Christmas Is Back On in the Smokies

It’s officially the season of hot apple cider, warm blankets, and pumpkin patches. It’s also the season for fall festivals, and the Smoky Mountain area is full of them!

Here are three festivals you can enjoy while on your Smoky Mountain vacation.

1. Dollywood Harvest Festival

If you love Dollywood and the fall season then you won’t want to miss this event! From early September to late October this annual celebration marks the best weather and some beautiful fall foliage in the Smokies. Stay late into the evening to see beautifully carved pumpkins, lit up and on display. During the day you’ll enjoy fall themed food, and colorful leaves all throughout the park.

2. Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair

In early to mid October the Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair heads into full swing. Artisans from across the country gather to peddle their wares while musicians serenade the crowds. You’ll see everything from woodworking and pottery to handcrafted jewelry and leatherworkings. If you have an appreciation for handmade goods then this event is for you.

3. Wears Valley Fall Festival

The Wears Valley Fall Festival takes place in mid October and is a favorite event for locals. Come experience the hundreds of vendors, melodic live music, and incredible Southern cuisine. If you’re interested in a true rustic, Appalachian festival with plenty to do and see for the whole family, then this one is for you.

No matter the festival you choose you’ll need a place to stay. Choose from one of our many options at Bear Camp Cabin Rentals today!

Much has been said on the Smoky Mountain wildfires that came through Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Smoky Mountain National Park in late November/early December, and while it's borderline impossible, even now, to preface an article on the Smoky Mountains without mentioning it in some way (as only on December 9th did Gatlinburg open back up to the general public), we'd like to say no more on it for now. The time of tragedy is past - now we look forward to rejuvenating our area with Christmas cheer, laughs, smiles and holiday memories in the Smokies that will last a lifetime!

We would like to formally invite you back to the Smoky Mountains and become our guest at Bear Camp Cabins for Christmas and/or New Years. If not now, or not for yourselves, maybe you'd like to consider a gift certificate towards any of our rentals? A vacation in the Smokies makes a wonderful Christmas present, particularly if you have family members that are difficult to shop for, and if there's anything further we'll say on the recent wildfires, it's that the response to helping those in need has been simply mindblowing. There has been so much charity in the form of donating items, large sums of money, property and more going on throughout the county that in less than two weeks' time that even those who had cynically put off Sevier County as a corporate tourist trap have to tear up with that knowledge.

To put it simply - the true meaning of Christmas has never been more alive and present in the Smokies than it has been for this year!

Bear Cabins makes it a professional and personal obligation to fulfill the vacation hopes and dreams of every guest that comes to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg or any of our other communities. We provide luxury, genuinely private accommodations ranging from 1 bedroom romantic cabins to 5 bedroom cabins perfect for holding reunions and larger groups. Our rentals offer convenience to almost everything you would want to see in the Smokies: Ripley's Aquarium, Dollywood, The Island, the Old Mill, Tanger Five Oaks Outlet Mall, the lighting displays on all the parkways and major backroads... the list goes on. You'll be there and back from most places in under an hour (traffic permitting).

Our amenities include:

- Internet/WiFi

- Hot tubs

- Pool tables

- Covered decks

- Jacuzzis

- Community pool access

- Indoor swimming pools

- Fireplaces

- Theater rooms

- Pet friendly accommodations

- Motorcycle friendly convenience and parking

And much more spread out across our wide variety of houses. There's something for everyone here at Bear Camp Cabins!

We are also currently running a special from now until December 20th where you can stay for 3 nights and get the last night at half price. We'll be running more specials at Winterfest continues beyond the holiday season.

The Smokies are alive with the Christmas season! The lights shine brightly in the night sky, the attractions bustle with amusement and activity, the restaurants serve the most delicious Southern food and Christmas staples you can find anywhere - the only thing missing is you! Come stay with Bear Camp Cabins today!