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.

September 3-5
Labor Day Sidewalk Sale
Pigeon Forge Factory Outlet Mall (865) 428-2828; Tanger Outlet Center (865) 428-7002; Belz Factory Outlet World
(865) 453-7316

September 9-10
Shades of the Past Rod Run Show XXVI
Pigeon Forge; National Parks Resort Lodge & Smoky River Ranch

September 15-17
Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival
Experience great bluegrass music at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Workshops, Arts & Crafts, and plenty of food vendors on site. Camping hook-ups are available. For tickets call toll free 1-888-377-9888 or 865-397-7942 or go to www.dumplinvalleybluegrass.com

September 9-10
Shades of the Past Rod Run XXIX
1-800-251-4444 - Grand Resort Hotel & Convention Center, Pigeon Forge.

September 17 - October 31
Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival
Enjoy the sites, sounds and smells of a Smoky Mountain Harvest. Leaf looking, special events, shows, shopping and attractions.

September 16-17
Southeastern Tribes Cultural Art Celebration
The 6th annual Southeastern Tribes Cultural Arts Celebration will bring together master dancers, craftsmen, artists and athletes from the five main southeastern tribes - Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole and Choctaw. This educational and entertaining event teaches and perpetuates the history and culture of these tribes through live demonstrations of traditional tribal dance, storytelling performances, craft demonstrations, primitive skills encampment and juried competitions. Encampment demonstrators will set up living history exhibitions and illustrate primitive survival skills used by tribes in the 1700s and 1800s, such as building bark huts, cooking, fire-making, flint-knapping and carving arrowheads. Dancers from each tribe will explain the history and significance of each dance prior to exhibiting performances of Stealing Partners and the Bear and Quail dance, among others. The Stomp dance, a strong traditional dance of southeastern tribes, will be performed by the Mystic Wind Social Dancers and their entire community. The Warriors of AniKituhwa will perform age-old dances that have been resurrected using wax cylinder recordings - including the Cherokee War, Buffalo and Ant dances. More than 50 artists and craftsmen will be on hand displaying their indigenous talents. Master craftsmen from each tribe will provide live demonstrations of rivercane basket weaving, finger weaving with beads, mask making, stone and wood carving and stamped pottery. Artists will exhibit their works and participate in a juried art competition. Archery, blowgun and running contests will test the prowess of the best athletes and competitors from each tribe as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Other special events include Cherokee Stickball demonstrations.
Coordinator Barbara Duncan; 828-497-3481 bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org

Call 828.497.3481 for details. The Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds are located at 745 Tsali Blvd., off U.S. 441 in Cherokee.

Daily
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

September 15
14th Annual "Taste of Autumn"
Gatlinburg Convention Center. Live entertainment, live auction with cash bar. $25 per person. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is a United Way fundraiser and features a variety of foods from many of the area’s finest restaurants. For a donation of $25, the attendees will enjoy unlimited sampling from all the restaurants from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and have a chance to bid on some great live auction items. 100% of the proceeds go to the United Way of Sevier County.

Featured restaurants include: Hard Rock Café, The Lodge at Buckberry Creek, La Carreta, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Ronnie Boys All American Hot Dog, Fermata Café, Gondolier of Gatlinburg, River Terrace, Cherokee Grill, Crawdaddy’s, The Park Grill, Coffee Loft, Lineberger’s, Damon’s Grill, Nifty Fifties Café, Maui Wowi, Blaine’s Bar & Grill, No Way Jose’s, Calhoun’s, Smoky Mountain Brewery, The Veranda Restaurant at Ripley’s Aquarium, Dollywood, Fox & Parrott Tavern, Smoky Mountain Winery, Charles Richard Resources, Coca-Cola and many more.

Free parking will be available for event attendees at Bearskin Parking Garage next to TGI Friday’s on the Parkway and at the municipal parking lot on Reagan Drive.
865-436-0500.

September 24
Old Timer's Day
Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Traditional Southern Appalachian music and demonstration of molasses making and more. 865-436-1200.

September 24
7th Annual Old Mill Heritage Day
10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.; Old Mill Square; Free Admission; Experience the culture of the Smoky Mountains. For more information call (865) 428-0771 or visit us on the web at www.oldmillsquare.com

September 24-25
Annual Fall Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament
Rocky Top Outfitters. More than 10,000 trout will be stocked in more than 20 miles of streams. Over $10,000 in cash and prizes. 865-429-3474.
www.rockytopoutfitter.com

September 24
South Atlantic Shrine Association Parade
9 am, Pigeon Forge.