Pigeon Forge Events and Festivals

Wilderness Wildlife Week.
Image by Jeaneane Payne

SPRING FESTIVALS:

A Mountain Quiltfest
This is a greatly anticipated exhibition of handmade quilts from all over the country, preserving the timeless art of quilting. More than 60 quilting classes are offered during the exhibition. Vendors offer quilting supplies and related items for sale.
March 20-23, 2024 at The LeConte Center

Dollywood's Flower & Food Festival
Experience the splendor of springtime in the Smokies. Blooming to life in spectacular color, Dollywood's Flower & Food Festival presented by Covenant Health celebrates the beautiful blossoms and fresh flavors of the season with larger-than-life Mosaicultures, unique foods, and NEW stage shows! Capture picture-perfect moments under our signature Umbrella Sky and hear inspiring sounds of springtime as live music fills the air.
www.dollywood.com/themepark/festivals/flower-and-food
Now - June 9, 2024

Music in the Mountains Parade
The parade features extravagant floats, marching bands, horses, entertainers and a grand marshal. More than 50,000 visitors line the streets of the Parkway in Pigeon Forge to watch the parade which kicks off at 6 PM . The route starts at traffic light #6 and continues North on the Parkway all the way to traffic light #3.
April 13, 2024

The Old Mill, Pigeon Forge -- Image by Jeaneane Payne

SUMMER FESTIVALS:

Patriot Festival
Thousands gather at Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge every year for this Independence Day event. Games and activities for kids begin at noon. Live musical entertainment starts early afternoon and continues until 9:30 pm or so. The event concludes with an extravagant fireworks display. Food vendors will be on hand, and a portion of the proceeds go to local area charities. Patriot Festival event parking is free and a trolley shuttle service will run from the Municipal Parking Lot on Teaster Lane right into Patriot Park.
July 4, 2024

Celebrate Freedom!
Pigeon Forge honors America’s heroes during the entire month of August. Participating businesses offer discounts to active and veteran military personnel, police officers, firefighters and other first responders during this celebration of freedom and sacrifice. To receive Celebrate Freedom discounts, servicemen and women will need proper identification and proof of service.
August 1-31, 2024

Old Mill Heritage Day
This is a family event. There are quilt demonstrations, a petting zoo, kid’s train rides, basket making, a farmers market and much more! See firsthand what life in the 18th century was like as you learn to make lye soap and mountain apple butter. Website
September, 2024

Fall Festivals in Pigeon Forge -- Image by Jeaneane Payne

FALL FESTIVALS:

Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival
The festival featues bluegrass and gospel music, fall decor throughout the city, tasty fall dishes, apple cider, and fall folliage in the Smoky Mountains.
September 9 - October 28, 2024

Dollywood's Harvest Festival
Celebrate the wonder of the changing seasons with the return of Dollywood's Harvest Festival presented by Humana. Experience the beauty of a Smoky Mountain fall as the forests come alive with vivid color, the smells of apple and pumpkin treats waft through the streets, and the sounds of thrilling rides like Big Bear Mountain fill the air with adventure. After sundown, award-winning Great Pumpkin LumiNights presented by Covenant Health illuminates the evening sky with the whimsical warming glow of over 12,000 pumpkins, including the enchanting Hoot Owl Hollow.
www.dollywood.com/themepark/Festivals/Harvest-Festival
September 9 - October 28, 2024

Pigeon Forge Rotary Club Fall Crafts Festival
The festival features handmade crafts from some of the finest craftsmen in the world and hundreds of fall décor items. Over 60,000 people attend the festival. There is live “mountain” music and a concession stand with all kinds of food. More than 50 vendors are onsite selling other handmade items such as ceramics, scarecrows, stained glass, Native American items, candles, jewelry, and much more. Website
October 1-28, 2024

WINTER FESTIVALS:

Wilderness Wildlife Week
Wilderness Wildlife Week offers a variety of workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts, hikes and other activities designed to introduce or reacquaint participants of all ages with the great outdoors. Held at the LeConte Center.
January 22-24, 2024

Winterfest
The annual Winterfest begins with the lighting of more than five million sparkling lights throughout the city. Free Trolley Tour of Lights rides are offered at no charge following the lighting ceremony. The lighting will take place at the intersection of River Road and Old Mill Avenue. The location is the bridge near Old Mill Restaurant, which is the site of one of the city’s newest and largest Winterfest light displays.
November 8, 2024 - February 28, 2025
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