2008 Gatlinburg Area Calendar of Events

May 1 - 31 Smoky Mountain Springfest - City of Gatlinburg

May 1 - 17 Artist In Residence Annual Exhibition - Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts

May 1 - 17 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Artist of the Year "Cindy Day" - Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

May 3 Old Timers Day in Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

May 16 - 18 Gatlinburg Scottish Festival Grand Parade & Games - Downtown Gatlinburg & Mills Park

May 17 - 18 Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival - Ripley's Plaza & River Road

May 23 - 24 Smoky Mountain Fest - Downtown Gatlinburg

June 1 - 8 Smoky Mountain Springfest - City of Gatlinburg

June 1 - August 9 Summer Faculty Art Exhibit - Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts

June 13 - 30 Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales - Gatlinburg Parkway

June 13 - 15 Living History Civil War Re-enactment - Mills Park

June 21 Woman's Work at Oconaluftee - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

July 1 - 31 Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales - Gatlinburg Parkway

July 1 - 9 Summer Faculty Art Exhibition - Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts

July 3 America's 1st 4th of July Midnight Parade - Downtown Gatlinburg

July 4 River Raft Regatta - River Road

July 4 Fireworks Show - Downtown Gatlinburg & The Space Needle

July 18 - 27 Gatlinburg Craftsman Fair - Gatlinburg Convention Center

August 1 - 31 Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales - Gatlinburg Parkway

Sept 1 -30 Old Fashion Hayrides - Downtown Gatlinburg

Sept 11 Library Luau - Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies

Sept 13 5th Annual United Way Shark Race - Ripley's Aquarium Plaza

Sept 13 It's Football Time in Tennessee - The Vols vs. UAB - Knoxville

Sept 18 11th Annual Taste of Autumn - Gatlinburg Convention Center

Sept 19 - 30 Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - City of Gatlinburg

Sept 20 The Vols vs. The Gators - Knoxville

Sept 20 Mountain Life Festival at Oconaluftee - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sept 21 Gatlinburg 10K Road Race - Downtown Gatlinburg

Oct 1 - 31 Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - City of Gatlinburg

Oct 1 - 31 Old Fashioned Hayrides - Downtown Gatlinburg

Oct 2 Oktoberfest at Bolze Residence - United Way of Sevier County

Oct 4 The Vols vs. Northern Illinois - Knoxville

Oct 9 - 26 Gatlinburg Craftsman Fair - Gatlinburg Convention Center

Oct 18 The Vols vs. Mississippi State - Knoxville

Oct 25 The Vols vs. The Crimson Tide - Knoxville

Nov 1 - 30 Old Fashioned Hayrides - Downtown Gatlinburg

Nov 5 19th Annual Gatlinburg Winter Magic & Chili Cookoff - Downtown Gatlinburg

Nov 5 "Guy Fawkes Day" at the Fox & Parrot Tavern - The Glades

Nov 5 - 30 19th Annual Gatlinburg Winter Magic - Downtown Gatlinburg

Nov 5 - 30 Winter Magic Trolley Ride of Lights - Downtown Gatlinburg

Nov 8 The Vols vs. Wyoming - Knoxville

Nov 11 Veterans Day Celebration - Ripley's Aquarium Plaza

Nov 25 - 30 Great Smoky Mountains Arts & Crafts Thanksgiving Show Gatlinburg Covention Center

Nov 28 - 29 The Nutcracker "Sweet" - W.L. Mills Auditorium

Nov 28 - 29 Gatlinburg's Festival of Trees - W.L. Mills Auditorium

Nov 29 The Vols vs. Kentucky - Knoxville

Dec 1 - 31 19th Annual Gatlinburg Winter Magic - City of Gatlinburg

Dec 1 - 30 Winter Magic Trolley Ride of Lights - Downtown Gatlinburg

Dec 1 - 30 Old Fashioned Hayrides - Downtown Gatlinburg

Dec 5 Gatlinburg's 33rd Annual "Fantasy of Lights" Christmas Parade Downtown Gatlinburg

Dec 13 Festival of Christmas Past at the Sugarlands Visitors Center Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Dec 31 New Years Eve Fireworks Show & Ball Drop - The Space Needle