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Tastes of the Smokies

Tastes of the Smokies 2023
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Tastes of the Smokies

Get a taste of Appalachian cultural with regional food, music, and history at the Taste of the Smokies, an annual community event benefitting the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center

Date 3 June, 2023Time 4:30 pm - 9:00 pmVenue Great Smoky Mountains Heritage CenterLocation 123 Cromwell Dr, Townsend, TN, 37882, United States, Venue Google Map Link + Google MapVenue Website View Venue Website
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Already thinking about traveling to Townsend, Tenn Already thinking about traveling to Townsend, Tennessee in 2024? Come during the Great Smoky Mountain hot air balloon festival August 17!
Who has been to the #smokymountainlightshow 🎄🎅🏼

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Join us August 21, 2021 for a summertime spectacle Join us August 21, 2021 for a summertime spectacle, when professional balloonist light up the evening sky with a beautiful balloon glow and spectacular tethered rides. The sky will be filled with a spectrum of color like never before, against a backdrop of a breathtaking Tennessee Smoky Mountain sunset, in beautiful Townsend, Tennessee!
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The 2021 Townsend, Tennessee map is out! Townsend The 2021 Townsend, Tennessee map is out! Townsend Businesses will begin to see these maps delivered to them over the next few days!  Special thanks to this year's premier sponsors: @gsmheritagecenter • @dancingbeartn • @littlearrowresort • @thelilybarn • @dogwoodcabins • @applevalleystores 

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It’s back and bigger than ever! The 2021 GSM Hot It’s back and bigger than ever! The 2021 GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival returns August 21, 2021! 
..... Join us for:
•FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES
•LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
•CRAFTERS—DEMONSTRATING AND SELLING THEIR ARTWORK
•FOOD TRUCK COURT
•BEER and WINE TENT
• LIVE MUSIC 
• KIDS AREA
• TETHERED BALLOON RIDES (weather permitting)
🎫 TICKET LINK IN BIO 🎫
🇺🇸 We invite you and your family to join us 🇺🇸 We invite you and your family to join us in Townsend, Tennessee on July 4th for outdoor, fresh-air fun and Townsend’s largest-ever fireworks show! Yes, we are encouraging masks and physical distancing, but we also encourage quality family time, laughing, singing, shopping, tubing, picnicking, and celebrating our freedom in a safe, responsible and enjoyable manner! 

Food trucks, live music, beer, and merch will be located at the Smoky Mountain Outdoor Center across from the fireworks launch field.  Bathrooms, hand sanitizer stations, and masks will be available and strongly encouraged.  Parking at this location is $20 CASH per car and opens at 5:30 pm.

Our Family-Friendly watch area on July 4th will be located at the Townsend Visitors Center. Parking is $5 Per Car and is CASH ONLY. Each family is invited to pack a picnic, drinks, and lawn chairs, and enjoy the 15-minute fireworks show in their own spacious area!  Parking area gates open at 6:30 pm. 

Fireworks begin at 10:00 pm!

𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩!

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