East Tennessee has something to offer visitors all year long. Whether you’re taking the kids to ski or ice skate at Ober Gatlinburg or watching the synchronized fireflies in the summer time, fishing tournaments, or the Harvest Festival in the fall, there is always something going on in the area!
Winter Fun
Skiing, Snow Tubing, Ice Skating, Alpine Slide (Thanksgiving through Easter)
Winterfest in Pigeon Forge and Winter Magic in Gatlinburg (November-February)
Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival
Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival (December)
Valentine’s Day Getaway (February)
Winter Carnival of Magic (early March)
Spring Awakening
Improv Comedy Fest (early March)
Festival of Nations at Dollywood (March-April)
Easter Arts & Crafts Show (April)
Wildflower Pilgrimage (Late April-early May)
Easter Sunrise (Easter Sunday)
Spring Rod Run (April)
Bloomin BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (May)
Wilderness Wildlife Week (May)
Summer Flings
Smoky Mountain Fireflies Event / Synchronous Fireflies (early June)
Tunes & Tales (mid June-early August)
Craftsmen’s Fair (July)
First in the Nation 4th of July Parade
Songwriters Festival (August)
Military & Relic Show (late August)
Fall Flavors
Octoberfest in Gatlinburg and Obergatlinburg (October)
Fall Foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (October)
Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival (September)
Fall Trout Tournament (late September)
Dollywood Harvest Festival (mid September-October)