2023 Events - Gatlinburg, TN

Great Smoky Mountain Attractions - Gatlinburg, TN

• Smoky Mountain National Park – Enjoy everything from a campout to a picnic in this grand national park. Take a tour, see the waterfalls, go horseback riding or go fishing. There is a lot to do in the Smoky Mountain National Park!

• Smoky Mountain Stables – The Smoky Mountain areas of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge have plenty of stables to offer everything from horseback rides and instruction to bonfires and weddings.

• Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - 88 River Road, Gatlinburg, TN - (888)-240-1358

• Smoky Mountain Riding Stables - East Parkway, Gatlinburg - (865) 436-5634

• Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park features America's largest aerial tramway. Take the tram from downtown Gatlinburg to Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park. It’s just over a two-mile trip by aerial tramway!

• Christ Gardens: Presenting highlights from the life of Christ, Christ Gardens is a family-oriented attraction that has been enjoyed by more than three generations. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (865)-436-5155

• Guinness World Records Museum - Featuring all new exhibits from the Guinness Book of World Records.

• Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum

• Jim Gray Gallery - art gallery

• Arrowmont School and Shop - The school dates back to 1912, when the Pi Beta Phis, the national's oldest college women's fraternity, opened a school for isolated mountain children to supplement their three-month public education. In 1915 it began to revive the mountain crafts of basket making and weaving. The shop became the outlet for the sale of the crafts, and it remains so today. Handmade items such as woven placemats and baskets and even clothes can be found here.

• Ripley's Motion Master

• Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community - more than 70 artists' studios, shops and homes on an 8.5-mile loop, located 3 1/2 miles east of downtown on Highway 321 North (865-436-9214 or 865-436-7921)

• World's largest aerial tramway, between downtown and Ober Gatlinburg atop Mt. Harrison. It's known as the South's finest ski resort, with eight slopes, a half-mile Alpine slide, indoor ice arena complex and the longest sightseeing chairlift in the South.

• Twelve Los Vegas-type wedding chapels with no waiting, and everything furnished but the license

• Trout fishing in the midst of downtown, from your motel balcony or on the river's edge. Tourists can fish April through November every day except Thursday, when the river is restocked.

• A year's worth of special events, including the Scottish Highland Games in May, the spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, arts and crafts shows, America's 1st 4th of July Parade (Begins 12:00 am) and one of the state's only nighttime Christmas parades, with lighted floats.

Pigeon Forge Attractions:

• Dollywood and Dollys Splash Country - (865) 428-9488.

• Music Theaters - Dixie Stampede, Miracle Theatre, Wonder Works, Memories Theatre & Black Bear Jamboree to name a few.

• Outlet Shopping - Red Roof, Belz, Tanger & Five Oaks

• Family Fun - Putt Putt Golf, Go Cart Racing, Arcades & Rides.

• A Pigeon Forge restaurant will serve up home-style Southern fare from BBQ to big helpings of fried foods and good old fashioned home cookin’! Check out Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que, Old Mill Country Restaurant, the Log Cabin Pancake House, or the Dixie Stampede.

Cherokee Attractions:

• Harrah's Cherokee Casino - Cherokee, NC - 1-800-HARRAHS.