The Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival is a 12 week celebration of the fall season. This year, it will begin on September 6th and extend through November 25th. Fall events will include a Chili Cookoff on Wednesday November 6th but there will not be a kickoff ceremony. Catch the Trolley Ride of Lights beginning on November 22nd, running nightly through January 31st. Also, enjoy new seasonal decorations, including life-size, 3-dimensional Scarecrow people.

We could not live in a more picturesque area for viewing Fall color. We want to capitalize on the seasonal beauty by extending our Harvest Festival to the end of November thus giving visitors more opportunities to experience Autumn in the Smokies.Mark Adams, Gatlinburg CVB CEO/President