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Tag: things to do in August Smokies

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A classic rock performer takes the stage under dramatic spotlights at The Mountain Music Festival inside the Gatlinburg Convention Center, with an energized crowd filling the venue floor.
Smoky Mountains August 24, 2026

Mountain Music Festival Gatlinburg 2026: Lineup, Tickets & What to Expect

The Mountain Music Festival returns to the Gatlinburg Convention Center August 21–23, 2026 with one of the strongest classic rock lineups in the festival's history — Bret Michaels, Rick Springfield, Ratt's Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini, 38 Special, Sebastian Bach, Night Ranger, Warrant, John Waite, Lita Ford, and Jackyl across three indoor stages. Every performance is air-conditioned and under one roof. Here's everything you need to plan your weekend.

Three Nashville songwriters perform an intimate songwriter round in a warmly lit historic hotel lounge at the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival, with a small attentive audience seated in rows of chairs.
Smoky Mountains August 21, 2026

Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival 2026: Dates, Tickets & What to Expect

The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival runs August 21–22, 2026 at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn — the same hotel where Felice and Boudleaux Bryant wrote "Rocky Top" in 1967. The two-day event brings Nashville's top professional songwriters to an intimate listening-room format, performing the number-one hits they wrote for Brad Paisley, George Strait, Garth Brooks, and others, and telling the stories behind them. Tickets are limited. Here's everything you need to know.

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