11/8/2011-12/30/2011

Dollywood's Smokey Mountain Christmas

Don’t miss the three-time Winner of America’s Best Christmas Event, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana!  Walk amid a winter wonderland of four million lights as you enjoy more than 20 rides and attractions for the entire family. Settle in for one of the park’s award-winning holiday shows, including Christmas in the Smokies and O’ Holy Night before gathering around the table for a delicious holiday meal served at one of the park’s many restaurants.  Visit Santa’s Workshop where larger-than-life toy soldiers, wagons, a dollhouse, sailboats and other classic toys will astound you! See the 18-foot Christmas tree that is the centerpiece of Santa’s Workshop. Santa is also the centerpiece and star of the Parade of Lights that will come prancing throughout the park. A Dollywood Christmas is the most holiday fun you’ll have in the Smokies. 1-800-Dollywood

1/7/2012-
1/14/2012

21st Annual Wildlife Wilderness Week

Music Road Convention Center

Get back to nature on more than 50 guided walks and hikes throughout the Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. These excursions are designed for all levels of experience.  

Photography Contest-New for 2012!
Thanks in part to our wonderful friends at the Nantahala Outdoor Center,the Wilderness Wildlife Week Photography Contest has expanded. For the first time ever, the contest will feature seven divisions:

• Amateur
• Professional
• Wildlife
• Landscapes/Seascapes
• Youth & Young Adults (ages 17 and under)
• Great Smoky Mountain Landmarks
• Nature’s Wonders in Black & White

Also new to the contest is the implementation of the Judges’ Choice Award.

Cades Cove Heritage Track
Listen and enjoy as Cades Cove experts bring the history of the people and area to life.

Echoes of the Smokies!
Be prepared to relive the history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Wilma Durpo.

Smoky Mountain Heritage Track
Reminisce and experience life throughout the history of Pigeon Forge, Sevier County and the Great Smoky Mountains.

12/31/2011

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Pigeon Forge

New Year's Eve Bash-Music Road Convention Center

"Party for a Cause" to benefit Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Starts at 8 pm $75 per person general seating (Gold Circle available for $95 per person) Rooms Available Starting at $99 + tax at Music Road Inn & Music Road Hotel Live music will be provided by 3CD, with special guest, Malcolm Link. Enjoy Heavy Hors d' Oeuvres, Party Favors, Midnight Toast, 2 Beverage Tickets per person, plus a complimentary trip to the photo booth. Phone: 865-286-2239

30th Annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza-Grand Resort Hotel Convention Center

Phone: 1-800-251-4444

Other New Year’s Eve Celebrations in the area (December 31) – 1-800-251-9100 or (865) 453-8574

1/10/2012

Appalachia Fest

Music Road Convention Center

Appalachia Fest Schedule:
5:00-6:30 PM: Great Smoky Mountain Inhabitants & Their Music: Boogertown Gap Band
7:00-7:20 PM Tony Thomas
7:45 PM Carolinia Bluegrass Boys
Clogging with Appalachian Cloggers! Attendees welcome to join in the fun

2/23/2012-
2/26/2012

12th Annual Saddle Up

Head on over to the Smoky Mountains for Saddle Up! in Pigeon Forge, our celebration of the American West.

Click here to download our printable schedule

The four-day festival features great entertainment presented with a tip of a cowboy’s hat, including concerts by western musicians and cowboy poets. Saddle Up! is sure to please.

Stop by the Buckeroo Roundup for some great cowboy-themed activities and chow down at the Chuckwagon Cook off. Dance the night away at the Cowboy Dance and wrap up your weekend at Saddle Up! with a chuckwagon breakfast and Cowboy Church on Sunday morning.

Saddle Up! 2012 Entertainers

NEW FOR 2012 

“Stories & Strings” is a new concert that features some of country western’s finest performers. Listen as these artists discuss their influences, demonstrate their styles, and perform their music. The musicians scheduled to perform at “Stories & Strings” have never performed together and may never perform together again. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity Saddle Up! concert at the Smoky Mountain Guitar Shop.

1/22/2012-
3/1/2012

Titanic Pigeon Forge Events

Professional Ice Carving Competition (Jan. 22) -Titanic Museum Attraction 1-800-381-7670 or www.titanicpigeonforge.com

February

Titanic’s Sweetheart Month (Feb. 1-Mar. 1) – Titanic Museum Attraction. Valentine’s Day will be celebrated all 28 days of February! Wedding Renewal Ceremonies are available by reservation only. 1-800-381-7670 or www.titanicpigeonforge.com