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June 3, 2023, at the Talley Ho Inn we will have our second annual Chevy/GMC 1947 to 1955 Truck Show! We have the Heritage Tractor & Engine club as our […]

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

One Night Only ~ Get Ready for a Foot-Stomping, Bluegrass Extravaganza as Renowned Grammy-Winning Band, The Travelin' McCourys, Takes Center Stage on the Dancing Bear Event Lawn on July 6th!

From Iceland to Italy, and all over the U.S., San Francisco-based band Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues, rock and Americana. Led by […]

The inaugural Appalachian Homecoming event will be hosted August 4-6, 2023, by Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro in Townsend, Tennessee. Presented in conjunction with Lodge Cast Iron, the immersive […]

Looking for something to do while you are down in the Great Smokey Mountains? Come and party with Drengroffroad. We are teaming with Cades Cove Jeep Outpost to invade the […]

The 9th annual 2023 Bike Bash Returns with the best event yet on Saturday September 16th, 2023! Riders will be capped at 225 so please register early! We will have […]

Applications are now available! Click here to Enter and for more information! Join us for a fall celebration in the tradition of old-time county fairs with all-around family fun for the […]

Free family Fun event demonstrations, museum tours, arts and crafts, model railroad, music and more.

We're offering our popular Old Town Tour. It's a walking tour that takes participants back in time to the days of Townsend's Little River Railroad & Lumber Company. The walk […]

Interested Vendors Click Here! Saturday, October 28 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Set against the picturesque backdrop of Townsend, the festival is a gathering of some of the nation’s […]

Goblins and ghouls and ghosts…Oh my! Spooky season is upon us and we invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 for an Appalachian Bistro Spooktacular featuring professional […]