Dixie Stampede is having a sweepstakes drawing for a Pigeon Forge Getaway & a Bristol Motor Speedway Racing Experience. Among the prizes the winner will receive are two tickets to Dixie Stampede, two tickets to Dollywood, two tickets to the Food City 250 on Aug. 21, 2009 two tickets to the Sharpee 500 on August 22, 2009.
Entries close July 31, 2009. Click here for details.
Country music legend George Jones will be performing in concert July 31 and Aug. 1 at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge. Advance tickets may be purchased at the box office or by calling 800-792-4308. George Jones’ concerts usually sell out in advance here in Pigeon Forge.
The Three Bears General Store has opened in downtown Pigeon Forge at the site of the original Three Bears Gift Shop destroyed by fire in September of last year. Still owned by the owners of the original store, the Three Bears General Store has many of the same items and services along with some new and updates offerings except for the bears.
The bears, who were saved from last falls fire by local firefighters, will return sometime in August. A new 5,000 square foot habitat is near completion to house the bears. The design of the new habitat is a combination of ideas from various zoos that includes natural elements and an improved cleaning system to keep the habitat clean and healthy for the bears.
Country Music recording artist John Anderson will be in concert at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge July 10th. Tickets are available by calling 800-792-4308 or may be purchased at the Country Tonite Theatre box office.
Miss Ellie, one of the stars of the Comedy Barn Canines, recently finished first in her pedigree class division in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California. The 15-year old Chinese Crested Hairless, owned by Dawn Goehring a local trainer and performer at the Comedy Barn, was filmed last week for a segment of the Animal Planet’s “Dogs 101”.
Comedy Barn owners David Fee and Jim Hedrick graciously donated $5000 to the local Sevier County Humane Society to honor Miss Ellie.
The Comedy Barn Theater located in Pigeon Forge features entertainment for the whole family. Click here for their show schedule.
Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg each have fireworks displays scheduled for the evening of July 4th. Pigeon Forge’s will be held downtown at Patriot Park while Gatlinburg states the best viewing will be on the downtown streets between light number 3 and the sky lift. Both events are scheduled for just after sunset.
For those looking for last minute accommodations The Resort has just a few remaining units available for this upcoming holiday weekend.
To help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the city of Pigeon Forge is having an online promotion. Register for a chance to win their Prize Pack that includes a $75 fuel card, $75 attraction pass ( 2 tickets to Wonder Works and 2 tickets to Country Tonite Theatre), two tickets to Dollywood, and Sha-Kon-O-Hey the 8 song CD written and recorded by Dolly Parton as tribute to the National Park.
To register or for more information click here. Contest ends July 31, 2009.
Now that May is finally here, its time to turn up the fun in the Smokies and the next two weekends should be jammed packed.
The 2009 Dolly Parton Homecoming Parade will be held this coming Friday, May 8th, at 6 P.M. on the main parkway in Pigeon Forge. This year’s parade has special meaning to Dolly, the parade grand marshal, as she is an official ambassador of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . The parade is one of six Pigeon Forge special events the park has included into its anniversary celebration.
Sevierville’s annual Bloomin’BBQ & Bluegrass Festival will be held May 15 & 16 and Smoky Mountain Resorts is offering a special Rocky’s BBQ package for The Resort at Governors Crossing for stays May 12th-17th. Rocky’s BBQ Package includes a 2-night stay at The Resort, a stuffed Rocky the Bear, and a bottle of Rocky’s Smoky Mountain BBQ Sauce. For further information or to reserve this package call 800-497-5749.
This weekend the Spring Grand Rod Run is being held in Pigeon Forge with both hot rods, vintage cars, and trucks already lining the downtown streets and also cruising the parkway. I spent the morning with my wife downtown checking out some of the cars and have added a few pictures of some of my favorites.
With gas prices being way down from last year and the weather forecast looking good for this weekend it looks like we may have a very busy weekend. We have a few rooms left at The Resort, but they are filing up fast. Many people are finding Governors Crossing a great location as they can spend some time checking out the cars and still have easy access to Dollywood and the outlet malls for those ladies not into car shows.
