Thanksgiving Weekend 2012

Gatlinburg will be celebrating the Thanksgiving Season as the city traditionally does - with three special events going on at the same time, under the same roof at W.L. Mills Auditorium near Ripley's Haunted Adventure.

From 11/20/12 to 11/24/12, the Gatlinburg Festival of Trees will be the first event to take place at W.L. Mills and its also an excellent introduction to the coming Christmas season. This is a charity event sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries and features dozens of exquisitely made Christmas trees to make a man-made Yuletide forest in the great convention center. All proceeds go to the ministry efforts of Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries.

Then, from 11/21/12 to 11/25/12, the Great Smoky Mountains Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts Show will be held on the other side of the convention center. With 100+ booths and artists both local and from Virginia, Ohio, Georgia and way beyond, there is a wide berth of arts and crafts available - from candles, baskets and wood works to rock works, paintings, clothes and more.

Finally, on the nights of 11/23/12 and 11/24/12, the Great Smoky Mountain Dance Theatre will perform two shows of the Nutcracker "Sweet", which means that on 11/23/12 and 11/24/12, you could enjoy three amazing holiday special events on the same day under the same roof! If you are your family are looking for something amazing to start the holiday season, here it is!

These special events are only about 10-12 minutes from our spot in downtown Pigeon Forge and we recommend them to anyone visiting the mountains. www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com.

Autumn 2012

Now we enter the prime of the Autumn season with Harvest Festival in Pigeon Forge.

All throughout the mountains, those magical colors have already started their full bloom and we'll be seeing the zenith of them within the next couple weeks. Dollywood begins it's annual Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration on Oct. 3rd and lasts through Nov. 3rd. This festival features a full month of nonstop Gospel performances by the best in the industry along with artists and crafters who come to the park to show off the skills handed down to them by the generations. Well worth the price of admission!

There are also two different Oktoberfest events in the Smokies as well. Wears Valley, between Pigeon Forge and Townsend, will be having one that caters more to the Autumn celebration of the mountains (http://wearsvalleychamber.com/) while Ober Gatlinburg holds a traditional German theme for theirs (http://www.obergatlinburg.com). Both are well worth the efforts to attend!

As always, there's a lot more to do in the Smokies than we can fit here, so be sure to come out and see some of it before it's gone! www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com.

Labor Day Weekend 2012

One more week until Labor Day Weekend! We'll be very excited to meet the many visitors coming out here between August 31st and September 2nd and we hope you're one of them!

There won't be a lot of special events going on during Labor Day Weekend (except for the Fine Arts Festival going on in Gatlinburg), but this is to give you more of a chance to check out the many attractions and entertainments that are already here. Dixie Stampede, MagiQuest, The Lumberjack Feud, Comedy Barn, Zorb, The Track, Lazerport and so many others in just 10 minutes worth of driving!


There are also several sidewalk sales at shopping centers around the city - Christmas Village, Pigeon Forge Crossing and Tanger Outlet will all be having outdoor sales throughout the weekend.

Come on out to the Smokies and enjoy the 3-day weekend with us at www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com. See you soon!

Summer Craftsmen's Fair

For those who may have been to the Craftsmen's Fair for a while, the one in July, and likely more to come, would have surprised you. You would've arrived to find so many booths (more than 160 as listed by the Craftsmen's information sheet) that many of them had to spread out into the hallways and even outside the W.L. Mills Convention Center in downtown Gatlinburg.

With 160+ booths and artists both local and from Virginia, Ohio, Georgia and way beyond, there was, of course, a wide berth of arts and crafts from candles, baskets, wood works, rock works, paintings, clothes and music to Christmas trees, sports-based fan pulls, old fashioned rifles, shields, interesting lights, and much more than any human being could hope to absorb in a few hours.

If you're coming to the Autumn Craftsmen's Fair and you just can't get enough of hand-made arts the likes of which you've seen and haven't seen before, the $6.00 admission fee is well worth it. Unfortunately, we were not able to get pictures, but we can guarantee you you've probably never seen a convention center this packed with amazing arts and crafts from nearly the entire Eastern half of the country.

Dates are July 20th to the 29th for 2012.

Come spend the 4th of July with us here at Green Valley Motel in Pigeon Forge!

Every year, as it has for over 20 years, Pigeon Forge celebrates the 4th of July at the town square at Patriot Park/The Old Mill. The park is flat and wide open for a reason, and when you get there you'll see why! Bring a blanket or some folding chairs, a cooler, a frisbee, and find a spot comfortable for you to enjoy the music coming from the huge soundstage as performers like John Anderson and The Loving Spoonful play into the night. Then the big show starts between 9:30 P.M. and 9:45 P.M.

And the best part of this, as a guest to Green Valley Motel, is you can get to Patriot Park from us relatively easily using our trolley stop. Traffic will be high during this event, so the trolley will be the best way to go.

Come see what we can offer you for the 4th of July or any season of the year at www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com.

Summer Fun For the Whole Family

For those coming to the Smokies for a family vacation, we want to invite you and the young'uns to Green Valley Motel here in downtown Pigeon Forge. We focus our business on offering a genuinely family-friendly atmosphere, and there will be plenty for you and the young'uns to do and enjoy from our motel.

We feature over 50 King, Queen and Double Rooms on the property with an outdoor swimming pool that keeps cool on hot days and warm on cool days, a kiddie pool for the really young ones, jacuzzi rooms and suites so that you can find something you like here no matter what season it is. We also feature specials throughout the year with the biggest one being year-round: Kids 12 and under are free. (We also have Military Discounts for service personnel with official ID)

Then think of the opportunities you have adjacent to the motel - without driving even 5 minutes, you can get to Dixie Stampede, at least a couple pancake and waffle houses, a KFC, No. 1 China, Shoneys, and a beautiful walkway along the river in Pigeon Forge. Expand it to 10 minutes and you have access to almost everything Pigeon Forge has to offer - like Dollywood, Splash Country, the Titanic Museum, the Hollywood Wax Museum, Ponderosa Riding Stables, Magic Quest, Walden's Landing, The Track and much more. We're also just outside a trolley stop for those who want to venture out without turning the car on.

And speaking of Dollywood: On June 22nd, Dollywood will be having its KidsFest for 2012, and it goes without saying it will be on of the BEST Summer-time activities your kids can enjoy in the Smokies. Take advantage of our rates for kids under 12 (which, again, there are none) and our trolley location, combine them and you have your summer vacation made in the shade with Green Valley Motel in Pigeon Forge!

Reserve today at www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com.

Memorial Day 2012

Happy Memorial Day to all our current serving military men and women, and a gratious THANK YOU to our veterans who fought and, in many cases, continue to fight the good fight so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have in this country.

To help celebrate the event and to issue that THANK YOU forward, Green Valley Motel in downtown Pigeon Forge is offering Military Discounts and you can see information on that here: http://www.greenvalleypigeonforge.com/pigeon_forge_military_discounts.html.

Come out to Pigeon Forge and celebrate Memorial Day with us!