening. (more…)

Festival of Nations 2013 at Dollywood

Posted March 22, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

The 2013 annual Festival of Nations opens tomorrow at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Saturday, March 23 and lasts through April 22. It’s One World Party as the cultures of more than 25 countries come together in a month-long festival of music, dance, costume and foods from around the world. (more…)

A Mountain Quiltfest 2013 in Pigeon Forge this week

Posted March 13, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

image courtesy of Pigeon Forge

It’s Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge this week through Saturday, as quilters gather from all over the country and present their amazing works of art, displaying hundreds of unique quilts at no charge. (more…)

Gatlinburg Improv Fest 2013

Posted March 7, 2013 by Carrie Waxler

image courtesy of Improv Fest

Take time for some Improv comedy at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre in Gatlinburg this Friday and Saturday, March 8-9. Gatlinburg Improv Fest 2013 brings us several talented teams in three unique shows each of the two nights, as well as workshops all day Saturday conducted by several of the visiting artists. (more…)