{"id":6272,"date":"2018-09-12T17:37:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com\/blog\/?p=6272"},"modified":"2019-12-23T15:47:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T20:47:56","slug":"bluegrass-hot-rods-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com\/blog\/smoky-mountains\/bluegrass-hot-rods-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluegrass and Hot Rods: September 2018 in the Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two completely opposite events are happening in the Pigeon Forge area Thursday through Saturday, September 13-15, 2018. There’s the astonishingly muscular Fall Rod Run classic car event in Pigeon Forge, and to the north a little ways in Kodak is the astonishingly musical Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival. Take your choice!<\/p>\n

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Fall Rod Run<\/h3>\n

In Pigeon Forge the local event is the Fall Rod Run, which fills the town with thousands of horsepower and a myriad gleaming paint jobs, as the classic cars and hot rods swarm into town to cruise the strip, compete in multiple categories for cash prizes worth $10,000, and generally have a nice time.<\/p>\n

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image courtesy of the Rod Run<\/p><\/div>\n

Traffic gets a little congested,. as you might expect, and Parkway is the strip for cruising, late into the night. So plan on walking, bring a lawn chair and and gaze at all the cars during those days. The crowd, as with every event in this area, is super friendly.<\/p>\n

The headquarters for the Rod Run is the LeConte Center, which hosts the huge Swap Meet and hundreds of show cars. It’s on Teaster Lane, close to The Island. There\u2019s plenty of free parking, and some very fancy wheels on display.<\/p>\n

The event draws thousands of extra visitors to Pigeon Forge, so expect a bustle around town. But if you want a party, here’s one that lasts three days.<\/p>\n

See the Rod Run website<\/a> for full details. And here’s some video:<\/p>\n