Inside Gatlinburg TN – Gatlinburg Coupons, Gatlinburg Lodging, Vacation Guides

With December comes a blast of winter weather in Gatlinburg.

Numerous After Thanksgiving Sales are happening right outside Gatlinburg Friday.

Nestled in The Village shopping area in Gatlinburg is a small cheese shop called the Cheese Cupboard. On its own, it is a very nice cheese shop with a good variety of cheeses. When you add to it the restaurant that is upstairs you’ve found a hidden gem in Gatlinburg that most people don’t even realize is there. The Hofbrauhaus Restaurant boasts the best Reuben in town and that is a reputation that they live up to.

There is a pervading thought that says when the sun sets, there is nothing to see in the Smokies. Nothing could be further from the truth. Stargazing in the Smokies is a wonderful way to spend an evening of your Smoky Mountain vacation.

It’s now less than a month before Gatlinburg is lit up like so many other towns around the holidays, except this year the old town is taking it a step further.

The light switch to Gatlinburg’s Winter Magic lighting display will be flipped up on Nov. 9 and for four months visitors can cruise, mouths agape, through the wintery lighting spectacular.

Gatlinburg’s Trolley Ride of Lights tour takes visitors on a guided tour of the old town’s lighted Christmas displays.

Fright Nights begin at Ripley’s Haunted Adventure in Gatlinburg with Backwoods Terror: You Just Made A Wrong Turn!

Ripley’s Aquarium Teacher Appreciation Days (Sept. 24-25)

Gatlinburg Summer Craftmen’s Fair – October 6-23

Get your rods and reels ready, the 12th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is coming down the stream! Open to adults or children Sept. 24 & 25 – this event pits visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, these fish don’t discriminate. Of course, all Gatlinburg and state fishing regulations apply. For information, call 865-661-3474 or email rockytopoutfit@aol.com.