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 November & December. About Guests can celebrate the holiday season with family at the Heritage Center’s “Christmas in the Village” by stepping back in time to a pioneer celebration. Living history interpreters will act as guides through the holiday-adorned historic Appalachian village full of handcrafting demonstrations allowing visitors to connect with the spirit and history of Townsend, Cades Cove and the Great Smoky Mountains. Kettle corn and hot cider will also be available for guests to enjoy.   What's Included Appalachian Christmas Village Living History Interpreters Hand-Crafting Demonstrations Craft Stations for Families and Kids Hot Cider and Kettle Corn

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 – (Just outside of Pigeon Forge). This four day event – is the world’s largest bronco enthusiast gathering. On site activities, daily drives, awards, product giveaways, and much more. Register Now

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 and use to create wearables and art. There are two days of classes, demonstrations, sales, and accompanying crafts, like blacksmithing and woodworking, the fair walking include concessions, museum, gallery, tours, and live music.

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 let kids take over the Heritage Center. Living history interpreters and volunteers will be onsite hosting tons of hands-on activities and games to put you right in the action.

The single most important event of the 2023 calendar year. Don’t stop BELIEVIN’! This 3rd Annual event will feature Bigfoot competitions, guest speakers, live music, vendors, food trucks and other great surprises. You won't wanna miss this! May 6, 2023 from 10am - 6pm at the Townsend Visitor Center Super Surprise Guest Speakers, Vendors, Live Music, Food Trucks, Bigfoot Competitions, Famous Bigfoot Researchers & Much More!

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Scotland in the Smokies is calling you!!! Celebrating its 42nd year, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games is Tennessee’s oldest festival of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture. Presenting folk, roots, rock & pop music, highland athletics, pipes & drums, highland and Irish dance. Whisky tastings, vendors and a great selection of beer and food from the Scottish, Irish and British homelands. Enjoy a weekend of family fun in the beautiful foothills of Townsend, Tennessee, just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Originally founded in 1981 as the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival and Games, the Games are one of the oldest Scottish Festivals in the country. In 2010, a new home was established in the city of Maryville on the grounds of historic Maryville College, home of "The Scots." In 2022, we moved the event to a larger venue just down road in Townsend. You don't have to be Scottish in order to enjoy this unique Festival! Our location in the foothills of The Great Smoky Mountains is the perfect backdrop for you and your family to get a wee glimpse of Scotland -and to discover and appreciate the rich traditions and history of the Scottish and […]

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 special guest and they will provide demo's throughout the day. Music will be provide by local Mountain/Bluegrass bands. Food & restrooms available, Free admission and Free parking! Great family fun event. For more information check out our FB group page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokymountainnationals

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 vivacious cross-over cellist, Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is like cello you’ve never heard before. From down home blues and rock with a wailing cello, to virtuosic stompin’ Americana, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping!