Dolly Parton, Dolly Parade, and Dollywood’s Grand Opening!
Dolly Parton is the favorite daughter of the Smoky Mountain Area. Her life is a true rags-to-riches account. One of her top songs, "Coat of Many Colors" was inspired by her own childhood that saw hardships such that the clothes she wore were patched together from already worn out scraps of clothing. Dolly wrote practically all of her own songs, timeless for their heartfelt accounts of hardship, heartache, and love. Known throughout the world for her music, films, and most of all, her voice, Dolly Parton is an American Icon.
To her credit, Parton has 25 songs that reached number one on the Billboard country charts, with 110 charted singles and 41 Top 10 albums during her career. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Star on the Nashville Star Walk. For her contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States, the U.S. Library of Congress awarded Dolly the Living Legend Medal in 2004. She earned the nation's highest honor for excellence in the arts when she was presented with the National Medal of Arts in 2005. To top it all off, Dolly even has a bronze statue in her likeness on the courthouse lawn in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee. Recently, Parton captured the Best Original Song nomination for an Academy Award.
The city of Pigeon Forge will host its 22nd Annual Dolly Parade on Friday, April 13th.
With the theme “Celebrate Ireland,” this year’s parade will carry the luck of the Irish, and grand marshal Dolly Parton is prepared to shamrock and roll as the parade travels the Pigeon Forge Parkway.
Parade entries will include local entertainers, marching bands and a number of floats courtesy of local and area businesses and civic groups. A number of high school marching bands, competing in the Pigeon Forge Music Festival, will be judged on there parade performance. Traditionally, more than 60,000 people view the parade each year, and many travelers make the event an annual spring tradition.
The Dolly Parade will get underway at 6.p.m., starting near traffic light #7 and traveling North along the parkway to Traffic Light #3. For more information please call 1-865-429-7350 or visit www.pigeonforge.com
Don’t miss Dollywood's Grand Opening Day on April 14th; Pigeon Forge invites visitors to the famous theme park!
Springfest is still in full swing! It lasts until June, so there is plenty of time for you and your loved ones to head this way to experience new attractions, new restaurants and new theaters.