Pigeon Forge July 2009 Events

Dollywood KidsFest
Dollywood, 1020 Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Forge

Mid-June to Early August 2009
Kid crafts, karaoke, puppets, clowns, jugglers, magicians, a trained dog show, extreme sports and much more highlight the festivities at Dollywood theme park during Kidfest. Other annual events held at Dollywood include the Dollywood Festival of Nations in April, Harvest Celebration in September and Smoky Mountain Christmas starting in November.

July PowWow
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds, Cherokee, North Carolina
July 3-5, 2009
Live music, arts and crafts, traditional dance, singing can be experienced at the two-day July Powwow, which takes place at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds.

3rd Annual Smoky Mountain Music & Heritage Festival
Old Mill Square – Pigeon Forge
July 3rd, 2009
The festivities begin at 6:30pm and admission is free. Logan Murrell will be the featured performer.

Cherokee Fourth of July Fireworks
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds, Cherokee, North Carolina
July 4th, 2009
Celebrate Independence Day with the Eastern Band of the Cherokee and enjoy a spectacular fireworks display at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds.

Patriot Festival at Patriot Park
Patriot Park, Old Mill Avenue, Pigeon Forge
July 3, 2009
865-429-7350
Enjoy live music, great food, children’s activities and a spectacular fireworks display during the Patriot Festival at Patriot Park in downtown Pigeon Forge.

Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Fourth of July, 2009
865-436-0500
Celebrate Independence Day with an incredible display of fireworks that will light up downtown Gatlinburg. The fireworks show usually takes place approximately 1 hour after dark.

Fourth of July Midnight Parade
Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Fourth of July Weekend, 2009
865-436-0500
Lighted floats, giant helium balloons, lively marching bands and more make up Gatlinburg’s Fourth of July Midnight Parade, which begins promptly on July 4 th at 12:01 AM – making it the first Independence Day parade in the country each year.

Gatlinburg River Raft Regatta
River Road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Fourth of July 2009
865-436-0500
Starting at 12 PM sharp on the Fourth of July at Christus Gardens bridge, the Gatlinburg River Raft Regatta is an unmanned floatable object race for prizes. Arrive at 11:30 AM to enter the free Gatlinburg River Raft Regatta.

John Anderson in Concert
Country Tonite Theater – Pigeon Forge
July 10, 2009

Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair

Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
July 17-26, 2009
865-436-7479
More than 200 of the most talented artists and craftspeople in the Smoky Mountains showcase their talents in the areas of woodworking, pottery, furniture making, basketweaving, dulcimer making, stained glass, metal work, jewelry, broommaking, quilting, candlemaking and more at the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair, which also takes place in Ocotber.

Indian Summer Festival
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds, Cherokee, North Carolina
July 17-19, 2009
Come see the annual gathering of tribes from throughout the Americas takes its rightful place as the finest showcase of native dance, art, and culture in the southeast. The Festival of Native Peoples is an exposition of non-competitive dance, storytelling, and song performances expressing the collected history, culture, tradition, and wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. And for 2008, juried artists and artisans will return to Cherokee to display, show, and sell their beautiful work. The Cherokee Festival of Native Peoples is a unique event that is not to be missed.

Tennessee Smokies Baseball

Smokies Stadium, 3540 Line Drive, Kodak, Tennessee
Early April to Early September 2009
865-286-2300
For a night of fun, affordable family entertainment, Tennessee Smokies baseball can’t be beat! A Class AA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tennessee Smokies compete in the Southern League of Professional Baseball against the likes of the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Carolina Mudcats and Jacksonville Suns. The state-of-the-art Tennessee Smokies Stadium, which opened in 2000, features 6,000 seats, a grass berm around most of the outfield and a full-service restaurant called the Double Play Café. The Tennessee Smokies play their home games in Kodak, which lies just Northwest of Sevierville (Exit 407 off of Interstate 40).

George Jones in Concert
Country Tonite Theater – Pigeon Forge
July 31, 2009