What-To-Do Issue 1 2026-2027 - Magazine - Page 75
2026 Events
Seasonal Events:
April 18-June 7 Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival (Pigeon Forge)
May 16-Oct. 17 Gatlinburg Farmers Market (Gatlinburg)
June 15-Aug. 2 Dollywood Summer Celebration (Pigeon Forge)
Sept. 14-Oct. 31 Dollywood Harvest Festival (Pigeon Forge)
Sept. 18-Oct. 31 Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival (County Wide)
Nov. 6-Jan. 3, 2027 Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas (Pigeon Forge)
Nov. 6-Feb. 15, 2027 37th Annual Winterfest Celebration (County Wide)
Throughout the year, look for an array of car and vehicle shows including:
The Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion, Ponies in the Smokies (Mustangs),
the Pigeon Forge spring and fall Rod Runs and the Circle Yer Wagons VW Car Show.
For more events and details, visit WhatToDoInTheSmokyMountains.com/events
MARCH
SEPTEMBER
(Pigeon Forge)
1-7 Sevier County Fair (Sevier County)
17-19 26th Annual Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
9-15 Great Smoky Easter Arts & Crafts Show (Gatlinburg)
APRIL
4 Easter Egg Hunt at Bruce Street Gazebo (Sevierville)
18-19 Appalachian Renaissance Fair (Sevierville)
22-25 76th Annual Spring Wild昀氀ower Pilgrimage
OCTOBER
1-24 51st Annual Rotary Club Crafts Festival
(Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
(Pigeon Forge)
MAY
8-28 51st Annual Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fall Fair
2 Bruce Street Brewfest (Craft Beers) (Sevierville)
15-16 22nd Annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass
Festival (Sevierville)
16-17 44th Annual Smoky Mountains
Scottish Festival & Games (Townsend)
JUNE
6-7 9th Annual Smallmouth King Bass
Fishing Tournament (Sevierville)
8-11 32nd Annual A Mountain Quiltfest TM (Pigeon Forge)
JULY
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(Sevierville)
25-26 Annual Fall Heritage Festival (Townsend)
27-Oct. 3 National Quartet Convention (Pigeon Forge)
(Gatlinburg)
13 Farm to Fork on Court (Severville)
16-18 13th Wears Valley Fall Fest (Severville)
22 Sevierville History & Haunts Tour (Severville)
NOVEMBER
5 Gatlinburg Chili Cookoff (Gatlinburg)
13-Jan. 3, 2027 Shadrack’s Christmas Adventure
(Sevierville)
23-Dec. 29 Thanksgiving Great Smoky Mountains
Arts & Crafts Show (Gatlinburg)
3-4 51st Annual Midnight Independence Day Parade
DECEMBER
(Gatlinburg)
Nov. 29-Dec. 6 Christmas Great Smoky Mountains
Arts & Crafts Show (Gatlinburg)
4 51st Annual “Fantasy of Lights” Christmas Parade
3-4 36th Annual Patriot Festival (Pigeon Forge)
4 4th of July Gatlinburg Fireworks Finale (Gatlinburg)
10-19 51st Gatlinburg
Craftsmen’s Fair (Gatlinburg)
August
15 8th Annual GSM Hot Air Balloon
Festival (Townsend)
22 Shine & Dine on Bruce (Sevierville)
(Gatlinburg)
12 Cocoa Crawl in Historic Downtown Sevierville
(Sevierville)
31 The Island’s New Year’s Eve Celebration (Pigeon Forge)
31 38th Annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop & Fireworks
Show (Gatlinburg)
Dates are subject to change.
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6-8 21st Annual Pigeon Forge Chuck Wagon Cook-off
