City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 1339 Ski Mountain Road
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
5. A Taste Of Autumn
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (865) 436-4178
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
Description: Late in the month, you can get your fill of great food prepared by local eateries. At this one-day event, you can sample items from the menus of participating restaurants beginning at 5:30 p.m. for a cost of $25. You can purchase tickets in advance from Gatlinburg City Hall or either Gatlinburg welcome center. Along with the food tasting, the event features live entertainment, a cash bar, and a charity auction benefiting United Way of Sevier County.
6. Gatlinburg Craftsmen’S Fair
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (865) 436-7479
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
Description: For nearly three full weeks beginning in early October, the Gatlinburg Convention Center hosts tens of thousands of people who come to see live craft demonstrations by artisans from all over the country. See the listing for the summer fair in late July for information on what can be found at both Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fairs. Admission is $6 for adults and free for children ages 12 and younger.
7. Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Show
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (865) 436-4178
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
Description: For more than a week surrounding Thanksgiving, this crafts event features the work of artisans from Gatlinburg’s Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community. It’s a great way to get a start on holiday shopping. Admission is free. See the write-up in the April section of this chapter for more details on what you’ll find at the Arts and Crafts Community’s annual shows.
8. The Nutcracker “Sweet” And Festival Of Trees
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (865) 680-7369, (865) 436-4178
Address: 234 Historic Nature Trail
Description: See dozens and dozens of ornately decorated Christmas trees guaranteed to lift your holiday spirits just in time for Thanksgiving weekend (as will the free admission). Then, at 7 p.m., watch local kids as young as five perform this classic ballet put on by the nonprofit Smoky Mountain Dance Theatre. (Every child who auditions gets a part.) If you reserve one of the “sweet” seats (in the first ten rows of the middle section) for $25, you’ll also get a $3 program and candy with your seat. Otherwise, tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Students can get in for $10, and those ages four and younger are admitted free.
9. New Year’S Eve Fireworks And Ball Drop
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (865) 436-4178
Address: 115 Historic Nature Trail
Description: It may not be Times Square in the Big Apple, but standing shoulder to shoulder with 25,000 other New Year’s Eve revelers under the Space Needle isn’t too bad for downtown Gatlinburg. The festivities start around 11:30 p.m., leading up to the lowering of a lighted ball from the top of the Needle (near traffic light #8). When midnight strikes, the attraction suddenly sparkles from top to bottom in a seven-minute display of pyrotechnics—about $10,000 worth, to be specific.