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Dancing Bear Lodge is excited to welcome the Grammy Award-Winning group The Infamous Stringdusters to our second Live on the Lawn of 2022! Join us on July 7th for an […]

Join us this August 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 […]

Join us for our 11th annual craft fair in the beautiful Smoky Mountain Valley! This two day Makers Market features more than 60 talented local crafters and artisans. It is […]

A Peaceful Side Christmas Experience in Townsend, TN November 25 - January 2 5pm - 10pm Daily At the Townsend Visitor Center https://youtu.be/Zl9TYMru9ck

Experience Smoky Mountain traditions and demonstrations while enjoying warm refreshments!!   Duration Opens up at 5:30pm, and new admissions stop at 7:30pm. Village closes at 9:00pm. Fridays and Saturdays in […]

Annual Townsend Christmas parade, the best in Blount County! Townsend Christmas parade starts at the IGA/post office and ends at Wolfe Creek Motor Sports/old Nawger Nob.

Join us for a bonfire and ride in the MIDDLE of January! Are we NUTS? Maybe. Tops are down or freedom panels off!

Bronco Driver Magazine Presents: Super Celebration at Townsend Visitor Center Townsend – Tennessee April 19-22, 2023 Hosted annually since 2006 in the quiet Smoky Mountain Town of Townsend Tennessee – […]

Experienced fiber, artist will share their knowledge and demonstrate techniques. You'll meet the alpacas, llamas, shape, goats, and angora rabbits whose fleece becomes the fibers that are spun into yarn […]

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a museum curator? Want to see what goes on behind the scenes to prepare an exhibit? Come join us as we […]