News Around the Smokies

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a free youth fishing clinic and an Old Time Music Jam at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Both events are free and open to the public.

2024 Dollywood Season passes will go on sale for renewal on Oct 16th-29th. Prices will increase on Oct 30th for all new and non renewed members.

Spooky season has arrived and thrillseekers in East Tennessee won’t have to go far to enjoy a haunted house rated one of the country’s best by Yelp.

After a successful 4th annual GatlinBURGER Week, it came time to tally the votes for the best specialty burger out of the nineteen Gatlinburg restaurants that participated.

Singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony’s upcoming concert in East Tennessee is on the move again to a larger venue due to high demand for tickets, officials announced Tuesday. Oliver Anthony will now perform at the 6,000-seat Smokies Stadium in Sevier County on Thursday, Sept. 28.

The public is invited to watch 20 nationally acclaimed artists paint across the park starting Sunday, September 24th through Thursday, September 28th in various locations.