LOCAL SMOKY MOUNTAIN EVENTS CALENDAR –
   

January 2012

12/31/11: New Years Eve Ball Drop & Fireworks. Join Gatlinburg's 24rd Annual fabulous fireworks show and street party on the Parkway. For information on special packages, call 1-800-568-4748. Space Needle, Gatlinburg.

1/1/12-2/28/12:  Smoky Mountain Winterfest.  Sevierville's Smoky Mountain Winterfest  - See millions of twinkling holiday lights throughout the Great Smoky Mountain area.

11/8/11-1/13/12: Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights. Experience the wonderful Winterfest light displays on board a Pigeon Forge trolley. The Tour of Lights begins and ends at Patriot Park. Please call 865-453-6444. for specific departure times.

11/9/11-1/30/12: Trolley Ride of Lights. Visitors can soak up the spirit of the season from the comfort of a Gatlinburg Trolley by taking the relaxing Gatlinburg Winter Magic Trolley Ride of Lights. Downtown Gatlinburg.

11/8/11-2/26/12: 22nd Annual Winterfest.  Come enjoy a true Smoky Mountain holiday experience! Some highlights include the Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights, Veteran's Parade, Wilderness Wildlife Week and Saddle Up! to name a few.
 

1/6/12-1/8/12: Knoxville RV Super Show.  Knoxville RV Super Show  - At the Sevierville Events Center for more information call (865) 453-0001.

1/7/12-1/14/12: 22nd Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week.  More than 200 experts and more than 200 seminars, lectures and hands-on workshops at the Music Road Convention Center, Pigeon Forge. FREE

1/14/12: 2nd Annual Regional Ice Carving Competition. One day only, they’re back! Those champion chainsaw slinging, blowtorch wielding, iceblock chopping sculptors who took Titanic Pigeon Forge by storm last year. In 2012 they’ll be joined by a new batch of professional and amateur contenders, ready to whip 250-pound blocks of ice into frozen works of art. Titanic, Pigeon Forge.

1/16/12: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration  - Choirs, speakers and more at the First Baptist Church, Sevierville. (865) 428-2212.


1/29/12-1/30/12:  Special Olympics. Watch and cheer as Special Olympics athletes compete for the gold in their annual Winter Olympics day. Events include snow skiing, ice skating and snowboarding. Ober Gatlinburg.

 

February 2012

2/3/12-2/5/12: Smoky Mountain Home Show. Sevierville Events Center. Open to the public. For more information call Sandy Smith at (865) 453-4712 or go to www.SmokyMountainHomeShow.com.
 

2/11/12: Spirit Unlimited. Cheerleading Competition at the Sevierville Events Center. (865) 453-0001 or go to www.spiritunlimited.com

2/23/12-2/26/12: 12th Annual Saddle Up! Come enjoy the award-winning festival that includes entertainment presented the cowboy way, with concerts by western musicians and cowboy poets. Saddle Up! performers include Cowboy Celtic, Saddle Cats, Stephanie Davis, Kent Rollins, RW Hampton, Chuck Pyle, Ray Doyle and Andy Nelson. Various locations in Pigeon Forge.  Call 865-429-7350 for more information and tickets.

2/23/12-2/26/12: Gatlinburg Improv Fest.  The Gatlinburg Improv Fest is an event for both performers and spectators at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre in Gatlinburg February 23 through 26. It will feature a number of improvisation groups and instructors participating in a series of shows and classes over the fours days of the event.

2/24/12-2/26/12: Smoky Mountain Gymnastics Vacation Classic. Gymnastics competition at the Sevierville Events Center.

2/25/12: Rose Glen Literary Festival. Lectures and book signings from Sevier County authors and those who have written books about Sevier County during the day-long event held at Walters State Community College. (865) 453-641.

March 2012

3/14/12-3/17/12:  18th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest™ .  Come join quilters and crafters from across the nation for various quilting classes and seminars. If you're not taking a class, feel free to browse through the many vendor quilted items. Various locations in Pigeon Forge.  Call 865-429-7350 for more information.

3/6/12-6/1/12:  Smoky Mountain SpringFest.  During the three-month Springfest celebration that begins in early March and continues through the first week of June, visitors witness Gatlinburg’s transformation into spring when the city’s streets overflow with baskets of beautiful blooming flowers and plants. Live entertainment can frequently be found along sidewalks, adding a festive flair to the time-honored Downtown Parkway stroll.

3/10/11-3/11/11: Athletic Championship. Cheerleading competition at the Sevierville Events Center. Open to the public. Call 1-888-894-7848 for more information or go to www.athleticchampionship.com.

3/17/2011: THE DINER RATS 4th Annual Shamrock Saturday Cruisin' For Food. Bring canned, boxed/non-perishable food or money for Sevier County Food Ministries & Wears Valley Ranch. Noon cruise from Tennessee Smokies Stadium at I40 exit 407 (HWY) 66 and cruise to THE DINER, rain or shine. Corned beef & cabbage, soda bread, shepherds pie are holiday fare.
 

3/22/11-3/24/11: Spring Corvette Expo & Auction. Sevierville Events Center. Open to the public. Call (865) 453-0001 for more information.
 

3/31/11: Cheersport Grand Championship. Cheerleading competition at the Sevierville Events Center. Open to public. 1-888-732-3965 for more information.