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TCGA

Townsend/Cades Cove Gateway Alliance

The TCGA (Townsend/Cades Cove Gateway Alliance) is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the Townsend community by securing community support and outside funding for enhancement opportunities in line with the town’s heritage.

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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 ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ

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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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#townsendtn #balloons #summer #balloonrides #smokymountains #peacefulside
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 โ€ข @dancingbeartn โ€ข @littlearrowresort โ€ข @thelilybarn โ€ข @dogwoodcabins โ€ข @applevalleystores 

As always, to order more or make listing changes for the next cycle -
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Itโ€™s back and bigger than ever! The 2021 GSM Hot Itโ€™s back and bigger than ever! The 2021 GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival returns August 21, 2021! 
..... Join us for:
โ€ขFAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES
โ€ขLIVE ENTERTAINMENT
โ€ขCRAFTERSโ€”DEMONSTRATING AND SELLING THEIR ARTWORK
โ€ขFOOD TRUCK COURT
โ€ขBEER and WINE TENT
โ€ข LIVE MUSIC 
โ€ข KIDS AREA
โ€ข TETHERED BALLOON RIDES (weather permitting)
๐ŸŽซ TICKET LINK IN BIO ๐ŸŽซ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We invite you and your family to join us ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ We invite you and your family to join us in Townsend, Tennessee on July 4th for outdoor, fresh-air fun and Townsendโ€™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!

๐™’๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™™๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™—๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™›๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™จ๐™  ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™—๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ-๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ข๐™ค๐™ ๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ!

#july4th #fireworks #townsendtn #smokies #greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #celebration
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