Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade 2011

One of Gatlinburg's greatest traditions and Winterfest treasures is going on this Friday, December 2nd, at 7:30PM in downtown Gatlinburg - the Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade!

Without a doubt THE Christmas highlight of Gatlinburg's Winterfest celebration, the parade is a huge, grand exhibition of all things Winterfest here in the Smokies. All your favorite Christmas characters, heroes and icons, both new and old, will be prominent down the road from Highway 321 to Stoplight #10. The lights, the music and the Polar Express train itself, along with dozens and dozens of other floats, make for more than an hour's worth of entertainment.

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The Christmas Parade in Downtown Gatlinburg

The most magical night of the year is the night the city of Gatlinburg puts on The Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade through the main downtown streets in front of thousands from Highway 321 to Stoplight #10 - and you and your children won't want to miss a minute of it!

The Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade for 2011 is the night of December 2nd and it starts at 7:30PM. All of your favorite characters and floats will be gliding and marching and singing and dancing on the street. You can bet Santa Claus and his reindeer will be there, along with Frosty the Snowman, The Polar Express as you can see above - in the past we've also seen The Grinch, Charlie Brown characters and much, much more entertaining tens of thousands of people and filling the night sky and atmosphere with the Christmas Magic you came to experience!

Additional fun will include local Gatlinburg mascots, Scottish pipe and drum bands, the famous Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, which is reported to measure 60 hot dogs long (that must've been fun to measure), and Santa Claus himself will be holding an Autograph party at the Riverbend Mall at 6:00PM just before the start of the event.


It's going to be a wonderful, fun night in Gatlinburg that will kickstart the Christmas and Winterfest will provide a constant to keep that Christmas magic alive with things like Winterfest Tunes and Tales. Take advantage of our Four Day Special above for all the luxury and magic you can handle plus two weekends worth of entertainment possibilities in Gatlinburg! See www.highlandscondos.com for more information and contact.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Winterfest Kick-Off 2011

The Chili Cook-off is the big switch to Winterfest in Gatlinburg. Winterfest is largely touted as the most "magical" of the Smoky Mountain seasons and for very good reason!

On the night of the Chili Cook-off, November 10th from 5:00PM and 8:00PM, the city of Gatlinburg throws the switch for the lights to come on and Christmas to start throughout town. The Trolley Rides of Lights tour begins soon after that and visitors of all ages will marvel at the sights and wonders that transform this modest little town into something very magical indeed.

The Chili Cook-off itself it quite a show too. The purchase of an admission "spoon" gets you access to more than 30,000 cops of chili from some of the best vendors from miles around. Lots of people will be attending and there will be plenty to do for families and people of all ages. There's a reason the city of Gatlinburg chooses this as their official start to the season of Winter "magihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifc", and its because the Chili Cook-off is just that good.

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