It is currently fall. Halloween is in a couple weeks. The leaves are changing color before they drop to the Earth in fantastic floral precipitations and decorations line the streets up and down main roads.
But we'd be lying if we told you people didn't have their eyes toward the months to come at the same time.
Such is the draw of Sevier County Winterfest - easily the favorite county-wide season behind summer, Winterfest is mid-November to mid-March for a lengthy celebration of snow, holiday cheer, and the mountains at some of their most naked and honest.
The cities follow suit with Trolley Tours of Lights going across Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. In Pigeon Forge, the Trolley Tour of Lights starts at the kick off of WinterFest at Patriot Park, November 5 at 4 p.m. following a gathering, some entertainment and announcements and so forth! The kick off in Gatlinburg is November 4th at 5:00 PM following the wildly popular Chili-cookoff. Those who choose to do both will have a weekend's worth of entertainment in just a couple nights.
There some great things to see on the way to Christmas. November 24-28 is the Festival of Trees - which is a Winter Wonderland onto itself and a landmark holiday tradition in Gatlinburg. Another seasonal favorite is the Holiday Arts and Crafts Show where as many talented Artists and Crafters as the area can hold gather at the W.L. Mills Convention Center for a week-long showcase of talent, music and the culture of the mountains.
The Christmas Parade in Gatlinburg is the night of December 4. A new presentation of the Nutcracker "Sweet" plays at the W.L. Mills Convention Center November 27-28. A new Christmas version of the Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales begins November 27 until December 20.
And finally there is the Fourth of July, where Gatlinburg prepares for an onslaught of party revelers, some tens of thousands, who gather at the center of downtown at midnight for an enormous, expectation-shattering fireworks from the Space Needle.
That's just from November to January. Be sure to come back when we have indepth information on these events! You miss it and you have to wait for next year!
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