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Hundreds of synchronized drones form a glowing bald eagle shape above a colorfully decorated Dollywood during the Sweet Summer Nights drone and fireworks show, with thousands of guests watching from the park grounds and the Smoky Mountain ridgeline in the

Dollywood Summer Celebration 2027: Fireworks, Drone Shows & What to Expect

Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration runs mid-June through early August each year, transforming the park with colorful installations, nightly drone and fireworks shows, the returning Gazillion Bubble Show, a Wildwood Grove dance party, and street entertainers on every corner. It's the busiest — and most spectacular — stretch of the Dollywood calendar. Here's everything you need to plan your summer visit right.

A theme park transformed into a dazzling Christmas wonderland at night with six million twinkling lights covering every tree and building, a towering Christmas tree at the center, and a choreographed drone display in the sky above the Smoky Mountains.

New Year's Eve in Gatlinburg 2026: Free Celebration, Drone Show & Firework

Gatlinburg's New Year's Eve Ball Drop features the biggest and brightest New Year's Eve ball in the world — a 15-foot Mega LED Ball that drops 200 feet down the Space Needle, the longest ball drop anywhere. Add a choreographed drone show, fireworks launched from the rooftop, and 50,000 people on the Parkway, and you have one of the most distinctive free New Year's celebrations in the country. Here's everything you need to plan your December 31 in Gatlinburg.

A massive illuminated LED ball descends the Gatlinburg Space Needle at midnight as fireworks explode from the rooftop above a crowd of thousands celebrating New Year's Eve on the Parkway below.

Gatlinburg New Year's Eve 2026: Ball Drop, Fireworks & What to Know

Gatlinburg's New Year's Eve Ball Drop features the biggest and brightest New Year's Eve ball in the world — a 15-foot Mega LED Ball that drops 200 feet down the Space Needle, the longest ball drop anywhere. Add a choreographed drone show, fireworks launched from the rooftop, and 50,000 people on the Parkway, and you have one of the most distinctive free New Year's celebrations in the country. Here's everything you need to plan your December 31 in Gatlinburg.

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