Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pigeon Forge July 4th Independence Day celebrations and cabin rentals

Pigeon Forge is an All American City with its family friendly attractions such as Dollywood and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one of the best July 4th celebrations in the Smoky Mountains and if you act fast you can still rent a fabulous cabin in the mountains minutes away from the 19th Annual Patriot Festival!

Act fast as there are less than 20 cabins and chalets available for rent in Pigeon Forge Tennessee for the July Fourth weekend. From cozy 1 bedroom cabins to 2, 3, 4 and 7 bedroom huge cabins there are still rental cabins available for the Independence Day holiday to fit anyone's style and budget but they won't last long!

The will be plenty to do if you take the whole gang to the Smoky Mountains and the July Fourth celebrations planned for Pigeon Forge will be fantastic and best of yet - free!

Patriot Park is will be the place to be on Independence Day and the fun starts at 1 pm when the Twirling Medallion Majorette and Drum Corp coming to Pigeon Forge all the way from Virginia with Tina Hughes's Baby Doll, Tiny Tot, along with Junior and Senior Majorette Groups, and The Drum Corp will be taking center stage in beautiful Patriot Park near the Old Mill right off the Parkway.

Next at 3:45 pm 40 members from the Pigeon Forge Community Chorus will be performing a medley of both patriotic and gospel music under the direction of Dr. Deborah Hicks the Associate Professor of Music and Director of Professional Entertainment Program from Walter State Community College.

Nothing is more American than country music so an up and coming country artist from Knoxville, Tennessee Homer Hart will entertaining the crowd starting at 4:30 pm.

Next at 5:15 it's time to offer a spectacular tribute to our Armed Forces along with our beloved National Anthem performed by the cast of "Swing Time" from the Grand Majestic Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Watch and listen as they take you through a fun filled time travel adventure with the sounds of the band sounds of American favorites Glenn Miller, Judy Garland and the Andrew Sisters and then they will rock your world to the sounds of the 50's featuring the classic music of Elvis and even Buddy Holly.

4 of the original lead singers of the Rhythm and blues sensation "the Temptations" joined with Nate Evans, fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with "Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions", to form the Temptations Revue and starting at 5:30pm they will perform some of their timeless tunes and tell Motown stories "the way they do the things they do".

Next to perform in Patriot Park for the 4th of July is another new up and coming country music artist Sarah Darling. Beautiful to the ear and the eye Sarah has appeared in a number of country music videos, with Kellie Pickler, Joe Nichols, David Ball, and Big and Rich and has even modeled so be sure to catch her performance starting at 6:15.

From and up and coming country music star to a seasoned professional with 19 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts John Berry takes the stage at 7 pm with his powerful and distinctive voice. John has a string of hits such as "What's In It for Me", "You and Only You", "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye", "I Think About It All the Time", "Change My Mind", and "She's Taken a Shine".

For the Grand Finale of the live entertainment at the Patriot Park Independence Day Celebration in Pigeon Forge prepared to be rocked by the Classic Rock All Stars - a supergroup up hit makers of the 60s and 70s. The high energy rock and roll set they will play starts and 8:15 pm and with musicians Pete Rivera, Dennis Noda, Jerry Corbetta and Mike Pinera the Smokies will never be the same!

And did we mention the fireworks? The Smoky Mountains fireworks display will begin at 9:45pm. Prepare to be dazzled!

Though the 4th of July Pigeon Forge celebration schedule and the performing artists are subject to change or cancellation without notice, the lineup is so great we hope nothing will change.

What we know won't change is the great value and service you will get when you rent a cabin or chalet in Pigeon Forge Smoky Mountains for the 4th of July Independence Day Holiday or any time of the year!

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July 4th Events in Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountain Rentals

The 4th of July is a great time for a family to get away and take a vacation and the Smoky Mountains is a favorite destination of many because of the fun events, perfect location and you can still find a few great cabins and chalets for rent in Gatlinburg.

4th of July Independence Day events start earlier in Gatlinburg Tennessee than anywhere else in the nation with the famous Nations First 4th of July parade taking place at midnight to an estimated 100,000 spectators.

July 4th Events in Gatlinburg and Smoky Mountain rentals

Gatlinburg's 34th Midnight Independence Day parade will also include a special 75th Anniversary event in celebration of the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To commemorate this historic even there will be a Presidential Motorcade with vintage automobiles and vintage motorcycles to escort the motorcade with everyone wearing costumes from the 1930s.

The recreation of the FDR presidential motorcade will be part of a mile long parade that will also include a large contingent of our armed services men and women, marching bands, equestrian displays and of course parade favorites: elaborately decorated parade floats and helium balloons.

 The city of Gatlinburg is already starting to get decorated with flags and red white and blue

The city of Gatlinburg is already starting to get decorated with flags and red white and blue and before the parade even begins on the night of the 3rd, the whole parade route in the city of Gatlinburg will feature pre-parade entertainers will get everyone excited about the parade to follow.

Gatlinburg is a great location as you can enjoy so many family friendly activities such as the Great Smoky Mountains national park, many Ripley's attractions such as the world class Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Believe or Not Museum, the Glades arts and crafts community, tons of fine restaurants and close by there is white water rafting, horseback riding and so much more.

Right now there are still a few 1, 3, 5 and 8 bedroom cabins and chalets for rent in Gatlinburg available on the Fourth of July independence day weekend - all just minutes away from all the action.

Fourth of July in your own cabin in the Smokies, what could be better?

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