Friday, December 3: The Fantasy of Lights Parade in Gatlinburg, TN
The festivities will begin at 6pm with Santa’s Autograph Party at the Riverbend Mall. At 7:30pm, the Fantasy of Lights Parade begins as exciting entertainment takes to the streets. The parade will be featuring: light covered floats, marching bands, Budweiser Clydesdale’s, dance teams, huge helium balloons, artificial snow, and the grand finale of Santa Claus and his elves. Along the way, the parade will show off over 100 floats and an estimated 80,000 people will be crowding the sidewalks and balconies for the best view. Come early and join in the hour-and-a-half of fun at the Fantasy of Lights Parade!
The Parade Route: Starting at Traffic Light #1A on Highway 321 and continuing on to Traffic Light #10 at the Parkway and Ski Mountain Road.
Saturday, December 4: The Traditional Hometown Parade in Sevierville, TN
This year will be Sevierville’s 48th Christmas Parade! Along with the beautiful Winterfest lights, spectators are invited to see the town come too life with wonderful holiday displays. The parade will be featuring: marching bands, cloggers, baton twirlers, beautifully decorated floats, pageant winners, horses, and then the grand appearance of Santa Claus and his family of elves. The Traditional Hometown Parade will begin at 11am, along with elves who will be ready to collect any toys that are being donated to Toys For Tots!
The Parade Route: Starting at the corner of Honey Street and Forks of the River Parkway, traveling North to Main Street and turning East on Court Avenue, the parade then travels South past the Sevier County Court House, and back to the First Baptist Church Parking Lot.
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There is soon to be a new show in town, and there’s feuding in the hills already! The Black Bear Jamboree Dinner Show will be transforming into a completely new show after the winter shows are over on January 1, 2011. The new show is based on the legendary feuds between the Hatfields and the McCoys. The new show will be an exciting addition to the East Tennessee’s entertainment industry.
Two mountain homes with a big red barn in between will be the new look of the theater. Guest’s will start out as either a Hatfield or a McCoy as they enter from the parking lot. After entering the theater, servers will be there to show the guest’s to their specialized seats and begin encouraging the rivalry. The menu will include: Chicken, ribs, creamy vegetable soup, and a special twist for dessert.
Singers, dancers, musicians, actors, and dangerously exciting stunt people will round out the cast. Throughout the show, performers will tell the story of some of America’s most famous rival clans. Beginning with battles and making sure to end with a uniting romance, the show hopes to thrill and entertain the crowd.
Before and after the show, the lobby and gift-shop can be found packed with amazing souvenirs and displays. An interactive learning center, that highlights the history of the mountain people, can also be found in the form of the largest moonshine still. Guiness Records will be there to prove that the new moonshine still is in fact the largest in the world!
“Our area is rich with Appalachian heritage,” said theatre co-owner David Fee. “Mountain clans were a way of life here, and this show will showcase all that’s great about them!”
Lots of fun and excitement is planned for the Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show opening next spring!
Creekstone Inn, one of our Pigeon Forge hotels, celebrates Winterfest with a new light show! Featuring 28 hand-made snowlflakes ‘dancing’ to everyone’s favorite tunes.
