November 1 - December 31
Old Fashioned Hayrides
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.  Departure is at traffic light #6 at the Mountain Mall.  Rides leave approximately every 45 minutes.  Call 865-436-3897 for more information.

December 2
Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade
Gatlinburg’s Winterfest Celebration features the 35th Annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.3, 2010 in downtown Gatlinburg. Millions of twinkling lights and more than 100 parade entries will be featured. This year is the 35th Annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade and more than 80,000 people are expected to attend the event. More than 100 floats, Budweiser Clydesdales, VIP appearances by Santa Claus and his elves, marching bands, giant helium balloons, and corporate floats will be featured. There will be artificial snow, sparklers, dance teams, elves, walking inflatable costumes, clowns, horses, and marching bands.

The parade route begins at Traffic Light No. 1A on Highway 321 and continues to Traffic Light No. 10 at the Parkway and Ski Mountain Road. Limited bleacher seating is available in front of the parking garage at Traffic Light No. 3. Spectators are encouraged to arrive early to get a parking spot. Free parking is available at the Gatlinburg Park and Ride Lot located at the Spur Welcome Center at the entrance of Gatlinburg. Parking is also available at the Reagan Drive parking lot, the Aquarium parking lot and various additional parking lots in the downtown area.

November 8 - February 28
22nd Annual Smoky Mountain Winterfest
A county wide event, which includes cities of Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge.  See millions of Christmas lights, parades, and lots of special events.
www.thewebstation.net/winterfest

November 10 - February 28
Gatlinburg Winter Magic
Enjoy more than three million twinkling lights, illuminated forests and animated displays up to 40 feet tall. New for 2007, displays featuring animals indigenous to Great Smoky Mountains National Park including deer, foxes, squirrels and rabbits are introduced, with many areas accentuated by branches and scrolls which have been converted to LED.

November 10 - December 31
Winterfest Trolly Tour of Lights
Fun Time Trolley Station at Patriot Park, Pigeon Forge. 6:30 p.m. (Mon. - Fri. except Nov. 23) - Call 865-453-6444 for reservations.

November 22 - December 4
Arts & Crafts Community Holiday Crafts Show
The Arts & Crafts Community Easter Arts & Crafts Show displays unique handcrafted wares made by members of the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community as they host their annual show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
www.gatlinburgcrafts.com

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Ghost Walk of Gatlinburg
"Ghostwalk of Gatlinburg" is a walking night-time tour of Gatlinburg's most historic and "haunted" places which takes about one hour, and is approximately one mile in length. The walk is lantern-led and guided by a local storyteller dressed in costume. "Ghostwalk" is not a haunted-house tour. It is a storytelling experience with a twist of murder and mayhem. We get your attention, but we don't chase you around with chainsaws. The stories feature a combination of local legends, history, superstition, folk tales and fiction. The tour's purpose is to revisit many historic and forgotten stories of murder and chaos that took place during the past 100 years in Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tours leave nightly at 9, 10:30 and midnight. Reservations required. 865-556-0674
www.ghostwalkofgatlinburg.com

December 31
Gatlinburg's New Year's Ball Drop & Fireworks Show
Space Needle street party and midnight pyrotechnics show, music, free party favors and ball drop.

December 31
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Display
Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds, Cherokee, NC. Cherokee’s traditional fireworks display to bring the New Year in with pyrote. Fireworks start at 10:45 p.m.

December 31
Gatlinburg's New Year's Eve Celebration
Gatlinburg welcomes the arrival of the New Year with a street party that begins around 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. An estimated crowd of 40,000 revelers gather in the streets of downtown Gatlinburg. Then, at the stroke of midnight, the sky will light up with a fireworks and music show produced by Pyro Shows of Lafollette, TN. The event is free to the public and features music and free party favors. Performers from Hard Rock Café entertain the crowd along with Rich Bailey of Star 102.1 providing music in the streets. The entire city of Gatlinburg celebrates New Year’s Eve in a big way with many restaurants and attractions offering special celebrations. Gatlinburg trolleys will run until 2 a.m.

December 31
28th Annual New Year's Eve Extravaganza
Grand Resort Hotel & Convention Center
1-800-251-4444