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| Local Area Smoky Mountain Attractions
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| GuestHouse International Inn Gatlinburg Hotel is within walking distance to virtually every Gatlinburg Shop and Attraction. And with the on site trolly stop, you can visit all the Live Theater Shows and Outlet Malls of Pigeon Forge without having to drive anywhere.
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 Gatlinburg Convention Center - 3 blocks
Christus Gardens - 5 blocks
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park - .1 miles
Sweet Fanny Adams Comedy Theater - .5 miles
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - .5 mile
Ober Gatlinburg - 3 miles
Dixie Stampede - 6 miles
Pigeon Forge - 6 miles
Outlet Shopping Malls - 6 miles
Gatlinburg Golf Course - 7 miles
Dollywood Amusement Park - 7 miles
Splash Country Water Park - 7 miles
Bent Creek Golf Course - 10 miles
Dan River - 15 miles
Fugi Valve - 15 miles
Fort Sanders Hospital - 15 miles
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2005 Events Calendar
| March
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3rd Annual Spring Fest • March 9-10 • A county-wide festival includes special events, local craft show and more.
Easter Arts & Crafts Show • March 23-26 • Gatlinburg Convention Center. Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community members assemble to display the unique crafts and artwork for which they are nationally known. Live demonstrations. Free admission.
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4th Annual "Rib Fest" • April 21 • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. Enjoy award-winning ribs from the area's finest restaurants and entertainment.
55th Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage Week • May 25 - April 1 • Enjoy the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National. The Wildflower Pilgrimage offers over 150 different hiking tours, motorcades, demonstrations and classroom lectures centered on the flowers, plants and wildlife in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is led by experts from the Park and the University of Tennessee in nearby Knoxville. Events take place at Mills Auditorium, Gatlinburg Convention Center and the National Park. For more information please call Judy Collins at (865) 436-7318 ext 22.
| May
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Gatlinburg Highland Games • May 20-22 • Mills Park. Highland athletic games, food vendors, Highland dancers, bag pipe bands, border collie demonstrations, entertainment, Scottish clans and whiskey tasting and much more. Visit their website at www.gsfg.org for more information.
Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival • May 20-22 • Enjoy a beautiful relaxing day along the river at the gorgeous Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies with an art exhibit with local & international artists. Live entertainment, along with wine & cheese served from the Veranda Restaurant.
| June
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To Be Announced
| July
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30th Annual 4th of July Midnight Parade • July 3-4 • Downtown Gatlinburg. Enjoy lighted floats, marching bands, & giant helium balloons. Parade begins at 12:01 am on the 4th of July (one minute after midnight on July 3).
5th Annual River Raft Regatta • July 4 • 12:00 noon. Starts at Christus Gardens bridge and finishes at the Aquarium bridge. Enjoy a fun, unmanned, floatable object race for the whole family. Unmanned, floatable objects are launched in the river and they compete for prizes. Arrive by 11:30 to enter and be eligible for prizes. River Road. FREE event.
4th of July Fireworks Show • July 4 • The City of Gatlinburg will light up their beautiful mountain skyline downtown 1 hour after dark with this grand show. For more information please call (865) 436-0500.
Gatlinburg's Craftsmen's Fair • July 22-31 • Over 180 of the finest Craftspeople gifted in woodcarving, pottery, broom making, stained glass, metal work, basket weaving, calligraphy, jewelry and much more gather at the Gatlinburg Convention Center to offer their unique art for sale. Plus Country and Bluegrass music performed daily by Keith Longbotham and band. Show hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily / 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: Adults $5.00 / Children 12 & under Free.
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4th Annual Gatlinburg Heritage on Display • Aug. 20 - Sep. 4 • Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community. Visit over 80 shops.
| September
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Old Fashioned Hayrides • Sep. 1 - Dec. 31 • Enjoy a unique hayride with family or friends downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun filled hayride and enjoy breath taking views of our beautiful mountain foliage. Traffic light #6-the Mountain Mall. Rides leave approximately every 45 minutes.
4th Annual Gatlinburg Heritage on Display • September 1-4 • Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community. Visit over 80 shops.
Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival & Fall Decorating Contest • Sep. 16 - Oct. 31 • A county wide festival, which includes cities of Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge. Festival will include decorating contest, special events, local craft shows and much more.
8th Annual "Taste of Autumn" • September 22 • Mills Auditorium. Sample Gatlinburg's finest restaurants and homemade desserts for a wonderful United Way of Sevier County Benefit Event. Enjoy live entertainment, benefit auction and door prizes for a wonderful countywide cause. Cost is $20.00 per person.
| October
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Old Fashioned Hayrides • Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 • Enjoy a unique hayride with family or friends downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun filled hayride and enjoy breath taking views of our beautiful mountain foliage. Traffic light #6-the Mountain Mall. Rides leave approximately every 45 minutes.
Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival & Fall Decorating Contest • October 1-31 • A county wide festival, which includes cities of Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge. Festival will include decorating contest, special events, local craft shows and much more.
| November
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Old Fashioned Hayrides • Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 • Enjoy a unique hayride with family or friends downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun filled hayride and enjoy breath taking views of our beautiful mountain foliage. Traffic light #6-the Mountain Mall. Rides leave approximately every 45 minutes.
| December
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Old Fashioned Hayrides • December 1-31 • Enjoy a unique hayride with family or friends downtown Gatlinburg. As fall begins in the Smoky Mountains, take this fun filled hayride and enjoy breath taking views of our beautiful mountain foliage. Traffic light #6-the Mountain Mall. Rides leave approximately every 45 minutes.
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