2026 List of fun events scheduled for December in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and surrounding areas of Tennessee:
December
Friday nights Rocky Branch Community Center Jam Sessions Walland
1-6 Great Smoky Mountain Christmas Arts & Crafts Show Gatlinburg
TBD Winter Magic Tunes & Tales - Gatlinburg downtown
1-24 Christmas @ Old Mill Square Pigeon Forge
TBD Redneck Comedy Bus Christmas Lights Tour Pigeon Forge
TBD Christmas @ Arrays Pigeon Forge
TBD Skyland's Festival of Lights Sevierville
1-31 Winterfest @ The Island Pigeon Forge
TBD Christmas Never Ends Drive Thru Light Show Newport
1-31 Polar Express Train Ride Bryson City NC
TBD Titanic Museum Christmas Pigeon Forge
1-31 Gatlinburg Winter Magic Trolley Lights Tour
1-31 Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas Pigeon Forge
1-31 Winterfest Driving Tour Pigeon Forge
1-31 Sevierville Smoky Mountain Winterfest
TBD Christmas @ Dolly's Stampede Pigeon Forge
1-31 Wonder of Lights Walking Trail @ Riverwalk Trail Pigeon Forge
1-31 Scenic Helicopter Tours Night Flight Pigeon Forge
TBD Enchanted Christmas @ Anakeesta Gatlinburg
1-31 Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland Sevierville
1-31 Gatlinburg FREE Magic Tunnel of Lights on River Rd. (walk-thru)
TBD Country Tonite Christmas Show Pigeon Forge
TBD Paula Deen's Lumberjack Feud Christmas Show Pigeon Forge
TBD Hatfield & McCoy Christmas Show Pigeon Forge
TBD Lights Over Gatlinburg @ Skypark
TBD Comedy Barn Christmas Pigeon Forge
TBD Ice Skating at Wilderness at the Smokies Sevierville
1-31 Ober Mountain Snow Tubing & Skiing Gatlinburg
TBD Ripley's Aquarium Sea of Trees Gatlinburg
TBD Christmas @ Courthouse Sevierville
5th Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade Gatlinburg
5-7 Cherokee Caverns - Christmas in the Cave Knoxville
TBD Breakfast & Brunch with Santa @ Old Mill Pigeon Forge
TBD Sevierville Christmas Parade - downtown
TBD Mingle & Jingle with Kris Kringle Breakfast @ Ober Mountain Gatlinburg
TBD Townsend Christmas Parade
TBD Pints & Penguins - Adults Only @ Ripley's Aquarium Gatlinburg
TBD Cherokee Caverns - Christmas in the Cave Knoxville
TBD Mingle & Jingle with Kris Kringle Dinner @ Ober Mountain Gatlinburg
TBD Cherokee Caverns - Christmas in the Cave Knoxville
TBD Mingle & Jingle with Kris Kringle Breakfast @ Ober Mountain Gatlinburg
TBD Pancakes & Penguins @ Ripley's Aquarium Gatlinburg
TBD Sleeps With Sharks @ Ripley's Aquarium Gatlinburg
TBD Pancakes & Penguins @ Ripley's Aquarium Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve @ The Island Pigeon Forge
31st New Years Eve Fireworks & Ball Drop Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve Lights of Wonder @ Skypark Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve Fireworks at Dick's Last Resort Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge
31st New Years Eve Celebration @ Mountain Mile Pigeon Forge
31st New Years Eve Party at Hard Rock Cafe Pigeon Forge
31st New Years Eve @ Downtown Flavortown (need reservation) Pigeon Forge
31st New Years Eve @ Jason Aldean's Kitchen & Rooftop Bar Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve @ Ole Red Restaurant & Bar Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve Party @ Elks Lodge Gatlinburg
31st New Years Eve All You Can Eat Seafood & Live Music @ Pinchy's Lobster & Beer Co Sevierville
31st New Years Eve @ The Pines Downtown Sevierville